There is not better time to give a CRAAP than when curating resources for ones self and others. CRAAP stands for currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, and purpose. It was developed by California State University-Chico librarians-as if I could possibly LOVE librarians any more than I already did. CRAAP serves as a rubric for determining if resource is current with its information, vital to ones needs, who created it, how accurate or truthful is the information provided, and what the point of the source is. Additionally, I looked over three other rubrics The University of Minnesota's College of Education Open Textbook Library, Faculty Guide for Evaluating OERs by BC Librarians, and Achieve's OER Rubric. Achieve's rubric (2011) was my initial choice, but not applicable for assessing the source I selected. CRAAP worked the best. I elected to assess Flipgrid. It is a tool that allows for video and podcast discussion format recordings. It is easy for students, parents, and t
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