Instructional Media and Technologies for Assessment - Hot Potatoes

This is an activity I made by using the program or software Hot Potatoes. It is a matching exercise in which you have to find out the best meaning for the slang or some of the most commonly-used American slangs.

Evaluation Rubric for an assignment in which students had to present a Flash presentation in regards of a News Report

ULACIT – Instructional Technology 2010
Susannah Monge GuerreroEvaluation Rubric – Flash Presentation regarding News Report

	Score	Outstanding 3	Proficient 2	Basic 1	Unsatisfactory 0
Preparation		The presentation was "ready to go" when it was the ss turn. The ss does not make grammatical or structural mistakes at all.	The ss makes 2 to 3 patterned grammatical or structural mistakes. The presentation presents some problems at the beginning.	The ss makes 4 to 6 grammatical or structural mistakes. The presentation is not well linked.	The ss makes many grammatical or structural mistakes. The presentation did not work.
Technical Specifications		Group members uploaded contents (audio, video, tasks, links) The ss is able to express themselves fluently and effectively, picking the most appropriate words and phrases for the text.	The ss can fairly convey their message in their writing, picking some related words and phrases for the text. Group members uploaded 2 contents.	The ss shows difficulty to convey their message in their writing; the chosen words and phrases are not appropriate for the text. Group members just uploaded 1 content.	The ss is unable to convey their message via their writing, not to mention word / phrase choice for the text. Group members did not upload contents.
Mechanics		The ss is able to use the same genre for their writing, including the important features, format and style of the news report. Presentation contained an introduction, body and conclusion.	The ss can fairly use the same genre for their writing and follow some of the features, format or style of the news report. Presentation contained at least 2 of the following: introduction, body & conclusion	The ss shows difficulty in use the correct genre for their writing or to follow the features, format and style of the news report. Presentation contained only 1 of the following: introduction, body & conclusion	The ss is unable to follow the features, format and style of the news report. Presentation did not contain introduction, body and conclusion.
Presentation Overall		The ss’s writing flows in a very coherent sequence, showing its facts and arguments logically. Words and phrases are very cohesive. An outstanding presentation. The presentation kept my interest and was among the very best in class.	The ss can fairly follow a coherent sequence in his / her writing. Words and phrases are fairly cohesive. The presenter demonstrated the ability to utilize the various features of the program, however, the presentation did not always keep my interest	The ss shows difficulty in writing coherently, as it does not flow logically at all. Words and phrases are not very cohesive. The presenter did not seem comfortable with the program and/or needed a lot of outside assistance in getting through the presentation.	The ss’s writing does not flow coherent sequence. Words and phrases are not cohesive. The presenter displayed little knowledge and/or understanding of the components of assignment, software, computers, etc.