Web Resources for Online Educational Testing Policy and Online Rubrics and Quizzes

1. FairTest

• Pro: Great website that illustrates awareness of making standardized tests fair
• Con: There are not enough people that would actually support this cause if it actually came down to their jobs.
• Integration:  I could use this in my educational community by using the resources of Authentic testing.

1. RubiStar

• Pro: Great website that illustrates to allow teachers to create a rubric for free and that can easily be saved or downloaded.
• Con: If teachers do not know the proper way to create Rubrics, then they would create extremely vague Rubrics.
• Integration:  I could use this in my educational community by using them as an assessment tool for my Project Based Assessments. 

1. QuizStar

• Pro: Great website that allows teachers to create quizzes online for free
• Con: I do not have one con about this tool, it is great it my book.
• Integration:  I could use this in my educational community by using QuizStar to make quizzes for my students that are absent from school.

1. 4Teachers.org

• Pro: Great website that provides several online tools for teachers that are free and are in one standard location
• Con: There are several websites that do the same thing
• Integration:  I could use this in my educational community by using the resources of Authentic testing.

1. Technology Tools

5a  Word processing

• Pro: Great technology tool that allows students to use a word document to key their thought down onto.
• Con: There are several different types, but most people only know one
• Integration:  I could use this in my educational community by having students create a Lab Report.

5b PowerPoint 

• Pro: Great technology tool that allows students to create a Multimedia Presentation.
• Con: There are several different types, but most people only know one, which is Powerpoint Presentation Software.
• Integration:  I could use this in my educational community by having students create a Multimedia Presentation.

5c Digital portfolios 

• Pro: Great technology tool that allows students and teachers to create a work sample of all of their work that deals with Technology
• Con: Depending how big the Digital Portfolios are, one would need plenty of space to store individual students’ work.
• Integration:  I could use this in my educational community by having students save all of their information in a folder and zip the file and email it to their instructor.

5d Video

• Pro: Great technology tool that allows students and teachers to film what they are doing and upload it via the Internet.
• Con: There are a lot rules that goes along with filming students of a certain age and parent consent is a must.
• Integration:  I could use this in my educational community by having students create an Authentic Assessment using video.
• 5e Audio tapes
• Pro: Great technology tool that allows students tape an audio version of what they have on paper.
• Con: Some students may not have good speaking voices or the audio quality may be poor
• Integration:  I could use this in my educational community by having students create the voice over for their Photostory.
• 5f Podcast
• Pro: Great technology tool that allows students create a story with the use of visual aids with their voice narrating.
• Con: Most “Podcasts” contains video, so I think “Vodcast” would be most appropriate.
• Integration:  I could use this in my educational community by having students create a Photostory.

5g Teacher constructed websites

• Pro: Great technology tool that allows students and teachers to interactive via the Classroom Website
• Con: Teacher might not update the website often
• Integration:  I could use this in my educational community by having students go to the class website for handouts that were given during class that they have lost.
• 5h Digital portfolios
• Pro: Great technology tool that allows students and teachers to create a work sample of all of their work that deals with Technology
• Con: Depending how big the Digital Portfolios are, one would need plenty of space to store individual students’ work.
• Integration:  I could use this in my educational community by having students save all of their information in a folder and zip the file and email it to their instructor.