To make it fair for all students, I set up expectations for each rubric for each grade level (K-5) for each quarter of the school year!!!!! The expectations are based upon my 15 years of teaching computer classes to K-5 students.

I understand that students come to school with different backgrounds. Some students are very experienced in using computers; some have never seen a mouse; most are somewhere in between. For the younger student who experiences frustration with that mouse, I share their pain, since I was an adult when I learned how to use a mouse!!!!!

This system does NOT have grades, but rather, the number you see on the “reporting card” is an indicator of whether your child has met the expectations set up for his/her grade level.

4=Exceeds Expectations
3=Meets Expectations
2=Almost Meets Expectations
1=Does Not Meet Expectations

There are no pluses or minuses attached to a reporting number with this system.

Most numbers given will be 3’s and 2’s. (Please understand that this is not a grade; this is a report of how well your student met the expectations of their grade level.)

If you see * on the computer report card, that means we have not worked on that objective during the quarter being reported upon.

In my opinion, one of the most important numbers to look at is the WORK/STUDY HABITS. This number reflects your child’s behavior and attitude in the computer lab. If there is a 2 or 1, your child has some behavior and/or attitude problems in the computer lab. Your child already knows about those behavior and/or attitude problems, because I have discussed it more than once with him/her! Behavior and attitude problems boil down to the THREE R’s - RESPECT for the teacher, RESPECT for the other students (and equipment), and RESPONSIBILITY for one's own actions. Lab behavior expectations have been discussed with students numerous times.