Grading Policy

All work will be graded from the ‘published’ directory.  A backup should also be saved in the student’s home directory.  Work done but not properly published may not be graded.

• All Practice and Project work will be kept in a student portfolio published in a designated location the school computer system, as well as electronically in student’s home directories. Some assignments will be turned in online or by using the school email account.
• All files turned in for credit MUST have an identical copy of the file saved in the student’s home directory or 1:1 laptop.  
• Assignments are graded from the file that is turned in to the drop-box only. 
• Work not turned in properly, or without a corresponding, identical saved file in the home directory may not be graded.
• All work is due the last day the assignment appears on the calendar.  Athletic and Extracurricular grade monitoring will be drawn from the calendar due dates.  Missing work will be counted as zero until it is turned in. 
• Missing work may be turned in for credit up to three class days after the due date for full credit (exception for end of unit/level as stated below).  After this extra time, zeros for the missing work will become permanent. 
• All work for a particular unit/level, must be turned in no later than one class day after the last day scheduled for the unit.  No exceptions to this deadline policy will be made without prior arrangement with Ms. Pangman.

Grades will be based on the following areas:
For each unit:

Lessons – XHTML/CSS/Fireworks lesson content comes from online tutorials and teacher developed lesson materials and are designed to teach the vocabulary, concepts and skills of a chapter or unit. Dreamweaver lesson content comes from online eBooks associated with the class.   Additional Dreamweaver content may come from teacher developed lesson materials to supplement the textbook material. Points will be awarded for completion of the lessons (5-10 pts each).

Chapter Review Activities – After each chapter, several review activities will be assigned, to practice the skills addressed in the Chapter lessons. Each will count 15-25 points.

Review Worksheets/Quizzes – One or more online Worksheet/Quiz activities will accompany or follow each Chapter/Topic. In these worksheets, students will answer questions to demonstrate understanding of concepts and vocabulary terms.  Most of these may be taken as many times the the student chooses, to improve understanding and scores.  Each will count 15-50 points, depending on the amount of content included. 

Reflection Questions – After each lesson level, students will respond to open-ended questions by email to the teacher, in order to explain what they have learned with examples for using the content and skills.  These assignments are worth 10-20 points.

Test/Project Activities – After each unit of study, students will complete a written or online test and/or a Project assignment.  Tests provide the opportunity for students to articulate their knowledge and appropriate application of the skills they have acquired. 
Projects, in lieu of or in addition to a test, require students to demonstrate all the skills they have learned in a unit by creating one or more object files in order to solve a real-world type problem.  Texts are worth 50-80 points, and Projects are worth 100-150 points.

• Grades will be calculated by dividing the number of points earned by the total points possible.  For example, if a student earns 18 points of a possible 20 points, the grade would be 18/20 or 90%.  Adding up individual grades, a student who earns a total of 398 points out of a possible 450 would earn a grade of 396/450, or 88%, a B+.
• In order to complete the required work in the time allotted, it is recommended that students stay “on schedule”.  Seminar time, as well as lab time after school may be necessary to complete work, especially if a student is absent.
• Students and parents may access online an assignment calendar, including recommended due dates for assignments, final due dates for each section, as well as links to assignments showing complete assignment activities and expectations.
• While all assignments are available online, many may actually be completed on a properly equipped computer outside of school.  Use of the internet would be required, and in some classes, software may be available so students may work outside of lab time.