iGoogle Page Task

Prompt: How/why is the study of the holocaust important today?

Developing Mastery Exemplary

Grade level focus Identified, but Appropriate Materials offer a
there is some materials for a balance of on-level
question about defined grade and those that will
how level. “push” and
lesson/materials “stretch” kids’
map into it. thinking in
appropriate and
powerful ways.
“Restraint” in Information A well balanced Each element
content overload. amount of feeds, builds on the ones
content and around it – and is
gadgets appear on essential to the
the page. task as a whole.
Aesthetics Page is messy. No Page is organized Page is organized
cohesion or and clear. in an intuitive way
organization. that maps directly
into instructional
plans/purpose.
Multimodal Content is mono- Some multimodal Multiple modes of
modal. content is content are used –
contained. each of which taps
into the unique
capacities of that
mode.
Grouping/Coheren Content is mish- Content has a Content is
ce mashed all over clear flow. presented and
the page. grouped in a
meaningful way
that will advance
student thinking
and work.
Relevance Content seems Content has All content has
disconnected from meaning within meaning within the
the task – or – the specific task. specific task – and
there is no sense the task amplifies
behind much of understanding of
what is included. that content.
“Input Channel” Students cannot Students can Students’ voice,
be present in the contribute some ideas and response
page. content or have a place/home
ideas/responses. within the page.

Part Two:
Create a document (or a flowgram) that walks the viewer/reader
through your thinking about the instructional context for what you
have built, a “think aloud” of what you’d want students to
know/understand/be able to do in using that page, etc.