ASSIGNMENT 29
Jeansandra
REPLY6.docx200–250 words. THE reply must cite at least 2 sources in current APA format. Evaluate 2 software programs or Internet sites that a classmate(s) posted. Compare and contrast your evaluation with your classmate's assessment.
REPLY A—TO USE TO DO THE EVALUATION
When I look at computer programs that can be used inside a classroom, I think of the Mobymax site that I have had used before inside my classroom. Mobymax is an education program site that lets students work on different subject skills that can earn them game time. The game time that allows the student earn pushes them to keep completing lessons.
When looking into this website, I can find activities that can help someone who has ASD. Mobymax reads the questions and answers aloud, so the student can put in headphones to concentrate on the what is being asked to answer. Also, the technology that is used in the classroom is touch screen and this can allow them to be more hands on when improving their skills. The third activity that can benefit a student with ASD is games that are offered on this website. These games are great activities that can help students with ASD interact with other classmates.
The great benefit of Mobymax is the cost of this program. The cost of using this program in the classroom is free. They offer teachers to create class sets and the students can work on subjects on certain skills. However, to get the full program for the whole only cost $100. That is a really good price when you can add the whole school. Also, the program also has an app where the teacher can download so they can see the progress of their students from wherever.
After working with Mobymax for two years already, I would recommend this program to any teacher or parent that wants to work on increasing skills in core subjects. Like it was stating above, the cost of Mobymax is affordable for anyone to use and it monitors each student that works on a skill. It does not take long to get someone signed and build up game time, and this is what students really like. Also, it covers the things they do in their class by syncing the grade level they are in and combining to the standards from that state to the problems.
They have many softwares or apps to offer students to use inside the classroom. This is what makes technology such an important to use as a teacher. Many teachers in the past have not used technology are finding out that you can teach a whole unit in a subject all by using technology. The website is a great program to use as a teacher, especially when teaching special education. A special education teacher can always monitor their students when using this program and then find the things they need to teach the students.
