Engagement Checklist

1. Does the technology allow students to focus on the task of the assignment or activity with less distraction?  Students are focused on the task because the software is helping them create the code that represents their content learning goals (characterization, setting, plot..etc).  There are no games or rewards at the end of using the software that distract from the process of learning.

2. Does the technology motivate students to start the learning process?  Students are interested to connect their code to their complex novel.  They are not just "swiping through" their iPad, rather they are carefully planning a code that is representative of their goal so they can see the physical results in the programmable ball that moves.

3. Does the technology cause a shift in the behavior of the students, where they move from passive to active social learners (co-use)?  ​Students are working in groups co-using the devices (rather than 1 device per child).  Collaboration and constructing knowledge together.