EDIT 6150
Resource Collection
Assignment F
Assignment Description
Value: 15 points
 

Purpose

Educators always need resources of various kinds to help with teaching.  Regardless of the content area of your teaching, you need a system for organizing and accessing your resources.  Databases are ideal tools for creating a resource file that will help you in this task.  The purpose of this assignment is to provide an opportunity for practicing simple database skills.  More importantly, this assignment will provide an opportunity to begin a Resource File for your own area of teaching.  You may also gain some ideas about how to apply databases as an instructional tool for student use.
 

Task

Set up a database file to serve as the beginning of a resource file.  You may use Microsoft Access or any database software at your disposal.  You may choose any topic, but it should be one related to your educational work.  Target resources that you can actually use.  Database records should "point" to resources, not necessarily contain them.  Resources may be web sites, printed materials from your filing cabinet, library books that you want to remember, math manipulatives, etc.
 
 

Components

Format

Turn in a hard copy containing one complete record, plus a table report that shows all of your records (but only 4 or 5 of your fields).  Accompany this with a paragraph or two explaining how the database is set up and how you will use it.


 
Evaluation Rubric: Resource Collection
Value
Criterion
Low
Medium
High
Weight: 27% 

Lo: 0-1; med=2-3; hi=4

 Includes all required components (at least 15 records, 10 fields; explanatory paragraph)
  • Missing two or more components 
  • Two or more components seem incomplete
    		•
  • One component missing 
  • One component seems incomplete
    		•
  • All components are present 
  • All components seem complete
    		•
    Weight: 13%
    Lo=.5; med=1; hi=2    		 Purpose is clear (from explanatory paragraph) No Almost Yes
    Weight: 20%
    Lo=0-1; med=2; hi=3    		 Fields match purpose I can't see the connection Mostly (1-2 minor problems) Yes
    Weight: 20%
    Lo=0-1; med=2; hi=3    		 Provides evidence of application of pedagogical theme(s).  List theme(s) here:

     

    		 No Somewhat Yes
    Weight: 13%
    Lo=.5; med=1; hi=2    		 Free of grammatical and spelling errors More than 2 problems Up to 2 minor errors No problems
    Weight: 7%
    No=0; Yes=1    		 Hard copy report demonstrates basic understanding of sorting and reporting No -- Yes

     
     
    Compliments
     
     
     
     

     

    		 Suggestions

    Resubmit option: If your score is below 90% on this assignment, you may resubmit up until the final due date for the class.  Please include this completed rubric and other related papers with your resubmission.

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