I was able to create a “wh” activity and upload it to the Activities Exchange, http://aex.intellitools.com/. The process was remarkably easy! Overall it took about 30 minutes. Most of which was spent trying to find the best icon to support the word choices that were being given. I was surprised to see that when I uploaded the file there was not a separate area for keywords. I did write a brief description and included keywords there but I’m not sure if others do the same thing. This is a sharing group that has some potential to become something that I would upload to on a regular basis because of its ease and simplicity in the ability to upload.
Another plus to this product would be the ability to have a staff member make-up an activity. Unlike some of the other software products I have tried to use, I feel that I could properly train my staff to create the basics so that I could go in and tweak the activities to suit them to exactly what I need.
I am very excited to see if the student’s interact with the software the way I anticipate. These are “work” activities and the student is rewarded with a gold star and tone when the answer is correct. No grand visual display; without the pomp and circumstance for each correct answer, CS4 is much less distracting to both the student doing the work as well as the other students in the classroom.
I am looking forward to creating other activities that not only assist with “wh” IEP goal, but also focus on comprehension goals and math goals.
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