Digital tools can provide more reciprocal teachers and learners for students beyond their classroom walls.
Products can provide the tools for learners to create and record their own music or dance using audio and video capabilities.
Designing products that include examples of different genres of writing allows learners to continually analyze elements like Vocabulary and Syntax across disciplines and incorporate them into their own writing.
By using timers, learners develop greater awareness of their ability to pay Attention and are able to use strategies, like breaking up a task, to increase their productivity.
Athanases, S. Z. (1998). Diverse learners, diverse texts: Exploring identity and difference through literary encounters. Journal of Literacy Research, 30(2), 273-296.
Synchronous text chats are particularly supportive of English Language Learners.
Martiniello, M. (2008). Language and the performance of English-language learners in math word problems. Harvard Educational Review, 78(2), 333-368.
van Staden, A., & Purcell, N. (2016). Multi-sensory learning strategies to support spelling development: A case study of second-language learners with auditory processing difficulties. International Journal on Language, Literature and Culture in Education, 3(1), 40-61.
van Staden, A., & Purcell, N. (2016). Multi-sensory learning strategies to support spelling development: A case study of second-language learners with auditory processing difficulties. International Journal on Language, Literature and Culture in Education, 3(1), 40-61.
By allowing learners to elect when to use such techniques, products help students develop their own abilities to regulate their emotions and gain a better understanding of themselves.