So has the program actually worked, as Obama is claiming? It's really tough to tell—unless you have the time and ability to comb through hundreds of state and district websites to crunch Adequate Yearly Progress data.
These guidelines can be used when doing synchronous VOIPS or web conferencing tools like Blackboard Collaborate. Kim is now in Japan teaching, she and I have worked together many times both in and outside of flat classroom projects.
Description: Creates talking animations learners can use for culminating projects that authentically assess their unit learning.
Why better: Has an educational version at a reasonable cost for teachers.
Description: Creates many artifacts here by which creators can be assessed in workshop content
Why better: More than one type of artifact creation available at one website especially helpful to those unfamiliar with the web.
Description: Video slideshow creator using words and audio and graphics
Why better: Slideshows can align with Mayer's(2001) principles. Downloadable and embeddable.