Website Approval Request

Submitted Website Approval Request

Submitted By: cjanderson on 1/29/2025 2:24:40 PM
Requestor Work Location*: Carol Anderson/Bennion Elementary
Requestor Title*: 2nd Grade Teacher
Website Name*: Power Spelling
Website Description*: Helps students practice spelling and vocabulary words. It has interactive games to help students practice in an engaging way. Teachers can enter their own lists for students to interact with and learn.
URL (Required)*: https://www.powerspelling.com/spelling-games
Purpose / Use / Notes*: My main interest is that I have many different lists my students are working on. I assess their level and determine where to start instruction from their current vowel pattern knowledge, so having a website that can give all of my students their varied word pattern tests at once saves me a lot of instructional time. This website is much less expensive than some of the others. I am not expecting the website to do the instruction. I will do the teaching. The website will just allow me to give all students their different tests at the same time. I teach phonics-based spelling instruction and sometimes have up to 8 different groups. All 8 assessments can be given at once which gives me more time for reteaching and other instruction. Technology is meant to help us be more efficient, right?
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Vendor Technical Contact Phone Number: 980-759-4035
Lower Grade Range for Website*: 1st Grade
Upper Grade Range for Software*: 6th Grade
Category*: English Language Arts, K-12
Is student data shared with the software vendor?*: Yes
Does the website allow Clever logins?*: I'm not sure

Submitted Website Review Form

Submitted By: ancameron on 1/29/2025 2:38:49 PM
District Firewall Exceptions?*: No
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iBoss Exception?*: No
iBoss Notes: Action Not Blocked Categories Education Status Url Known
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Approved*: Yes
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Submitted Educational Software Specialist Form

Submitted By: jgoblad@graniteschools.org on 1/30/2025 8:56:04 AM

Content/Simulation

Instructional Content*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Curriculum Connection*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Teacher/Learning Approach*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Age/Grade Level*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Assessment*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Perspective*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Flexibility*: 2 - Shows Promise
Technology Effectiveness*: 1 - Needs Improvement

Productivity

Curriculum Connection*: Not Applicable
Age/Grade Level*: Not Applicable
Perspective*: Not Applicable
Technical Aspects*: Not Applicable
Flexibility*: Not Applicable

Assessment

Curriculum Connection*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Age/Grade Level*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Assessment*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Perspective*: 1 - Needs Improvement
Technical Aspects*: 1 - Needs Improvement

Technology Effectiveness

Technology Effectiveness*: Not Applicable
Comments: This program does not align with best practices in literacy instruction. It emphasizes rote memorization of word spellings rather than reinforcing the essential connection between sounds and their corresponding letters or graphemes. Additionally, it offers minimal guidance on playing the games and lacks support for students when they make mistakes.

Approved*: No

Submitted Student Data Agreement

Submitted By: tswhiting@graniteschools.org on 1/30/2025 3:54:09 PM
Student Data Agreement in place?*: No

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Notes: Curriculum did not approve this request so we will not start the DPA process.

Submitted Final Approval Form

Submitted By: rranthony on 1/31/2025 10:28:25 AM
Approved*: No
Notes: This program does not align with best practices in literacy instruction. It emphasizes rote memorization of word spellings rather than reinforcing the essential connection between sounds and their corresponding letters or graphemes. Additionally, it offers minimal guidance on playing the games and lacks support for students when they make mistakes.