Grade 8 Folio Checklist/Rubrics (Grade will be Pass/Fail)
BASIC – Complete all steps successfully by June 10 to receive a passing grade on this project
Audience
____All elements in site are appropriate for audience
eighth grade teachers, high school teachers, parents, and prospective employers ____Site is easy for a visitor to navigate
____Chose a title and theme appropriate to the tone and nature of your site ____Considered audience when uploading content, pictures ____Appropriately managed comments on your page ____Content highlights your best work, shows positive aspects of your academic life Content ____Site has at least two distinct pages ____Uploaded at least one piece of academic work (science lab/spreadsheet, writing piece, math work) ____Uploaded at least one picture ____Chose acceptable and useful widgets: – pages, calendar, links (school-safe only) recent posts (if using a blog page) ____ Posted a comment on some one else’s page Assessment____ Created page for checklist/rubric ____ Copy and pasted checklist/rubric into page (Do not upload) ____Deleted rubric page after reading teacher comments and Pass/Fail grade BEYOND BASIC – Went beyond the minimum requirements (bonus point will be given) ____Successfully completed all steps in the Basic Rubric ____Uploaded multi media clips, video, audio, podcast etc ____Used pages creatively for works in progress ____ Posted links to other websites that support project content ____ Used site to demonstrate research that may cross disciplines (Please suggest any other items to add to this list- we may not have thought of everything!)
