PebbleGo™Animals and Earth and Space What is it? Pebble Go is an online database leveled for emerging readers. • Provides multimedia supports including video and photos • Audio supports navigation • Narration and text highlighting • Available to all students in elementary schools, including home use access with school provided password • The Earth and Space database is an additional resource that being added to the Animals database that teachers are already familiar with. Username and password for home use have been provided to your school media specialist. How to get started with it 1. Login by clicking on PebbleGo in the Media Centers/Online Resources folder on the school network, or access it from the Homework Resources from the Student page on the MCPS website 2. Select the topic that you wish to research or type a keyword in the Search box 3. Audio supports navigation from feature to another within the database. Text to Speech Mutlimedia Video
Built in talking dictionary
Text highlights when spoken Pictures support More about it: Pebble Go content is aligned with the MCPS Elementary Integrated Curriculum and multiple tasks within the curriculum specifically reference PebbleGo as a resource for students. PebbleGo will be utilized both as a student research tool for project based learning and inquiry and as a source for informational text for reading and other content tasks. Quick Start Guide – PebbleGo
5/2011
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