American Revolution History Challenge (iRLO)

Ahh…nothing like the last minute. I love pressure.
In creating this iRLO, I invested many, many hours of thought and time. It was VERY challenging to me because of the interconnected and complicated nature of programming. I would like emphasize my appreciation for the simplified process we utilized through the Scratch program. Scratch took most of the work out of true programming and I am lucky to have it as a resource.

Now that I have working model and can adapt it to meet my future needs, I am very excited about the potential for creating multiple activities related to class material and content. I believe these programs are an excellent way to engage students with material. However, I will, over the course of time, improve the questions, add visual appeal, and MUST attempt to incorporate sounds to reinforce the interactive nature.

I am very interested in utilizing this type of program because it is easily accessible outside of school, and if developed appropriately, very engaging with a very broad scope and depth of content. There is a ton of potential here…

American Revolution History Challenge (Scratch Program)

B.8.7 Identify significant events and people in the major eras of United States and world history

The iRLO is developmentally appropriate for 6-8^th grades and probably 9-12^th grade as well depending on individual student needs. The standard I have selected is specified for 8^th grade students but is applicable to younger students as preparation for the standard. Furthermore, it is appropriate as a refresher for students who have theoretically already achieved the standard. I like the statement, “If you don’t use it, you lose it.”

The iRLO is developmentally appropriate because the questions are general and highlight significant events during the American Revolution. The wording of questions and answers may be challenging for some students, but the words can be changed to suit the needs of students.

My iRLO is a simple program which asks a series of questions related the history of the American Revolution. The question list is short (only seven questions) but definitely challenges students recollection and/or study skills to find the correct answer.

The iRLO is interactive through the student/user needing to click images and press letter keys which correspond to correct answers to questions. I have included my peers’ suggestions to include responses for incorrect answers, thus increasing the interactive nature of the program. I also changed the timing of words being displayed on screen increase the efficiency of the activity.