Students need to understand the goal of an application. I learned this quickly with second grade students. They wanted to get to the "next level," on several applications, but in many cases got there by guessing. This is probably "video game mentality" where that is the aim. After the classroom teacher and I explained the true objective and showed the students how they could see the number of responses that were correct or incorrect, the focus was much more intentional on using the applications to learn and reinforce skills and knowledge.
It is important for teachers to be familiar with the applications and to clearly explain the objectives to the students. It is also important for teachers to continually monitor student progress, helping them make adjustments to settings to meet individual learning needs.
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