| Evaluating students online in a classroom website can | | | | pasted into the comment section on each student |
| be tricky. It can be done in a variety of ways, none | | | | website. The feedback checklist comes with a note |
| of which is much faster than the old pencil and paper. | | | | telling students that only the underlined comments on |
| Giving feedback to students in a classroom website, | | | | the checklist are relevant to their work. |
| though, is much more efficient, though, and it does | | | | The best part of this method, though, is that |
| save the environment. | | | | teachers have the ability to link the comments |
| A newly-developed method of giving students | | | | directly to mini-lessons and work samples that have |
| feedback on their student websites, using a | | | | provided during the learning unit. These are housed |
| comment feature is taking many students and their | | | | on other pages within the classroom website. |
| parents by storm. Not only do students actually | | | | So, the student gets a grade on a project, which he |
| review the teacher feedback, they are now looking | | | | sees on his online gradebook. He then goes to his |
| over prior lessons to see where they have made | | | | student website and scrolls to the bottom to view |
| mistakes. It's all contained on the classroom website | | | | the comment section. What he finds is not only |
| and can be accessed from anywhere. | | | | comments about his work, but also links to actual |
| The feedback is left on the student websites' | | | | presentations and lessons, so he can be reminded of |
| comment feature on a classroom website, in a wiki | | | | how to properly complete the assignment. |
| platform. | | | | This makes the comment section of the student |
| Here's how it works. The teacher begins by creating | | | | website one of the most powerful tools ever |
| a one-size-fits-all grade sheet or checklist, which is | | | | created for a paperless classroom. |