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Signature Assignment
Alisha Carlin
National University
ITL 608 Signature Assignment 2
Information Technology Class (generally referred to as ITC) is a required class for all
incoming freshman district wide. It is a research based course that helps students get acclimated
with computer technology that they will be using throughout their coursework at VMHS. ITC is
also a college and career awareness class that aims to help students get focused on their future
During the first week of school students will take the personality assessment online quiz
(from mynextmove.com) to assist and direct future class assignments. This activity requires
students to log in to their newly created online (school district unique) accounts. The length of
• Research/Analysis
• Critical Thinking
• Self-Evaluation
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• Research/Analysis
• Multimedia/Oral Presentations
Classroom Composite:
• Incoming 9th graders, as well as one sophomore who failed the class previously and two
juniors who transferred in from other districts who had not taken the course previously
class, very involved families, however there are a few low socioeconomic homes
• One absence (a male), the rest of the class is split almost evenly 19 females, 16 males
• The class is very diverse: roughly 30% Caucasian, 30% Hispanic, 25% Asian and 15%
African American
Accommodations/Adaptations/Interventions:
• No IEPS, 504 or SST were present in the class but in the event that there were, it would be
important to keep the Personal Aid updated and informed on work to assist the student as
best as possible. Work with student, aid, case worker to identify goals and work as team to
accomplish them.
• No ELLs or SELs were present in the class but in the event that there were, all aspects of
the class/assignments are available online through district portal. This would give students
• Make sure I am not talking above the skill level of the students or assume they know these
• They were blown away by “Command C, Command V” when learning how to short-cut
• This will be the first time they are taking any sort of self-assessments therefore I need to
• For Example: one question on the assessment asks “do you like to build cabinets?” Many
of the students will obviously have no previous background building a cabinet, unless they
have a Carpenter for a father (like I do), so I need to help them to see what the question is
really asking in order to get a valid assessment result. The question is asking, “do you like
• Need to be clear in my pre-quiz instruction that “strongly like or strongly dislike” is not
appropriate to mark for all of the questions. Students need to be honest with themselves in their
answering. All 5 answer responses (strongly dislike, dislike, unsure, like, strongly like) should
The goal of this assignment is to help understand their unique personality traits and how
that relates back to future career and college choices, while simultaneously learning new
1. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.10
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By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend science/technical texts in the grades 9-10 text
For example: Use a variety of district approved Web tools (e.g., Haiku, google documents, e-
mail discussion groups, blogs, etc.) to collaborate and communicate with teachers, peers, experts,
and other audiences. Plan and implement a collaborative project with students in other
classrooms and schools using telecommunications tools (e.g., e-mail, discussion forums,
2. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.3
Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking
the text.
For example: Use a variety of media to present information for specific purposes (e.g., reports,
Demonstrate the ability to use technology for research, critical thinking, decision making,
Assessment (Element 4)
• Were students able to complete the task (by my instruction and modeling) to screen-shot their
• We will go over the results next class, but were students able to determine if personality
Content will be presented on the overhead projector which screen shares the assignment
on my computer. I will model the actions for the students. Showing them how to web
browse for the appropriate website. What to click on mynextmove.com and how to get
their personality quizzes started. Students will also be given a handout with step by step
directions to use a resource if the TA and myself are busy helping a student. I will also,
while walking students through the process on the screen, make sure I am being loud,
direct and clear for the students who need auditory direction.
Using the results of their personality quiz, students will have the opportunity to discuss
their results with the teacher and their peers. They will be able to share with the class
what their personality says about them. Find classmates with similar interests/results and
begin to form relationships. Students can also begin to hypothesize what they think each
The majority of this specific class was taking the quiz and making sure students saved
their results to their student profiles. In future classes, students will have the opportunity
to use their results in written assignments and in oral assignments, both of which will be
research-based assignments. Students will also have the opportunity to self-reflect and
assess to see if the results are truly accurate or not. They will do this through journaling
and discussion with peers. Students will also be assessed through class discussion to see
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how easily they grasped the importance of the assignment as well as their newfound
computer skills.
• Analysis will be by the students ability to understand and reciprocate information as well as
• As far as teacher assessment goes, based upon the student assessment information, I can decide
what needs more class time instruction or explaining. What needs to be solidified and what the
References
What is Universal Design for Learning. (2014, July 31). Retrieved July 31, 2018, from http://
www.udlcenter.org/aboutudl/whatisudl
Slavin, R. E. (2018). Educational Psychology: Theory and Practice, 12th Edition.New York,
NY:Pearson.