Week 11: Pearltrees in the Classroom

I wanted to try and use Pearltrees in my classroom to help students organize their research on Post-Secondary Options, this research will lead them into a final project where they will get to choose the mode of technology they want to use to share about one of their post-secondary options!  The students will work with my guidance to create a rubric for the final project and then will come up with a final product that meets the criteria of the rubric. 

The information below will be used for the research portion of the project.

Pearltrees Research Unit

Essential Question:  I can analyze my post secondary options and create a digital roadmap to describe possible pathways. 

NETS-T Standards

2. Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and Assessments

Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessment incorporating
contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge,
skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS·S.

a. Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote 
student learning and creativity
b. Develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual 
curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own 
learning, and assessing their own progress
c. Customize and personalize learning activities to address students’ diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resource

I have created a checklist, a rubric, visual aid and an instruction sheet to guide student learning.  The rubric that will be used for evaluation of content is below.  Each student will have 2 peer evaluations, 1 teacher evaluation and 1 personal evaluation of their Pearltree.

Peer Evaluation

Criteria	Pass	Fail
Student created a Pearltree with the 6 required branches.	Student met all criteria for required elements.	Student is missing 1 or more required elements.
Student has a minimum of 4 pearls per branch and at least 1 note pearl.	Student has created pearls that clearly indicate which required criteria are being shared and have organized the pearls so they are easily understood.	Student has not met the requirements for the number of pearls on each branch and/or have not clearly organized their pearls.
Student has incorporated images onto each Pearl	Student has chosen appropriate images that indicate the topic of the pearl.	Student has not incorporated appropriate images into their pearls.
Student has properly labeled each pearl for easy navigation	Student has labeled each pearl so that it is clear which required element is being met.	Student has not edited the labels so that the evaluator can easily determine which required criteria are being met.

Comments: (How do you think your peer did on this project?)

Self Evaluation

Criteria	Pass	Fail
Student created a Pearltree with the 6 required branches.	Student met all criteria for required elements.	Student is missing 1 or more required elements.
Student has a minimum of 4 pearls per branch and at least 1 note pearl.	Student has created pearls that clearly indicate which required criteria are being shared and have organized the pearls so they are easily understood.	Student has not met the requirements for the number of pearls on each branch and/or has not clearly organized their pearls.
Student has incorporated images onto each Pearl	Student has chosen appropriate images that indicate the topic of the pearl.	Student has not incorporated appropriate images into their pearls.
Student has properly labeled each pearl for easy navigation	Student has labeled each pearl so that it is clear which required element is being met.	Student has not edited the labels so that the evaluator can easily determine which required criteria are being met.
Student has had 2 peers evaluate their Pearltree and received rubric feedback.	Student has received two peer evaluations.	Student has received one or no peer evaluations.

Comments:  (How do you think you did on this project?)

Teacher Evaluation
 

Criteria	Pass	Fail
Student created a Pearltree with the 6 required branches.	Student met all criteria for required elements.	Student is missing 1 or more required elements.
Student has a minimum of 4 pearls per branch and at least 1 note pearl.	Student has created pearls that clearly indicate which required criteria are being shared and have organized the pearls so they are easily understood.	Student has not met the requirements for the number of pearls on each branch and/or has not clearly organized their pearls.
Student has incorporated images onto each Pearl	Student has chosen appropriate images that indicate the topic of the pearl.	Student has not incorporated appropriate images into their pearls.
Student has properly labeled each pearl for easy navigation	Student has labeled each pearl so that it is clear which required element is being met.	Student has not edited the labels so that the evaluator can easily determine which required criteria are being met.
Student has had 2 peers evaluate their Pearltree and received rubric feedback.	Student has received two peer evaluations.	Student has received one or no peer evaluations.
Student has self evaluated their Pearltree Sample Post-secondary Pearltree	Student has self-evaluated.	Student has not self-evaluated.