Selection Rubric: MultimediaComplete an interactive evaluation and add it to your NETS-T portfolio usingthe Selection Rubric for Multimedia available on the “Classroom Link Port-folio” CD-ROM.

Title ____________________________________________________________Series Title (if applicable) _________________________________________Source __________________________________________________________Date _______________ Cost _______________ Length ________ minutesSubject Area ____________________________________________________Intended Audience ______________________________________________

Brief Description

Objectives

Entry Capabilities Required (e.g., prior knowledge, reading ability, vocabulary level, math ability)

Strong Points

Weak Points

Recommended Action (using criteria on the following page)

Name ___________________________________________________ Date ________________________

Key Words________________________________________________________________________

Format� Hypermedia

� Interactive video

� CD-ROM

� Virtual reality

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There is no evidence ofobjectionable bias oradvertising.

There is little evidence ofbias or advertising.

There is much evidence ofbias or advertising.

The documentation isexcellent resource for use ina lesson. Documentationshould help students usethe material.

The documentation is goodresource for use in a lesson.Documentation may helpstudents use the material.

The documentation is poorresource for use in a lesson.Documentation does nothelp students use thematerial.

The material is presented somost students canunderstand how to use thesoftware.

The material is presented sosome students canunderstand how to use thesoftware.

The material is presented somost students cannotunderstand how to use thesoftware.

There is evidence that useof these media has shownpositive impact on studentlearning.

There is little evidence thatuse of these media hasshown positive impact onstudent learning.

There is no evidence thatuse of these media hasshown positive impact onstudent learning.

Effectiveness Rating

Free from Bias

User Guide &Documentation

Clear Directions

StimulatesCreativity

Most students can use thesoftware to create new waysof interfacing with thematerial.

Some students can use thesoftware to create somenew ways of interfacingwith portions of thematerial.

Most students cannot usethe software or cannotcreate new ways ofinterfacing with thematerial.

Rating Area High Quality Medium Quality Low Quality

Curriculum standardaddressed and use ofmultimedia should enhancestudent learning.

Curriculum standardpartially addressed and useof multimedia may enhancestudent learning.

Curriculum standard notaddressed and use ofmultimedia will likely notenhance student learning.

Information correct anddoes not contain materialthat is out of date.

Information correct butdoes contain material that is out of date.

Information is not correctand does contain materialthat is out of date.

Language used is ageappropriate and vocabularyis understandable.

Language used is nearly ageappropriate and somevocabulary is above/belowstudent age.

Language used is not ageappropriate and vocabularyis clearly inappropriate forstudent age.

Topic presented so thatstudents are likely to beinterested and engaged inlearning.

Topic presented to intereststudents most of the timeand engage most inlearning.

Topic presented so as notto interest students and notengage them in learning.

Topic presented so thatmost students are activelyengaged in learning.

Topic presented so thatsome students are engagedin learning.

Topic presented so thatmost students are notactively engaged in learning.

The material represents bestavailable media.

The material representsmedia that are good quality,although there are someproblems.

The material representsmedia that are not wellprepared and are of verypoor quality.

Rating

Match Curriculum

Accurate & Current

Clear & ConciseLanguage

Motivating/Interesting

Learner Participation

Technical Quality

From Smaldino, Russell, Heinich, and Molenda, Instructional Technology and Media for Learning, 8th ed. Copyright ©2005 by Pearson Edu-cation, Inc. All rights reserved.

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