Assignment 2 comparative study of emerging technologies

Assignment 2: Comparative Study of Emerging Technologies

Due Week 5 and worth 175 points

Refer to both the Overall Concept for Assignments 1-4 and your responses from Assignment 1 in order to complete this assignment.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

  1. Debate the overall merits of the selected emerging technology over the three (3) others that you had previously identified from Assignment 1.
  2. Compare and contrast the emerging technology that you chose with the three (3) other emerging technologies that you did not choose. Your comparison should address the following:
    1. Three (3) methods in which the attributes and features of each address the needs and or challenges inherent in the educational setting or related to the scenario you selected in Assignment 1.
    2. Significant ways in which each technology supports meaningful learning. 
    3. Three (3) attributes and / or features inherent in each emerging technology that instructors may use to address select characteristics of the 21st Century student population that you had previously identified.
    4. Three (3) aspects of your selected technology that best address two (2) of the NETS-S standards for using technology to guide learning. 
  3. Provide at least five (5) sources that document detailed information about this emerging technology. The sources must be within the last five (5) years.
  4. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
    1. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
    2. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
  5. Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Review current research related to emerging technologies for instruction and learning.
  • Analyze the effects of technology in different instructional settings.
  • Analyze the characteristics of 21st Century learners to aid in determining effective ways of using technologies for teaching and learning.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in designing, developing, and evaluating educational technologies.
  • Write clearly and concisely about issues in designing, developing, and evaluating educational technologies.

Points: 175

Assignment 2: Comparative Study of Emerging Technologies

Criteria

Unacceptable

Below 70% F

Fair

70-79% C

Proficient

80-89% B

Exemplary

90-100% A

1. Debate the overall merits of the selected emerging technology over the three (3) others that you had previously identified from Assignment 1.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely debated the overall merits of the selected emerging technology over the three (3) others that you had previously identified from Assignment 1.

Partially debated the overall merits of the selected emerging technology over the three (3) others that you had previously identified from Assignment 1.

Satisfactorily debated the overall merits of the selected emerging technology over the three (3) others that you had previously identified from Assignment 1.

Thoroughly debated the overall merits of the selected emerging technology over the three (3) others that you had previously identified from Assignment 1.

2a. Compare and contrast the emerging technology that you chose with the three (3) other emerging technologies that you did not choose addressing three (3) methods in which the attributes and features of each address the needs and or challenges inherent in the educational setting or related to the scenario you selected in Assignment 1

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely compared and contrasted the emerging technology that you chose with the three (3) other emerging technologies that you did not choose addressing three (3) methods in which the attributes and features of each address the needs and or challenges inherent in the educational setting or related to the scenario you selected in Assignment 1.

Partially compared and contrasted the emerging technology that you chose with the three (3) other emerging technologies that you did not choose addressing three (3) methods in which the attributes and features of each address the needs and or challenges inherent in the educational setting or related to the scenario you selected in Assignment 1.

Satisfactorily compared and contrasted the emerging technology that you chose with the three (3) other emerging technologies that you did not choose addressing three (3) methods in which the attributes and features of each address the needs and or challenges inherent in the educational setting or related to the scenario you selected in Assignment 1.

Thoroughly compared and contrasted the emerging technology that you chose with the three (3) other emerging technologies that you did not choose addressing three (3) methods in which the attributes and features of each address the needs and or challenges inherent in the educational setting or related to the scenario you selected in Assignment 1.

2b. Compare and contrast the emerging technology that you chose with the three (3) other emerging technologies that you did not choose addressing significant ways in which each technology supports meaningful learning.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely compared and contrasted the emerging technology that you chose with the three (3) other emerging technologies that you did not choose addressing significant ways in which each technology supports meaningful learning.

Partially compared and contrasted the emerging technology that you chose with the three (3) other emerging technologies that you did not choose addressing significant ways in which each technology supports meaningful learning.

Satisfactorily compared and contrasted the emerging technology that you chose with the three (3) other emerging technologies that you did not choose addressing significant ways in which each technology supports meaningful learning.

Thoroughly compared and contrasted the emerging technology that you chose with the three (3) other emerging technologies that you did not choose addressing significant ways in which each technology supports meaningful learning.

2c. Compare and contrast the emerging technology that you chose with the three (3) other emerging technologies that you did not choose addressing three (3) attributes and / or features inherent in each emerging technology that instructors may use to address select characteristics of the 21st Century student population that you had previous identified.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely compared and contrasted the emerging technology that you chose with the three (3 attributes and / or features inherent in each emerging technology that instructors may use to address select characteristics of the 21st Century student population that you had previous identified.

Partially compared and contrasted the emerging technology that you chose with the three (3) attributes and / or features inherent in each emerging technology that instructors may use to address select characteristics of the 21st Century student population that you had previous identified.

Satisfactorily compared and contrasted the emerging technology that you chose with the three (3) attributes and / or features inherent in each emerging technology that instructors may use to address select characteristics of the 21st Century student population that you had previous identified.

Thoroughly compared and contrasted the emerging technology that you chose with the three (3) attributes and / or features inherent in each emerging technology that instructors may use to address select characteristics of the 21st Century student population that you had previous identified.

2d. Compare and contrast the emerging technology that you chose with the three (3) other emerging technologies that you did not choose addressing three (3) aspects of your selected technology that best address two (2) of the NETS-S standards for using technology to guide learning.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely compared and contrasted the emerging technology that you chose with the three (3) other emerging technologies that you did not choose addressing three (3) aspects of your selected technology that best address two (2) of the NETS-S standards for using technology to guide learning.

Partially compared and contrasted the emerging technology that you chose with the three (3) other emerging technologies that you did not choose addressing three (3) aspects of your selected technology that best address two (2) of the NETS-S standards for using technology to guide learning.

Satisfactorily compared and contrasted the emerging technology that you chose with the three (3) other emerging technologies that you did not choose addressing three (3) aspects of your selected technology that best address two (2) of the NETS-S standards for using technology to guide learning.

Thoroughly compared and contrasted the emerging technology that you chose with the three (3) other emerging technologies that you did not choose addressing three (3) aspects of your selected technology that best address two (2) of the NETS-S standards for using technology to guide learning.

3. 5 references

Weight: 5%

No references provided

Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.

Meets number of required references; most references high quality choices.

Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.

4. Writing Mechanics, Grammar, and Formatting

Weight: 5%

Serious and persistent errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.

Partially free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.

Mostly free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.

Error free or almost error free grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.

5. Appropriate use of APA in-text citations and reference section

Weight: 5%

Lack of in-text citations and / or lack of reference section.

In-text citations and references are provided, but they are only partially formatted correctly in APA style.

Most in-text citations and references are provided, and they are generally formatted correctly in APA style.

In-text citations and references are error free or almost error free and consistently formatted correctly in APA style.

6. Information Literacy/Integration of Sources

Weight: 5%

Serious errors in the integration of sources, such as intentional or accidental plagiarism, or failure to use in-text citations.

Sources are partially integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.

Sources are mostly integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.

Sources are consistently integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.

7. Clarity and Coherence of Writing

Weight: 5%

Information is confusing to the reader and fails to include reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

Information is partially clear with minimal reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

Information is mostly clear and generally supported with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

Information is provided in a clear, coherent, and consistent manner with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

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