Saturday, March 16, 2013

I have been working with a really interesting program created by CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology) to create an eBook.  The linked image above will take you to the eBook I created about Convergent Plate Boundaries.  As I created, I found myself reviewing the information to include as well as analogies to use through the coaches. Coaches are characters embedded on the pages that can offer tips and suggestions to students.  I really enjoyed working with the book because I can see the benefit to it. As long as I create a book that is full of the information that I want students to learn, it is available for them at all times. They can read and review the information at their own pace. With an included glossary, students are also able to investigate vocabulary words they found difficult or new.  With continued practice. I believe that this is a tool that I could use to place information on a classroom website. I could also use it as a summative assessment to analyze student understanding of a concept in a different manner.

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