Web tools (Storybird, Wordle, Rubric, and Trackstar)

      

This assignment was very essential to me because it help me to learn some tools that I can use as a teacher. These web tools were very easy to use, and they could be a real time saver when I graduate and become a teacher. The assignment consisted of making web tools such as Storybird, Wordle, Rubric, and Trackstar. All of these tools are very useful. In each of these programs I learned something different. In the Storybird program, I learned how to create stories for my future students. Also, if I wanted to get them interactive in the classroom, I could allow them to use this site to create their own stories. This could also be used as a virtual book that I want my students to read.

In the Wordle program, I can create all types of visual for my future students to use. This can be used as reviews for them to each lesson that we cover. I learned a lot that I can do with this website. This website basically makes visuals easier to read and comprehend. They are also very fun to look at. The Rubric and Trackstar assignments allowed me to learn a lot also. I use the rubric website in other classes because it is a big help. When I need rubrics and things for my future classroom on certain assignments this would be a great sight to use, and it is a time saver. The Trackstar assignment can be used in my future classroom because I can give my students homework and study tips online.

All of these websites helped me. I learned that it is a lot of programs that is free and easy on the web that can really help teachers save time and be productive. I really didn’t encounter many problems. The problem I encountered when doing this assignment was getting all of it done before the deadline and transitioning from one project to another one. I just worked diligently and hard to get the project in on time, and if I had trouble with transitioning and figuring out each one, I asked a classmate and referred to the rubric. The NETS-T standard I used for this assignment was 1 and 3 because I used different technology from the web to be creative in teaching future students. Here is my work:

 

Trackstar link: http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/ts/viewTrackMembersText.do?org.apache.struts.taglib.html.TOKEN=3781b8425964b0cf71c5bc4e733c47cc&number=448068&password=

 

Wordle Link: http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/6408089/3rd_Grade_Math
Rubric Link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkSPp5q_u7vDdEs5TmJpOExWVnljUzVGN19waGFMbHc&usp=sharing
Storybird Link: http://storybird.com/books/dylan-to-the-rescue-2/