Michelle+Harris

Michelle Harris MichelleHarris2 [|Google site- Michelleharris21] [|Blog]

Michelle, excellent job! --Yanyan [|Website that was evaluated] [|Picasa video] [|Webquest]

[|Actual Survey] [|Triangle Trade Video]



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Movie Maker Review:
I thought your topic was really interesting. I wouldn't have thought to create a movie about trading. I would leave out biases such as "unfortunately" when you talk about slaves. Things like that should be expressed as simple fact, in my opinion. Also, your __credits__ were super long because of the pictures you used. If you drage the photo up to the tag bar it will shorten the URL so they won't be as long. Just a tip! Overall, really great. -Lauren Devlin ====1. What impressed me most in the movie was all the special effects. I loved the transitions and color effects. The movie was very cool and children would really enjoy it. It shows the concept very nicely. Well done!==== ====2. What I would suggest to make the movie more appealing is to somehow shorten up the ending credits. They were extremely long and you couldn't really even read what it was because all the websites ran together.==== -Olivia Fulton

Great movie! I was really impressed by the variety of pictures you chose for you movie. They all seemed to work well together and the music help the movie flow nicely. I think that your __students__ would be engaged during this movie and it would create some great discussion! I would suggest that you try to find another map of the trading routes or be able to display the movie large enough that students could see what the words were on the pictures because I could not read them. I would also suggest taking a second look at your credits because the ending has two lines down the middle of the slide after all the credits for a few seconds that you could take out. -Sierra

Hey! I really enjoyed you power point, it really helped me understand the subject area more! -Michelle Goble

Your PowerPoint was very well put together. You did a great job creating this for your students and I __bet__ they understand this much better than a book does, I know I do! I liked your pictures and I think this is grade appropriate. The only problem I had with the PowerPoint was that some of the hyperlinks didnt work and I clicked anywhere on the page to the next slide. Other than that it was very good, nice job! Sierra Herold

Overall great job! Your content is difficult to explain but you explained the concept very well in the information pages. The content is very appropriate for your grade level and the students would understand it. The questions were nice and they __evaluated__ your knowledge well. The instructions were easy to follow. The pictures were good on your PowerPoint. I also didn't hear any sounds or audio clips. The PowerPoint was saved in the show format but the links and buttons didn't all work and the mouse clicks were not disabled. I was able to click anywhere and the page would switch to the next one. Nice job! -Olivia Fulton

Great job! Your WebQuest is very organized and clearly defined. The task is suitable for the grade level and the process is easy to follow. The evaluation looks like to covers everything and is logical. The pictures work well in your WebQuest and are appealing. The links all worked properly and it was easy to move from page to page. The only recommendation I have is for you to change the color of the text on the side bar because it is hard to see unless you hover the mouse over the words. Otherwise, nice job! Sierra

Nice WebQuest! All the elements seem to be clearly defined and appropriate for your grade. They can easily follow your process and __complete__ the project. The rubric was great and had detail that the children will be able to utilize. The blue background color needs to be changed because my eyes were burning by end. The evaluation is nicely defined. There pictures worked in this WebQuest. All the links work properly. Great work! - Olivia Fulton

-Michelle Goble
 * Content **
 * Is the task clearly defined? Yes I found it very easy to follow.
 * Is the content/task suitable for the grade level? Yes it will be perfect for the grade levels.
 * Is the process section clear and easy to follow? Yes it is.
 * Does it provide scaffolds to help students complete the task? Yes that will help a lot.
 * Is the evaluation rubric very clearly defined, transparent and logical? Yes!
 * Visuals **
 * Are the pictures/audios suitable for the grade level? Seemed good.
 * Are the visuals in the webquest appealing? Yes.
 * Format **
 * Do the links in the Webquest all work properly? Yup!

1. What impresses you most in the movie? I really enjoyed your movie, you put it together very well and everything was done at a good pace.
==== 2. What do you suggest to make the movie more appealing? I really enjoyed your movie and thought you did a good job! ====

Do you think the podcast is educationally sound? Why or why not? Yes it sounded good and I like it a lot.

What do you suggest to improve the educational value of the podcast? I thought it was good and would work well when your teaching. -Michelle Goble

Overall I thought your podcast was really interesting. Your voice could have been a little louder in the microphone, sometimes I couldn't hear what you were saying. I think this would be a really interesting lesson to teach/learn about. Nice work! Lauren Devlin

Your podcast was good! Your podcast was educational sound because you were reading a part of the book to your students. You spoke clearly and but not sure if it was loud enough but you came across nicely to your students. You were understandable which was nice. To improve your podcast you might want to add some music instead of just talking the whole time so it is more interesting for your students. Also maybe have a better microphone so there isn't so much static and is easier to hear you but overall good job! :)- Olivia Fulton

Great podcast! I really liked you reading and it sounded good. You were very clear in your reading so the only thing I would suggest about that is to slow down when you are talking so that students may follow along in a book. Another thing that I would suggest is for some music in the beginning for students to listen to before the story, possibly while they are getting out a book or sitting down for class. You could also add in music in the middle for students to take a break or write about the story. Otherwise, great job! Sierra