Quick Scale: Information and Communications Technology Integration Grades 5 to 10

Not Yet Within Expectations Minimally Meets Expectations Fully Meets Expectations Exceeds Expectations

Collecting • selects inappropriate technology tools • may not discriminate appropriate tools • selects appropriate technology tools • effectively uses appropriate technology tools
Selection of technology tools1, • relies on teacher supplied resources • uses a search engine with some support • uses search engines independently • uses task-specific search engines
information sources, and materials and materials • relies on a limited number of resources • gathers information from various sources • selects a wide range of supporting facts and evidence
Accuracy and appropriateness of • selects limited information • selects information that is incomplete or • selects critical content information, relevant, • information demonstrates appreciation of the complexity of the
information • gathers information uncritically inappropriate; irrelevant and inaccurate current and accurate; includes no unrelated task; assesses reliability and relevance
details data • illustrates various perspectives
• illustrates only one perspective • illustrates more than one perspective
Socially constructed knowledge; • works in isolation; does not use • uses communication tools occasionally • uses communication tools to collaborate • relies on electronic communication tools to collaborate and
gathering information from others using communication tools to build to expand understanding with others, build personal understanding, expand understanding
communication tools2 understanding and share ideas about the task • directs inquiries to experts electronically

Organizing • does not sort or group information • attempts to group like information • sorts and groups information logically • groups information to support complexity of the task
Sorting and grouping information; storing • does not create any filing system • file management is simplistic • creates a logical file management system • file management enhances understanding
information so it is searchable and • information is difficult to locate or • student can find the information • data can be searched and retrieved efficiently • data can be easily searched and retrieved
retrievable access needed, but others cannot

Interpreting and Analyzing • selects technology inappropriate to the • uses technology to convey ideas • uses technology to reorganize and revise • uses technology to reorganize and revise information to extend
task simplistically information understanding
Use of technology tools4 to convey and • does not demonstrate connections • shows simple connections, but may • develops ideas; demonstrates connections • develops and extends ideas in unique ways, illustrates connections
build ideas, illustrate connections and among ideas and concepts show misunderstanding and few among ideas; and shows relative importance among ideas and supporting details, and reveals patterns
relationships, and extrapolate or predict supporting details
to build new understanding

Presenting • provides no or inaccurate citations • lists some sources • lists all sources and links all citations • provides complete, accurate, and linked citations
Referencing, including ethical use of • includes plagiarized text and uses • may include some copied text and • uses standardized bibliographic conventions • uses standardized bibliographic conventions
information material without references materials without references • conveys content in own words • conveys content in own words

Layout and design, including use of • uses visually confusing, misleading, • uses simplistic and ineffective layout • layout and design and media elements • layout and design convey ideas uniquely,
technology tools,5 media elements,6 and or distracting layout and design and design; does not visualize ideas provide a meaningful representation of • elicits a personal response in the audience
design elements7 to enhance the elements • some text may not be readable thinking; effects are helpful, well-balanced, • merges media and layout and design elements in a unique fashion
communication of ideas • text may not be readable • cumbersome navigation undistorted, smooth transitions to enhance meaning
• presentation is difficult to navigate • all text is readable • presentation is user driven, intuitive
• presentation is user friendly
Organization of ideas and development of • disorganized; content not broken • presentation has some organization • presentation is logical and thoughtful • purposeful and logical, presentation enhances or extends
an argument that leads to a resolution down into meaningful units • tone and language are suitable • tone and language are appropriate understanding
• tone and language are inappropriate • argument is evident but may be difficult • argument is clearly articulated and supported • tone and language are engaging
• lacks a resolution or conclusion is to follow • provides a resolution or logical conclusion • argument demonstrates extension of thinking and new knowledge
unsupported; provides a single or • provides a resolution or conclusion that that is clearly stated and supported • resolution or conclusions are logically stated and fully supported
biased perspective is not fully supported

1 webs, clusters, charts, graphs, spreadsheets, databases

2 email, instant messaging and other asynchronous and synchronous tools
4 webs, clusters, charts, graphs, spreadsheets, databases
5 webs, clusters, charts, graphs, spreadsheets, databases
6 sounds, animations, graphics, video, photos, charts, hyperlinks
7 colour, proportion, balance, sequence, text and images