For our last week of class, we learned about a great site that creates rubrics for you and we got to investigate/evaluate some WebQuests. The rubric creator was a great tool, especially if you are not used to or have never create a rubric before. I am one of those people :). Being an elementary teacher, and teaching Kindergarten previous to this year, I have not had a use. However, now teaching Third Grade, I can see a few projects down the road that these would be useful for. Not just for the kids to see that the expectations are clear but for the parents who are helping the kids.
We also talked about WebQuests and explored so great resources for them. I found some that would be great to use in my curriculum. My favorite one was a project about investigating the midwest region and picking a state to move to in that region. What a great hands on experience for the kids to use to apply their knowledge about what we are learning in Social Studies.
Another thing that I found very useful in class this week was the sharing of each groups Internet saftey/Cyberbullying lesson plans. All of them were very well thought out and easy to implement.
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I am glad that you see a use for a rubric creator at your "new" grade level. You make a good point about helping parents understand your expectations. I am also glad that your found the internet safety lesson plan sharing session helpful - and i look forward to hearing about how your lesson goes with your kids!
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