High and Low Tech by Jhanel Reynolds https://padlet.com/j_reynolds7/vc15wuws1syr Made for EDU 307E en-us 2016-11-04 12:33:56 UTC 2016-11-04 12:39:30 UTC hello@padlet.com   Reader Rabbit High Tech      Reader Rabbit is an educational software program designed for children of all ages, grades, and subjects. The administrator simply installs the program on the computer.  Once the icon is added to the desktop, all the child must know how to do is to click on it, access it (by pressing play usually), and he would be prompted to provide a name. (As a child, I loved to play “Reader Rabbit 2nd Grade.” The game began with a short video and after providing my information, my character “Sam” would be expected to explore different dungeons.  In each dungeon, the user was expected to complete a task. For example, if Sam was told to “find all the words that names liquids” or look for “adjectives, words that describe” he would go through the dungeon, and grab the correct words.  At the end, he would see his progress.  The muscle in his arm would grow or it would drop depending on how well he mastered his task.  Furthermore, he’d get closer and closer to saving his friend Reader Rabbit.)  This program usually covers Math, English, Science, including reading and writing.     Using Reader Rabbit is a fun way for students to learn something from each subject.  A teacher could recommend this program to parents and have it used during school hours.  Once students complete their work, they could play it.  Or there could a 30-minute session on two days of the week.  Once ELs understand how to maneuver through the game, they could learn a lot.    Classroom Newspaper Low Tech Idea taken from: https://www.noodle.com/articles/5-low-tech-education-tools    For this newspaper, one student would be the photographer, another student would be in charge of putting everything together on a word document (with the help of the teacher and other students), the third student would write about everything that had taken place on a piece of paper, and the fourth student would draw to show what had happened that week. Once completed, all pages would be stapled together and presented in class.    The teacher’s explanation of the newspaper and instructions would have to be clear and succinct. Otherwise, too much information/steps might confuse or overwhelm students.  This is a great opportunity for ELs to build on their reading, writing, socialization and visualization skills. j_reynolds7 https://padlet.com/j_reynolds7/vc15wuws1syr/wish/135347594 2016-11-04 12:39:14 UTC https://padlet.com/j_reynolds7/vc15wuws1syr/wish/135347594