Week+8

**__ Podcast __**
**Using Podcast in classroom**

**Download Audacity**

**How to install Audacity [[file:AudacityTutorial_how to install.pdf]]**
The **//Lame encoder//** can be downloaded from [|http://lame.buanzo.com.ar/]


 * How to use Audacity **

** To polish up your podcast you can add background music or theme music. ** To download music intros (jingles) for your podcast try these links: ** Podcast Assignment **
 * [|http://www.podcastthemes.com/audio.php]
 * [|http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/pir/PIRsfx.shtml]

Rubrics
Rubrics offer the teacher an opportunity to evaluate the student's understanding of a scientific topic by levels of performance on certain criteria. A rubric can evaluate the depth, breadth, creativity and conceptual framework of an essay, presentation, skit, poster, project, lab report, portfolio, etc. A rubric may be applied to numerous tasks in the classroom. Rubrics are scoring criteria that are:

 * summative- provide information about a student's knowledge

 * formative- provide information about a student's strengths and weaknesses

 * evaluative- provide ways to create instruction that better fits each student's needs

 * educative- provide students with an understanding of how they learn science

 In the classroom, they can make assessment more meaningful, clarify expectations, and yield better feedback. Specifically rubrics are matrixes that define what is expected in a learning situation. For the students, a rubric clarifies the often mysterious grade at the end of a unit, project, paper or presentation by giving insight and direction about what is important about the science activity. There are two predominant types of rubrics; holistic and analytical. ( Reference )  Rubric Basics

===**Create a rubric using RubiStar ** ===

<span style="background-color: #fffdf8; color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">** RubiStar Assignment [[file:EDCT 203 Assignment 10_rubric.pdf]] **
<span style="background-color: #fffdf8; color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">** A fun tool to play with--Crocodoc **

<span style="background-color: #fffdf8; color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">** Crocodoc ** <span style="background-color: #fffdf8; color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #fffdf8; color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">** Sandbox **