Darling

My name is Darling Taylor-Bello. I am in Assistative Technology 545 this fall.

This is Darling's Assignment #3



Final Project
Appendix B  AT EVALUATION PROTOCOL

***Answer the questions that are applicable to your chosen AT program or device.***

A. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION

Name of instructional program/technology: Read Write Think

Publisher: International Reading Association

Cost: Free. Cost: Since the organizations that sponsor ReadWriteThink feel strongly that all of our materials should be freely available to teachers, ReadWriteThink does not link to websites that require paid subscriptions nor do we wish the managers of these websites to link to our materials. No one should have to pay a fee to access ReadWriteThink's resources. (ReadWriteThink)

Computer platform (PC/Mac): PC

Other equipment needed to run program: Adobe reader

B. DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION

1. What is the purpose of the instructional program, as stated by its publisher?

Engage your students in online literacy learning with these interactive tools that help them accomplish a variety of goals—from organizing their thoughts to learning about language—all while having fun.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2. What curriculum area or areas does it address?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Comprehension] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Critical Thinking] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Grammar] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Inquiry / Research] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Literary Analysis] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Media Literacy] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Multimodal Literacy] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Phonological Awareness] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Reading Fluency] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Reading Genres] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Spelling] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Text Structure / Story Structure] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Vocabulary] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Writing Genres] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Writing Process]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3. What type of special needs does it address? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Special needs addressed by program: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Helps organization skills in writing by providing interactive graphic organizers, <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Allows students to take notes in the program while reading which will improve reading strategies for students that struggles with reading comprehension.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4. For what type of learner was the program designed?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">age level 5year to 18years________ grade level ____Kindergarten to 12grade____________ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">ability level ____can be adjusted multiple levels________ interest level -kinder. to 12th_____________

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">5. How does the program present information?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">_*_text _*_graphics _*_animation _*_color _*_sound effects _*_music _*_speech __other

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">6. Are directions for using the program clearly stated and understandable? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Yes

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Where do directions appear? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">On the web page under Site Demonstrations and also under every interactive activity.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">___x__ within the program

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">_____ in the program's documentation or manual <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">7. What academic demands, physical, or sensory demands are placed on the learner? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Physical demands- students will need to move mouse to use program. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Academic demands- word recognition will be needed access most of the programs according to grade level. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sensory- Some of the interactive programs have speech and sound which may be distracting to students that have auditory disabilities.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">8. What suggestions do you have for the designers? How can this technology be improved or adapted to fit the needs in your classroom? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">One suggestion that I have for the designer is to have more inviting homepage. The programs have wonderful but the homepage does not entice the web browser.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">9. Other comments about the technology: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Read Write Think is an incredible use of technology. This tool would be a helpful supplement for teaching reading and writing skills. It is accommodating to all level learners and fun to navigate.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">C. OVERALL EVALUATION

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Rate the appropriateness of the instructional program in each of the following areas, using this scale:

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">excellent=1 adequate=2 inadequate=3

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3 Curricular content (program addresses important skills)

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">3 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Interest level

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2 Ease of use for learners

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2 Demands on learner (e.g., computer use, academic)

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3 Instructional procedures

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3 Motivational value

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3 Appropriate use of the medium

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3 Important instructional variables under teacher control