Creating a presentation
There are two ways to create a presentation, you can make a quick, private presentation on the Dashboard or you can create on in the presentation section. Both are guided processes that make it easy to create a presentation.
By going into the presentation section, you are able to classroom presentation with a rubric attached, a due date and can limit the sharing ability of students within the class.
You can also add tags to presentations to allow more efficient searching and can begin to set up the file share for the class. The file share is where you can upload documents, pictures, videos, audio and more to a central space where everyone in the class can use those files.
Also within the presentation section, is the ability to view all presentations, both published and in progress. You can also edit your biography by double clicking on the cell.
Creating a rubric
If you are using EdCube Connect as an assessment tool, you will need a way to grade the work a student has submitted. The rubric within EdCube Connect allows a teacher to quickly create a rubric that will guide the students in their development of the presentation.
The EdCube Connect Rubric Editor allows teachers to create an unlimited bank of rubrics that are stored on the teacher’s profile. When a class has been assigned a new presentation, the teacher can simply assign a pre-existing rubric or create a new one in a matter of minutes.
To create a new Rubric, simply go to the Rubric section in EdCube Connect, type in the title of your rubric and click ‘create & edit’. From there you will be taken to the editing page. Here you can add a description to your rubric, change the status of the rubric from draft to published and can begin entering in the text that will make up the criteria.
You can edit a column or row by double clicking on the cell. Each column is assigned a grade and you can add what marks are assigned to which grade. Each grade can be given a colour for when the rubric is being used to mark a presentation. Within the Rubric Editor, the changes you make automatically save so there is no need to click a save button. After the content has been added it can look like this:
Once assigned to a presentation, the student or teacher can always view the published rubric in the presentation’s workroom. The results from a marked presentation are also available in the workroom.
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This is the end of this week’s how-to but next post will show you the essential skills to create a presentation and create a rubric for the presentations to be assessed by.
EdCube is excited to present to you the updated version of EdCube Connect, the discovery learning software. Teachers and students will both benefit from the ability to interact on a learning platform that allows students to start with a single idea and launch into a rich exploration of topics. The EdCube Mind Map lets teachers connect with their students on a medium they are both familiar with.