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Pebble Go
Pebble Go is a wonderful resource that I found on the AVL website. This resource is targeted for grades K-3rd. It provides information on animals, science, social studies, and biographies. I think this information would be useful when used to support curriculum or content being taught and/or teaching informational or research writing. Pebble Go provides text to speech options that is extremely useful for kindergarten and first grade (learning to read grades). The information provides pictures and definitions to unknown or difficult words (such as amphibian). The site is easy to navigate for teachers and students. I would use this in my second grade class as we are learning to write informational pieces. Another great aspect of this site is it offers a button students can click on and it gives them the MLA format of their 'cited' work. This is very beneficial as we have been talking about crediting our sources.
Your post highlights some of the best features of Pebble Go for young learners, especially its accessibility and alignment with early research skills. The text-to-speech feature is an excellent tool for supporting kindergarten and first graders who are still developing reading fluency, and I can see how the clear visuals and definitions would make complex topics like "amphibians" much more approachable. As a high school teacher, I often emphasize the importance of citing sources, so it’s great that Pebble Go includes MLA citations—this builds a strong foundation for research integrity even at a young age. If you're looking to expand these skills further, you might also consider using the AVL's Encyclopedia Britannica for Elementary, which provides additional age-appropriate topics and articles that could enrich students’ knowledge across the curriculum.
ReplyDeleteI also choose PebbleGo, but choose to watch your video to learn more about this resource. I am a Kindergarten teacher and am very Kindergarten minded, so using PebbleGo for teaching about research writing never crossed my mind. I love the idea for using PebbleGo when introducing young students to reach search and informational writing. I also found that PebbleGo's text to speech option makes it very appropriate for kindergarten and first grade students. I look forward to sharing this with my students. Thanks for sharing this resource!
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