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- Use a your school's gradebook program to develop a report for a real or hypothetical class of ten or more students who are assessed on five or more assignments. Submit a printout of your gradebook and the detailed report card (progress report) for an individual student. If you do not have access to such a program, you may use Gradekeeper or download a sample shareware "gradebook" program.
(2) Assessment: Teachers must regularly assess student progress. Many textbook publishers make test construction easier by providing test generators, software which allows the teacher to quickly compose tests and keys from question databases. Test generators allow the teacher to input questions, and often provide databases of questions the teacher can select from. *TPE-tip A well-structured exam may be used as an artifact for TPE3, Interpretation and Use of Assessments.
- Use a test generator to construct an exam composed of questions you have selected from existing question banks.
- Software such as Examview allows teachers to develop tests and post them on the Internet. Take this short physics quiz generated with the Examview, or this geology quiz made with Quizmaker. Include a screen capture of your score (actual score is inconsequential) and discuss the benefits and problems associated with online testing.
Total score: 6/10 (60.00%).
Online testing. The benefits of online testing are that students can take the test based on their own schedule and from anywhere in the world where they have access to a computer and the internet. Unlimited time for taking the test. After submitting the test for accuracy, the online test provides immediate results and shows you where your correct answers are and where the incorrect answers are. The tests usually provide you a confirmation of submitting your test and be certain your test would be included in your grade. The test might allow you to re-take the online test for a better score. This kind of test would be great for self-directed students such as those enrolled in a high school continuation program.
The disadvantage to the teacher are that students can call each other and share their answers thus not a real test of a student’s understanding of the material. The student is not able to ask for clarification of the questions or the choice of answers. Students may not have access to a computer or you can have a power-down of your computer while you are taking the test thus losing your test answers or being locked out of starting the exam again.
I have taken online tests for some of my other classes at CSUN and found the experience satisfactory. The only stress I encountered in taking this type of exam is worrying that I would have a power-down of my computer or inability to access the internet due to network problems.
(3) Communication: Students benefit when teachers clearly state their expectations in written form. When these expectations are availalbe on the Internet, all students and parents can benefit, particularly students who have been absent. A variety of commercial resources exist with which teachers can post calendars, homework assignments, and other important documents.- Put your class assignments on the web at Yourhomework , SchoolNotes or similar service. Include a screen capture of your published assignment schedule.
(4) Presentations: Presentation software provides teachers the opportunity to display text and graphics in a slide show fashion. PowerPoint and Keynote are two of the most popular presentation tools. Teachers and professors make extensive use of presentations, but many are concerned about the potentially negative effects such presentations can have on instruction. *TPE-tip A well developed educational presentation can serve as an artifact for TPE 4, Making Content Accessible, or TPE 10, Instructional Time, if used with presenter tools.
- After reading the articles on the educational use and abuse of presentation software, summarize how presentations should be constructed and delivered to maximize learning and minimize abuse.
- Locate and download one or more PowerPoint presentations relevant to your teaching needs. Include the URL of the location from which you obtained them and summarize the PowerPoint and where in your curriculum you will use it.
- Make a PowerPoint presentation to teach a lesson in your subject area, keeping in mind the principles you have outlined above and the guidelines provided (see tutorial). Your presentation should include numerous graphics and be at least 10 slides in length. (a) Provide an electronic copy of your presentation (ppt format) on your website. (b) Embed screen captures of your presentation in the template. Make sure the content is easy to read.
- Using iPhoto (Mac), Picasa (Windows), or similar slide viewer software, create a photo library for your discipline. You should include photos you have taken plus ones retreived from a graphic search engine. Create two or three slide shows from the library. Include a screen shot of the slide sorter window for one of your shows. Create a photopage for your website.
Article: The Use and abuse of PowerPoint (PPT) in Teaching and Learning in the
Life Sciences: A Personal Overview
By Allan Jones
This author summarizes the benefits and problems associated with using
PowerPoint presentations in the classroom both for the teacher and the students.
The benefits most interesting to me are the following:
*PPT is a great mode of delivery of information. It is an interactive mode of presenting information. The teacher provides the lecture on a slide presentation and the students interact with the teacher as the PPT is being presented. The teacher can start and stop along the way and encourage dialogue with the students. It’s professional presentation. Templates are provided for easy construction of the slides.
You can add a mix of media (audio, video) to the presentation. It is appealing to different
learning styles. It has adaptive technology features that allow students with ]
disabilities to access the presentation other than by auditory and visual means.
*editing of the presentation is easy; you can add or delete slides anywhere in the sequence of slides
*you can print handouts to go along with the presentation; preview the lecture or review the lecture after the presentationy
*extra information can be hidden for predicted questions
*easily portable
Problems with PPT:
* the user may limit the effectiveness of the presentation by using PPT for information only
*staff may not want to invest time in preparing their lesson on power point
*use of technology may be too daunting for those not adept at using technology
*staff may not be willing to attend a training class or seminar
*there may ba a shortage of equipment, and facilities to use the equipment
*fear of equipment failure
*file corruption caused by magnetic or physical damage
*incompatible equipment
PowerPoint is best used:
*for lectures and seminars
*creating a successful presentation
*by using the appropriate templates
*with clip art and web images and diagrams
Most common abuses:
*excessive detail, boring slides, too much text, irritating noise inappropriate media use
*inappropriate pacing
*lack of a backup if power fails, including handouts
Student’s perspective on use of PPT
*lectures more interesting
*clarity in the presentation
*availability of the presentation via handouts or online access
*encourages active note-taking
*supports learning
*students can use it to make their own presentations
Article criticizing abuse of PowerPoint (CSUN Daily Sundial)
I think this student has valid arguments against abuse of the PowerPoint. I have not been in learning situation where the complete session was a PowerPoint presentation. Most of the time
The teachers use PPT intermittently throughout the lecture. I like PPT because I can use it for notetaking. I do not have to re-write what the teacher has already provided on PPT. I do have to fill in the lectured information provided by the teacher. I also like the audio and visual effects from using PPT. For students in special education, this is especially important because many special education students requiring being taught in different modalities: visual, audio, or kinesthetic.
This is a PowerPoint presentation on Special Education and the New IDEA requirements.
This presentation is intended for parents, students and staff at schools. It defines new requirements for teachers, parent rights, and definitions relating to special education needs.
(5) Other resources: Complete three of the following, using content related to your curriculum whenever possible.- Use Timeliner to create a timeline relevant to the curriculum you teach.
- Develop an educational digital video.
- Construct a professional resume using Word.
- Develop a concept map with graphics and text.
- Create a crossword puzzle or other puzzle relevant to your class.
- Create and conduct an on-line survey form for one of your classes.
- (a) Find the lowest cost of a specific piece of equipment (projector, computer, digital camera, etc.) for your classroom, (b) identify the next national conference for your discipline, AND (c) determine the best airfare to attend the conference.
Professional resume:
Crossword puzzle: literature
Concept Map : The earth’s water cycle
(6) DVD: Develop a lesson using a computer-based DVD-player that includes bookmarks and video clips to access speficic scenes.
Itentify the DVD and explain why you chose this for a lesson.
Include a screen capture showing your catalog of bookmarks and video clips.
Describe how the scan fast, scan slow, step, mute, bookmark, video clip, and screen size features can be used to enhance your lesson.
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