Before the project could be field tested, approval by the school principal was required. The end survey was anonymous containing ten questions that ranged from technical problems, engagement, and helpfulness of the project. From the forty-six students invited to participate in the project, twenty-one participated and completed the final survey at the end of the project. The test of the project was conducted in a California high school in the Pomona Unified School District. The project was created and hosted online using Kotobee Author. This project contained various interactive pieces such as pictures, video, audio, and games.
The content covered in this project encompassed required content from the whole Industrial Revolution classroom unit. ADDIE stands for analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. The project was created using the ADDIE design model. The purpose of this project was to create an interactive online eBook for EL students that showcased the unit of the Industrial Revolution in an interactive way. With the use of an eBook, students including EL students are able to increase both reading comprehension and engagement in the classroom (DePietro, 2013). Students often have trouble with comprehending what they are reading when using traditional text books in the classroom (Black, 2010). The Industrial Revolution unit has many difficult primary and secondary texts that students need to analyze through the required school year.
The California state standards for Social Science require that all students learn about the Industrial Revolution in tenth grade World History.
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