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Social Science: Continuity and Change

Regional Landforms and Native People
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Each TRIBE expert will grade themselves on how well they did their share of the project and on the project as a whole. The teacher will also be grading you on how well your portion of the project was done and on the project as a whole. Your tribe MAY also be grading you (depending on the teacher's requirements). Please use the rubric below to evaluate your part of the project. A printable version can be obtained by clicking on the appropriate link below:

Individual Multimedia Rubric (MSWord)

Group (Tribe) Multimedia Rubric (MSWord)

Multimedia Project Rubric (Individual Expert Card)
Assignment: Communicate complete information on your tribe MIWOK [ ] or MAIDU [ ] with 9-18 Cards, 1-2 imported graphics per card, 1 original graphic or artifact per expert area, no more than 3-4 animations per card including transitions, no video clips or advanced features required.
	Beginner: 1 point	Novice: 2 Points	Intermediate: 3 points	Expert: 4 points	Self Evaluation	Teacher Evaluation
Topic/Content	Includes little essential information and one or two facts	Includes some essential information with few citations and few facts.	Includes essential information with most sources properly cited. Includes enough elaboration to give readers an understanding of the topic.	Covers topic completely and in depth. Includes properly cited sources and complete information. Encourages readers to know more.
Technical Requirements	Includes incomplete cards, few graphics from outside sources, few animations and advanced features.	Includes 1 card or less, fewer than 2 graphics from outside sources, fewer than 3 animations and few advanced features, such as video, 3-D, or sound.	Includes at least 1-2 cards, at least 3 graphics from outside sources, at least 3 animations and some advanced features, such as video.	Includes at least 3+ cards, 5 or more graphics from outside sources, 5 or more animations and several advanced features, such as video.
Mechanics	Includes more than 5 grammatical errors, misspellings, punctuation errors, etc.	Includes 3-4 grammatical errors, misspellings, punctuation errors, etc.	Includes 2-3 grammatical errors, misspellings, punctuation errors, etc.	Grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization are correct. No errors in the text.
Cooperative Group Work	Cannot work with others in most situations. Cannot share decisions or responsibilities.	Works with others, but has difficulty sharing decisions and responsibilities.	Works well with others. Takes part in most decisions and contributes fair share to group.	Works well with others. Assumes a clear role and related responsibilities. Motivates others to do their best.
Oral Presentation Skills	Great difficulty communicating ideas. Poor voice projection. Little preparation or incomplete work.	Some difficulty communicating ideas, due to voice projection, lack of preparation, or incomplete work	Communicates ideas with proper voice projection. Adequate preparation and delivery.	Communicates ideas with enthusiasm, proper voice projection, appropriate language, and clear delivery.
Scale: 18 - 20=Expert 15 - 17=Intermediate 10 - 14=Novice 6 - 9=Beginner				Total Points
Developed by Caroline McCullen, Instructional Technologist, SAS inSchool, Cary, NC http://www.SASinSchool.com
May be reproduced for classroom use as long as no fee is charged and MidLink Magazine and/or SAS inSchool are cited as the source.
(This Excel'97 Spreadsheet may be downloaded from MidLink Magazine: http:/www.cs.ucf.edu/~MidLink)

Multimedia Project Rubric (TRIBE Card)
Assignment: Communicate complete information on your tribe MIWOK [ ] or MAIDU [ ] with 9-18 Cards, 1-2 imported graphics per card, 1 original graphic or artifact per expert area, no more than 3-4 animations per card including transitions, no video clips or advanced features required.
	Beginner: 1 point	Novice: 2 Points	Intermediate: 3 points	Expert: 4 points	Self Evaluation	Teacher Evaluation
Topic/Content	Includes little essential information and one or two facts	Includes some essential information with few citations and few facts.	Includes essential information with most sources properly cited. Includes enough elaboration to give readers an understanding of the topic.	Covers topic completely and in depth. Includes properly cited sources and complete information. Encourages readers to know more.
Technical Requirements	Includes 6 cards or less, few graphics from outside sources, few animations and advanced features.	Includes 10 cards or less, fewer than 3 graphics from outside sources, fewer than 3 animations and few advanced features, such as video, 3-D, or sound.	Includes at least 9-16 cards, at least 3 graphics from outside sources, at least 3 animations and some advanced features, such as video.	Includes at least 18+ cards, 5 or more graphics from outside sources, 5 or more animations and several advanced features, such as video.
Mechanics	Includes more than 5 grammatical errors, misspellings, punctuation errors, etc.	Includes 3-4 grammatical errors, misspellings, punctuation errors, etc.	Includes 2-3 grammatical errors, misspellings, punctuation errors, etc.	Grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization are correct. No errors in the text.
Cooperative Group Work	Cannot work with others in most situations. Cannot share decisions or responsibilities.	Works with others, but has difficulty sharing decisions and responsibilities.	Works well with others. Takes part in most decisions and contributes fair share to group.	Works well with others. Assumes a clear role and related responsibilities. Motivates others to do their best.
Oral Presentation Skills	Great difficulty communicating ideas. Poor voice projection. Little preparation or incomplete work.	Some difficulty communicating ideas, due to voice projection, lack of preparation, or incomplete work	Communicates ideas with proper voice projection. Adequate preparation and delivery.	Communicates ideas with enthusiasm, proper voice projection, appropriate language, and clear delivery.
Scale: 18 - 20=Expert 15 - 17=Intermediate 10 - 14=Novice 6 - 9=Beginner				Total Points
Developed by Caroline McCullen, Instructional Technologist, SAS inSchool, Cary, NC http://www.SASinSchool.com
May be reproduced for classroom use as long as no fee is charged and MidLink Magazine and/or SAS inSchool are cited as the source.
(This Excel'97 Spreadsheet may be downloaded from MidLink Magazine: http:/www.cs.ucf.edu/~MidLink )

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