BeBold Course Development Peer Review

Course Title___Reading Together____

Developer ____Barbara Pearlman____

Menu Button / Present / Present with Recommendation / Not Present / Comments
Welcome Announcement / X / Loved the picture and the introduction
Course Banner / Readable, colorful, aligns with content / X / Cool but informative!
Course Menu Buttons / Text is readable, color aligns w/banner / X / Color corresponds with banner
Course Documents
Syllabus / X
Pacing Guide / X
Standards and Benchmarks Alignment Guide / X
Rubrics used for the course / X
Other course documents- list some examples / X
Getting Started
Netiquette and Online Safety Activity / X
Introduction Activity / X / Plenty of good activities
Syllabus Activity / X
Unit Areas
Unit number and title / X / Unit Number not present but title of unit is so this gives the students an idea of what they will be working on
Unit Overview / X / Available but I think the actual content is missing or will not open
Standards Addressed by the Unit / X
Clip art, video, or other Web 2.0 Tool / X / Excellent use of tools especially information on page created in softchalk
Standards Addressed by Lesson / X
Student Resources
Other resources are provided for student assistance or reference – list some examples (glossary, dictionary, etc) / X / I’m sure they will be added as other content is great!
Use of Web 2.0 or Interactives (Voki, Animoto, Softchalk, Viddler, etc) / X
Note what is seen in the comments area / Softchalk, voice thread, wordle, penzu
eTeacher Button
Picture Included / X
Contact information including phone and email address / X
Office Hours / X
eTeacher Bio that provides some personal information for students to gain an insight as to who you are / X / Cool idea of linking your school page to this area!
My Grades / Button on Course Menu / X
Other Comments or areas that need improvement / I’m sure the extra content will be added soon and will be as great as what I’ve seen so far.
What do you think is the greatest strength of this course? / Technology Interest! I loved connecting your school info page to this site……I loved this idea!