Track Star

How to create a track using the web tool : 

How to create a track using the web tool

What is A Track? : 

What is A Track? TrackStar creates online lessons and activities. Enter web sites into a track and add annotations. Create your own track. Use one of the hundreds of thousands shared by other educators. Search the database by subject, grade, or theme and standard.

Register for free : 

Register for free http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/index.jsp If you are a new user, click on the Create an Account and Start Making Tracks on the TrackStar home page. The area of the screen looks like this:

Your account page : 

Your account page

Start with a summary of sites : 

Start with a summary of sites The History of Black History http://www.factmonster.com/spot/bhmintro1.html   Black History Timeline http://www.biography.com/blackhistory/black-history-timeline.jsp   Notable African Americans http://www.factmonster.com/spot/bhmbios1.html   Time Line of African American Experience in Maryland http://library.thinkquest.org/10854/time.html   Maryland’s Distinguished African Americans http://library.thinkquest.org/10854/biogr.html   Maryland and the Underground Railroad http://pathways.thinkport.org/flash_home.cfm   African Americans in Maryland History Quiz http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz20695917b2910.html   Keep On Learning About African American History http://www.gamequarium.com/blackhistory.html

Making the track : 

Making the track Create a title, description, and identify keywords for searching. Choose the type of track you are making and identify the subject and grade level.

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Write a title for each link, paste in the url, and annotate what you would like the student to accomplish. You can insert up to 15 links in a track. If you have 5 links you can only link to 2 separate pages of the same site and if you have more than 5 you can link to up to 3 separate pages of the same site.

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Bookmark the track, link the track by url to a webpage or create a webpage for the track using Web Poster Wizard – Another free tool linked to the TrackStar homepage. Web Poster http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/ts/viewTrackMembersFrames.do?org.apache.struts.taglib.html.TOKEN=2b3f7d982e956495021cce946c1261e6&number=344579&password= url for “African American History and Maryland’s Contributions” http://wizard.4teachers.org/

Search for tracks made by other teachers : 

Search for tracks made by other teachers Click on Browse by Subjects/Grades on Trackstar Home Page

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Click on Browse Themes and Standards on Trackstar Home Page Do a Keyword Search to Narrow Down the Topic From the Home Page Or If You Like a Particular Teacher’s Tracks do a Author Search From the Home Page

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Click on Track a Day on Trackstar on Home Page to Find Tracks for Holidays or Events Related to a Specific Day

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Click on See All Top Tracks onTrackstar Home Page to Find Tracks Rated as Excellent by the Trackstar Administrators

Attach a quiz to your track using quizstar : 

Attach a quiz to your track using quizstar http://quizstar.4teachers.org/

Attach a Rubric to your track using Rubistar : 

Attach a Rubric to your track using Rubistar http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php

If it has a url address it can be attached to a track : 

If it has a url address it can be attached to a track Web Sites PDF’s Online Publishing/Sharing Sites That Provide URL’s Products Created Using Internet Tools That Provide URL’s Videos Podcasts Blogs Wikis