Evaluation Rubric for Digital Tools

Created by Amaya Banks

Digital Tool Title: Grammarly Cost: Free & Premium Version

Directions: Use the following rubric below to rate an evaluation tool

Broad Category Criteria 3 2 1

Functionality Access Design of tool/app Design of tool limits No access to tool

promotes and allows access to tool resources.
for easy and resources.
unlimited access to
tool resources.
Authenticity Promotes relatable Limited access to No access to relatable
and realistic learning relatable and realistic and realistic learning
experiences. Provides learning experiences. experiences. Doesn’t
numerous Provides limited provide opportunities
opportunities for opportunities for for learners to engage
learners to engage in learners to engage in in relevant scenarios.
relevant scenarios. relevant scenarios.
Connection to Concept/Skill Promotes Limited accessibility No accessibility to
Curriculum Reinforcement accessibility to to learning of learning of concepts
learning of concepts concepts and skill and skill
and skill reinforcement for reinforcement for
reinforcement for learners. Students learners.
learners. Students are mainly exposed
are exposed to to level one
content to promote questioning.
higher level thinking.
Accessibility User Friendliness The digital tool is Some teacher Intensive teacher
very student and user assistance will be guidance is needed
friendly. Students needed to help for students to
can launch and students launch and launch and navigate
navigate the tool navigate the digital the digital tool.
easily without any tool.
teacher assistance.
Tech Support Easy to follow Somewhat easy to No trouble shooting
troubleshooting tips follow trouble tips and no access to
and easy and fast shooting tips and tech support when
access to tech access to tech needed.
support when support when
needed. needed.
Assistive Technology This digital tool has This digital tool has This digital tool
Features three or more 1-2 assistive doesn’t have any
assistive technology technology features assistive technology
features (text to (text to speech, features (text to
speech, immersive immersive reader, speech, immersive
reader, magnification, etc.) reader,
magnification, etc.) that allows all magnification, etc.)
that allows all students to access the that allows all
students to access the information within students to access the
information within the tool. information within
the tool. the tool.
Instructional Differentiation Learner experiences Limited instances No instances where
Features information that is where learner learner experiences
uniquely tailored to experiences information that is
their needs and has information that is tailored to their
choice within the tailored to their needs and has choice
platform. needs and has choice within the platform.
within the platform.
Collaboration Promotes Limited collaboration No collaboration with
collaboration with with peers within tool peers within tool to
peers within tool to to encourage encourage
 encourage collaboration at collaboration at
collaboration. Tool times. Limited ability times. No ability of
makes it easy to of learners to share learners to share
share ideas and ideas and create ideas and create
create products products. products.
within platform.

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