Proficiency

Technology
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Activity: Real-World Graphs –
COVID 19 Around the World
Students will work with a They will model this by
partner to make a using their knowledge of When:
presentation on how Covid- graphs and functions and Topic 6 - Exponential and
19 affected different parts explain their findings. Logarithmic Functions
of the world. They will
compare the “positive
rates” of two countries of
their choice and the US.

ISTE Standard Beginning (3 Points) Emerging ( 7 Points) Proficient (10 Points)

Knowledge Constructor
Students critically curate a variety of
resources using digital tools to
construct knowledge, produce creative
artifacts and make meaningful learning
experiences for themselves and others.
build knowledge by actively exploring
real-world issues and problems,
developing ideas and theories, and
pursuing answers and solutions.
The Student:
Researched some of the
required material, but not
all.
Some of the graphs were
accurate.
The Student: The Student:
Researched two different Researched two different
countries and the US’s countries and created a graph to
COVID positive rates, represent their COVID positive
but the graphs were not rates for the dates March 2020
100% accurate. - August 2020.
Developed ideas on why Also created a positive graph
the graphs were similar for the US for the same dates.
or different OR Came up
with ideas to slow the Developed ideas of why the
spread. COVID positive numbers were
the same or different.
were
Came up with ideas on what
we could have done or could
do to slow down the spread of
the virus. .

ISTE Standard Beginning (3 Points) Emerging ( 7 Points) Proficient (10 Points)

Innovative Designer
Students use a variety of technologies
within a design process to identify and
solve problems by creating new, useful,
or imaginative solutions.
The Student:
Used technology to create
their presentation, but less
than 50% of the task were
completed
The Student: The Student:
Used a graphing Used Desmos or another
technology to represent graphing technology to create
data. their graphs of their COVID
Positive cases.
Analyzed their graphs
and discussed how they Analyzed their graphs and
were the same OR discussed why they were the
different same and different.

Put their research into a Displayed their research into

presentation PowerPoint, Slides, Prezi, or
Infographic.

ISTE Standard Beginning (3 Points) Emerging ( 7 Points) Proficient (10 Points)

Digital Citizen
2. Digital Citizen Students recognize
the rights, responsibilities, and
opportunities of living, learning, and
working in an interconnected digital
The Student did some of
the following with less than
50% accuracy:
Provided a Resources
The Student did some of The Student did all of the
the following: following:
Provided a Resources Provided a Resources slide,
slide, page, or at the page, or at the bottom of their
world, and they act and model in ways slide, page, or at the bottom bottom of their
that are safe, legal and ethical. of their infographic.
demonstrate an understanding of and Use accurate and reliable
respect for the rights and obligations of sources for all of their
using and sharing intellectual property. information in their
presentation.
Did not plagiarize or use
Copyrighted material
without permission.
ISTE Standard Beginning (3 Points)
Creative Communicator The Student did some of
Students communicate clearly and the following with less than
express themselves creatively for a 50% accuracy:
variety of purposes using the platforms,
tools, styles, formats and digital media Used Desmos and graphed
appropriate to their goals. their data and exported the
image, and uploaded it to
communicate complex ideas clearly their presentation
and effectively by creating or using a
variety of digital objects such as Presentation was organized
visualizations, models or simulations and the information was
presented well.
infographic.
infographic.
Use accurate and reliable
Use accurate and reliable sources for all of their
sources for all of their information in their
information in their presentation.
presentation.
Did not plagiarize or use
Did not plagiarize or use Copyrighted material without
Copyrighted material permission.
without permission.
Emerging ( 7 Points) Proficient (10 Points)
The Student did some of The Student did all of the
the following: following:
Used Desmos and Used Desmos and graphed
graphed their data and their data and exported the
exported the image, and image, and uploaded it to their
uploaded it to their presentation
presentation
Presentation was organized and
Presentation was the information was presented
organized and the well.
information was
presented well.

ISTE Standard Beginning (3 Points) Emerging ( 7 Points) Proficient (10 Points)

Global Collaborator
Students use digital tools to broaden
their perspectives and enrich their
learning by collaborating with others
and working effectively in teams
locally and globally. Students:
b.use collaborative technologies to
work with others, including peers,
experts or community members, to
examine issues and problems from
multiple viewpoints.
The Student did some of The Student did some of The Student did all of the
the following with less than the following: following: :
50% accuracy:
Collaborated with their Collaborated with their partner
Collaborated with their partner and divided the and divided the work into equal
partner and divided the work into equal parts. parts.
work into equal parts.
Combined their work Combined their work with a
Combined their work with with a partner and shared partner and shared their
a partner and shared their their different viewpoints different viewpoints on how
different viewpoints on on how they perceived they perceived the data and
how they perceived the the data and solutions to solutions to solve the
data and solutions to solve solve the problems. problems.
the problems.