Experimental Technology # 3- Pebble Go by https://padlet.com/morgan_pratt/72h0lrj406zk A database for students and teachers! en-us 2018-07-05 19:06:57 UTC 2025-04-09 18:28:55 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png 1. Title of the app / tool its url and its purpose. morgan_pratt https://padlet.com/morgan_pratt/72h0lrj406zk/wish/269499539
Pebble Go is an online database that both learners and teachers can access for information on animals and biographies. The program is designed for primary learners (K-2). Click on the link below to check it out.


]]> 2018-07-05 19:08:49 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_pratt/72h0lrj406zk/wish/269499539 2. Explanation of the most significant features of the tool. morgan_pratt https://padlet.com/morgan_pratt/72h0lrj406zk/wish/269499577
Pebble Go is a great resource for students to do their own research. The best feature about Pebble Go is that it reads the information to learners, which makes the tool accessible by all learners. Other features include:
-Once it's purchased by the school system, learners can utilize Pebble Go at home for assignments or for fun!
-It's very easy to navigate
-It has printables and lesson plans that teachers can access
-PebbleGoNext is another version geared for learners in grades 3-5
-Learners can click on new vocabulary to have the definition read to them
-Learners can watch videos and view many photographs of the animal they've selected or biography of person selected]]> 2018-07-05 19:09:35 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_pratt/72h0lrj406zk/wish/269499577 3. Description of how the tool might be used in instruction to improve student learning. (Problem Based Learning) morgan_pratt https://padlet.com/morgan_pratt/72h0lrj406zk/wish/269499601
Problem Based Learning is described as providing learners with real world problems in order to build their critical thinking skills. The goal for learners in a problem-based learning situation is for them to be able to: identify a problem, develop a plan to solve the problem, implement the plan they've developed, and then evaluate the implementation.

Pebble Go is the perfect tool for learning about animals and famous people. Because it's emphasized that problem-based learning should not be project based, learners could learn about the life cycle of a frog in order to provide resources for a class pet, (Tadpole) to become a frog. Learners could also learn about various animals for a research assignment or to develop a plan to keep animals safe from their predators.  Learners could also research LeBron James to learn how dunk a basketball.]]> 2018-07-05 19:10:10 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_pratt/72h0lrj406zk/wish/269499601 4. Discussion of how you might use this tool for personal purposes. morgan_pratt https://padlet.com/morgan_pratt/72h0lrj406zk/wish/269499619
Pebble Go isn't a tool that I would access for personal use outside of lesson planning, curriculum writing. I do think my son would enjoy watching the videos about different animals, especially because they are read along videos. I recently just participated in curriculum writing and suggested using Pebble Go for a few lessons.]]> 2018-07-05 19:10:42 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_pratt/72h0lrj406zk/wish/269499619 5. Critique the tool – what are the limitations / future recommendations of the tool? morgan_pratt https://padlet.com/morgan_pratt/72h0lrj406zk/wish/269499640
The biggest drawback from Pebble Go is the limited amount of information that is has. The only categories for students to learn about on the database are animals and biographies. I would recommend adding information about careers, cities/ places, and an area for STEM.

The database is very easy to navigate and accessible for young learners but more information for students to research would make the database even better.]]> 2018-07-05 19:11:13 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_pratt/72h0lrj406zk/wish/269499640 morgan_pratt https://padlet.com/morgan_pratt/72h0lrj406zk/wish/269500252 2018-07-05 19:23:28 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_pratt/72h0lrj406zk/wish/269500252 morgan_pratt https://padlet.com/morgan_pratt/72h0lrj406zk/wish/269500470 2018-07-05 19:27:50 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_pratt/72h0lrj406zk/wish/269500470 morgan_pratt https://padlet.com/morgan_pratt/72h0lrj406zk/wish/269500588 2018-07-05 19:29:03 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_pratt/72h0lrj406zk/wish/269500588 morgan_pratt https://padlet.com/morgan_pratt/72h0lrj406zk/wish/269500668 2018-07-05 19:30:34 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_pratt/72h0lrj406zk/wish/269500668