Evaluating Web 2.

0 tools using Quality Teaching Framework and Blooms Revised Taxonomy

What is a Web 2.0 tool?

How to use a Web 2.0 tool Importance of collaboration How to use this rubric

Evaluating a Web 2.0 Tool

Name of Web 2.0 tool:
Ineffective tool 1
Can the tool be accessed on DET system? If not, can it be unblocked? Ease of use for student
No

Score: Somewhat effective 2 Effective tool 3 Very Effective tool 4

Yes

Level of computer literacy required to use tool is inappropriate for the students ability. High level of distractions Some distractions

Level of computer literacy required to use tool is appropriate for students ability
Limited Distractions

Distractions (changing colours, characters, themes etc) Does the tool allow the teacher to restrict access to their students' work? Do students have to sign up or create an account to use the tool? Can the teacher track what students do when using the tool? Is it possible to embed the tool into the class wiki, blog? Does the tool encourage students to be creative? Level of collaboration

No

Yes

Yes

No

No No Limited opportunity for students to be creative. Limited level of collaboration between students. Some opportunity for students to be creative. Some collaboration between students.

Yes Yes Frequent opportunity for students to be creative. Students work in collaboration with other students to create a end result. High level of collaborations. For the tool/activity to be used students must work together.

Using Quality Teaching to Evaluating a Web 2.0 Tool

Ineffective tool 1 Intellectual Quality Deep knowledge and understanding Somewhat effective 2 Effective tool 3 Very Effective tool 4
The tool encourages students to explore the subject at hand, allowing for the development of deep understanding and knowledge of the subject. The tool encourages students to explore, construct and critically analyse the subject. The tool allows students to organise, apply, analyse, synthesise and evaluate knowledge and information. The tool engages students most of the time. Students display sustained interest, engagement and attention. The tool allows students to exercise some direction over the selection of the way they present information when using the tool.

Intellectual Quality Problematic Knowledge

Intellectual Quality Higher order thinking

Quality Learning Environment Engagement Quality Learning Environment Student direction

Quality Learning Environment Explicit quality criteria

The tools provides an explicit and quality explanation of its purpose and how to use it. The tool allows the teacher to assess students understanding of the subject. The tool allows students to further build on their background knowledge to demonstrate new and old links. The tool encourages students to further develop links within and between subjects and KLAs. The tool encourages students to openly interact, evaluate, discuss, network and critically question each others understanding.

Significance Background knowledge

Significance Knowledge integration Significance Collaboration

The tool encourages all students to participate within the activity.