Captions for LiveText

Sample Activities: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bwp257wydbhBcWxUUXI1Ql9fZ0E/edit?usp=docslist_api

Complete the caption using the headings as given. Include all activities that address the standard, supplying sufficient documentation for each contract activity associated with the standard. Label each piece of documentation as it relates to a specific activity;

 Standard.Activity.Documentation_descriptive phrase or word, or abbreviation

 Ex.

1.2.A.1_pathfinder, 1.2.A.2_booklist, 1.2.A.3_brochure

 

3 pieces of documentation for Activity A that meets Standard 1.2

You may also use some type of descriptive phrase like photo or worksheet to help identify each piece of documentation, but use the numbering system shown above as the first part of the label or file name for your documentation

 

If describing more than one activity within the caption for a specific standard, label each with the corresponding letter and heading

 1.2.A.1_WS, 1.2.A.2_Booklist; 1.2.B.1_Lesson_HS,1.2.B.2_WorkSample

 In this example there are 2 separate activities that were planned for this standard, A and B. There are 2 pieces of documentation for each activity, WS and Booklist for Activity A; Lesson and Work Sample for Activity B.

When you are writing the caption for each standard, you will need to address each activity within the caption. It is not necessary to write separate captions for each activity within a standard or to create new LiveText sections for the additional activities or projects. You may divide the caption into sections labeled accordingly.

In the example above, the caption would have Section A and Section B each representing a specific activity planned for Standard 1.2 on the contract. This would also apply to activities that were completed at different school levels such as lessons or displays, etc.

 

 

Remember to place your caption in this text box and not as an attachment. Use attachments for the documentation of your contract projects.

 
The format for the caption should follow the basic caption outline as given below:

Use the heading titles as given below when setting up your captions.

• Artifact number (use AASL standard number here)
• Title of artifact -- title of the activity or activities in brief form
• School level at which the activity was conducted,
• Date when the product originated or was completed
• Rationale
  • identification of any use of the artifact with students, trainees, or other users—Do this for appropriate captions by including a descriptor “Implementation with students”; also, within the rationale describe the implementation and results.
  • In the rationale discuss the products of the activity and the contract activity as representative of the AASL standard(s). project. In this section of the caption you should fully discuss the relationship of the project to the standards. A brief description of the project is necessary but the rationale is more than just a description of the project. Important: The caption is not a simple retelling of the implementation and completion of the project/activity; a brief narrative about the implementation is sufficient. The focus of the rationale is to demonstrate your understanding of how your project addresses the standard for which it was designed.
• Reflection
• Discuss professional growth, results, input from mentor, and evaluation of the project/ artifact. In this section you should reflect on your professional growth, what you learned as a result of the project, what you would do differently, what worked the best, etc. In general, this should be  a carefully written section that provides insight into your growth as a media specialist.
• As always professional writing is expected in all captions. Be sure to check for grammatical mistakes, spelling, punctuation, etc. Check verb tense and subject pronoun agreement. Spell check does not catch all mistakes: proofread your work.

Criteria 

Well done Caption: Rationale demonstrates exemplary understanding of standard, relates project and documentation to the standard; Reflection demonstrates thoughtful consideration and personal evaluation of professional growth and exemplifies professional dispositions for educators Documentation: exemplary in quantity and/or quality, relates to the standard and the activity, highly representative of work completed for this standard Written Expression: Extremely well written, fewer than 4 errors noted in grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc. Formatting and placement in LiveText is correct. Attachments and PDF documents open with no problems

Satisfactory Caption: Rationale satisfactorily demonstrates understanding of standard, relates project and documentation to the standard; Reflection satisfactorily demonstrates professional growth and professional dispositions for educators Documentation: Satisfactory documentation for project, relates to the standard and the activity, representative of work completed for this standard Written Expression: Satisfactory, 4-7 overall noted in grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc. Formatting and placement in LiveText is correct. Attachments and PDF documents open with no problems

Unsatisfactory/ Revision required Caption: Caption is not present in the final portfolio or recommendations for improvement have not been addressed in the final portfolio; Rationale and/or reflection poorly done, does not demonstrate understanding of standard or relevance to the activity completed Documentation: Either is not present or recommendations for improvement have not been addressed in the final portfolio; incomplete or missing documentation Written Expression: Written expression poorly done (excessive grammatical, punctuation, or spelling errors) or no attempt to revise based on recommendations from instructor, incomplete captions, directions not followed in posting to LiveText, PDF format not used correctly, captions not in textbox (appear as attachments). Revise and resubmit prior to final portfolio submission date