Each paper is one page each due Sunday on April 29, 2018… They are fairly simple.

Chandra Lundy

Each paper is one page each due Sunday on April 29, 2018… They are fairly simple.Paper 1

Instructions  

OPEN SOURCE OPTIONS for Assessment Tools for Teachers

Directions:  Write a summary on the following 8 Open Source Assessment tools for teachers. Would you recommend the source to other teachers?  Why? Why not?

Assessment Options Free Sources

Online survey sites (most have a free, limited-feature option, as well as a fee-based option) 1. Advanced Survey: advancedsurvey.com

2. Survey Monkey: surveymonkey.com

3. Zoomerang: zoomerang.com

4. SurveyMethods: surveymethods.com

Rubric makers and free prepared rubrics 5. See links in Kathy Schrock’s Guide to Everything (rubrics and other assessments): schrockguide.net/assessment-and-rubrics.htmlTest-makers and quiz-makers 6. Quiz Generator: quizgenerator.org

7. Content Generator: contentgenerator.net to practice creating documents that you will use in the classroom

8. Easton’s list of quiz-maker sites and other free resources: eleaston.com/quizzes.html

Paper 2

Instructions  

OPEN SOURCE OPTIONS for Software Tools from the Basic Suite

Directions:  Write a summary on the following Open Source Software tools for teachers. Would you recommend the source to other teachers?  Why? Why not?

Types Free Sources

Suites (all tool software in one site) Feng Office (formerly OpenGoo): fengoffice.comGNOME Office:

http://www.live.gnome.org/GnomeOffice

Google Docs: docs.google.com

NeoOffice: neooffice.orgOpen Office: openoffice.orgSimple Groupware: http://www.simple-groupware.deWord processing only AbiWord: abisource.comWriter: why.openoffice.org/images/writer-big.png

Zoho Writer: writer.zoho.comSpreadsheet only Calc: http://why.openoffice.org/images/calc-big.png

Gnumeric: projects.gnome.org/gnumericPresentation Ease: live.gnome.org/Ease/0.1Prezi: prezi.com/Paper 3

Directions:  Write a summary on 5 Education Simulation sites listed at http://www.techtrekers.com/sim.htm for teachers. Would you recommend the source to other teachers?  Why? Why not?

Paper 4

Instructions  

Directions:  Write a detailed summary on 5 Instructional Software sites listed at http://www.educational-freeware.com/ for teachers. Would you recommend the source to other teachers?  Why? Why not?