What I learned was.........That it was far easier to create the rubric and far less time consuming than I had originally anticipated. Creating the account and starting the rubric was pretty easy on the racmpus website. I was pleased to see that I could save work for future use and adjust it for future rubrics. The most difficult part was putting the rubric descriptions into student friendly terms. That's probably more difficult to do for first graders than for high school students. While I think I finally was able to do that, I think that aspect might be adjusted after I introduce the rubric to the students and get their feedback.

Rcampus is a great resource. Not only is it easy to create a rubric but you can also search and view others. The video tutorials were helpful. My goal is to create a rubric that will be understood and engaging to alternative high school students.

Rcampus makes it very easy to create rubrics. I learned that creating a rubric allows you clearly define what your expectations are. I think that it is also important to have an even number of possible points. The teacher will not be able to award most students the middle number of points. This will also allow all students the opportunity to earn at least one point. I think rubrics are good tools to send home for the parents to know what the expectations are.

What I learned was... and I mentioned this in the last reflection, too...that the kids can have a say in the rubric, as well. I've used rubrics often, many created from Rubistar, but I've always had the rubric ahead of time. While I've always valued kids' ideas, it just hadn't occured to me to have the kids contribute to the development of the rubric. Tiffany mentioned being able to save and change rubrics in rcampus, which I like, too, because then I can show kids the rubric I have in mind to start with, but then modifiy it to include their input.

What I learned was...rcampus makes createing rubics easy. Rubrics make assessing student work quick and efficient, and they help teachers justify to parents and others the grades that they assign to students. At their very best, rubrics are also teaching tools that support student learning and the development of sophisticated thinking skills.

What I still wonder about.... is that I teach special education students with a wide range of abilities. Is it reasonable to make more than one rubric for each project, tailored to the starting points of various students, or should I be able to make one rubric to fit all students? For example, I'm afraid that if I make a rubric focused on my middle level students, my higher level students will easily hit the "proficient" mark, and my lower level students will struggle to hit "proficient," even with extra support.

What is learned was....rcampus is easier than another site I had been using. It offers examples yet I can create a rubric tailored yo my needs. I think it gives the students an understanding of what a completed project should look like and goal to achieve.

What I learned... creating a rubric was much easier than I expected. Rcampus was so easy to use. I was impressed with the ease of creating a rubric using Rcampus! I had to be careful with my word choice, however, and I wanted to make it "student friendly" but also specific enough so that the students would know exactly what was was expected of them.

What I learned is that creating a rubric for my project wasn't as easy as I expected. I didn't think rcampus was easy to use. I went back to another side to get some extra help with terminology. I still wonder how I will be able to tweek it, I wish another math teacher was here to bounce ideas off from. I can always change it BEFORE giving it to my students. I know that the rubric will be an asset when I give it to my students - it lays it out clearly the expectations.

I liked Rcampus. It rally makes it easy to detail your expectations. They were easy to use and using rubrics really help the students see what is expected of them and what they have to do to be sucessful.

What I learned was that there are so many places to get ideas for creating a rubric. I've used RubiStar before and have pretty much relied on that site for ideas. I was able to find many different ideas and see different ways of setting up a rubric. I love the idea of getting kids involved in what type of criteria should be included on the rubric as well as what each level's description should look like. I think by having their help in developing it, they will better understand what they are expected to do.

I still wonder if the wording on my rubric is age appropriate! Will my second graders be able to use this rubric to guide their presentation?

I really liked RCampus and the huge gallery of ideas it had to share. I too had a difficult time making sure my wording was appropriate to convey my message/expectations, but not to sound too "teacher-like" but kid friendly.

What I learned....was making a teamwork rubric on RCampus was easy! I haven't used too many online rubric generators, but I think that will change now. This rubric will be a great way for students to assess their own teamwork skills.

Typically I make my own 4 point rubrics using Word. However, I really love the idea of utilizing student input and ideas to generate the rubrics for the project. I will definitely try RCampus with the intent of involving my students in the assessment creation process.

What I learned....was that I can gather a wealth of information and ideas for the rubrics I create in the future from RCampus and other similar web resources. The rubric is a critical piece of the PBL project. The rubric will set the bar for the students and let them know what the expectations are for their final project.

I have used rubrics in many different situations in my elementary classroom. However, I had not used RCampus. I can see that it will quickly become a favorite tool! I also like the idea of students using it.

What I learned... creating a rubric was much easier than I expected. Rcampus was so easy to use. I was worried about making charts and creating rubrics from scratch but rcampus lays it out in a very easy to use friendly manner. The hardest part was how to word my expectations in student friendly language but I think that will get easier the more I use rubrics and the more my students get use to them.

Rcampus is a great tool. Rubrics are essential to many assignments and Rcampus makes a thorough rubric quickly. My PBL project can not be graded fairly with out the use of a rubric.

What I learned…
I thought the idea of having my students assist me in creating and making the rubric for my projects just amazing. We are always talking about how important it is for students to have an understanding of what they are learning and here is a perfect example of how we can make the project more personalized for our students. Rcampus was an incredible tool and it will definitely allow me to incorporate my students’ ideas along with mine in creating a rubric that we can all agree on.

I had two thoughts in this module:
1. I found the idea of using student input in the creation of the rubric to be an "ah-ha!" moment. It would be a definite draw to making them more involved in their learning, and it seems like it would help raise the bar for "quality" work.
2. I was re-inforced on the notion that some teachers do not know what a rubric really is. I have been shown many rubrics by teachers that are really checklists.

•What I learned was...... Rubics should provide students with clear expectations about what will be assessed and standards that need to be met. I also learned about involving students' help in the creation of the rubric. RCampus is also a new site to me. I am used to using Rubistar, but I'm interested in the new tool along with the library of rubrics the site provides.