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Grading Policies and Criteria

 Your grade in this course will be based on the following criteria: 

Class Participation (40%) 

  • Hands-on Tasks in Lab Sessions (20%) 
  • Homework Tasks and Reflections (20%) 
Midterm Exam (25%) Multiple choice, short answer

Lesson Plan Project (25%)

  • Choice of Format (have proposal accepted by instructor) 
    • Publish a lesson plan as a web page (.html file) 
    • Create a webquest (with integrated lesson plan components) as a web page (.html file) 
    • Videotape a lesson using some sort of meaningful technology (with lesson plan components included) 
    • Create a Powerpoint Presentation that highlights lesson plan components or teaches part of your lesson 
  • Each group needs to hand in a hard copy of something that includes an explanation of all lesson plan components.
  • Each group will also be responsible for presenting your lesson idea to your classmates using some type of visual medium other than the written lesson plan.  Every group needs to present, but you may select from various media (e.g. Powerpoint, web page, video) for sharing your lesson. 
  • A portion of points for this project will be from peer assessments guided by a rubric (3%) 
  • A portion of points will be received at certain times during the course to help you on keep to a timeline (3%) 
Level 1 Exam (10%) 
  • Everyone is required to take the Level 1 Exam by the end of October. 
  • Those who pass all parts of the exam the first time automatically earn the 10%.
  • Those who fail any part of the exam earn the 10% after turning in to the instructor a detailed outline of technology skills you need to improve upon and your plan to address those needs in order to pass the Level 1 Exam.  You will have the option to retake the test before the course ends, but you will definitely need to pass the exam before you graduate from the IB/M Program. 
Optional Extra Credit (3 points) 
  • Teach an optional session to a classmate that did not pass Level 1 Exam.
  • Extend lesson plan project into a larger unit or detailed web quest.