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This video defines authentic assessment. It explains the benefits of conducting authentic assessment. Authentic assessment allows a teacher to observe the progress of the whole child. This type of assessment gives the observer insight to what the learner is capable of doing.

What it does: Allows teachers to create a video from jpg files, video clips, and music. Also allows for verbal explanation to accompany video. Why this one: It is free and simple to use. Other movie makers may have many more bells and whistles. However the capabilities of this package are broad enough to satisfy most teachers' needs. The simplicity of the package is an invaluable benefit for teachers who do not have the time to spend learning new packages. Learning benefits: Both essential and generative learning can result from this multimedia option. Videos can be short (limited capacity) and provide dual coding (Mayer, 2009). Mayer, R. E. (2009). Multimedia learning (2nd ed.). Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press.

Windows Moviemaker allows presentations and pictures to come alive. Windows Moviemaker is user friendly and easy to navigate. This software allows students and teachers to create and display presentations in the form of a movie. These presentations are engaging and keeps the participants involved.

Skype allows video conferencing between participants and students sharing sample media projects. By initiating motivation for the workshop through synchronous communication with student experts, participants experience generative processing. This procedure will demonstrate the purpose of the workshop and increase motivation for participation. Skype is free, available on my school server, and easy to install and use.

The graphic organizers provided here are, for the most part, plain in appearance. These will allow students to create their own look to these organizers whenever possible. The files are presented in .pdf format. There are approximately 80 different graphic organizers on this site. I found the options in this site more adaptable to different uses. Plus I prefer some of the editing options in Adobe Acrobat over MS Word and PowerPoint.

Freeology offers a variety of graphic organizer templates that can be printed for use in the classroom. The graphic organizers help students to maintain focus on what is the most important within the content area or topic of study. These organizers allow the learner to organize the information in an easy to read and user friendly method.

This short video offers tips to use to implement an effective powerpoint presentations. Powerpoint presentations are an effective way to display content and get learners actively engaged. Hooking the learner into the presentation will lead to success.

This web site offers tutorials on how to implement the InterWrite Boards effectively within the classroom.

This web site offers tutorials on how to implement the InterWrite Boards effectively within the classroom. These tutorials offer support to explain the tools within the InterWrite workspace. The tutorials offer instructions on how to navigate through the tools and workspace within the InterWrite Boards. This is effective to assist participants in using the Interwrite Boards effectively within the classroom.

This website offers a variety of Power Point games that can be used in the classroom.

This website offers downloadable lessons in a variety of content areas that can be implemented in the classroom.

This video tutorial is a part of a multimedia workshop to learn how to use a LAUSD student account. The topic of this tutorial is "How to Create a Google Site". The following are some steps that you will follow as part of this video tutorial: - Log in to your Mymail Account to create a Google Site - Name the site portfolio_firstname_lastname - Choose a theme - Rename the Home page to About Me - Change the layout of the About Me page to a 3 column layout - Insert a picture - Save the page

Quick video tutorial for getting started with Rubistar the online rubric generator.

The video explains the importance in performance based assessment. Performance bases assessment is the most appropriate for the multimedia workshop on clickers. Participants in the workshop need to demonstrate that they know how to effectively use the clicker sin the classroom. The video reinforces the need to make students demonstrate their understanding of the content by actually "doing". The instructor must communicate with the participants the expectations of the assessment and the grading procedure. Performance based assessment also lets the participant see if the mastered using clickers. Essential material takes advantage of pre-teaching the content and helping each individual is at least on the basic level. The video explains the importance of authentic assessment in the classroom. Teachers may not be familiar with authentic assessment; therefore, they cannot successfully create an authentic assessment for a workshop or a classroom. The video meets essential learning because the viewer becomes efficient on understanding authentic assessment. The video serves as a pre-teaching and tutorial devise.

The link above is a great website that provides an abundance of information on creating authentic assessments for multimedia projects. The website provides links for creating rubrics on all types of multimedia projects. One can find a rubric for group projects, wikis, blogs, PowerPoints and podcasts, and PowerPoint's. One can use the rubrics to help determine various aspects in creating a multimedia project. The main page contains a quick link section to help the user easily find the needed links. Rubrics are a great way for the learner to understand the requirements of a project. A rubric falls under generative learning. Many times when a project is assigned, the student has a difficult time determining what exactly should be completed to meet all the requirements. Generative learning helps the learner make sense of the material and supports an engaging learning environment. By using a rubric on an assessment activity, the instructor ensures that the participants are actively engaged by helping them organizer the expectations and criteria.

This website provides a tutorial explanation sheet on how to create a graphic organizer in Microsoft Word. Step by step instructions with a visual are provided for viewer. The website is a great way for teachers to become familiar with technology and creating a customized graphic organizer to fit the content needs. Explanations on how to insert shapes and change the color scheme are detailed enough to help the uneducated participant. The visuals add to the explanation of how to create the graphic organizer. The user can see how the screen on Microsoft word should appear; this assists in finding the correct icon for each step.

This is a great tutorial on basic computer skills for participants who are uncomfortable using the computer. In order to use clickers in the classroom, one must be familiar with the computer. Some individuals that may complete the workshop are still unsure on how to use a computer. The video provides visuals and screen shots for the viewer to see how easy tasks are on the computer. Mayer (2010) explains essential learning as of understanding due to not having a sound previous understanding of a concept. The website helps the user create a graphic organizer. There are step by step instructions to guide the user through. By completing the tutorial, the participant is being pre-taught and gaining the basic knowledge to help then continue through.

This site provides a PowerPoint presentation on how create the most appropriate question format for clickers. The website explains when in the lesson each type of question is most appropriate. The website provides various links that give the learner more information on each topic that pertains to incorporating student response devises in the classroom. The clickers allow for various types of question format. The instructor can choose to use true/false, multiple choice, numerical, and other various types of assessment check point tools to assess the understanding of the content. Furthermore, the website includes suggestions on using the clickers to prompt student conversation and engagement. The learner can develop a greater understanding from the instructions and information provided on this website. The PowerPoint presentation fits into Mayer's essential learning. Essential learning relates to a lack of understanding due to no previous knowledge on the given content. Several participants in the workshop may not understand which types of questions are appropriate for clickers; this PowerPoint will clarify and help pre-teach the material; thus, meeting Mayer's essential learning.

This video is a short clip from the CBS Evening News. The news cast explains the clicker craze taking place across the nation. Teachers and students explain the benefits of using clickers in the classroom instead of a standard paper and pencil assignment. Clickers are especially useful at large universities; the clickers are used to help maintain a connection with students when there are several hundred in the classroom. The introduction of clickers can be confusing and stressful for teachers. The news clip explains the usage of clickers in a generative learning way. The video interview demonstrates the benefits of clickers and summarizes how and why one wants to include clickers into daily instruction.

This is an excellent website that provides the learner with tutorial videos that are arranged by topic. Each aspect of the clicker is included. E-Instruction created the web tutorials; therefore, the videos come from a reliable source. The tutorial videos are great to demonstrate what needs to be done to effectively add clickers to classroom. Tutorial videos fit with Mayer's generative learning. The videos help those who are not as familiar and still having some trouble; they help the learner make sense of the material. The videos promote an engaged environment; the learner can follow along and actually use the clickers as they progresses through the tutorial. The generative lesson helps the learner put the information together.

trackstar offers teachers a way to control the internet for students. http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/;jsessionid=D1671293B1A30DDCF0425D894C2729D9 With trackstar the teacher generates a list of sites that the students will use to answer a given series of questions. The questions should lead to discovery on the websites annotated in the trackstar. I chose trackstar because it is very easy to use and has been in use for quite a while. This means that many trackstars have already been created for use by other teachers. A quick search through the database could deliver exactly what you need for your next activity.