Evaluating Educational Technology Applications (20 Marks)
Candidates have to search and choose five new educational applications that are related to the subjects they are teaching at their schools. They have to apply the educational applications they found interesting to use in their classroom to teach their students using technology.
Explain the idea of these applications used, whether in the classroom for asynchronous self-learning or for synchronous learning Online (5 grades).
– Specify the age groups to which these applications are suitable (2 points)
List the positives and benefits of these applications in education (5 points)
List the downsides of these applications for each
– Students (2 points)
– Teachers (2 points)
-Parents (2 points)
– Which app do you recommend using? And why? (2 ;points).
The Learning Out that covers this assignment: (L.O.6, InTASC. 5,9,10)
Evaluating software, hardware, and web-based instructional learning products.
Rubric
Evaluating Educational Technology Applications (20 points)
Criteria (0)
Unacceptable (1)
Acceptable (2)
Competent
Grade Deserved
Applications One or two selected applications are in the report Three or four selected applications are in the report Five selected applications are in the report
Relatedness to subjects The applications are not related to the subjects that the candidate teaches One or two applications are not related to the subjects that the candidate teaches All applications are related to the subjects that the candidate teaches
Target group did not specify the target group Generally define the target groups Identify precisely the characteristics of the target group.
Usefulness and Explanations No discussion relates to the usefulness and explanations of the applications in use Somehow the candidate show the usefulness of the applications and add some explanations The candidate fully explained the usefulness of the applications and explained fully his/her discussion
Application weaknesses No discussion regarding the weaknesses Somehow the filter shows the weaknesses Clearly and accurately clarifies application weaknesses