PebbleGo
What Is Pebble Go?
PebbleGo is a searchable database that covers a variety of research topics and is available in English and Spanish(subscription). PebbleGo can be used by teachers and educators to assist students in research, reporting and citing sources.
Key Features of Pebble Go:
PebbleGo offers 5 main modules: animals, science, biographies, social studies, and health. These modules are then divided into topics and subtopics. These subtopics are presented through a five-part report with photos, media, text, links to similar topics, printable assessment sheets, and a correct citation. Additionally, each module includes simple games, an article of the day, and a question of the day related to the article topic.
PebbleGo also offers the choice for students to either read on their own or have text-to-speech.
Pros:
Accessibility: Offers some accessibility features for students, like text-to-speech, which can help improve students improve reading frequency.
Variety: A Wide variety of topics and a consistent format allows kids to practice researching and reporting.
Engagement: With the inclusion of games and daily articles and questions, students will have no ways to engage with the material everyday.
Teacher resources on the administrative side include comprehensive lesson plans, printable activity sheets, and some basic overall usage statistics that include login frequency and popular articles.
Cons:
Accessibility:Accessibility features are not adaptable; features come in one form and cannot be adjusted to meet students' needs.
Not-so-free: While a free version of PebbleGo is easily available, many useful features (Spanish accessibility) are blocked behind a pay-wall subscription.
Final Thoughts:
A solid base introduction to research, databases, and reporting with interesting content and baseline accessibility tools.
References
PebbleGo.(n.d).PebbleGo. https://www.capstonepub.com/about-us
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