Student tasks that could be assessed within this strategy:

Students are able to...

• insert clip art or photos into a document to visually represent their written text.
• interpret data from a graph created in a spreadsheet program.
• create and complete a graphic organizer using brainstorming software to show patterns in the data.
• data collection tools (digital probes, digital microscopes, etc...) to collect data.
• enter collected data into a spreadsheet program and create a graph.
• create a multimedia presentation to show their knowledge. (PowerPoint, movies & video, VoiceThread, animations, etc...)
• navigate to and use online simulations to further their learning. (i.e. National Library of Virtual Manipulatives, iknowthat.com, Knowitall.org, DigTales, etc...)

Examples of Rubrics - Nonlinguistic Representation:

• Powerpoint and Podcast Rubrics from UW-Stout

• Video and Multimedia Project Rubrics from UW-Stout

• Timeline Rubric

• Illustrated Map Rubric

• Venn Diagram Rubric

• Beyond Monet: Complex Organizers: Mind Mapping and Concept Mapping

  • Sample Rubric for a Concept Map (Word document)