What Tool I Would Like to Use

I really like Kelly Clifford's tool, Mentor Mob Curration. This tool was very user friendly and looked great. I think that students would be drawn to this tool, because it looks so clean and professional. It isn't something that appears to be hasded together. Students can absolutely tell when we teachers rush to put something together without really knowing what we're doing. This site doesn't give off that look. Even if you weren't really confident with the tool yet, you could learn with your students and still have a clean looking site to use. I really appreciated this about this tool. It also allowed her to post differnt items (pdf, video, artilce, ect.) I think this is very beneficial. Students need lots of different options.

What Can I Use?

I have found the majority of information presented in the course very helpful, but I think the piece I will be able to use best in my own classroom will be authentic assessment. Since my school system struggles so much with technology, simply using many of the digital tools will be a challenge. Hopefully this will change soon, but in the meantime authentic assessment is something I can implement right away, regardless of my technological situation. I think it is also one of the most challenging things to implement in a classroom, as well. When we are all so bogged down with paperwork and extra responsibilities, we often search for the simplest method of assessment. I know I have been guilty of that. However, if I keep my mind set on using authentic assessment, I know I will be benefiting my students, which is what my aim and passion has always been. We all slip and start to take the easy road, at times, but authentic assessment really prepares our students for what is waiting for them beyond our safe, little classrooms.