Since we created quizzes in class I decided to create a rubric on the rubistar.4teachers.com. I already use a rule sheet for creating posters in class when we have a read a decodable. The rubric gives me chance to be more concise in what I would like the kids to create. The matrix helped me choose this tool because it was free and a tech level of basic.

         Right now the students like being able to check off what they have done from the rule sheet and Rubistar has a print option. However, with time I think I could get them to use the one rubric I create, projected on the screen. This would help with Going Green and using less paper. A step beyond that would be to have them create posters online at Gloster.com and then the rules would be paperless as well as the poster they present. The poster online would also support more Oregon Tech Standards. 



Making A Poster : Natural Resources Poster

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Title	Title is large, spelled correctly and is colorful.	Title is large and spelled correctly.	Title is large with incorrect spelling.	Small Title spelled incorrect.
Graphics - Relevance	4 colored pictures of natural resources.	4 uncolored pictures of natural resources.	3 colored/uncolored pictures of natural resources.	2 or less colored/uncolored pictures of natural resources.
Descriptive Sentences	One detailed sentence about each of the 4 natural resources.	One detailed sentence about 3 of the 4 natural resources.	One simple sentence about each of the 4 natural resources.	Less than 4 simple sentences about the natural resources.

Here is a link to the rubric I created

http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?&screen=ShowRubric&rubric_id=2164323&

The TASC standards met are 2c 3b 3d 3f 4a 4g 5o 5s

The OEST standards that this could help meet are 1a 1b (Create/Express Self)