The ePocket Chart is an instructional tool for teaching foundational skills. It includes markers, images, letters, word parts, high frequency words, and the ability for teachers to build their own cards. Three modes allow teachers to drag and drop these resources in a free space, with Elkonin boxes, and with pocket chart rows.
You can use ePocket Chart to create and save activities to support your foundational skills lessons, seamlessly present them to your class, share them with other teachers, and assign them to students for independent practice.
With ePocket Chart you can:
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Use the Work View controls like the Activities panel and navigation bar that make preparing and presenting lessons easy.
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Use the Work View controls like the Save and Save as icons to save existing My Customization files and save as to create new My Customizations files.
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Use the Elkonin Box More options to create multiple row layouts and color-code boxes.
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Create, rename, copy, delete, and move activities in any order to maximize the impact of your lessons with the Activities panel.
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Present or assign customized files that contain collections of activities for classroom or student use and delete those that are no longer needed.
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Students have the same ePocket Chart capabilities as you do except during an assignment. They have limited use of the Activities panel during an assignment. Students can only work on the activities assigned and mark them done. They cannot add new, rename, copy, or delete activities you have assigned them to work on. In addition, they cannot view or open any customized activities that they have created during an assignment. |
Using the Work View Configuration Window
You can access the Work View Configuration Window when creating your own ePocket Chart activity, or from the Settings icon in any ePocket Chart activity. Within the Work View Configuration Window, there are two different tabs available: the Change Work View tab, with options to choose between Free Space, Elkonin Boxes, and Pocket Chart, and the Settings tab, which provides different display and card color options.
Change Work View Tab At-A-Glance
| Feature Legend | Description |
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| 1. Change Work View |
Choose between Free Workspace, Elkonin Boxes, and Pocket Chart work views. The default work view is Free Workspace. |
| 2. Settings | Select Display Options for the card bank and shelf, Card Colors including Background Color, Font Color, and Preset Options. |
| 3. Free Workspace | Select this option to place cards anywhere on the workspace. |
| 4. Elkonin Boxes | Select this option to customize your workspace with up to 24 card boxes, box colors, and box textures. |
| 5. Pocket Chart | Select this option to use up to 6 card shelves. The default number of shelves starts with 3. You can select more, or reduce the number to 1 shelf. |
| 6. Edit Background | Edit the background color by using the Pencil icon or use an image from our library. |
| 7. Arrow | Navigate through the background images using the arrow. |
| 8. Continue | Continue to your workspace after making your selections. |
Elkonin Boxes Work View Configuration At-A-Glance
| Feature Legend | Description |
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| 1. Elkonin Boxes |
Select where you'd like to put card boxes in the workspace. |
| 2. Add, Change Card Colors, and Add Card Texture |
Select the plus "+" sign to add boxes to the workspace. After adding a box you can choose the Colors and Textures of each box.
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| 3. Reset | Reset your card box selections to the default. |
| 4. Continue | Continue to your designed workspace. |
The Elkonin Boxes Work View allows you to add and remove boxes as needed.
You can also add Colors and add Textures to the boxes.
Settings Tab At-A-Glance
| Feature Legend | Description |
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| 1. Settings |
This tab opens the Settings options for the ePocket Chart. |
| 2. Show Card Bank | Use the toggle on the right to activate or disable options to Show the Card Bank . When the option is active, the toggle is green. The default is set to the option being activated. |
| 3. Show Shelf | Use the toggle on the right to activate or disable options to Show Shelf . When the option is active, the toggle is green. The default is set to the option being activated. |
| 4. Background Color |
Select the color grid to change the background color of your all the Word Card sand Word Parts Cards. |
| 5. Font Color | Select the color grid to change the font color of your all the Word and Word Parts cards. |
| 6. Preset Options | Choose from preset options for Accessibility. |
| 7. Reset | Reset any changes made within the Settings tab. |
| 8. Save | Save the changes made within the Settings tab. |