Instructional Materials Review and Approval

Description

Publisher:

LAZEL/ ExploreLearning

Content Area:

  • Science

Grade Level:

  • Kindergarten
  • Grade 1
  • Grade 2
  • Grade 3
  • Grade 4
  • Grade 5
  • Grade 6
  • Grade 7
  • Grade 8
  • Grade 9
  • Grade 10
  • Grade 11
  • Grade 12

Technology Access:

  • Digital

Instruction Lead By:

  • Teacher

TEKS/TPG Alignment:

  • State Adoption List

Progress Monitoring Capability:

  • Assignments

Access

Free vs Paid Capabilities:

  • Paid Subscription or License

Access Requirements:

Requires log-on: individual set-up.

Platform Integration Capability:

This is a learning program, not learning object, so product ingestion on platforms not available.

Device Capability:

Gizmos is HTML5 web-based and is accessible on most devices including PC, Mac, Chromebook, iPad, and Android devices capable of running the latest version of Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, or Safari.  Due to the graphics-intensive nature of the programs, we recommend at least 1GB of RAM for devices. Minimum requirements.

Supports

Additional Language Resources:

Lesson materials may be customized to support other languages.

Family Resources:

Families can participate and assist with student learning within the program.

Training Available:

On-demand video instruction is available for every subscriber at no cost. Onsite and webinar workshops are available at the cost of $1,800 and $400 respectively. Workshops will be bundled at no cost with product depending on the total cost of purchase. Additional complimentary webinar and resource support for remote learning with ExploreLearning products are available as well at https://web.explorelearning.com/remote-learning-pd-resources/.

Accessible Products:

While Gizmos is not a tool for every single student, it is a tool that can and does successfully serve a very large number of students with and without physical or learning disabilities. In general, screens can be resized, navigation is straightforward and sounds can be selectively disabled.

Printing and Materials Distribution:

Texts- download and/or print option

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