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June 11, 2017
Vocabulary practice doesn't have to be boring for ELL students!
Overall, I believe that Bitsboard is a useful tool for certain students. My ELL students are able to use visual and auditory prompts to help them work independently on vocabulary, while still being engaged and challenged. I struggle to find independent technology for non-English speaking students, but the voice recording option within the program is just what I have been looking for. I was able to add my voice, saying the vocabulary word for the students. There are over twenty-five games for students to choose from. The set up for Bitsboard was a bit challenging. Creating accounts for individual students requires an email. Younger students may not have access to an email account, but using a local student account is possible. The drawback of using a local student account is that you will not be able to track individual student progress. Building boards was simple, but time consuming.
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