The document discusses the RAIT framework for evaluating educational technologies which measures relevance, accessibility, implementation, and impact on teaching practices. It also provides examples of two evaluation websites - one that organizes educational software by subject and criteria, and one that outlines an evaluation rubric used by the District of Columbia Public Schools to provide feedback to instructors. The author notes they are working with administrators in their school district to implement a rubric to measure technology quality and that they involve students in reviewing apps to help them better understand the evaluation process.

1. COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
T E C H 5 0 4 : S U Z I E K L E E

2. RAIT: A BALANCED APPROACH TO
EVALUATING EDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGIES
• Relevance, Accessibility, Implementation and
Transformation (RAIT)
– Evaluates Educational Technologies
– Measures
• relevance, accessibility, implementation, impact on
teaching practices

3. EVALUATION WEBSITES
• https://fcit.usf.edu/matrix/matrix/
– This website turns organizing educational software by
subject, grade level, platform and cost, providing
educators with a searchable database to find tools
tailored to their needs. Under resources, they also
have “tech cartoons” you can use! This is an
example.

4. EVALUATION WEBSITES
• https://digitalpromise.org/wp-
content/uploads/2016/02/DCPS-Sample-
Evaluation-Rubric.pdf
– District of Columbia Public Schools evaluation
rubric
– Outlines criteria for the teachers, students, and
overall impact of instruction
– Designed for administrators to provide feedback
to instructors

5. MY SCHOOL
DISTRICT
• Working with administrators to put into
practice some type of rubric or means of
measurement for technology quality.
• This program intrigues me due to it
comparing programs

6. IN MY CLASSROOM
• I also allow my student to
review apps to gain better
understanding of this process
and allow them to dig
deeper.
• This rubric is an example of
what I have done with my
students.