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TBE 540 - Programming Applications for Educators

Project Requirements

Requirements for HTML Project (200 pts maximum)  Click here to see the rubrics

Part I: Using HTML (with JavaScript) create a set of 6 or more web pages that “teach” (e.g., teaching a curricular topic or teaching specific skills to teachers). The project as a whole must demonstrate all the following: interactive elements (JavaScript), proper use of titles, variety of text (sizes, styles, colors), variety of lines, links (all pages should be linked to a "main page," outside links optional), graphics, lists, one or more tables. Include your name at the bottom of each page. Note: "Bells and whistles" are not as important as substantial, well-organized information with appropriate interaction. (100 pts maximum)

Part II: Documentation  (a student lesson plan or a teacher workshop plan). The plans should include the hardware/software requirements. audience, prerequisites, objectives, how pages will be used, and relation to the curriculum or professional standards, and assessments. Handouts must be included. (35 pts maximum)

Part III: An "annotated" bibliography of HTML/JavaScript-related sources, including 10 or more website URLs (web addresses) that would assist a teacher in creating web pages (HTML/JavaScript tutorials, clip art resources, etc.) and  five or more articles/ERIC documents, all related to educational uses of web pages and/or programming. The articles should clearly answer the question "Can websites enhance student learning?" For websites, give complete address and a one-paragraph description. For each reference (websites and articles), include a citation (APA format) and a one-paragraph summary. (30 pts max)

NOTE: Use APA format for journal/ERIC citations. Examples of citations in APA format (1st is an ERIC document, 2nd is a journal article): 
Merriman, J. & Smithers, Q. (1997). Evaluating educational websites. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, May 10-12, 1997, New Orleans. (ERIC Document No. ED 544 638).

Smith, J. (1998). The web in the kindergarten classroom. Journal of Early Childhood Education, 35(3), 45-51.

Part IV: A self-evaluation of your own website using a rubric found on the class website. (5 pts maximum)

Part V: Web accessibility evaluation showing that your website is accessible to individuals with disabilities (e.g., paste the HTML code into http://wave.webaim.org/) (5 pts maximum)

Part VI: Tag/JavaScript Test: Twenty-five questions about HTML tags and JavaScript commands completed online. (25 pts maximum)


Rubrics for HTML Project

Part I Web Pages (max 100)
Using HTML (with JavaScript) create a set of 6 or more web pages that teach (e.g., teaching a curricular topic or teaching specific skills to teachers). The project as a whole must demonstrate all the following: interactive elements (JavaScript), proper use of titles, variety of text (sizes, styles, colors), variety of lines, links (all pages should be linked to a "main page," outside links optional), graphics, lists, one or more tables. Include your name at the bottom of each page. Note: "Bells and whistles" are not as important as substantial, well-organized information with appropriate interaction.

(90-100) Six or more web pages are included. There is an "index (main) page" which contains links to all other pages. Other pages contain links back to the index page. Pages are well-organized and coordinated in theme, color, and design, but a variety of text sizes, styles, and lines are included. Sufficient information is provided on each page for the user to learn a substantial amount about the topic being presented, appropriate to the intended audience. Pages contain JavaScript code to perform a useful interactive operation (not just "bells and whistles"). All pages should contain graphics and a background color or graphic and the name of the page author. More than one page will contain tables, lists and outside links.

(75-89) Four to five pages are included. Pages are not all accessible from an index page or links are not included from each page back to the index page. Pages contain only a little information, insufficient for substantial learning. Graphics/background color is not included in each page. All text is the same size. JavaScript is not included, does not work, or is inappropriate. Only one page includes a table, list and outside links.

(0-74) Project includes fewer than five pages. Links (internal or external) are not correctly coded. Color and graphics are not used. No tables/lists/outside links are included. No interactive elements.

Part II Documentation (max 35)
(a student lesson plan or a teacher workshop plan) The plans should include the hardware/software requirements. audience, prerequisites, objectives, how pages will be used, and relation to the curriculum or professional standards, and assessments. Handouts must be included.

(25-35) Documentation is well-organized, clear to the user and provides sufficient information. The required format is used (must include the hardware/software requirements. audience, prerequisites, objectives (stated in terms of learner behavior), how pages will be used, and relation to the curriculum.  Handouts accompany the lesson plan and include visial elements.

(0-24) Documentation is missing or does not provide sufficient information. Objectives are not stated in terms of learner behavior and/or plan does not contain all required information.

Part III Annotated Bibliography (max 30)
An "annotated" bibliography of HTML/JavaScript-related sources, including 10 or more website URLs (web addresses) that would assist a teacher in creating web pages (HTML/JavaScript tutorials, clip art resources, etc.) and  five or more articles/ERIC documents, all related to educational uses of web pages and/or programming. The articles should clearly answer the question "Can websites enhance student learning?" For websites, give complete address and a one-paragraph description. For each reference (websites and articles), include a citation (APA format) and a one-paragraph summary.

(20-30) At least 10 resource web sites and 5 articles/ERIC documents are listed, with clear descriptions of each. All are related to educational web page development and/or programming. The web pages would assist a teacher in creating an eduational website. The articles/ERIC documents would answer the question "Can web pages help students learn?".

(10-19) Ten resource web sites and five articles are listed, but descriptions are superficial or copied, or fewer than ten web sites and/or fewer than five articles related to educational web page development are listed. Citations for articles use incorrect format.

(0-10) Fewer than ten resource web sites and/or five articles are listed, descriptions are missing, no web sites related to educational web page development.

Part IV Rubric/Self-Evaluation (max 5)
A self-evaluation of your own website using a rubric found on the class website.

(5) The rubric evaluating the web pages in the project is appropriate and complete. Evidence of in-depth analysis of project.

(0-4) The rubric is inappropriate for web page evaluation, incomplete and/or shows only a surface evaluation of project.

Part V: Web Accessibility Report (max 5)

(5) A report is submitted showing no accessibility errors (warnings are acceptable).

(0-4) The report is missing or show accessibility errors that have not been fixed.

Part VI: Tag/JavaScript Test (max 25)
Twenty-five questions about HTML tags and JavaScript commands.

1 pt per correct answer


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