Digital Interactives and Learning Playlists

Learn about Digital Interactives

Interactives refers to any website or app where a student can interact with the content that is on the page. Interactive websites are designed to enhance online learning opportunities and engage students in authentic learning processes. They incorporate a wide variety of content, including online video, quiz features, games, and interactive assignments. Some are skill based, but many of these will take a student through a whole lesson (and sometimes a whole unit).

When considering interactives, it helps to think about several different factors, including:

- the availability and reliability of technology for your classroom and possibly outside of the classroom (if students are expected to use the interactive from home)

- the purpose for using the interactive-what is the goal or objective?

- the level of thinking the interactive promotes

- the ease of use of the interactive - will there be a learning curve you need to address?

- the appropriate age/grade/subject level for the interactive

- the amount of time you expect students to spend using this interactive

Simulations, games, videos, and other interactives can help students visualize and understand concepts that are difficult to grasp. At other times, a non-technology option may be a better choice after considering the factors listed above.

21 Things 4 Teachers (2017). Interactives. Regional Educational Media Center Association of Michigan. Retrieved from http://www.21things4teachers.net/21-things/12---interactives/

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