Dr. Alice Christie's Adobe Acrobat™ Rubric

Attribute

Novice

Emerging

Developing

Exemplary

Expert

Use of Tools

Creates a PDF file from a Word™ document

Creates PDF files from a Word™ document and an Inspiration™ document

Creates PDF files from documents in a variety of formats including: Word™, Inspiration™, PowerPoint™

Creates PDF files from all documents in electronic portfolio including Web pages

Can help others use advanced tools and techniques in Adobe Acrobat™

Hyperlinks

Does not create hyperlinks within PDF documents

Creates hyperlinks within PDF documents to the Internet

Creates hyperlinks within PDF documents to the Internet and to documents in other formats

Creates hyperlinks within PDF documents to the Internet, to documents in other formats, to anchors within the same PDF document

Can help others use advanced tools and techniques in Adobe Acrobat™

Integration with Other Tools

Does not attempt integration of PDF documents into other projects

Some intentional integration of PDF documents into other projects

Use of integration of PDF documents into two or more other projects

Purposeful, intentional integration of PDF documents into most other projects

Purposeful, intentional, and meaningful integration of PDF documents into all other projects

Artistry

no attention to principles of design

little attention to principles of design

some attention to principles of design

careful attention to principles of design

particular attention to principles of design, plus a creative approach employed