Learning Center: Rubrics

Rubrics have been created for each of the contest areas. The judges will utilize these rubrics when evaluationg your work so it is a good idea to take a look at them before you start the project, along the way and before you submit your final work.

Digital Stories - The digital story category is for teams of 2 - 5 students. The teams research the history of their community, neighborhood, culture, etc, and identify key individuals (grandparents or community members) that can provide first hand accounts of the Arizona of the 20th century. Students develop questions, interview the individual, collect or take pictures, and edit the pieces into a short 3 - 5 minute multimedia piece. The final product can be an AVI. MPG, Quicktime movie or an enhanced podcast.

Photographic Essay - The photo journalism program is for individual students. Individual students research the history of their community, neighborhood, culture, etc, and identify key individuals (grandparents or community members) or places that tell a tale about life in the Arizona of the 20th century. The final product is a photograph of an individual or place that tells a story about Arizona history. The picture is accompanies by an original essay of less than 650 words.

ASU Pre-Service Teacher Digital Stories Rubric