Monday, March 12, 2007

Evaluation Procedures & Upcoming Plan

Hello my dear friends,

Just to assist Mr. Alpine in guiding your amazing efforts towards the construction of our Media Center, I have collected a list of criteria items for your blog postings. To assist with your time management, I have also included our exciting upcoming activities for quarter four. Enjoy, and let me know if you have any questions about the info below. Everything evolves, even this piece of rubric.

Grading Procedure: Weekly Blog Postings and Final Reflection

The blog assignment has five clearly defined areas for completion: blog postings & content requirements; regular comments throughout the quarter; and a final reflection posting due the last week of class. To earn credit, you need to turn in a hard copy of the self evaluation rubric to your teachers at the end of this quarter.

Blog Postings:
Include a detailed description of your assigned activity, challenges and successes.

Postings are assigned to specific students by your teacher.

Blog Content Requirements:
The content has a well-stated clear purpose and theme that is carried out throughout the blog.
External links to relevant websites/references (at least 2)
Screenshot, picture or movie that captures part of the activity

Blog Design:
The Blog Postings have an exceptionally attractive and usable layout.It is easy to locate all important elements. White space, graphic elements and/or alignment are used effectively to organize material.
Graphics are related to the theme/purpose of the Blog, are thoughtfully cropped, are of high quality and enhance reader interest or understanding.

Blog Comments:
Two comments per week are required.
Blog should be free of spelling errors and all links should work correctly.
Post due at the beginning of each class.
Comments should follow netiquette rules.

Final Reflection:
The final posting will reflect upon what you have learned this quarter in regards to your Second Life project and your understanding and knowledge of using the presented technology.

Fourth Quarter Plan:
1- Promotion of SL Media Center through school’s newsletters, assemblies, morning announcements, posters, etc. as well as in-world promotion
2- Establishing social networking etiquettes and procedures
3- Documenting in-world social and education events in blog
4- Monitoring the dynamics, outcomes, benefits, and challenges.
5- Evaluation & reflection
6- Report & present (you decide on the MM format) results and analysis to your teachers.

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