STAR'S REFLECTION - CEREBRITI

Hello guys!!! I'm Ana R, and these two weeks, which coincide with Easter holidays, we are all stars. Each one of us have performed the task 5, which consists in assessing an online tool. 

Task 5: Ethics & Technologies in Education

In this task, I am going to talk, analyze and assess "Cerebriti" as an online tool.

"Cerebriti" is an online platform used to create and share educational games in a creative way and for free. Both teachers and students can create contents in the platform.

• The rubric for eLearning Tool Evaluation

Category	Criteria
Functionality	Scale	Minor Concerns: The tool can scaled to accommodate any size class but lacks flexibility to create smaller sub-groups or communities of practice.
	Ease of Use	Works Well: The tool has a user-friendly interface and it is easy for instructors and students to become skillful with in a personalized and intuitive manner.
	Tech Support / Help Availability	Works Well: Campus-based technical support and /or help documentation is readily available and aids users in troubleshooting tasks or solving problems experienced; or, the tool provider offers a robust support platform.
	Hypermediality	Serious Concerns: The tool is restrictive in terms of the communication channels employed (audio, visual, textual) and presents information sequentially in a rigid, inflexible format.
Accessibility	Accessibility standards	Serious Concerns: The tool fails meet accessibility guidelines or no information of compliance has been made available for the tool.
	User-focused participation	Works Well: The tool is designed to address the needs of diverse users, their various literacies, and capabilities, thereby widening opportunities for participation in learning.
	Required Equipment	Works Well: Proper use of the tool does not require equipment beyond what is typically available to instructors and students (computer with built-in speakers and microphone, internet connection, etc.).
	Cost of Use	Works Well: All aspects of the tool can be used free of charge.
Technical	Integration/ Embedding within a Learning Management System (LMS)	Serious Concerns: The tool can only be accessed in an LMS through a hyperlink or static representations of the tool (e.g file export), rather than a functional version of the tool itself.
	Desktop / Laptop Operating Systems	Works Well: Users can effectively utilize the tool with any standard, up-todate operating system.
	Browser	Works Well: Users can effectively utilize the tool with any standard, up-todate browser.
	Additional Downloads	Works Well: Users do not need to download additional software or browser extensions.
Mobile Design	Access	Works Well: The tool can be accessed, either through the download of an app or via a mobile browser, regardless of the mobile operating system and device. Design of the mobile tool fully takes into consideration the constraints of a smaller-sized screen.
	Functionality	Works Well: There is little to no functional difference between the mobile and the desktop version, regardless of the device used to access it. No difference in functionality between apps designed for different mobile operating systems.
	Offline Access	Serious Concerns: The mobile platform cannot be used in any capacity offline.
Privacy, Data Protection, and Rights	Sign Up/ Sign In	Works Well: Use of the tool does not require the creation of an external account or additional login, such that no personal user information is collected and shared.
	Data Privacy and Ownership	Works Well: Users maintain ownership and copyright of their intellectual property/data; the user can keep data private and decide if / how data is to be shared.
	Archiving, Saving, and Exporting Data	Works Well: Users can archive, save, or import and export content or activity data in a variety of formats.
Social Presence	Collaboration	Serious Concerns: Communication, interactivity, and transfer of meaning between users is not supported or significantly limited.
	User Accountability	Works Well: Instructors can control learner anonymity; the tool provides technical solutions for holding learners accountable for their actions.
	Diffusion	Minor Concerns: Learners’ familiarity with the tool is likely mixed, some will lack basic technical competence with its functions.
Teaching Presence	Facilitation	Minor Concerns: The tool has limited functionality to effectively support an instructor’s ability to be present with learners via active management, monitoring, engagement, and feedback.
	Customization	Works Well: Tool is adaptable to its environment: easily customized to suit the classroom context and targeted learning outcomes.
	Learning Analytics	Works Well: Instructor can monitor learners’ performance on a variety of responsive measures. These measures can be accessed through a user-friendly dashboard.
Cognitive Presence	Enhancement of Cognitive Task(s)	Minor Concerns: The tool enables functional improvement to engagement in the targeted cognitive task(s).
	Higher Order Thinking	Works Well: Use of the tool easily facilitates learners to exercise higher order thinking skills (given consideration to design, facilitation, and direction from instructor).
	Metacognitive Engagement	Through the tool, learners can regularly receive formative feedback on learning (i.e. they can track their performance, monitor their improvement, test their knowledge).

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Hope u had enjoyed with mine! See ya next week.😄