| CHOOSE A CITY |
| Outcome Area |
Proficiency |
Items |
Tasks |
Assessment Criteria |
ISTE National Educational Technology Standards |
| Reasoning with Information/ Technology Use |
finding relevant Web-based information |
1 |
students navigate complex Web directories and/or use phrase-based search tools to locate relevant information about two cities, then summarize the information |
whether the information they summarize is useful and accurate, which would indicate whether they could successfully navigate the sites as well as differentiate between relevant and irrelevant information |
Students use technology tools to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources. |
| Technology Use: Web-Based Tools |
citing URL |
1 |
students locate and cite URLs of Web pages that contain the information in their summaries |
whether their URLs are cited correctly and go to the correct Web pages |
Students use technology tools to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources. |
| Reasoning with Information |
formulating a research problem |
2 |
students express what they would like to know more about that would help them recommend a city |
the clarity and usefulness of the question as an effective springboard for research |
Students use technology resources for solving problems and making informed decisions |
| Communication |
expressing a research problem in question format |
2 |
students articulate their information need about the cities as a question (rather than a topic) |
the extent to which the research problem is phrased as a clearly-worded question |
Students use technology resources for solving problems and making informed decisions |
| Technology Use: Web-Based Tools |
formulating targeted phrase-based Web search query |
3 |
students generate a search phrase for retrieving information that answers a research question of theirs |
whether the search phrase is of sufficiently high quality to demonstrate that they understand how to devise an effective search phrase |
Students use technology tools to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources. |
| Reasoning with Information |
critically evaluating Web-based textual information |
4 |
students evaluate information on a Web site for credibility |
whether the information they found lacks credibility, and whether they have been able to adequately explain why |
Students use technology tools to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources. |
| Reasoning with Information; Communication |
formulating and communicating argument (i.e., evidence-based conclusion from data) in extended discourse |
5 |
in a written composition, students synthesize authentic information from multiple data sources to recommend a city for foreign exchange students to spend the summer in, explain why, and contrast it with the city they have not recommended |
the extent to which they have communicated accurate, relevant, well-supported conclusions |
Students use technology resources for solving problems and making informed decisions |
| Communication |
displaying adequate organization in written composition |
5 |
the students are directed to include an introduction and maintain a clear logical organization in their written composition |
the extent to which the parts of the composition exhibit logical relationships and logical order |
Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology-enhanced models, preparing publications, and producing other creative works |
| Communication |
displaying correct mechanics in a written composition |
5 |
the students are directed to use complete sentences and rules of grammar in their written composition |
the extent to which the composition exhibits proper mechanics |
Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology-enhanced models, preparing publications, and producing other creative works |
| Technology Use: Productivity Tools |
using graphics in a composition developed on the computer |
5 |
the students electronically insert graphics from Web sources to enhance their composition's content and visual appeal |
the extent to which the graphics have been inserted properly and enhance the composition |
Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology-enhanced models, preparing publications, and producing other creative works |
| Technology Use: Productivity Tools |
using a productivity tool |
5 |
the students are directed to meet some minimal formatting requirements by manipulating the productivity tool they have chosen to write their composition with |
the extent to which the formatting requirements have been met, which provides standardized evidence that they have some minimum proficiency with the tool |
Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology-enhanced models, preparing publications, and producing other creative works |
| All |
All |
All |
the students synthesize information from two cities' Web sites to recommend which one would be better for certain people with certain interests |
whether the entire work suggests that they possess the requisite skills and understandings about Web research |
Students use technology resources for solving problems and making informed decisions |
