2)+Tuesday,+June+26,+2012

__Tuesday, June 26, 2012__
 * Course Schedule by Day**

Daily Inspiration - [|Sir Ken Robinson Speaks About Creativity]

__**Differentiated Assessment in Today's Mainstreamed Classroom**__
Should all students be assessed the same way? Special Needs Students often found in music classrooms, but rarely in performance groups.

[|Accommodations] that can be made for special needs learners. Using built-in accessibility tools for special needs learners. (Mac -->SYSTEM PREFERENCES--> UNIVERSAL ACCESS) (WINDOWS - START-->ACCESSORIES-->EASE OF ACCESS)

[|OMNIDAZZLE for MAC] - Animates the Cursor

Read this [|research study] on your own for some reasons why. This is a lengthy study, with some great points on just the first few pages. [|The Status of Inclusive Education in Maryland School Band and Orchestra Programs]

Read [|Why Use Authentic Assessment?]

__**Creating Objective Style Quizzes and Assessments**__ ===**Looking at Quizstar (FREE)** === Quizstar - [] • Setting up a profile • Class Manager • Quiz Manager • Report Manager

Advantage - allows for embedding multimedia in the free version!

Create a five question quiz using Quizstar. It must have two questions with an embedded audio component. Post a link to the Quiz on the Discussion Board for Activity #2
 * CLASS ACTIVITY #2 (40 POINTS)** -

ProProfs - [] Hot Potatoes - [] (Must be downloaded and installed - JAVA Based) [|Related Quiz Generators] - []

Create a ten question quiz using ProProfs, and embed it on a page on your wikispace labelled "ASSESSMENTS" Copy the link on the Discussion Board under WIKI ASSESSMENTS
 * CLASS ACTIVITY #3 (60 POINTS)** - Create a classroom wiki in WIKISPACE.

Readings for tonight: Music Assessment - Chapter 5 Learning Theories

** [|Learning Theories] -** [|http://www.learning-theories.com]
[|Summary of Major Theories] - []

[|Cognitivism] (found in multiple formats) - [|Constructivism] (also found in multiple formats)