Coming up with a rubric to grade the online educational game we chose wasn't as difficult as we thought it would be. There were several criteria we based our judgment on- content, layout, navigation, student interest, and background. We believed these criteria encompasses all that makes an online educational game successful. The rubric is readable and and straightforward. Adding too many categories isn't necessary and it will avoid too much reading. There were a few guidelines that helped us create a rubric that serves its purpose. Among them are gather samples of rubrics, think about the criteria, limit the number for criteria, focus descriptions of quality on the positive, use professional language, use clear language, and revise and refine (SEDL, 2012). I feel that we accomplished the task of creating an effective rubric for an online educational game.
After creating a video presentation on this music game, I could honestly say that I am motivated to use this activity for a lesson review with my students. I had always meant to play a game of jeopardy with my class, but didn't know how I would be able to create an effective one on the board. This game had every important category of music set up and ready to go. All I need is a projector and some music playing in the background. This is a great activity for a whole-class review given that I am not able to assign students to a computer to work with. It is an excellent lesson review.
The standards that I believe are incorporated in this educational game is NETS*T 3a: Model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning (ISTE, 2011). I spent a good amount of time researching and evaluating the different types of rubrics that are available online. Knowing how to create an effective rubric is essential to student learning. The students need to know what they're being graded on and the teachers need to know how to grade students. It's a very important criteria on judging a piece of work. I learned a great deal in coming up with a rubric that satisfies our justification on why this online educational game is successful in student learning.
After creating a video presentation on this music game, I could honestly say that I am motivated to use this activity for a lesson review with my students. I had always meant to play a game of jeopardy with my class, but didn't know how I would be able to create an effective one on the board. This game had every important category of music set up and ready to go. All I need is a projector and some music playing in the background. This is a great activity for a whole-class review given that I am not able to assign students to a computer to work with. It is an excellent lesson review.
The standards that I believe are incorporated in this educational game is NETS*T 3a: Model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning (ISTE, 2011). I spent a good amount of time researching and evaluating the different types of rubrics that are available online. Knowing how to create an effective rubric is essential to student learning. The students need to know what they're being graded on and the teachers need to know how to grade students. It's a very important criteria on judging a piece of work. I learned a great deal in coming up with a rubric that satisfies our justification on why this online educational game is successful in student learning.
References:
ISTE: International Society for Technology in Education. (2011) National Educational Technology Standards (NETS•T) and Performance Indicators for Teachers. Retrieved June 12, 2012, from ISTE.
SEDL: Advancing Research, Improving Education. (2012) Guidelines for Constructing Effective Rubrics. Retrieved June 12, 2012 from SEDL.
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