❀ When there is a variety of material and activities in the class, students feel naturally motivated, they want to take part in learning because there are many opportunities for them to learn, arousing interest. Students with different abilities (such as a physical disability, blindness and hearing impairments) won’t be able to participate in some activities so that’s why it’s important that we teachers offer alternatives for them so they can participate in the class, for example, providing photocopies printed in braille, reading aloud the book so they can listen to the story, watching a video with audio description, speaking at a normal rate so all students can follow the lesson, using visual aids that will assist students with hearing impairments. Fortunately, technology offers a wide variety of tools that can be incorporated in the classroom and allows teachers to focus on students’ learning needs.

❀ For today’s post, I’ve chosen Wordwall. This tool offers many types of activities that can be incorporated in both physical and virtual lessons (which is great for the context we are in nowadays). It is a game creator tool, which helps students improve their memories and also motivates them. In the case of dyslexic students, they usually struggle with their short-term memory, making it difficult for them to remember things that have been just said.

❀ Using Wordwall, one can create an activity such as matching pairs, which helps students learn vocabulary and memorize it. For example, in this activitiy, students can associate the meaning of a word with a picture, which will help them remember the items. In addition, since the activity is dynamic and interactive (and it's a game-like activity), it motivates them. On the plus side, students can have easy access to the app.