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    The document reviews two educational resources: 1) A kindergarten science lesson plan from Education World about growing vegetables. It has strengths like free content and teacher guidance, but the worksheet isn't substantial. 2) The math game "Number Ninja" from ABCya for grades 1-2. It teaches even and odd numbers in a fun, visual way but lacks difficulty adjustments. Both resources are easy for teachers and students to use but are best as supplements rather than full lessons.

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    The document reviews two educational resources: 1) A kindergarten science lesson plan from Education World about growing vegetables. It has strengths like free content and teacher guidance, but the worksheet isn't substantial. 2) The math game "Number Ninja" from ABCya for grades 1-2. It teaches even and odd numbers in a fun, visual way but lacks difficulty adjustments. Both resources are easy for teachers and students to use but are best as supplements rather than full lessons.

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    The document reviews two educational resources: 1) A kindergarten science lesson plan from Education World about growing vegetables. It has strengths like free content and teacher guidance, but the worksheet isn't substantial. 2) The math game "Number Ninja" from ABCya for grades 1-2. It teaches even and odd numbers in a fun, visual way but lacks difficulty adjustments. Both resources are easy for teachers and students to use but are best as supplements rather than full lessons.

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    Name of reviewer (your name): Emerald Skelton

    Name of the Website: Education World

    Educational Product/Software Selected: Lesson Plan: Harvest (Science - Grade K)

    Web Address to the Product/Software:

    https://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/subplans/harvest-science-grK

    Publisher: Education World

    Grade Level: Kindergarten

    Provide a brief description of the product/software: Use science to teach students about

    different locations to grow vegetables! Prompt and support students to ask and answer questions

    about key details in a text.

    What are the strengths and weaknesses of the product/software? Strengths: It is free, it

    provides speech outlines for options on what to say as the teacher and how to give feedback to

    the students, and it provides which Common Core Standard the product adheres to. Weaknesses:

    The worksheet itself isn’t very substantial. It’s hard to imagine it serving as lesson material for

    longer than a few days.

    Is the product/software easy for you and the students to use? Explain. Yes, it’s extremely

    easy for me as the teacher to navigate, and all of the hyperlinks are convenient. The lesson for

    the students has a very simple and straightforward layout, and the instructions are easy to

    understand.

    Does the software serve its intended purpose, which is classroom use? Explain. Certainly.

    The worksheet is designed to be printed out and used by students, and with the instructions

    provided to the teacher, it makes for a very neat science lesson.


    Are there multiple forms of media (audio, video, and textual communication channels) that

    encourage the student to engage with the software? Explain. Since this is a simple worksheet,

    there is no supporting media to go alongside it. All of the needed instructions are sufficed by the

    written instruction provided. However, it would be very easy to implement media from other

    online sources into the lesson plan.

    Is the documentation for the product/software, such as technical support, instructions on

    how to use the product, and hardware requirements presented clearly on the website?

    Explain. Yes, very clear. In fact, there are no extraneous words on the website. As it is a

    straightforward procedure-- open the link and print the worksheet-- there is no need for technical

    support to be written on the page.

    Is the software adaptable to support specific accessibility needs of learners with

    disabilities? Explain. If there are specific accessibility needs, there is a large category

    specifically for Special Education and Guidance. With such support, there is no reason for

    special needs students to be left out of lesson plans!

    Does the software program give appropriate feedback to responses (assessment)?

    Can the skill levels be adjusted by the student/instructor? Explain. Yes. In fact, the program

    provides verbatim suggestions of what you, as the teacher, can say to your students to provide

    feedback and provides a list of responses you can use to teach the lesson more deeply. I find this

    to be one of the most attractive features of Education World.


    Name of reviewer (your name): Emerald Skelton

    Name of the Website: ABCya!

    Educational Product/Software Selected: Number Ninja

    Web Address to the Product/Software:

    https://www.abcya.com/games/number_ninja_odd_even

    Publisher: ABCya!

    Grade Level: Grades 1-2

    Provide a brief description of the product/software: Number Ninja is a mathematical spinoff

    of the popular app, Fruit Ninja. The player selects either even or odd numbers for their

    gamemode, then their objective is to only slice the even or only slice the odd numbers.

    What are the strengths and weaknesses of the product/software? Strengths: attractive visual

    design and easy-to-understand instructions. The game itself is also fun, which promotes

    continual eagerness in the students to play the game and thereby learn their even and odd

    numbers. Weaknesses: There is no adjustable difficulty level. This could be an obstacle

    preventing the less advanced children from playing, and it can easily become obsolete to the

    students who advance past it.

    Is the product/software easy for you and the students to use? Explain. Yes. The mechanics of

    the game are so straightforward that a tutorial is not even required! All that is required in order

    for the student to play the game is a cursor (mouse). It’s just as easy for the teacher to use.

    Does the software serve its intended purpose, which is classroom use? Explain.

    Yes it does have its place in classroom use, but it cannot serve as a standalone lesson plan.

    Instead, this game should be treated as supplemental teaching for instilling even and odd

    numbers into the students. It would also serve as a wonderful “computer time” game!
    Are there multiple forms of media (audio, video, and textual communication channels) that

    encourage the student to engage with the software? Explain. ABCya!’s website provides

    many other games, organized by grade level and subject, that can be played as well as Number

    Ninja to teach number concepts to students. The site also provides printables, including coloring

    pages, activity pages, worksheets, and teacher resources which encourage engagement with the

    software.

    Is the documentation for the product/software, such as technical support, instructions on

    how to use the product, and hardware requirements presented clearly on the website?

    Explain. Yes. ABCYa! has an entire menu tab designated for help/FAQs, covering just about

    every technical support question and instruction possible.

    Is the software adaptable to support specific accessibility needs of learners with

    disabilities? Explain. No, in the sense that there is no category specifically tailored for students

    with special educational needs. However, with such a wide range of subjects and grade level

    material provided, it does leave room for the teacher to tailor what proficiency level the student

    with learning disabilities may learn from.

    Does the software program give appropriate feedback to responses (assessment)?

    Can the skill levels be adjusted by the student/instructor? Explain.

    The educational games generally do provide a score at the end but don’t generally provide a

    specific assessment response or feedback. And the individual educational games cannot have

    their difficulty levels altered, but it is worth recognizing that they’re categorized according to

    grade level. With this, the student or instructor can deliberately select either easier or harder

    games for the student to play.

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