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Web-based lesson which utilizes the Web 2.0 tools Wetpaint Wiki and Delicious as learners research out a chosen topic to then write an argumentation based on the 5 paragraph essay model. Learners will compile, modify, peer-edit, revise and publish their essays using Wetpaint.

ETC545: Internet for Educators Development of Web-Based Resources for Lesson Plan Self Assessment Rubric Name of Author: Ramsey Adams Title of Lesson: The Writing Process Date: May 3, 2009 Aim/Purpose: Expert- Great introduction. It explains the content very nicely! Lesson Plan/Teacher's Guide/Instructional Plan: Expert - Link to lesson plan works well and has various elements Student Activity Page: Expert - Copies of rubrics follow with student activities Parent Page: Expert - Great parent page with information on laws and what students are supposed to be doing. Web Design Layout: Expert- well maintained layout Navigation: Expert- It is easy to navigate and your information is tabbed wonderfully! Graphics: Mastery- Graphics go along with the pages and the information given, although there are very little graphics throughout. Accessibility: Mastery- Images do not have alt tags, although there is an immense amount of information on the page Fonts: Expert- Fonts are all the same and easy to read. Backgrounds: Expert- background is consistent and works well with they layout of the page. Color Choices: Expert- great choices in colors, they are consistent and work well together. Spelling and Grammar: Mastery- there are a few spelling errors. Copyright: Expert- great job in this area. Contact Information: Expert- name is displayed on every page.

I double checked - using view source to verify the presence of ALT tags - they are there. ALT tags are designed to show when the image does not - my images load up just fine so you won't see the ALT tag unless you view the HTML source.

This lesson focuses on the importance of maintaining data integrity and Security issues related to computer hardware and software that manipulates the data. Students will identify issues related to security and describe the impact of viruses that come in many forms. Students will perform one focused research activity using Delicious, one using Google, and acollaboration activity using Google Docs.

Name of Author: George Arredondo Title of Lesson: Data and System Security Date: May 3, 2009 Aim/Purpose: Expert-homepage describes what the content and lesson plan will be about. Wonderful Job! Lesson Plan/Teacher's Guide/Instructional Plan: Expert-link is included and it loads properly. Student Activity Page: Expert- gives students more information on how to access the lesson material. Parent Page: Expert-great information for parents!! Web Design Layout: Expert- colors work well with each other, is organized and easy to follow. Navigation: Expert- easy to navigate and information is stated clearly Graphics: Expert- graphics are linked and have appropriate content include. They also relate to the material presented on the web page. Accessibility: Expert- Images have links and states where they are from. Fonts: Expert- the font is clear and effective Backgrounds: Expert- background is attractive and consistent. Color Choices: Expert- color choices are well chosen and are consistent. Spelling and Grammar: Expert- there are no errors in spelling Copyright: Mastery- the source for most of all the photos have cites linked to them. Contact Information: Expert- the parents page has the teachers email and links to leave comments.

I hope I did a good job and will convey the importance the lesson. CONTENT: Aim/Purpose: EXPERT - Home page gives you an insight to what is going to be addressedo and the summary outline. Lesson Plan/Teacher's Guide/ Instructional Plan: EXPERT - Lesson plan has the necessary content to follow along through the process corresponding with state standards and objectives through the activities. Student Activity Page: EXPERT - The sophistication of this lesson is appropriatly designed for 9 - 12th graders - Activities steps are clear, the rubrics, and provide learners with clear idea of what is expected of them. Parent Page : EXPERT - The Parent page has a helpful tips along with contact information. WEB DESIGN: Layout: EXPERT - Pages are clearly labeled - users can expect what they will find on each page. Appropriate use of white space used to effectively organize material. Navigation: EXPERT - All the links are labeled and open to the appropriate site. Key hot links are found in multiple places. Graphics: MASTERY - Graphics was limited. But when used they were relevant to the topic. Accessibility: MASTER - Due to limited graphic's ALT tags were limited. Fonts: EXPERT - Fonts used was clear and easy to read, consistent throughout. Background: EXPERT - Simple two tone light background used and consistent. Color Choices: EXPERT - Background provided clarity with the content provided. Visited links appear as a different color. Spelling and Grammar: EXPERT - No errors are aparant. Copyright: EXPERT - Graphics were labled. Contact Information: EXPERT - Contact information provided in each page through the hot links.

This is the location of my final project for ETC 545. - ETC545 Final Project Home

Will I couldn't agree with you more. The point of this activity was to produce a web-based learning activity which you did very effectively. I think the rubric hamstrings reviewers in to looking for things that may not be as important as the content and organization. So in an effort to try to go along with the rubric, some items get marked low. If I had free reign to assess you work, I'd say it was an excellent plan that hit what students need, it was clear, had great teaching resources and I may come back and do the lesson myself. My only comment would be to add in the introduction what your teaching level is so reviewers have some perspective as to who the "customer" is.

Self Evaluation * Aim/Purpose - Expert- The entry page states a quick overview and goals of the assignment. * Lesson Plan/Teacher's Guide/ Instructional Plan - Mastery- I realize I should have used the Taskstream Lesson plan builder to make it much more indepth. * Student Activity Page - Expert- This contains multi channel forms of information, videos, links and assignments. * Parent Page - N/A. I don't teach children, but rather adults. As such I don't have a parents page. I do think I should have included a "stakeholders" page for the student, teachers and administrators, but I would have it tied with the lesson plan. * Layout - Expert- I am using wetpaint wiki, and it makes the layout extremely simple and straight forward. * Navigation - Expert- Each page has its own link on the menu page, and all are accessable from any page in the site. * Graphics - Expert- There are only 2 pictures which are for Delicious and wetpaint, but it also includes several sets of videos which help explain the material.. * Accessibility - N/A. This is a wetpaint wiki and as such it does not support accessbility. The issue I have is that part of this unit is about how to use wiki's and delicious... if you make universial accessible css pages, they are NOT interactive like a wiki. * Fonts- Expert- Fonts are consistent and simple. * Background- Expert- Consistent and simple. * Color Choices- Expert- Colors are consistent and simple on all pages. * Spelling and Grammar- Expert- There are no errors. * Copyright- Mastery- All borrowed material is cited, but I don't know if citations are done correctly. I should have a resources page with the citations for the videos. * Contact Information- mastery- Contact information is provided by Wiki on each page but my contact information as the author are not listed, and my creative commons license is not listed.

Personal Financial planning lesson. Students will create a digital story and collaboratively write a paper in a wiki comparing and contrasting the depression of the 1930's and the current recession. Then the students will use GoogleDocs to create their own Personal Financial Plan.

Virginia Steinmetz Review * Aim/Purpose- Expert- The student goals are clearly stated on the entry page. * Lesson Plan/Teacher's Guide/ Instructional Plan- Mastery- Lesson plan loaded and displayed properly. * Student Activity Page- Expert- Resources, rubrics, and lesson directions are clear and accessible. * Parent Page- Expert- Students are high school level and the parent page is appropriate for the age of the students. * Layout- Expert- Site is very easy to follow and clearly organized. * Navigation- Expert- Links all worked, easy to move through the pages, I was never lost. * Graphics- Mastery- Graphics relate to the lesson and has a citation. * Accessibility- N/A * Fonts- Expert- Fonts are consistent, simple, and readable. * Background- Mastery- Background is attractive, and does not detract. * Color Choices- Expert- Colors are not detracting, links visited and unvisited are clear. * Spelling and Grammar- Expert- No errors * Copyright- N/A * Contact Information- Expert- Provided on every page.

Just as a message to you about the evaluation, I feel that you are at a disadvantage (before I begin the review process) because you did not use Wiki and it is harder for me to navigate through FrontPage because I am unfamiliar with it. It does look similar to Dreamweaver. Content: *no info downloaded for this content area on the rubric* mjm Aim/Purpose: Without looking further, I feel that I know what I will be learning about, based on the entry page. (Expert) Lesson Plan/Teacher's Guide/ Instructional Plan: (Mastery) there is a link to the lesson plan that displays properly. Student Activity Page: I think that you did a great job on the Rubrics, but I think that some of the activities are not clearly described to the students. (Expert/Mastery) Parent Page: There was information proposed for parents to participate in their child's learning. (Expert) Web Design: *no info downloaded for this content area on the rubric* mjm Layout: I think that the layout could use some tweaking to make it more appealing to student use. I think that if I worked with the site for longer than a day I would get used to the location of the links, and be able to navigate properly. The best page that you have is your first page that opens the lesson set; this one engages me in learning, but the other sites do not make me want to follow through with the exercises and participate (Novice) Navigation: I would have liked to see more internal links for getting back to the main page, especially since I was unfamiliar with the web-design. I was able to use the back button to navigate, however, if I got too many pages away I had to re-open from your main dana page. I also noticed that there was a web address on teh parent page that was missing a link. (Novice) Graphics: I think this is one area that you could develop further to stimulate and engage students. You included a background graphic for the Powerpoint presentation but other than that the only other graphic that I

Great Job on the web page. Just a few things to consider!! ETC545: Internet for Educators Development of Web-Based Resources for Lesson Plan Self Assessment Rubric Name of Author: Michelle Bunk Title of Lesson: The Element of Color Date: May 3, 2009 Aim/Purpose: Master - Explaining to students what graphic design is and where they can find it. Lesson Plan/Teacher's Guide/Instructional Plan: Expert- Great lesson plan, link is included Student Activity Page: Mastery- Activity page has links, although due date is missing to the activity. Parent Page: Expert- Great information on the parents page. Web Design: Mastery - a bit confusing with the lay out and the colors chosen. Layout: Mastery-Layout is busy and it is hard to locate information Navigation: Expert- links are properly labeled Graphics: Mastery- very little graphics, but when displayed they are related. Accessibility: Mastery- the video script is not accessible to those who use ALT key. Fonts: Expert- fonts are consistent and easy to follow Backgrounds: Expert- Background is consistent and does not interfere with information given. Color Choices: Expert- great color choices, I would advise you to reflect on the colors you used for the graphic on the homepage. Spelling and Grammar: Expert- no spellings and grammar errors Copyright: Mastery- Video does not have a source as to where it was found. Contact Information: Expert- on every page you can have the chance to discuss about it.