Rubistar

Today in class we took some time to look at the teachers resources located in our class website. There were many different links to numerous websites that could be used in our future classrooms. One in particular that I found to be very interesting was Rubistar. This website can be used to create your own personal rubrics. This will be extremely effective and helpful in my classroom someday because for every project assigned there is usually some sort of rubric attached. This allows the children to know where there is room for improvement, and where they may have made any mistakes. It also allows you to incorporate any areas that they may have done well in. A rubric is a way of assigning grades fairly and impartially. Students do not have to guess where they might have made mistakes. It is also an opportunity to allow them to fix any mistakes they may have made. There were many other websites linked into the resources as well. Many of them included games children could play to get them engaged and actively thinking. They cover most subject areas. These resources will be extremely helpful when I someday have my own classroom. I am glad we explored this area of our class website today!