It's easy to create your own rubric with these resources.
Check out Rubistar. This site has a tutorial, ready made rubrics, and easy to follow directions. You must sign in to use the site, but enrolling allows you to save rubrics for up to a year.
If you want a pre-made rubric, take a look at Teach-nology. You are allowed to choose the type of rubric you want to create, select a graphic for the top of the page, insert your name, and choose a name for the rubric. The rest is done for you. Easy to use, but may not emphasize what you want your students to focus on during the project.
As I find other sites, I'll keep you posted. :)
Monday, October 13, 2003
For those of you interested in the butterfly project:
These three books are extremely helpful for helping your students locate photos of the lifecyles of a butterfly.
The Lifecyle of a Butterfly by Bobbie Kalman, Butterfly (Science Emerget Readers) by Susan Canizares, and The Journey of Butterfly by Carolyn Scrace.
Remember give your students a large enough organizer for them to record their drawings. Don't be afraid to also use posters or the encyclopedia as a resource!
These three books are extremely helpful for helping your students locate photos of the lifecyles of a butterfly.
The Lifecyle of a Butterfly by Bobbie Kalman, Butterfly (Science Emerget Readers) by Susan Canizares, and The Journey of Butterfly by Carolyn Scrace.
Remember give your students a large enough organizer for them to record their drawings. Don't be afraid to also use posters or the encyclopedia as a resource!
Thursday, October 02, 2003
Copyright
It is important to teach our students the copyright rules for multimedia projects. Just as we teach them not to copy verbatim from a book or an encyclopedia, we must also teach them the rules regarding music, pictures, and text from sites on the Internet.
Here's a fabulous link created for elementary and middle school students. Welcome to Copyright Kids!. Some of the site topics include Copyright Basics and FAQs, Definitions, Parent and Teacher Information, and a Quiz. The best part of the site is the interactive yearbook! Here's a description from the site:
"Students can learn about the fundamentals of copyright law in the Copyright Basics section of the site. Teachers should feel free to distribute the Copyright Basics in class. Students can then join the Lincoln Middle School Multimedia Yearbook Club members as they navigate through copyright law along with the help of their knowledgeable guide, "Copyright Cat." By working through the various copyright issues with the members of the Yearbook Club, students will find out how copyright might apply to them and why it is important to learn about it! They will discover how copyright law applies in the areas of music, photography, fine arts, and film" (From the Welcome to Copyright Kids! site.)
If you are interested in teaching your students about trademarks and patents, try the United States Patent and Trademark Office: Kids' Pages.
This site has many interactive components (games and puzzles) as well as sections that are geared for K-6 (Twinkle Lights), 6-12 (Bright Lights) and Parents/Teachers/Coaches (Guiding Lights). The whowhatwhenhowwhy link includes FAQs about patents that might be useful for a unit on Inventions.
It is important to teach our students the copyright rules for multimedia projects. Just as we teach them not to copy verbatim from a book or an encyclopedia, we must also teach them the rules regarding music, pictures, and text from sites on the Internet.
Here's a fabulous link created for elementary and middle school students. Welcome to Copyright Kids!. Some of the site topics include Copyright Basics and FAQs, Definitions, Parent and Teacher Information, and a Quiz. The best part of the site is the interactive yearbook! Here's a description from the site:
"Students can learn about the fundamentals of copyright law in the Copyright Basics section of the site. Teachers should feel free to distribute the Copyright Basics in class. Students can then join the Lincoln Middle School Multimedia Yearbook Club members as they navigate through copyright law along with the help of their knowledgeable guide, "Copyright Cat." By working through the various copyright issues with the members of the Yearbook Club, students will find out how copyright might apply to them and why it is important to learn about it! They will discover how copyright law applies in the areas of music, photography, fine arts, and film" (From the Welcome to Copyright Kids! site.)
If you are interested in teaching your students about trademarks and patents, try the United States Patent and Trademark Office: Kids' Pages.
This site has many interactive components (games and puzzles) as well as sections that are geared for K-6 (Twinkle Lights), 6-12 (Bright Lights) and Parents/Teachers/Coaches (Guiding Lights). The whowhatwhenhowwhy link includes FAQs about patents that might be useful for a unit on Inventions.
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