Twig Middle School: Digital Interactives

Digital Interactives are embedded in lessons to support student learning through engaging activities and games. You can view them in the Student View of each session or access them through the Prep or Teacher Instruction tabs at session level. Digital Interactives can also be shared via URL, Google Classroom, or Microsoft Teams.

In this guide, we’ll explore:

How to identify Sessions that include Digital Interactives

The Content tab  at lesson level uses the following icon Screenshot of content tab on lesson to indicate any sessions which contain Digital Interactives.Screenshot 2025-01-30 at 15.33.02.png

 

 You can access your session's Content tab by following these steps:

  1. Click on your Grade from your dashboard.Grade 6 click.png
  2. Click on your Module.screenshot of Grade webpage with module highlighted.png
  3. Click on your Lesson. Screenshot of Module page with Lesson highlighted
  4. Scroll down to see the content of each Session in the Content tab. This icon Screenshot of content tab on lesson indicates any sessions which contain Digital Interactives. Screenshot of Session content tab.

You can also view our table of available Digital Interactives

Where to locate Digital Interactives

You can access Digital Interactives via session Prep tab or Teacher Instruction tab when viewing a lesson. 

Digital Interactives link in Prep tab:Screenshot of Prep tab and Digital Interactives are highlighted.

Digital Interactives embedded in Digital Resources tab: 

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Digital Interactives embedded in Student View:Screenshot 2025-01-30 at 17.03.47.png

How to assign or share Digital Interactives

Digital Interactives are automatically included when you assign the session, so students will have access without the need for separate assignments.

However Digital Interactives can also be shared directly. If you want to share Digital Interactives independently, you can do so through: URL, Google Classroom, or Microsoft Teams.

Follow these steps to share:

  1. Navigate to your Module.
  2. Click on your Lesson. Lesson option.png
  3. Scroll down to see the content of each session in the Content tab.Screenshot 2025-01-30 at 15.33.02.png
  4. Use the icon Screenshot 2025-01-21 at 17.33.22.png to locate a lesson with a Digital interactive.
  5. Click on the Session
  6. You can now access the Digital Interactive in either the Prep tab or the Teacher Instructions tab. 
    • Prep tab: Link to Digital Interactive Prep tab.png
    • Teacher Instructions tab: Embedded Digital Interactive Teacher Instructions article.png
  7. Click on the Action menu to see share options.Action menu digital in.png

 

List of available Digital Interactives

Click on the headers below to see the  Digital Interactives available for each grade. 

Grade 6

List of available Digital Interactives for Grade 6

Lesson Interactive
Under the Microscope L02 S01 Microscope Lab interactive
Under the Microscope L03 S02 Inside a Cell interactive
CreATe Network L01 S01 CreATe Network interactive
The Great Air Race L01 S01 Great Air Race interactive
The Great Air Race L01 S05 Weather Simulator interactive
The Great Air Race L03 S04 Weather Map interactive
Model Earth L02 S03 Atmosphere Simulator interactive
Landscape of Fear L01 S02 Snapping the Serengeti interactive
North Island Rescue L02 S03 Pollinators Assemble interactive
The Heat Is On L01 S01 Our Changing World interactive
The Heat Is On L03 S01 Eco-City Planner interactive
Grade 7

List of available Digital Interactives for Grade 7

Lesson Interactive
The Resource Race L01 S02 Earth's Resources Map interactive
The Plastic Tide L01 S01 Plastic Waste Counter interactive
The Plastic Tide L02 S02 States of Matter interactive
Volcano Hunters L01 S02 Volcano Explorer interactive
Volcano Hunters L01 S03 Volcano Builder Level 1 interactive
Volcano Hunters L02 S03 Volcano Builder Level 2 interactive
Dinosaur Trail L01 S04 How to Become a Fossil interactive
Dinosaur Trail L02 S02 Changing Landscapes interactive
Science on the Main Stage L02 S01 Science on the Main Stage interactive
Future Food L01 S02 Future Farm interactive
A Place Called Home L01 S02 SAFE Project Video Gallery interactive
A Place Called Home L02 S03 Ecosystem Experimenter interactive
Grade 8

List of available Digital Interactives for Grade 8

Lesson Interactive
The Green Monster L01 S07 Fertilizer Simulator interactive
Ocean Powered L01 S04 Turbine Town interactive
Ocean Powered L01 S04 Energy Pinball interactive
Collision Course L01 S02 Collisions Simulator interactive
Movie Magic L01 S06 Make an Electromagnet interactive
Movie Magic L02 S02 Gravity Simulator interactive
Movie Magic L03 S05 Free-Fall Calculator interactive
Asteroid Alert! L01 S01 Asteroid Alert interactive
Are They Among Us? L02 S02 Tree of Life interactive
Survival Stories L02 S02 Bacteria Lab interactive
Into the Abyss L01 S01 Ocean Expeditions interactive
Into the Abyss L01 S07 Into the Abyss interactive
Into the Abyss L02 S04 Sound Lab interactive
Animal Tracks L01 S02 Animal Tracker interactive

 

Closed Captioning for Digital Interactives

Any Digital Interactive which contains sound will now come with closed captioning available in English or Spanish.  Students and teachers can enable or disable closed captions using the side control panel.

Click the CC icon to enable or disable captions. 

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This feature ensures that students can follow along with any Digital Interactive audio content, supporting diverse learning needs to create a more engaging educational environment.