Engaging games and videos for literacy skills.

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Teacher Review for The Electric Company

Meg K.
Technology Specialist
Capitol Hill Magnet School
St. Paul, MN

My Grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

My Subjects English Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Arts

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Engagement

Pedagogy

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Classroom feedback

My Students Liked It Yes

My Students Learned Yes

I Would Recommend It Yes

Setup Time Less than 5 minutes

Great for Further application
Individual

Great with ELL
General
Low literacy
Special needs

How I Use It

I use Electric Company games as an option during student choice time. It is a very popular game that my first graders enjoy. It provides scaffolding through video storytelling. Students love creating their own avatars to go on the missions. They are able to learn how to play as they begin by listening to the narration. Students often figure out on their own how to log in to save a game.

My Take

I think the games could be improved by asking students to use more skills as they complete the missions. Some games are more skill-based than others and do "level up" with success.