Sunday, March 14, 2010

Reflection on Rubistar, APTE Puzzle center, Easy Test Maker, Website Eval., and Trackstar

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http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AR2hDvQyhVLnZGR0OG1xcXdfMTQyZHg4ZmQ3&hl=en

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http://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0Bx2hDvQyhVLnZjQyM2U3MTAtMmM4MC00ZGI2LWIxZDUtODZmN2Y4Njg3NTdl&hl=enI didn’t have any problems with Rubistar; it was very easy to use. I did not know about Rubistar, and I will use it in the future instead of making up my own. I like how the choices are direct and the rating criteria are easily understood so that students would also be able to understand how and what they were graded on. The puzzle center was really neat and I didn’t really have any problems using it. The only thing I didn’t like was when I made my crossword puzzle; the program was not able to use all of my words. If I used this for my class, I would have to come up with another assignment to make sure my students received the information that the crossword puzzle did not contain. Also, I was not able to save the puzzle to a file so that I could easily access it later from my computer. When I did try to save it the format was completely messed up.

The test maker website was really awesome; I will definitely use it to make my future tests. I always have trouble with my test format, as far as the lettering and spacing, this makes it a whole lot easier, and also I have trouble with my students trying to cheat. This program offers alternate tests, which would be great and I wouldn’t have to put in all of the extra time to put together different test.

The website evaluation forms were easy and they also helped me to see what I should be looking for in a website. The Trackstar was really neat; I will definitely use it in the future for my classes. I had a teacher at USM that included a reference list of websites for the class in her syllabus. It really helped when I was trying to do projects for her class. Overall I didn’t have a lot of problems with the assignments and all of them will be helpful for my teaching career.

2 comments:

  1. Isn't it nice when everything goes the way it is supposed to? I don't seem to have that kind of luck. I do agree with you - I found a lot of utility in the exercises also, and I really like trackstar.

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  2. I enjoyed sharing your thoughts and experiences. I am glad that you found these tools are useful for your class. You did a great job in finishing these projects. If I were you, I would type the project title and link that title in the blog instead of using the URL like what you have at the start. Using title will be more meaningful and easy to recognize the content. Please refer to the video tutorial if you need help for linking the title or email me for extra help.

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