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 * __Week 5__ - Digital Assessment, Evaluation, and Presentation**

This weeks readings were on cyber-bullying. It is one of those things that is becoming more commonplace in schools, though it is something that teachers don't really see and have a difficult time dealing with. Personally, I don't feel it should fall much into the hands of teachers, since it isn't often occurrences happen when students are in the classroom. It is a difficult problem, but there are many ways for students to eleviate many occurreneces, like: -blocking people who harass them -don't answer or read the offending text -keep the electonic copies and notify authorities
 * Reflections:**

This week we also talked about technological assessment and evaluation. There have been many advances in record keeping technology that is an attempt to eleviate the burden on teachers. If properly used, much time can be saved and a more in depth look into proper evaluation can be achieved.

We also got to work with smatboard technology, something that is becoming more and more popular in classrooms today. With more teachers using computers and presenting their lessons on screens rather than overheads, the smartboard allows more freedom and the ability to maneuver through lessons with ease. Documents and the internet can be access as you present, eliminating the need to keep moving back an forth between computer and screen. I think it is a good tool, though it is simple and not totally necessary.

__Types of Technological Assessment and Evaluation Tools:__ -Markbook program -Microsoft Excel spreadsheet -online rubrics -plagarism identifiers -PowerPoint presentations

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 * Software:**

The main piece of software that we looked at is called Markbook. It is a program used to record your marks from varying classes. Some aspects of the program include: -preparing class rosters -analyze achievement -track student attendance -build report card comments

There are some useful tools for teachers on the internet nowadays. These resources can come in handy during assessment and evaluation. For example, there is a website that checks for plagarism. All you have to do is input the desired passage. The website is called TurnItIn and can be found at: [].
 * Extra Sources of Information:**

Another useful website is a rubric making aid. This website allows you to generate rubrics easily in many different subject areas and for many different types of activities. It can be found at: [].