Ready with Rubrics!

When I think back to before I created my rubric I recall thinking this was going to be a piece of cake. I have used rubrics throughout my education and thought I was a pro when it came down to it. Boy was I wrong! Using a rubric and creating one are two totally different stories. According to our text, Integrating Technology and Digital Media in the Classroom, a rubric is a scoring guide based on certain criteria that is used as an assessment tool. After reading the definition and thinking back to the many rubrics I’ve used in the past I started to create my own rubric for my project.

As assigned I became a member if iRubric and found this site very easy to navigate and use. After I created the template and the point values I was going to use came the hard part, adding the specifics. I thought long and hard about the different criteria I wanted in my students projects in order to receive full credit. Once I created the full credit column I start to go down the line from excellent to poor. During this process I would delete a little at a time until I get to the point where the students showed “NO EVIDENCE” in their projects.

I do have to say that I am satisfied with my final product and feel that it is easy to follow and grade appropriate. The different columns ask the students to compile an assignment that will inform the reader on a specific place in Florida. My example will be on Orlando due to the fact that this is my current location and one that many people in my technology course are familiar with. “Rubrics describe specific and measureable criteria for several levels of quality against which teachers and students can evaluate completed projects” (Shelley, 2010) and I feel that is exactly what my creation does.

References:

Shelly, G.B., Gunter, G.A., & Gunter, R.E. (2010). Integrating Technology and digital media in the classrom. Boston, MA: Cenage.

Here is a link to my rubric. Go ahead and take a peek!

Rubric: "A Place in Florida" Rubric