Comments for Edumacation http://thehurt.wordpress.com Experiments in Teaching, Learning, and Technology Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:41:46 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Efficiency and Collaboration with Microsoft OneNote by Marcus http://thehurt.wordpress.com/2009/01/22/efficiency-and-collaboration-with-microsoft-onenote/#comment-362 Marcus Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:41:46 +0000 http://thehurt.wordpress.com/?p=306#comment-362 Hi there, As someone who blogged about OneNote, I would love to find ways to cross promote with you - whether we exchange links or you do a guest blog on the www.iheartonenote.com or whatever! Please contact me at info@iheartonenote.com to discuss. Cheers Marcus Hi there,
As someone who blogged about OneNote, I would love to find ways to cross promote with you – whether we exchange links or you do a guest blog on the http://www.iheartonenote.com or whatever! Please contact me at info@iheartonenote.com to discuss.

Cheers
Marcus

]]> Comment on Standards-Based Grading with Traditional Grading Scales by Emily http://thehurt.wordpress.com/2009/02/06/standards-based-grading-with-traditional-grading-scales/#comment-361 Emily Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:39:26 +0000 http://thehurt.wordpress.com/?p=348#comment-361 Regarding roobrix.com: I had a bit of confusion because I put 60% or 65% in the "minimum passing score." But the converter took that score and assigned it to the 1 value. As in my student getting a 1 with one criteria would get a 60% and then a 2 would get a little better, etc, up to 4 being 100%. But I wouldn't want a 1 to be a passing score, would you? When I put in 40%, my minimum failing score, equivalent to a 1, it is a handy tool that I can refer students and parents to in order to find a grade equivalence for their s-b score. Being a mathematician, I would not find it useful (especially when Excel could do it for many scores at once). Response to Shelley Lima: My assessments and quizzes are broken into categories with headings above every 3 to 7 questions or problems. So an assessment may say "Finding measurements using bisectors" then a few problems. Then "Finding complementary and supplementary angles" and a few more problems. Each section gets a score from 1 - 4 and in my gradebook there is no "Test 3." There is "Test 3 - Bisectors" and "Test 3 - Comp and Supp" with distinct grades in each. Students' grade reports list every standard and a distinct score, and quizzes usually assess only 1 or 2. Occasionally I will use the same problems to assess two different standards, but I will still give them a grade for each one. Hope this helps! Regarding roobrix.com: I had a bit of confusion because I put 60% or 65% in the “minimum passing score.” But the converter took that score and assigned it to the 1 value. As in my student getting a 1 with one criteria would get a 60% and then a 2 would get a little better, etc, up to 4 being 100%. But I wouldn’t want a 1 to be a passing score, would you? When I put in 40%, my minimum failing score, equivalent to a 1, it is a handy tool that I can refer students and parents to in order to find a grade equivalence for their s-b score. Being a mathematician, I would not find it useful (especially when Excel could do it for many scores at once).

Response to Shelley Lima: My assessments and quizzes are broken into categories with headings above every 3 to 7 questions or problems. So an assessment may say “Finding measurements using bisectors” then a few problems. Then “Finding complementary and supplementary angles” and a few more problems. Each section gets a score from 1 – 4 and in my gradebook there is no “Test 3.” There is “Test 3 – Bisectors” and “Test 3 – Comp and Supp” with distinct grades in each. Students’ grade reports list every standard and a distinct score, and quizzes usually assess only 1 or 2. Occasionally I will use the same problems to assess two different standards, but I will still give them a grade for each one. Hope this helps!

]]> Comment on Standards-Based Grading with Traditional Grading Scales by R. Parsons http://thehurt.wordpress.com/2009/02/06/standards-based-grading-with-traditional-grading-scales/#comment-360 R. Parsons Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:35:24 +0000 http://thehurt.wordpress.com/?p=348#comment-360 Check out the rubric grade converter at http://roobrix.com/ :) Check out the rubric grade converter at

http://roobrix.com/

:)

]]> Comment on Classroom Tech, Part VI: Cell Phones by Vanessa http://thehurt.wordpress.com/2009/08/23/classroom-tech-part-vi-cell-phones/#comment-359 Vanessa Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:36:30 +0000 http://thehurt.wordpress.com/?p=425#comment-359 Have you come across a student without a cell phone in the classroom, and how do you deal with that? Have you come across a student without a cell phone in the classroom, and how do you deal with that?

]]> Comment on Working Towards Sustainable Schools by Leroy Hurt http://thehurt.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/working-towards-sustainable-schools/#comment-357 Leroy Hurt Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:46:17 +0000 http://thehurt.wordpress.com/?p=468#comment-357 Good comments about sustainability. The word has expanded in the business world to include the social and economic dimensions. Unfortunately, computers and the like aren't the greenest things yet. To offset that, organizations need to get more progressive about how they manage people to allow a lot more work models like telecommuting. Good comments about sustainability. The word has expanded in the business world to include the social and economic dimensions. Unfortunately, computers and the like aren’t the greenest things yet. To offset that, organizations need to get more progressive about how they manage people to allow a lot more work models like telecommuting.

]]> Comment on Classroom Tech, Part VI: Cell Phones by thehurt http://thehurt.wordpress.com/2009/08/23/classroom-tech-part-vi-cell-phones/#comment-356 thehurt Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:49:05 +0000 http://thehurt.wordpress.com/?p=425#comment-356 @Melissa: I've actually been very fortunate in that I work with a very forward-thinking district, and my administration has been very supportive. In fact, it was our instructional technology coach at the district office that encouraged me to try working with cell phones in my classes. Thus far, I haven't heard anything from parents, which I hope is a good thing. Students, of course, like to have their phones out. As I've mentioned before, there is typically a little extra excitement the first time around, but they have been very good about putting their phones away when we're done. Thanks for reading! @Melissa: I’ve actually been very fortunate in that I work with a very forward-thinking district, and my administration has been very supportive. In fact, it was our instructional technology coach at the district office that encouraged me to try working with cell phones in my classes. Thus far, I haven’t heard anything from parents, which I hope is a good thing. Students, of course, like to have their phones out. As I’ve mentioned before, there is typically a little extra excitement the first time around, but they have been very good about putting their phones away when we’re done. Thanks for reading!

]]> Comment on Classroom Tech, Part IV: Shelfari by thehurt http://thehurt.wordpress.com/2009/08/02/classroom-tech-part-iv-shelfari/#comment-355 thehurt Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:44:24 +0000 http://thehurt.wordpress.com/?p=421#comment-355 @Leesa: Feel free to share. That's why I write. :) @Leesa: Feel free to share. That’s why I write. :)

]]> Comment on Classroom Tech, Part IV: Shelfari by Leesa Cole http://thehurt.wordpress.com/2009/08/02/classroom-tech-part-iv-shelfari/#comment-354 Leesa Cole Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:37:53 +0000 http://thehurt.wordpress.com/?p=421#comment-354 I love this post and the resulting comments. I'd love to add this to my list of helpful links for a workshop that I taught last week. Do you object to me sharing your blog? I love this post and the resulting comments.
I’d love to add this to my list of helpful links for a workshop that I taught last week. Do you object to me sharing your blog?

]]> Comment on Working Towards Sustainable Schools by Samantha Lynn Harms http://thehurt.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/working-towards-sustainable-schools/#comment-348 Samantha Lynn Harms Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:40:55 +0000 http://thehurt.wordpress.com/?p=468#comment-348 Thank you for recommending our SurveyGizmo survey software as part of your sustainability protocol! Thank you for recommending our SurveyGizmo survey software as part of your sustainability protocol!

]]> Comment on Classroom Tech, Part VI: Cell Phones by Melissa M. http://thehurt.wordpress.com/2009/08/23/classroom-tech-part-vi-cell-phones/#comment-320 Melissa M. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:34:36 +0000 http://thehurt.wordpress.com/?p=425#comment-320 Kevin, You don't mention if you faced any struggles from administration. Did you? Also, have you received any feedback from parents on your cell phone projects? How have the students responded? -Melissa Kevin,

You don’t mention if you faced any struggles from administration. Did you? Also, have you received any feedback from parents on your cell phone projects?

How have the students responded?

-Melissa

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