BP12_20091115_Response to Emily's Post

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BP8_110902_Vizzle
Vizzle is a nice tool for younger students or students with learning disabilities. With vizzle, you download the program onto the computer then log in. It has a free trial but if you would like to use it long term, you do have to pay for it. You can create lessons in any of the following four types: matching, a game/quiz, a book, or printable worksheet. There are images included in the program or you can add your own. Also, there are lessons and tools included if you do not want to make your own. Let's use a hypothetical situation to explain how this program could be useful in a classroom. You have 20 students in your class of first graders and four computers at the computer center. During centers, on the computers you pull up vizzle and have a playlist of activities for the students to do. The playlist consist of a matching game and a quiz game. The students will go at their own pace but the computer helps guide them in the activities. With the matching game, if they get the answer wrong it takes it away or puts an X and if they get it right, it cheers them on. After completing the game, it has a fireworks animation for the students. They do the same thing with the game/quiz which automatically helps them with counting because they have to count their moves. The whole time the students are learning the pictures with the words and reading. You can make it harder or easier and include a lot of variety with the lessons so you can use it the whole year. Also, with the printable worksheets, for students who don't communicate well, you can print out the picture squares and allow them to use those for communication. For example, have a pictures of the different things on the lunch menu then at lunch time have them pick the card that shows what they would like for lunch.

Below is a picture of the game format.




Vizzle: http://www.monarchteachtech.com/vizzle
POSTED BY EM'S NOTSOEXCITING BLOG AT 4:48 PM
1 COMMENTS:

Rosie said...
Using this as a center activity is a great idea. I like that its so customizable. What age range do you think this tool would work best for?

NOVEMBER 15, 2009 5:48 PM