Collaboration and Communication Apps Review Assignment Instructions Collaboration and communication apps have become ubiquitous with everyday functioning but there can be both risks and benefits to us

Criteria

Levels of Achievement

Content

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not Present

Review

Synthesis

41 to 45 points

The candidate provides

a brief description of 5 apps that can be used for collaboration and communication. Warnings and safeguards that should be put in place when using the app for teaching and/or learning purposes are thoroughly discussed.

38 to 40 points

The candidate provides a brief description of 5 apps that can be used for collaboration and communication. Warnings and safeguards that should be put in place when using the app for teaching and/or learning purposes are adequately discussed.

1 to 37 points

The candidate provides a brief description of fewer than 5 apps that can be used for collaboration and communication, or

Warnings and safeguards that should be put in place when using the app for teaching and/or learning purposes are not thoroughly discussed.

0 points

Not present

Warnings, Safeguards, and Relevance

28 to 30 points

The candidate uses knowledge gleaned from experience in using each app themselves to provide best practice tips for educators and parents to safeguard school aged children using the app.

The articles from both professional literature and scholarly literature are highly relevant to the warnings and safeguards provided.

25 to 27 points

The candidate uses knowledge gleaned from experience in using each app themselves to provide warnings and best practice tips for educators and parents to safeguard school aged children using the app.

Most of the articles from both professional literature and scholarly literature are highly relevant to the warnings and safeguards provided.

1 to 24 points

It is not evident that the candidate gleaned knowledge from experience in using each app themselves.

The warnings and best practice tips for educators and parents to safeguard school aged children using the app were somewhat off point.

Most of the articles from both professional literature and scholarly literature were lacking in relevance and provided little insight into warnings and safeguards.

0 points

Not present

Knowledge from Experience

23 to 25 points

The candidate identifies and gains experience in the use of two collaborative and communication apps for personal, pedagogical, and/or professional purposes providing evidence of engagement with at least two other individuals.

21 to 22 points

The candidate identifies and gains experience in the use of two collaborative and communication apps for personal, pedagogical, and/or professional purposes but provides evidence of engagement with only one other individual.

1 to 20 points

The candidate identifies and gains experience in the use of only one of the required two collaborative and communication apps or does not do so for personal, pedagogical, and/or professional purposes or fails to provide evidence of engagement for one or both individuals.

0 points

Not present

Structure

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not Present

APA

6 points

The candidate uses correct APA formatting for in text citations and references throughout the document.

5 points

The candidate only has two or less issues of APA formatting for in text citations and references throughout the document.

1 to 4 point

The candidate has three or more issues of APA formatting for in text citations and references throughout the document.

0 points

Not present

Webpage

11 points

Using a site like Wix.com, Site123.com, or Smore.com, the candidate publishes findings to a webpage in blog type or newsletter form.

All required sections are included with well detailed and accurate content for: description, warnings, safeguards, and links. The link to the webpage is provided and works.

9 to 10 points

Using a site like Wix.com, Site123.com, or Smore.com, the candidate publishes findings to a webpage in blog type or newsletter form.

All required sections are included with adequate detail and accurate content for: description, warnings, safeguards, and links. The link to the webpage is provided and it works.

1 to 8 points

The candidate fails to publish findings to the web on a site such as Wix.com, Site123.com, or Smore.com.

One or more of the required sections are lacking in detail and/or accurate content: description, warnings, safeguards, and links. The link to the webpage is not provided or does not work.

0 points

Not present

References

8 points

The candidate identifies at least 1 article from current professional literature, and at least 1 current scholarly article (published within the last 5 years) for each of the five apps.

7 points

The candidate is missing 1 of the required articles or is missing 1 of the 5 from professional literature, or one of the 5 required scholarly articles is missing, or one of the articles is not published within the last 5 years.

1 to 6 points

The candidate is missing more than 1 of the required articles or there are not 5 from professional literature, or there are not 5 scholarly articles, or more than one of the articles is not published within the last 5 years.

0 points

Not present