I used Digital Passport to kick off the school year with my grade 3-5 students. I found it easy to use. The material is relevant to the students and they found it very engaging. I would recommend it to any school! The lesson plans were easy to follow.

My Take

Any time I emailed a question, I was answered swiftly with a solution. During the first week, the site was having issues. I sent a question about it. A response came immediately saying they appreciated my feedback and they were working on the issue. I would highly recommned using Digital Passport. It was an effective teaching tool and prepares students for Internet use. The first week I used it with the students, the site was having difficulty. I emailed the site and recieved a quick response mentioning they were aware and were working on a solution. After a day or two, I never had an issue! It is great to see the site creators follow through! The feature of accessing the students results and seeing exactly what they got wrong was very valuable. It also encouraged the students to go back and earn a higher score! A few students had difficulty with the "game" part of Share Jumpers and weren't able to complete the game. I was able to read the questions to them to be sure they understood the concepts. The students giggled a bit about the flip phones in the Twalkers video. Perhaps that could be updated. I will continue to use Digital Passport in the future and have already recommended it to other technology teachers.