Melanie Smith

LM 550

Spring 2016

Spelling City

Cost analysis:

          Spelling City is free, unless you want to upgrade. The upgrade is $52.95 yearly for a classroom of up to 25 students or $2 (or less) a student for a school/district. There is no training cost and a teacher led short faculty meeting or in-service training would be enough for staff to be able to use the program. The Spelling City website does have training videos that teachers could watch at their discretion. The students could be taught how to access and use the program on the classroom computers or on a home computer.

Selection basis:

          Spelling City is an interactive way for students to practice spelling, language arts, and grammar. There are also links for math, science, and social studies. The program is appropriate for students to use with minor supervision. Spelling City provides additional practice in core subjects in a fun way. The website is available to students and parents at home. There is also a privacy policy in place that helps to protect the students as they use the website.

Effectiveness/use:

          Our students, parents, and teachers are the end users of this software. It is hoped that students will find the games and activities fun and entertaining while they are learning. Students could use it as often as they like, or as regulated by the teacher. If teachers upload their weekly spelling words, parents have a way to find the spelling words even if the student forgets to bring a list home.