Below is a picture of my rubric for student blogging. I took suggestions from Richardson (2010) and ideas from Meloni (2009), Churches (2009), and Franker (2012). My class consists of on-level 6th graders with a wide variance in their writing skills. This rubric seeks to measure the quality of the writing, the quality of the blogging, and the participation level of the student. I’ve incorporated my school’s writing “deal breakers.” This Non-Negotiable Writing policy is a list of guidelines for student writing developed by the ELA teachers in my grade level. I tried to keep it broad enough in scope so that it could be adaptable depending on how the blogging assignment is integrated. No doubt this will go through multiple revisions.
Not one of my 145 students have any experience with blogging. I anticipate that I’ll be spending a lot of time explaining the nuances of Acceptable vs. Target. I also anticipate the need to create an entirely different rubric for my special ed. kids. For them, I will probably take Richardson’s advice and take baby steps by simply having these students link to an article they find interesting and include an excerpt from the article.
Not one of my 145 students have any experience with blogging. I anticipate that I’ll be spending a lot of time explaining the nuances of Acceptable vs. Target. I also anticipate the need to create an entirely different rubric for my special ed. kids. For them, I will probably take Richardson’s advice and take baby steps by simply having these students link to an article they find interesting and include an excerpt from the article.
References
Churches, A. (2009, 12). Assessments and Rubrics. Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything. Retrieved 01, 2014, from http://www.schrockguide.net/assessment-and-rubrics.html
Franker, K. (2012, 01). Assessments and Rubrics. Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything. Retrieved 01, 2014, from http://www.schrockguide.net/assessment-and-rubrics.html
Meloni, J. (2009, 08). Integrating, Evaluating, and Managing Blogging in the Classroom. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 01, 2014, from http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/integrating-evaluatingmanaging-blogging-in-the-classroom/22626
Richardson, W. (2010). Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms. California: Corwin.
Churches, A. (2009, 12). Assessments and Rubrics. Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything. Retrieved 01, 2014, from http://www.schrockguide.net/assessment-and-rubrics.html
Franker, K. (2012, 01). Assessments and Rubrics. Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything. Retrieved 01, 2014, from http://www.schrockguide.net/assessment-and-rubrics.html
Meloni, J. (2009, 08). Integrating, Evaluating, and Managing Blogging in the Classroom. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 01, 2014, from http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/integrating-evaluatingmanaging-blogging-in-the-classroom/22626
Richardson, W. (2010). Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms. California: Corwin.