Rubrics

In almost every classroom you will find a teacher who is using a rubric. Rubrics are a way of assessing students on a certain project. it is a sheet of paper breaking down who student will be grade and the amount of points that each section of the project is worth. Here are a couple articles about rubrics. As a student I personally love when teachers have rubrics for assignment. This way I know what is expected of me and how I will be graded on a particular project or paper.

@http://learnweb.harvard.edu/alps/thinking/docs/rubricar.htm I like this website because it explains what a rubric is and why teachers should use them. It also tells you how to make one with plenty of examples. It states that a rubric focuses more on what a student can do instead of what they cannot. One thing that I like about rubrics is they clearly state your strengths and show use your weaknesses.

@http://www.nclrc.org/essentials/assessing/alternative.htm This article states what types of situations rubric are best for. It also list the different types of rubrics that teachers can use in their classroom. It also talks about how rubrics are a different form of assessment than taking a test, which could benefit some students.

Creating Rubric Using Rubristar


 * 1) Open Rubistar []
 * 2) Choose your topic
 * 3) Choose your subtopic
 * 4) Fill In your name, title and zip code
 * 5) Selected our grading categories
 * 6) Edit boxes if needed
 * 7) Click submit button
 * 8) Review and modify (if needed) your rubric
 * 9) Hit print or download button
 * 10) Click download to excel spreadsheet
 * 11) If your file .xls, change file name or remove the last part do it does end in .xls
 * 12) Open our file in excel
 * 13) Edit as needed
 * 14) Adjust to fit one page under print scale to fit 1 page and save
 * 15) To save as pdf—Go to print menu and hit save as a pdf in lower left hand corner. Or, file save as pdf
 * 16) Save as a jpeg opening pdf and saving as a jpeg
 * 17) Put on Wiki or Print and use with student


 * Notes: **

Screenshot on a MAC

Command, control, Shift, 4

Screenshot on Windows Refer to Dr. Cramer’s Wiki Handy tools page

http://325cramer.wikispaces.com/Handy+Tools

Creating a pdf on MAC open up the file go to save as and hit pdf or go under the print menu and hit save as pdf.

Creating a PDF on windows – refer to Windows Refer to Dr. Cramer’s Wiki Handy tools page

http://325cramer.wikispaces.com/Handy+Tools