assessment

Assessment

Students will be assessed in their work through a series of rubrics in the following areas:
Netiquette

Manners: 4 3 2 1

Time at Computer

I use the time for which I signed up. I'm off in 20 minutes or less.

I use the computer during my times. I try to get off quickly

I use it when no one is there. I compose my email online.

Did I use the computer this week? Sign up chart? Where's the S button?

Computer Station

The computer station looks better than it did when I arrived

I pick up my things when I finish. I put my disk away.

I guess it's clean. Quit applications? Huh?

It wasn't my mess. I told them to clean it.

Message Content

I remember a subject heading and an appropriate greeting in the text. I use appropriate language.

I remember headings and greetings for most of my mail. I use slang sometimes.

Yea, I tell them stuff. They know who I am.

Ho, have to put all da kine ALL da time? No one told me, brah.

Purpose

I use the computer to send messages and locate important facts.

I send messages and find cool stuff.

Ho! Check out these pictures! I like to play games.

Eh, how you play da kine? For real? Can play CD's?

Messages

4 3 2 1

Content

Polite, purposeful, thoughtful

I ask them what I need to know. I say thank you.

I tell them I need stuff.

Yea, I forgot all that. So?

Spelling

No errors

Less than five errors

Many errors
e-i-e-i-o

Sentences

Always starts with a capital letter. Follow a sequence. Meaning is clear. No grammatical errors.

Order can be better. Sometimes my keypal doesn't know what I mean. Less than five grammatical errors.

Sometimes has capitals. Ideas jump around. Subject-verb agreement problems.

What? I can read it!

Punctua-
tion

Uses a variety of punctuation appropriate-ly.

All sentences end with punctuation. Good use of commas.

Most sentences end with a period. No other punctuation.

Poor use of punctuation in all or most sentences.

Maps

4 3 2 1

Accuracy No errors
Less than five errors
>5,>10 errors
Did you make this up?

Details
Complete, appropriate for type of map

Could use more/less than what is present.

Needs more information

Ok, I see water and I see land...

Key/Legend
Easy to understand without explanation.

Well done, but needed explaining.

Has a key, but meanings are unclear

No, not the kind that starts the car.

Spelling
No errors

Less than five errors
>5,>10 errors Plenty!

Neatness Clean
A few untidy spots

Smudged, spotty, wrinkled

Did you sleep on this?

Attractive
Colorful, easy to view all parts

Complete, Can see most details

At least we can tell what is water and what is land.

Ok, I think it's made out of paper.

Charts/Visuals

4 3 2 1

Content
Complete, appropriate in volume

Could be shorter, longer

Needs much more

There are lines on your page. Were you going to use them?

Attractive
Information is enhanced by its arrangement

Arrangement could be better thought out

Spend more time arranging your information so that we can understand it

Did this fall out of your desk and land on the paper?

Accuracy
All information can be validated

Check some of your sources again

Several obvious errors

Did you make this up?

Supportive
Presentation is enhanced by use of these visuals.

Not always clear why you chose those visuals for this presentation

Do you know why you made that visual?

Did you forget that we were presenting?

Group Work

4 3 2 1

Participation
I contributed each time my group met.

I contributed most of the time.

I said things sometimes. I worked sometimes.

I was there wasn't I?

Cooperation
I listened to all suggestions. I made suggestions. I helped my group reach decisions without telling them what to do.

I listened. If people disagreed, I let them solve it. Sometimes I changed my choice because the group wanted something else.

I usually got my way. I didn't like people telling me what to do. Sometimes I did what everyone wanted.

I don't care what they decide. If that's want they want, they can do it.

Work Load
I did what my group expected of me. I did not take work away from other people

I did my work. I finished work that other people weren't doing.

I did some of my work. Other people had to finish my work.
When's recess?

Appreciations
I showed appreciations to my group each time we met. I never gave put-downs.

I gave some appreciations. I made a couple of put-downs.

Sometimes I showed apprecia-tions. Most of the time I forgot or I made put-downs.
Shut up

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Manners:	4	3	2	1
Time at Computer	I use the time for which I signed up. I'm off in 20 minutes or less.	I use the computer during my times. I try to get off quickly	I use it when no one is there. I compose my email online.	Did I use the computer this week? Sign up chart? Where's the S button?
Computer Station	The computer station looks better than it did when I arrived	I pick up my things when I finish. I put my disk away.	I guess it's clean. Quit applications? Huh?	It wasn't my mess. I told them to clean it.
Message Content	I remember a subject heading and an appropriate greeting in the text. I use appropriate language.	I remember headings and greetings for most of my mail. I use slang sometimes.	Yea, I tell them stuff. They know who I am.	Ho, have to put all da kine ALL da time? No one told me, brah.
Purpose	I use the computer to send messages and locate important facts.	I send messages and find cool stuff.	Ho! Check out these pictures! I like to play games.	Eh, how you play da kine? For real? Can play CD's?

	4	3	2	1
Content	Polite, purposeful, thoughtful	I ask them what I need to know. I say thank you.	I tell them I need stuff.	Yea, I forgot all that. So?
Spelling	No errors	Less than five errors	Many errors	e-i-e-i-o
Sentences	Always starts with a capital letter. Follow a sequence. Meaning is clear. No grammatical errors.	Order can be better. Sometimes my keypal doesn't know what I mean. Less than five grammatical errors.	Sometimes has capitals. Ideas jump around. Subject-verb agreement problems.	What? I can read it!
Punctua- tion	Uses a variety of punctuation appropriate-ly.	All sentences end with punctuation. Good use of commas.	Most sentences end with a period. No other punctuation.	Poor use of punctuation in all or most sentences.

	4	3	2	1
Accuracy	No errors	Less than five errors	>5,>10 errors	Did you make this up?
Details	Complete, appropriate for type of map	Could use more/less than what is present.	Needs more information	Ok, I see water and I see land...
Key/Legend	Easy to understand without explanation.	Well done, but needed explaining.	Has a key, but meanings are unclear	No, not the kind that starts the car.
Spelling	No errors	Less than five errors	>5,>10 errors	Plenty!
Neatness	Clean	A few untidy spots	Smudged, spotty, wrinkled	Did you sleep on this?
Attractive	Colorful, easy to view all parts	Complete, Can see most details	At least we can tell what is water and what is land.	Ok, I think it's made out of paper.

	4	3	2	1
Content	Complete, appropriate in volume	Could be shorter, longer	Needs much more	There are lines on your page. Were you going to use them?
Attractive	Information is enhanced by its arrangement	Arrangement could be better thought out	Spend more time arranging your information so that we can understand it	Did this fall out of your desk and land on the paper?
Accuracy	All information can be validated	Check some of your sources again	Several obvious errors	Did you make this up?
Supportive	Presentation is enhanced by use of these visuals.	Not always clear why you chose those visuals for this presentation	Do you know why you made that visual?	Did you forget that we were presenting?

	4	3	2	1
Participation	I contributed each time my group met.	I contributed most of the time.	I said things sometimes. I worked sometimes.	I was there wasn't I?
Cooperation	I listened to all suggestions. I made suggestions. I helped my group reach decisions without telling them what to do.	I listened. If people disagreed, I let them solve it. Sometimes I changed my choice because the group wanted something else.	I usually got my way. I didn't like people telling me what to do. Sometimes I did what everyone wanted.	I don't care what they decide. If that's want they want, they can do it.
Work Load	I did what my group expected of me. I did not take work away from other people	I did my work. I finished work that other people weren't doing.	I did some of my work. Other people had to finish my work.	When's recess?
Appreciations	I showed appreciations to my group each time we met. I never gave put-downs.	I gave some appreciations. I made a couple of put-downs.	Sometimes I showed apprecia-tions. Most of the time I forgot or I made put-downs.	Shut up