JMU Partnership for 21st Century Skills

NETS*T Standard V:  Productivity and Professional Practice

Rubric V.C elaborated:
 Teachers apply technology to increase productivity
 

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Following must be included to achieve “meets” on all criteria.
□ Educational use of appropriate productivity tool that increases quality and quantity of work
□ Professional use of appropriate productivity tool that increases quality and quantity of work
   
 
Criterion Meets

Use productivity tools

Appropriately applies productivity tools to complete educational and professional tasks
   
 
Key Words and Phrases to Include and Address in Reflections:
1. Appropriately – the most suitable tool is used for the task
2. Productivity tools – hardware/software that create higher quality products, make tasks easier, save time
3. Educational – tools that support student learning
4. Professional – tools that support teacher administrative tasks
   
Tips
1. The artifacts submitted should show the appropriate selection of productivity tools.  An example of this is choosing a spreadsheet for data collection and analysis instead of a word processing table.
2. Productivity tools allow teachers and students to produce higher quality products in an easier more efficient manner.  An example of a professional productivity tool is an electronic grade book.  Using electronic grade books, teachers are able to record and average grades faster, and produce more readable professional looking progress reports.  Also, electronic grade books may interface with a school’s student information system, making the production of reports cards easier, more accurate, and faster.
3. Professional productivity tools make record keeping and communication faster and more efficient.  Examples of professional tools include electronic grade books, as mentioned above, email, and word processing.  Educational productivity tools have a connection to student learning.  Tools used to produce student materials or enhance student learning are educational tools.  Examples of educational tools include PowerPoint presentations, Portaportal websites, and worksheet generators.  One way to increase educational productivity is to use software to create templates for student use.  Templates help focus a lesson on the subject content and provide a quick start for all students regardless of their level of technology skill.
   
Examples of content for reflection:

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 Artifacts and a reflection such as:  “Attached is a sample grade book and progress report.  The names of the students are fictitious.  These two documents comprise an example of a professional productivity tool.”
2. An artifact and reflection such as:  “Attached are directions and a printout of a Powerpoint template that students may use to make a “fact flipper.”  This template may be used with any subject area.  Students use laptops in the classroom or desktops in the lab to make a “fact flipper” to help them remember important facts.  Each student may create a different “flipper” to share with the class.  Instead of concentrating on creating the Powerpoint, students concentrate on the facts that will be used in the Powerpoint.”
 
Criterion Meets

Increase productivity

Regular use of productivity tools increases the quality and quantity of the work produced.
   
 
Key Words and Phrases to Include and Address in Reflections:
1. Regular – multiple artifacts or artifacts that show usage over time
2. Quality – use of productivity tool allows you to create work that is more meaningful and of greater value than that created without the tool
3. Quantity – use of productivity tool allows you to accomplish a greater amount of work in a shorter time
   
Tips
1. The word “regular” in this rubric indicates that teachers use productivity tools as an integral part of administrative and educational functions.  The artifacts submitted should show consistent use of the tools (grade book used every six weeks, attendance taken everyday).
2. The artifacts submitted should show an increase in the professionalism of the item (published newsletter).  The artifacts may also demonstrate how a greater quantity of work is possible (personalized letters home using mail merge vs. form letter).
   
Examples of content for reflection:

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 I export a text file from Classxp (attendance system) of student and parent names at the beginning of the year.  I then use the names with a Word mail merge to send personalized welcome letters home to parents.  Using mail merge allows me to produce higher quality documents (personalized) in greater quantity in a small amount of time.
2. An electronic grade book allows me to provide higher quality information to parents.  If a student is struggling, I can email a weekly progress report to his/her parents.  The progress report shows all class assignments, assignments that are missing and the grade on each assignment.  This detailed information helps parents monitor progress and takes no more than a minute to produce each week.