Computer Application Assessment Rubrics

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1 Computer Application Assessment Rubrics Analytic Rubrics for Teachers and Students 2012 Bermuda MOED Curriculum and Assessment

2 Contents Introduction... 3 Word Processing Rubrics... 6 Presentation Rubrics Desktop Publishing Rubrics Spreadsheet Rubrics Using Applications in Core Subjects Application Ideas Resources Page 2

3 Computer Applications Assessment Tools Student Use of Applications Word processors, presentation tools, databases and spreadsheets are amongst computer applications designed to manage information, increase productivity and facilitate communication and creativity. They are pervasive in homes, businesses and educational settings and mastery of them is considered one of the 21st century s essential literacies. In school settings, students can use these tools in a variety of disciplines. Teachers are challenged to find opportunities for students to learn to use a variety of applications. In Learning Phase A, students are learning about the applications under the guidance and assistance of the teacher. They develop a basic understanding of what the applications can do and their unique features. In Learning Phase B, students are developing their independent use of the applications and are increasingly putting them to use to communicate, solve problems and display their learning. They should have a solid skill set and fluency with applications prior to moving to Learning Phase C. The Applications Word Processor: MS Works Use word processing for Desktop Publishing: MS Publisher KidPix Use desk top publishing for Multimedia Presentations: MS PowerPoint Use presentations for Spreadsheets: MS Excel Students can use the word processor to create, edit, proofread and print a variety of text documents. Photos and graphics can also be added to enhance communication. The ability for students to easily review and edit their work facilitates the writing process. reports poems stories speeches letters pamphlets plays The ability to manipulate the layout of printed documents characterizes desktop publishing software. Templates help students make attractive publications with professional looking results. pamphlets fliers calendars newsletters posters invitations certificates Use this software to create onscreen multimedia presentations. Students can incorporate text, graphics, animation, sound and video to teach, report, entertain or communicate new ideas. learning tools oral presentations reports stories Spreadsheets are tables used to store data in the form of words and values. With spreadsheet software, students can perform calculations and display data as charts and graphs that make it easier for them to interpret data. Use spreadsheets for calculations tables charts graphs More ideas begin on page 23. Page 3

4 Assessing Student Work As students learn to use the applications, they are using a number of skills simultaneously. For example, when using a presentation tool, students must consider file management, layout, effects and animation all for the same assignment. Additionally spelling, accuracy of content and alignment to genre criteria are also key factors included in the final product. For these reasons, rubrics are indispensable tools for assessing student work. Using Performance Rubrics These performance charts describe student degrees of proficiency in the use of the following computer applications: word processor, desktop publisher, presentation tool and spreadsheet. The performance charts range from Primary One to Primary Six with these applications: word processing skills P1 P6 onscreen presentations skills P2 P6 desktop publishing skills P4 P6 spreadsheets skills P4 P6 Students Written from the student s perspective, the rubrics use language that students may use to describe their ability to use these applications. The can describe their performance in terms of Needs Improvement, Satisfactory (on grade level), Good or Very Good. Students must understand that in order to qualify for one description, they must have qualified for those that come before it and that over the course of the project they can always improve their grade by using the rubric as a guide. Teachers There is one rubric for each application. The rubrics measure the mastery of general application skills and those particular to that application. Teachers can use these analytic rubrics to formatively assess student performance with these applications over the development of a project. They can be used to help students identify areas to be improved and can serve as curriculum guides to help teachers to plan the skills and knowledge they will be covering for a particular project. Thus, the rubrics serve as tools for students and teachers. Teachers can design their own strategies and tools to assess more completely the products created with these applications. Depending on the design of the assignment, additional criteria can include content knowledge, the organization of ideas, and research and planning processes. Both product and performance determine the student score. Page 4

5 The Rubrics Each one has some generic elements but then others suit the features of that particular application. Here is the Primary One rubric for word processing with an explanation key. Rubric Year Level & Application Rubric elements or assignment criteria Scales: Trying to Improve = below target Satisfactory= on target; Good = at least one level above target Very Good= at least two levels above target Descriptors for criteria Final score determined by overall rating Over the course of the assignment, a student can use the rubric to focus their efforts to improve their scores. Page 5

6 Spelling and grammar Illustrations Handling Text Simple Editing Frequently performs below Satisfactory level Toolbar Navigation General file management P1 Word Processing Rubric Trying to Improve Satisfactory Good Very Good I can help my teacher with creating new pieces of writing on the computer. I can also help with saving and printing my work. I can open, save and print my writing but sometimes need a little help from my teacher. I can open, save, and print my writing but might need help with folders, renaming files and saving my writing to new locations I can help my teacher click on the icons in the menu to create my piece of writing I can click on the text and picture icons in the menu to create my piece of writing and can explain what some of them mean I can explore menus to locate and use other features of the word processor I can fix mistakes in my writing using backspace or delete keys I can use cut, paste, copy to fix mistakes with a little help from my teacher I can use cut, paste, copy to edit my writing on my own I can type to create my writing using the letter/number, space bar and enter keys I can change the size, colour and look of the text in my writing I can change the size, colour and look of the text to make my writing more interesting I can assist my teacher with putting pictures into my writing I can find, insert and resize clipart illustrations from the clip art menu but sometimes I need a little help from my teacher. I can find, insert and resize clipart illustrations that make my writing more interesting I can identify words in my writing that have spelling mistakes and correct them with the help of my teacher. spelling mistakes in my writing but might miss one or two writing but might have one spelling or grammar error Page 6

7 Spelling and grammar Illustrations Handling Text Simple Editing Toolbar Navigation General file management P2 Word Processing Rubric Trying to Improve Satisfactory Good Very Good I can help my teacher with creating new pieces of writing on the computer. I can also help with saving and printing my work. I can open, save and print my writing but sometimes need a little help from my teacher. I can open, save, and print my writing but might need help with folders, renaming files and saving my writing to new locations I can manage my writing files and only occasionally need help with saving and locating my work I can help my teacher click on the icons in the menu to create my piece of writing. I can click on the text and picture icons in the menu to create my piece of writing and can explain what some of them mean. I can explore menus to locate and use other features of the word processor. I can usually find the writing tools I want but sometimes need help to find them. I can fix mistakes in my writing using backspace or delete keys. I can use cut, paste, copy to fix mistakes with a little help from my teacher. I can use editing features such as cut, paste, copy independently but sometimes make one or two errors. I can use cut, paste, copy to edit my writing on my own. I can type to create my writing using the letter/number, space bar and enter keys. I can change the size, colour and look of the text in my writing. I can change the size, colour and look of the text to make my writing more interesting. I know how and when to use font style, colour and size to make my ideas more clear to readers. I can assist my teacher with putting pictures into my writing. I can find, insert and resize clipart illustrations from the clip art menu but sometimes I need a little help from my teacher. I can find, insert and resize clipart illustrations that make my writing more interesting. I can change the appearance of clipart illustrations and shapes to add meaning to the topic or reason for my writing. I can identify words in my writing that have spelling mistakes and correct them with the help of my teacher. spelling mistakes in my writing but might miss one or two. writing but might have one spelling or grammar error. writing and check for grammar errors. Page 7

8 Spelling and grammar Illustrations Handling Text Simple Editing Toolbar Navigation General file management P3 Word Processing Rubric Trying to Improve Satisfactory Good Very Good I can open, save and print my writing but sometimes need a little help from my teacher. I can open, save, and print my writing but might need help with folders, renaming files and saving my writing to new locations I can manage my writing files and only occasionally need help with saving and locating my work I can manage my writing files and can usually troubleshoot before I ask for assistance. I can click on the text and picture icons in the menu to create my piece of writing and can explain what some of them mean. I can explore menus to locate and use other features of the word processor. I can usually find the writing tools I want but sometimes need help. I know where to look for the writing tools most of the time. I can use cut, paste, copy to fix mistakes with a little help from my teacher I can use editing features such as cut, paste, copy independently but sometimes make one or two errors. I can use cut, paste, copy to edit my writing on my own. I can easily find my way around the editing menus and even can use some power keys for editing features such as cut, paste or copy I can change the size, colour and look of the text in my writing I can change the size, colour and look of the text to make my writing more interesting I know how and when to use font style, colour and size to make my ideas more clear to readers. I can use text and bullets/numbering to make my ideas more clear to readers. I can find, insert and resize clipart illustrations from the clip art menu but sometimes I need a little help from my teacher. I can find, insert and resize clipart illustrations that make my writing more interesting I can change the appearance of clipart illustrations and shapes to add meaning to the topic or reason for my writing. I can search for pictures to suit my writing and can change them to add meaning to the topic or reason for the writing. spelling mistakes in my writing but might miss one or two writing but might have one spelling or grammar error I can spot and correct spelling errors in my writing and check for grammar errors writing and check for grammar errors Page 8

9 Spelling and grammar Illustrations Handling Text Simple Editing Toolbar Navigation General file management P4 Word Processing Rubric Trying to Improve Satisfactory Good Very Good I can open, save, and print my writing but might need help with folders, renaming files and saving my writing to new locations I can manage my writing files and only occasionally need help with saving and locating my work I can manage my writing files and can usually troubleshoot before I ask for assistance. I can manage my writing files and can often help others with their problems with operations such as new, open, save, print, etc. I can explore menus to locate and use other features of the word processor I can usually find the writing tools I want but sometimes need help. I know where to look for the writing tools most of the time. I can find my way around the writing tools and can help others find what they want. I can use editing features such as cut, paste, copy independently but sometimes make one or two errors. I can use cut, paste, copy to edit my writing on my own. I can easily find my way around the editing menus and even can use some power keys for editing features such as cut, paste or copy I regularly use power keys for highly efficient in the use of menus and power keys for editing features such as cut, paste, copy I can change the size, colour and look of the text to make my writing more interesting I know how and when to use font style, colour and size to make my ideas more clear to readers. I can use text and bullets/numbering to make my ideas more clear to readers. I can use text and bullets, numbering or tables to make my ideas more clear to readers and to suit the type of writing assignment. I can find, insert and resize clipart illustrations that make my writing more interesting I can change the appearance of clipart illustrations and shapes to add meaning to the topic or reason for the writing. I can search for pictures to suit my writing and can change them to add meaning to the topic or reason for the writing. I can illustrate my writing with Word Art, graphics, photos, borders and can assist others with illustrating their work. writing but might have one spelling or grammar error writing and check for grammar errors writing and check for grammar errors writing and check for grammar errors Page 9

10 Spelling and grammar Illustrations Handling Text Simple Editing Frequently performs above Good level Toolbar Navigation General file management P5 Word Processing Rubric Trying to Improve Satisfactory Good Very Good I can manage my writing files and only occasionally need help with saving and locating my work. I can manage my writing files and can usually troubleshoot before I ask for assistance. I can manage my writing files and can often help others with their problems with operations such as new, open, save, print, etc. I can usually find the writing tools I want but sometimes need help. I know where to look for the writing tools most of the time. I can find my way around the writing tools and can help others find what they want. I can use cut, paste, copy to edit my writing on my own. I can easily find my way around the editing menus and even can use some power keys for editing features such as cut, paste or copy. I regularly use power keys for highly efficient in the use of menus and power keys for editing features such as cut, paste, copy. I know how and when to use font style, colour and size to make my ideas more clear to readers. I can use text and bullets/numbering to make my ideas more clear to readers. I can use text and bullets, numbering or tables to make my ideas more clear to readers and to suit the type of writing assignment. I can change the appearance of clipart illustrations and shapes to add meaning to the topic or reason for the writing. I can search for pictures to suit my writing and can change them to add meaning to the topic or reason for the writing. I can illustrate my writing with Word Art, graphics, photos, borders and can assist others with illustrating their work. writing and check for grammar errors. writing and check for grammar errors. writing and check for grammar errors. Page 10

11 Spelling and grammar Illustrations Handling Text Simple Editing Frequently performs above Satisfactory level Consistently performs above Satisfactory level Toolbar Navigation General file management P6 Word Processing Rubric Trying to Improve Satisfactory Good Very Good I can manage my writing files and can usually troubleshoot before I ask for assistance. I can manage my writing files and can often help others with their problems with operations such as new, open, save, print, etc. I know where to look for the writing tools most of the time. I can find my way around the writing tools and can help others find what they want I can easily find my way around the editing menus and even can use some power keys for editing features such as cut, paste or copy I regularly use power keys for highly efficient in the use of menus and power keys for editing features such as cut, paste, copy I can use text and bullets/numbering to make my ideas more clear to readers. I can search for pictures to suit my writing and can change them to add meaning to the topic or reason for the writing to the topic or reason for the writing. I can use text and bullets, numbering or tables to make my ideas more clear to readers and to suit the type of writing assignment. I can illustrate my writing with Word Art, graphics, photos, borders and can assist others with illustrating their work. writing and check for grammar errors writing and check for grammar errors Page 11

12 Running the Presentation Spelling and grammar Animatio n slide design Illustrations Handling Text Simple Editing Frequently performs below Satisfactory level Toolbar Navigation General file management P2 Presentation Rubric Trying to Improve Satisfactory Good Very Good I can assist my teacher with creating new presentations. I can also help with saving and printing my work. I can assist my teacher with creating new presentations by clicking on icons in the menu and can explain what some of them mean. I can help my teacher to add, cut and move slides around in my presentation. I can help my teacher type text into text boxes on slides using the letter, number, space bar and enter keys I can help my teacher with placing pictures or clipart in my presentations. I can help my teacher to choose colours to use on my slides and to move pictures and text around. I can help my teacher to locate and use animated clipart that helps to explain my ideas. I can identify words in my presentation that have spelling mistakes and correct them with the help of my teacher I can help my teacher to run my presentation. I can open and save my presentations but sometimes need a little help from my teacher to save my presentations to new locations and to print slides. I may need some help navigating the presentation views. I can move from slide to slide in my presentation. I may need some help to add, cut, paste, copy slides in my presentations. I can change the colour and look of the text, words and numbers. I may need some help to locate, insert and resize clipart and shapes. I may need some help to choose colours for backgrounds, text and objects to use on my slides and to move pictures and text around. I may need some help to locate and use animated clipart that helps to explain my ideas. spelling mistakes but might miss one or two I may need some help to run my presentation. I can open, save, and print my presentations but might need help with printing slides or handouts, and occasionally with folders and saving my presentation to new locations. I can explore other menus to edit my presentation. I can cut, paste, copy and move/reorder slides in my presentations. I can create text boxes and alter the font style, colour and size I can manage pictures and text on slides and am careful not to get the text and pictures mixed up. I use colours and layouts that make the information in my presentation easy to understand. I can locate and use animated clipart that helps to explain my ideas. presentation and I check for grammar errors I can run my presentation and can help others. I can help my teachers with special settings for my presentation. Page 12

13 Running the presentation Spelling and grammar Multimedia Animation slide design Illustrations Handling Text Simple Editing Toolbar Navigation General file management P3 Presentation Rubric Trying to Improve Satisfactory Good Very Good I can assist my teacher with creating new presentations. I can also help with saving and printing my work. I can open and save my presentations but sometimes need a little help from my teacher to save my presentations to new locations and to print slides. I can open, save, and print my presentations but might need help with printing slides or handouts, and occasionally with folders and saving my presentation to new locations. I can usually manage my documents and print slides or handouts of my presentation. If I have a problem, I try solve it myself before I ask for assistance. I can assist my teacher with creating new presentations by clicking on icons in the menu and can explain what some of them mean. I can help my teacher to add, cut and move slides around in my presentation. I may need some help navigating the presentation views. I can move from slide to slide in my presentation. I may need some help to add, cut, paste, copy slides in my presentations. I can explore other menus to edit my presentation. I can cut, paste, copy and move/reorder slides in my presentations. I know how to use the right click button to edit objects and to navigate through the tools, views and menus I can cut, paste, copy and move/reorder slides in my presentations to make my ideas more clear. I can help my teacher type text into text boxes on slides using the letter, number, space bar and enter keys I can help my teacher with placing pictures or clipart in my presentations. I can help my teacher to choose colours to use on my slides and to move pictures and text around. I can help my teacher to locate and use animated clipart that helps to explain my ideas. I can change the colour and look of the text, words and numbers. I may need some help to locate, insert and resize clipart and shapes. I may need some help to choose colours for backgrounds, text and objects to use on my slides and to move pictures and text around. I may need some help to locate and use animated clipart that helps to explain my ideas. I can create text boxes and alter the font style, colour and size I can manage pictures and text on slides and am careful not to get the text and pictures mixed up. I use colours and layouts that make the information in my presentation easy to understand. I can locate and use animated clipart that helps to explain my ideas. I can add bullets and animate text to make my ideas more clear to my audience I can edit and re-colour clipart, shapes and photos. I can place them on the slides to make my ideas clear and the presentation attractive. I may need some help with adding graphs to my presentation. I can use design skills or select a template to make my presentation easy to view, suitable for the audience and purpose. I can add sounds, timing to slide transitions to complement the message of the presentation. I can help my teacher to add clip art sound and video to my presentation I can locate and insert clip art sound and video to my presentation I can identify words in my presentation that have spelling mistakes and correct them with the help of my teacher. I can help my teacher to run my presentation. spelling mistakes but might miss one or two. I may need some help to run my presentation. presentation and I check for grammar errors. I can run my presentation and can help others. I can help my teachers with special settings for my presentation presentation and check for grammar errors. I can run my presentation by myself. I can share my ideas without reading from the screen. I sometimes get nervous when asked questions. Page 13

14 Running the presentation Spelling and grammar Multimedia Animation slide design Illustrations Handling Text Simple Editing Toolbar Navigation General file management P4 Presentation Rubric Trying to Improve Satisfactory Good Very Good I can open and save my presentations but sometimes need a little help from my teacher to save my presentations to new locations and to print slides. I can open, save, and print my presentations but might need help with printing slides or handouts, and occasionally with folders and saving my presentation to new locations. I can usually manage my documents and print slides or handouts of my presentation. If I have a problem, I try solve it myself before I ask for assistance. I can manage my documents and print slides or handouts of my presentation. If I have a problem, I can usually solve it myself. I can assist others with their presentations. I may need some help navigating the presentation views. I can move from slide to slide in my presentation. I may need some help to add, cut, paste, copy slides in my presentations. I can explore other menus to edit my presentation. I can cut, paste, copy and move/reorder slides in my presentations. I know how to use the right click button to edit objects and to navigate through the tools, views and menus I can cut, paste, copy and move/reorder slides in my presentations to make my ideas more clear. I know my way around the menus and can edit slides and the objects on them. I can help others locate the tools and features they need. I can cut, paste, copy and move/reorder slides in my presentations to make my ideas more clear. I can change the colour and look of the text, words and numbers. I may need some help to locate, insert and resize clipart and shapes. I may need some help to choose colours for backgrounds, text and objects to use on my slides and to move pictures and text around. I may need some help to locate and use animated clipart or that helps to explain my ideas. I can create text boxes and alter the font style, colour and size I can manage pictures and text on slides and am careful not to get the text and pictures mixed up. I use colours and layouts that make the information in my presentation easy to understand. I can locate and use animated clipart that helps to explain my ideas. I can add bullets and animate text to make my ideas more clear to my audience I can edit and re-colour clipart, shapes and photos. I can place them on the slides to make my ideas clear and the presentation attractive. I may need some help with adding graphs to my presentation. I can use design skills or select a template to make my presentation easy to view, suitable for the audience and purpose. I can add sounds, timing to transitions to complement the message of the presentations. I can layout my text, animate it and change its appearance to make the meaning more clear and to suit my audience I can use all types of illustrations to make the ideas in my presentation clear and use graphs to display data. I can redesign a presentation to suit a different audience and can help others make their presentations look better. I can add custom animation to pictures and text to add meaning and emphasis. I can help my teacher to add clip art sound and video to my presentation I can locate and insert clip art sound and video to my presentation I can locate and insert sound or video from other sources to add meaning to my presentation. spelling mistakes but might miss one or two presentation and I check for grammar errors. presentation and check for grammar errors. presentation and check for grammar errors. I may need some help to run my presentation. I can run my presentation and can help others. I can help my teachers with special settings for my presentation I can run my presentation by myself. I can share my ideas without reading from the screen. I sometimes get nervous when asked questions. I can run my presentation by myself. I can share my ideas and answer questions with confidence. Page 14

15 Running the presentation Spelling and grammar Multimedia Animation slide design Illustrations Frequently performs above Good level Handling Text Simple Editing Toolbar Navigation General file management P5 Presentation Rubric Trying to Improve Satisfactory Good Very Good I can open, save, and print my presentations but might need help with printing slides or handouts, folders and saving my presentation to new locations I can explore other menus to edit my presentation. I can cut, paste, copy and move/reorder slides in my presentations. I can create text boxes and alter the font style, colour and size. I can manage pictures and text on slides and am careful not to get the text and pictures mixed up. I use colours and layouts that make the information in my presentation easy to understand. I can locate and use animated clipart that helps to explain my ideas. I can usually manage my documents and print slides or handouts of my presentation. If I have a problem, I try solve it myself before I ask for assistance. I know how to use the right click button to edit objects and to navigate through the tools, views and menus I can cut, paste, copy and move/reorder slides in my presentations to make my ideas more clear. I can add bullets and animate text to make my ideas more clear to my audience. I can edit and re-colour clipart, shapes and photos. I can place them on the slides to make my ideas clear and the presentation attractive. I may need some help with adding graphs to my presentation. I can use design skills or select a template to make my presentation easy to view, suitable for the audience and purpose. I can add sounds, timing to transitions to complement the message of the presentations. I can manage my documents and print slides or handouts of my presentation. If I have a problem, I can usually solve it myself. I can assist others with their presentations. I know my way around the menus and can edit slides and the objects on them. I can help others locate the tools and features they need. I can cut, paste, copy and move/reorder slides in my presentations to make my ideas more clear. I can layout my text, animate it and change its appearance to make the meaning more clear and to suit my audience. I can use all types of illustrations to make the ideas in my presentation clear and use graphs to display data. I can redesign a presentation to suit a different audience and can help others make their presentations look better. I can add custom animation to pictures and text to add meaning and emphasis. I can help my teacher to add clip art sound and video to my presentation I can locate and insert clip art sound and video to my presentation I can locate and insert sound or video from other sources to add meaning to my presentation. presentation and I check for grammar errors. I can run my presentation and can help others. I can help my teachers with special settings for my presentation presentation and check for grammar errors. I can run my presentation by myself. I can share my ideas without reading from the screen. I sometimes get nervous when asked questions. presentation and check for grammar errors. I can run my presentation by myself. I can share my ideas and answer questions with confidence. Page 15

16 Running the presentation Spelling and grammar Multimedia Animation slide design Illustrations Frequently performs above Satisfactory level Consistently performs above Satisfactory level Handling Text Simple Editing Toolbar Navigation General file management P6 Presentation Rubric Trying to Improve Satisfactory Good Very Good I can usually manage my documents and print slides or handouts of my presentation. If I have a problem, I try solve it myself before I ask for assistance. I can manage my documents and print slides or handouts of my presentation. If I have a problem, I can usually solve it myself. I can assist others with their presentations. I know how to use the right click button and to navigate through the tools, views and menus I can cut, paste, copy and move/reorder slides in my presentations to make my ideas more clear. I know my way around the menus and to edit slides and the objects on them. I can help others locate the tools and features they need. I can cut, paste, copy and move/reorder slides in my presentations to make my ideas more clear. I can add bullets and animate text to make my ideas more clear to my audience I can edit and re-colour clipart, shapes and photos. I can place them on the slides to make my ideas clear and the presentation attractive. I may need some help with adding graphs to my presentation. I can use design skills or select a template to make my presentation easy to view, suitable for the audience and purpose; I can add sounds, timing to transitions in my presentations I can layout my text, animate it and change its appearance to make the meaning more clear and to suit my audience I can use all types of illustrations to make the ideas in my presentation clear and use graphs to display data. I can redesign a presentation to suit a different audience and can help others make their presentations look better. I can add custom animation to pictures and text to add meaning and emphasis I can locate and insert clip art sound and video to my presentation I can locate and insert sound or video from other sources to to add meaning to my presentation presentation and check for grammar errors presentation and check for grammar errors I can run my presentation by myself. I can share my ideas without reading from the screen. I sometimes get nervous when asked questions. I can run my presentation by myself. I can share my ideas and answer questions with confidence. Page 16

17 Spelling and grammar Layout Handling Illustrations : Handling Text Frequently performs below Satisfactory Level Navigating the Toolbars and Publications General file management P4 Desktop Publishing Rubric Trying to Improve Satisfactory Good Very Good I can create, open, save, and print my publications but might need help with printing double sided or folded projects and saving them to new locations. I explore menus to locate tools and features needed to edit my publication. I can insert, delete and move pages or panels in my publications. I can create text boxes and alter the font style, colour and size. I do not use more than 2 types of font in my publications. I can locate and insert/delete illustrations (pictures, borders, shapes) and am careful not to get the text and pictures mixed up. I can place illustrations to make my publication attractive. I know how and when to select different types of templates such as certificates, brochures newsletters. I can position text and illustrations to suit my publication s purpose. I can usually manage my presentations and printing them. If I have a problem, I try solve it myself before I ask for assistance. I can navigate the menus well and I know how to use the right click button to edit objects. I can insert, delete and move pages or panels in my publications to make my ideas/message clearer. I can use underlining, alignment, bullets and numbering to make my ideas more clear; I use text style and effects to make my publication more suitable for its purpose. I can crop and re-colour clipart, edit shapes and photos. I can use text wrapping to ensure the text and illustrations are not mixed up. I can select template for my publications well. I can change a template to better suit my publication. I can manage my publications and print them. If I have a problem, I can usually solve it myself. I can assist others managing their publications. I know my way around the menus and can easily navigate the pages of my publications. I can help others locate the tools and features they need. I can use colour and shape of text and text boxes to enhance my publication. I can suggest ways to improve a publication by editing the text. I can insert and edit a variety of illustrations including tables and graphs, suitable for different types of publications. I can create captions for my pictures. I can use design skills (position, balance, white space, etc.) to redesign and improve the appearance of a publication and to communicate my ideas better. presentation and I check for grammar errors. presentation and check for grammar errors. presentation and check for grammar errors. Page 17

18 Spelling and grammar Layout Handling Illustrations Handling Text Frequently performs above Good level Navigating the Toolbars and Publications General file management P5 Desktop Publishing Rubric Trying to Improve Satisfactory Good Very Good I can create, open, save, and print my publications but might need help with printing double sided or folded projects and saving them to new locations. I can usually manage my presentations and printing them. If I have a problem, I try solve it myself before I ask for assistance. I can manage my publications and print them. If I have a problem, I can usually solve it myself. I can assist others managing their publications. I explore menus to locate tools and features needed to edit my publication. I can insert, delete and move pages or panels in my publications. I can create text boxes and alter the font style, colour and size. I do not use more than 2 types of font in my publications. I can locate and insert/delete illustrations (pictures, borders, shapes) and am careful not to get the text and pictures mixed up. I can place illustrations to make my publication attractive. I know how and when to select different types of templates such as certificates, brochures newsletters. I can position text and illustrations to suit my publication s purpose. presentation and I check for grammar errors. I can navigate the menus well and I know how to use the right click button to edit objects. I can insert, delete and move pages or panels in my publications to make my ideas/message clearer. I can use underlining, alignment, bullets and numbering to make my ideas more clear; I use text style and effects to make my publication more suitable for its purpose. I can crop and re-colour clipart, edit shapes and photos. I can use text wrapping to ensure the text and illustrations are not mixed up. I can select template for my publications well. I can change a template to better suit my publication. presentation and check for grammar errors. I know my way around the menus and can easily navigate the pages of my publications. I can help others locate the tools and features they need. I can use colour and shape of text and text boxes to enhance my publication. I can suggest ways to improve a publication by editing the text. I can insert and edit a variety of illustrations including tables and graphs, suitable for different types of publications. I can create captions for my pictures. I can use design skills (position, balance, white space, etc.) to redesign and improve the appearance of a publication and to communicate my ideas better. presentation and check for grammar errors. Page 18

19 Spelling and grammar Layout Handling Illustrations : Handling Text Frequently performs above Satisfactory Level Consistently performs above Satisfactory Level Navigating the Toolbars and Publications General file management P6 Desktop Publishing Rubric Trying to Improve Satisfactory Good Very Good I can usually manage my presentations and printing them. If I have a problem, I try solve it myself before I ask for assistance. I can manage my publications and print them. If I have a problem, I can usually solve it myself. I can assist others managing their publications. I can navigate the menus well and I know how to use the right click button to edit objects. I can insert, delete and move pages or panels in my publications to make my ideas/message clearer. I can use underlining, alignment, bullets and numbering to make my ideas more clear; I use text style and effects to make my publication more suitable for its purpose. I can crop and re-colour clipart, edit shapes and photos. I can use text wrapping to ensure the text and illustrations are not mixed up. I know my way around the menus and can easily navigate the pages of my publications. I can help others locate the tools and features they need. I can use colour and shape of text and text boxes to enhance my publication. I can suggest ways to improve a publication by editing the text. I can insert and edit a variety of illustrations including tables and graphs, suitable for different types of publications. I can create captions for my pictures. I can select template for my publications well. I can change a template to better suit my publication. presentation and check for grammar errors I can use design skills (position, balance, white space, etc.) to redesign and improve the appearance of a publication and to communicate my ideas better. presentation and check for grammar errors Page 19

20 Accuracy, Spelling and Grammar illustrations Creating Charts/Graphs Entering data Frequently performs below Satisfactory level Navigating the Spreadsheet General file management P4 Spreadsheet Rubric Trying to Improve Satisfactory Good Very Good I can open but occasionally need help saving my spreadsheet file to new locations. I can help my teacher print work I create with a spreadsheet. With a little help, I can use spreadsheet terms and use addresses to find my way around a spreadsheet. I sometimes need help with the menus to locate the features I need. I can type words (labels) and numbers (values) to form a simple table in a spreadsheet template. I can help my teacher to create graphs I can open and save my spreadsheet file. I can help my teacher print work I create with a spreadsheet. I can use spreadsheet terms and use addresses to find my way around a spreadsheet. I can explore the menus to locate the features I need. I can create simple tables by typing in labels and values. I know the keys for mathematical operations multiplication and division *=X; /= ; I can use fill across and fill down to save time. I sometimes need help to create bar graphs or pie charts. I can manage my work with spreadsheets and can set the print area to print them. If I have a problem, I can usually solve it myself. I can assist others with managing their work. I can explain spreadsheet terms. I can explore the menus to locate the features I need and can help others. I can create my own tables and bar graphs or pie charts to display data. I can create spreadsheets to perform basic mathematical calculations. I can create bar graphs and pie charts sometimes help others with their graphs and charts. I can add illustrations to my spreadsheets. I may need some help to enter data correctly and accurately into my spreadsheet and I try to locate and correct spelling errors. I can add illustrations that add meaning to the data in my spreadsheets and charts. I check to see that data is entered correctly into my spreadsheets and can use the Review feature to spot and correct spelling errors. I use text effects, illustrations and colour to add meaning to the data in my spreadsheets and charts. I check to see that data is entered correctly into my spreadsheets and I can test the formulas that I create. Page 20

21 Accuracy, Spelling and Grammar illustrations Creating Charts/Graphs Entering data Frequently performs above Good level Navigating the Spreadsheet General file management P5 Spreadsheet Rubric Trying to Improve Satisfactory Good Very Good I can open but occasionally need help saving my spreadsheet file to new locations. I can help my teacher print work I create with a spreadsheet. With a little help, I can use spreadsheet terms and use addresses to find my way around a spreadsheet. I sometimes need help with the menus to locate the features I need. I can type words (labels) and numbers (values) to form a simple table in a spreadsheet template. I can help my teacher to create graphs I can open and save my spreadsheet file. I can help my teacher print work I create with a spreadsheet. I can use spreadsheet terms and use addresses to find my way around a spreadsheet. I can explore the menus to locate the features I need. I can create simple tables by typing in labels and values. I know the keys for mathematical operations multiplication and division *=X; /= ; I can use fill across and fill down to save time. I sometimes need help to create bar graphs or pie charts. I can manage my work with spreadsheets and can set the print area to print them. If I have a problem, I can usually solve it myself. I can assist others with managing their work. I can explain spreadsheet terms. I can explore the menus to locate the features I need and can help others. I can create my own tables and bar graphs or pie charts to display data. I can create spreadsheets to perform basic mathematical calculations. I can create bar graphs and pie charts sometimes help others with their graphs and charts. I can add illustrations to my spreadsheets. I may need some help to enter data correctly and accurately into my spreadsheet and I try to locate and correct spelling errors. I can add illustrations that add meaning to the data in my spreadsheets and charts. I check to see that data is entered correctly into my spreadsheets and can use the Review feature to spot and correct spelling errors. I use text effects, illustrations and colour to add meaning to the data in my spreadsheets and charts. I check to see that data is entered correctly into my spreadsheets and I can test the formulas that I create. Page 21

22 Accuracy, Spelling and Grammar illustrations Creating Charts/Graphs Entering data Frequently performs above Satisfactory level Consistently performs above Satisfactory level Navigating the Spreadsheet General file management P6 Spreadsheet Rubric Trying to Improve Satisfactory Good Very Good I can open and save my spreadsheet file. I can help my teacher print work I create with a spreadsheet. I can use spreadsheet terms and use addresses to find my way around a spreadsheet. I can explore the menus to locate the features I need. I can manage my work with spreadsheets and can set the print area to print them. If I have a problem, I can usually solve it myself. I can assist others with managing their work. I can explain spreadsheet terms. I can explore the menus to locate the features I need and can help others. I can create simple tables by typing in labels and values. I know the keys for mathematical operations multiplication and division *=X; /= ; I can use fill across and fill down to save time. I sometimes need help to create bar graphs or pie charts. I can create my own tables and bar graphs or pie charts to display data. I can create spreadsheets to perform basic mathematical calculations. I can create bar graphs and pie charts sometimes help others with their graphs and charts. I can add illustrations that add meaning to the data in my spreadsheets and charts. I check to see that data is entered correctly into my spreadsheets and can use the Review feature to spot and correct spelling errors. I use text effects, illustrations and colour to add meaning to the data in my spreadsheets and charts. I check to see that data is entered correctly into my spreadsheets and I can test the formulas that I create. Page 22

23 Ideas for Using Applications with Core Subjects Word Processing ELA Math Science Social Studies use for independent and guided writing across a variety of genre using photographs and pictures to convey ideas; use appropriate conventions of print, font, text size and colour spelling and grammar to convey meaning; use the features of the word processor to enhance the writing process such as editing, spell check use word processing features to communicate using mathematical language; use for writing word problems or explanations to problems; writing self assessments and communicating about a topic, concept or problem solving, use to produce journals, poems, stories, reports, letters, constructed answers incorporating scientific language and graphics; use to create documents relating to scientific observations, experimentation, comparisons, exploration and collection of evidence; use to create tables for classification, log and tally sheet and other tools for investigations use to produce journals, poems, stories, reports, letters, plays and constructed answers related to historical content/events Desktop Publishing ELA use layout features to incorporate text, graphics, photographs and pictures to convey ideas; create books; calendars; photo essays; graphic interpretations; greeting cards, posters, newsletters, exploring different styles and formats of print materials Math Science Social Studies use to create a variety of documents using layouts, formatting, graphics and shapes to communicate mathematical concepts, to teach processes and to demonstrate problem solving strategies use to create pamphlets and books detailing investigations; posters, fliers, multi fold projects; use graphics, photographs, text and layout to document investigations and to organize results and communicate findings use a variety of layouts to document events and outcomes, create timelines and present research Page 23

24 Presentations ELA Science use to promote listening and speaking skills with audio/visual presentations; use for retelling accompanied by on-screen presentation including dramatization and oral reports; use presentations to support responding to questions and adapting presentations/content for different audiences use to create presentations designed to teach others about the process and outcomes of science investigations, present information gathered from research using text, graphics, animation and hyperlinks Social Studies use to create presentations designed to teach others about the process and information gathered from research and to create an online presentation illustrating a historical event including original art, text and graphics to illustrate the main points Spreadsheets ELA Math Science Social Studies use to create simple graphs and to organize information gathered from original or other texts Enter data into a table and create simple graphs; enter data to perform simple calculations; use the graphs with other applications to communicate math concepts; explore a variety of graph types using data students collect and enter into a table on a spreadsheet collect and chart data from science experiments; generate graphs and create questions that the graph may answer use survey data to create graphs; use graphs to compare data collected over time Page 24

25 Word Processing Supports Developing Writers Advanced Organizer with Cues: Create a template using the characteristics of the style of writing to create cues for students to recognize and include all of these elements. Brainstorming and Planning Tools: MS Word s Smart Charts facilitate group or independent exploration of themes or topics for informational writing. Fictional writing can be enhanced with the features of text and pictures/graphics motivating even reluctant writers. Editing features alert students to spelling errors and alternative words. Desktop Publishing Ideas for All Areas Students incorporate note taking and research with the flexible layouts of newsletter templates. Use this format for fiction and non-fiction genres. Use brochure and poster layouts to quickly create book reports that identify and discuss the characteristics of a particular style of writing as students explore similarities and differences amongst genre. Posters are also a good layout for persuasive writing. MS Publisher also has templates that create booklets for students of all ages to publish their work. They can recognize themselves as authors and share their work to get feedback from peers, teachers and family. Page 25

26 Multimedia Presentations Can Support Writing Advanced Organizer with Questions: Create a template for research reports containing the KWWL questions. Students can practice note taking, and summarizing. Add pictures/graphics to create an onscreen presentation or complete as an informational writing assignment. As a planning tool, this template helps students sequence the events on a story. Students can add graphics to describe scenes and then use those graphics to generate illustrative language. Photographs, video and animation can transform a traditional piece of writing into digital storytelling. Spreadsheet Ideas for Social Studies, Health and Science Presentation tools have the advantage of printed or on-screen projects: as backdrops for plays or aids to oral presentations that students produce and judge cooperatively. This stage can be dressed up with clip art props for class performances that bring the play genre to life. Create a budget spreadsheet that calculates the how money earned for a variety of tasks contributes to the cost of a bike. Students can explore the various ways the target price can be reached and the mathematical operations in place to make the spreadsheet work. Students can use this spreadsheet to organize data found on food labels. By comparing the nutritional value of a number of food types, they can identify the relationship between the composition of foods and their caloric value. Chart weather data in a table and then display the data graphically. Students can explore the reasons for the weather pattern they see emerging in the graph as time goes on. Using pictures and colour enhances the display. Page 26