Distinguished - Expertly integrates a total of three different and entirely relevant technology tools into the assignment prompts.

Proficient - Integrates at least two different, mostly relevant technology tools into the assignment prompts.

Basic - Integrates at least two different technology tools into the assignment prompts.  Selected tools are somewhat relevant to the corresponding assignments.

Below Expectations - Integrates at least one technology tool into the assignment prompts.  Selected tool(s) may be completely irrelevant to the assignment prompts.

Non-Performance - Assignment is either nonexistent or fails to integrate technology into any of the provided assignment prompts.

Distinguished - Provides a notably clear and comprehensive summary of the research findings pertaining to each of the selected technologies, focusing on the selected technology’s significance in teaching and learning. 

Proficient - Provides a mostly clear and comprehensive summary of the research findings pertaining to each of the selected technologies, addressing the selected technology’s significance in teaching and learning. 

Basic - Provides a somewhat clear summary of the research findings pertaining to each of the selected technologies, addressing the selected technology’s significance in teaching and learning. 

Below Expectations - Provides a summary of the research findings pertaining to each of the selected technologies, although this summary lacks detail and clarity.  May fail to address the selected technology’s significance in teaching and learning. 

Non-Performance - Assignment is either nonexistent or lacks a summary of research findings pertaining to each of the selected technologies.

Distinguished - Clearly and thoughtfully explains which type(s) of intelligence each assignment and corresponding technology might support, providing an entirely reasonable and convincing justification for each claim.

Proficient - Clearly explains which type(s) of intelligence each assignment and corresponding technology might support, providing a mostly reasonable justification for each claim.

Basic - Explains which type(s) of intelligence each assignment and corresponding technology might support, providing a somewhat reasonable justification for each claim.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain which type(s) of intelligence each assignment and corresponding technology might support.  Explanation is extremely limited and lacks  support.

Non-Performance - Assignment is either nonexistent or fails to explain which type(s) of intelligence each assignment and corresponding technology might support.

Distinguished - Thoroughly and meticulously justifies each selected technology, skillfully utilizing principles of instructional design and learning theories to thoroughly support justification. Justification demonstrates an expert understanding of how technology can support teaching and learning.

Proficient - Sufficiently justifies each selected technology, utilizing principles of instructional design and learning theories to sufficiently support justification. Justification demonstrates a strong understanding of how technology can support teaching and learning.

Basic - Justifies each selected technology, utilizing basic principles of instructional design and learning theories to partially support justification. Justification demonstrates a rudimentary understanding of how technology can support teaching and learning.

Below Expectations - Attempts to justify each selected technology, but does not utilize basic principles of instructional design and learning theories to support justification. Attempted justification demonstrates a significantly limited understanding of how technology can support teaching and learning.

Non-Performance - Assignment is either nonexistent or fails to justify each of the selected technologies.

Distinguished - Provides a thorough and thoughtful description of what is hoped to be accomplished through each technology, focusing on how it affects teaching and learning.

Proficient - Provides a thorough description of what is hoped to be accomplished through each technology, addressing how it affects teaching and learning.

Basic - Provides a description of what is hoped to be accomplished through each technology, addressing how it affects teaching and learning.  Description may lack minor details.

Below Expectations - Attempts to provide a description of what is hoped to be accomplished through each technology.  Description is significantly limited in detail and may fail to address each technology’s effects on teaching and learning. 

Non-Performance - Assignment is either nonexistent or fails to address what is hoped to be accomplished through the selected technologies.

Distinguished - Provides a thorough and thoughtful description of the challenges expected in using each technology, demonstrating an expert understanding of the associated risks and their significance to teaching and learning.

Proficient - Provides a thorough description of the challenges expected in using each technology, demonstrating a sufficient understanding of the associated risks.

Basic - Provides a description of the challenges expected in using each technology, demonstrating a rudimentary understanding of the associated risks.  Description may lack minor details.

Below Expectations - Attempts to provide a description of the  challenges expected in using each technology.  Description provides very limited detail, demonstrating a significantly limited understanding of the associated risks. 

Non-Performance - Assignment is either nonexistent or fails to address the challenges expected in using each technology.

Distinguished - Develops a logical, consistent plan to solve a problem,  identifies consequences of the solution, and can clearly communicate the reason for choosing the solution.

Proficient - Carefully chooses among alternatives, and develops a logical, consistent plan to problem solving.

Basic - Takes into account and eliminates less acceptable approaches to problem solving.

Below Expectations - Takes into account a single approach and uses the approach for problem solving.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Employs persuasive information from credible source(s) to develop an ample analysis or synthesis of the topic. Viewpoints of experts are scrutinized thoroughly.

Proficient - Employs applicable information from credible source(s) to develop an analysis of the topic.

Basic - Identifies applicable information from credible source(s), but may neglect the application of such information toward the analysis of the topic.

Below Expectations - Displays information from external source(s), but such information may lack credibility and/or relevance.  Neglects the application of such information toward the analysis of the topic.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains no errors, and is very easy to understand.

Proficient - Displays comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains only a few minor errors, and is mostly easy to understand.

Basic - Displays basic comprehension of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains a few errors, which may slightly distract the reader.

Below Expectations - Fails to display basic comprehension of syntax or mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains major errors, which distract the reader.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper, title and reference page.

Proficient - Exhibits APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout contains a few minor errors.

Basic - Exhibits basic knowledge of APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout does not meet all APA requirements.

Below Expectations - Fails to exhibit basic knowledge of APA formatting. There are frequent errors, making the layout difficult to distinguish as APA.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - The paper meets the specific page requirement stipulated in the assignment description.

Proficient - The paper closely meets the page requirement stipulated in the assignment description.

Basic - The paper meets over half of the page requirement.

Below Expectations - A fraction of the page requirement is completed.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Provides ample resources and uses the correct number of sources from the specified search agents.

Proficient - Provides the approximate number of sources, while using some of the correct search agents specified in the assignment instructions.

Basic - Provides over half of the sources required in the assignment instructions.

Below Expectations - Provides inadequate number of resources and does not include sources from specified search agents.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.