Rubric for Evaluating Web 2.

0 Educational Technology
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Far Exceeds Exceeds Standard Meets Standard Partially Meets Does NOT Meet
Standard Standard Standard

USER FRIENDLY Easy for user to Provides additional Easy to Use - user Easy for user to Difficult for user to
navigate; provides user support for friendly; not navigate; provides navigate; provides
ample exploring beyond- confusing; little to no little to no
assistance/support basic functions; i.e. technology tool assistance/support assistance/support
to user via tools, tutorials, videos; should NOT to the user by way to the user by way
tutorials or minimal teacher become the task; of tools or of tools or
resources for support needed some assistance/ resources; frequent resources; constant
independent use; support provided to teacher support teacher support
no teacher support the user via tools necessary necessary
necessary and resources;
occasional teacher
support necessary

DIFFERENTIATION/ Offers complete Meets the needs of Customizable - Some elements of No elements of
CRITICAL flexibility to meet all sub groups with suitable for different learning tool learning object are
THINKING student needs, teacher input. applications. customizable for customizable for
including Encourages critical differentiation, but student learning,
automatic thinking by not all. outcomes, or
opportunities for providing Provides limited feedback. (Setting
acceleration and experiences to opportunities for cannot be changed)
intervention actively engage and students to actively Does not promote
authentically create. engage in their opportunities for
learning or to students to engage
authentically create. in their own
learning or
authentic creativity.

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Far Exceeds Exceeds Standard Meets Standard Partially Meets Does NOT Meet
Standard Standard Standard
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CURRICULUM Students are Students are able Product Focus- Minimal connection A lack of
CONNECTED creating new to create and allows user to is made to the connection between
meanings and extend their own produce a curriculum is the technology and
creating questions learning because completed product, evident, but gaps the curriculum that
to extend their the connections are such as a prevent a cohesive may cause students
knowledge. strong enough to document, video or learning model from to lose focus,
Retention and synthesize new multimedia building an become distracted
transfer is evident meanings for presentation. authentic learning and/or have a
in students’ students with little experience. difficult time
abilities to draw or no assistance. Retention is not following directions.
connections to taking place.
new units.

AUDIENCE Technology Technology is Appropriate Technology is Technology is not

APPROPRIATE content can be available to use Content- allows a accessible by school/age
Ages/Grade Levels differentiated for with multiple grade user to create and students but its appropriate for
of Intended Use: any age, grades levels but may be implement age- intended use may students to use due
_______________ and levels as well limited when trying appropriate content not be ideal for to terms of service,
as for a variety of to use it in some for at least one meeting the advertisements,
content areas content areas content area learning objective etc.

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Far Exceeds Exceeds Standard Meets Standard Partially Meets Does NOT Meet
Standard Standard Standard

PEDAGOGICAL Student-driven Student-centered Student-centered Technology is Technology is

PRACTICES learning that learning that allows learning, teacher partially student teacher centered
allows student for student role as facilitator, centered but and does not allow
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opportunities to immersion in the resource and involves minimal for student
think critically, use technology and activity-rich learning student interaction interaction or
problem solving collaboration with environment, high and limited flexibility flexibility
skills and peers level of flexibility.
collaboration with
peers.

IMPLEMENTATION Product cost is Product cost is Product Cost- Product cost is Product cost is
& MAINTENANCE within the within the within the slightly outside significantly outside
district/campus district/campus district/campus district/campus the district/campus
budget & benefits budget & benefits budget budget. budget.
*Budgets vary, this significantly justify the cost.
product has a outweigh the cost Software- Minimal software Significant software
variety of plan as it provides Software is compatible with updates are updates or
types that all have technological compatible with current software needed. installations are
different costs. The affordances not current software & required.
ability to available functions on district
collaborate comes elsewhere. platforms.
at a minimum of
$28.95/mo. For 3 Software is
users and a Team compatible with
leader. Free current and
version has less planned software
features. and/or platforms.