Goosechase
Tool Overview:
Inspired by scavenger hunts, Goosechase is an online platform that helps you create interactive experiences.
Availability: Asynchronous Mobile app Synchronous
Advantages:
- Fosters collaboration in any subject area.
- Mission types: Create missions that use text, photos, videos, or GPS
- Track progress in real time
- Measure the success of your experience with the reporting dashbord.
- Guest access: Join as a guest without creating an account
- Team or individual participation: Compete with others or on your own
- Device support: Use on phones and tablets
- Lots of templates to get started
Limitations:
- Only 5 teams can use it for the educator/free version
- Devices must maintain internet connection.
- Must use on app or phone, limits who can use it.
- Few accessibility or multilingual options.
This tool is available to: Free/Subscription Required, Subscription Required
How to get access:
This tool can be integrated with: No Integration
Gradebook Integration: N/A
Gradebook can be exported: N/A
Classlist full integraton with onQ: N/A
Class roster and groups need to be updated manually if onQ changes: N/A
- WCAG 2.0 Compliance
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All users can convey information as per Universal Design For Learning guidelines in a variety of formats.
Goosechase can convey information in multiple formats, aligning with the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Here are some ways it supports diverse means of representation
- Images: You can include images in missions and instructions to provide visual context.
- Voice: Audio recordings can be added to missions, allowing participants to listen to instructions or information.
- Video: Videos can be embedded in missions to demonstrate tasks or provide detailed explanations.
- Written: Text-based instructions and descriptions are available throughout the platform.
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Some users can customize the display of information in multiple ways as per UDL guidelines.
- Font Size: You can adjust the font size using your browser's zoom feature (Ctrl + + to zoom in, Ctrl + - to zoom out) to make text larger or smaller as needed.
- Image Size: Images included in missions can be resized by adjusting the zoom level in your browser, similar to text.
- Colour and Contrast: While Goosechase doesn't have built-in options to change colour schemes or contrast directly, you can use browser extensions or system settings to adjust these aspects for better visibility.
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Some tool features allow for individual accommodation settings
- Flexible Content Delivery: Goosechase allows for the inclusion of text, images, audio, and video in missions, catering to different learning preferences and needs.
- Customizable Missions: Educators can tailor missions to suit the specific requirements of their students, including adjusting the difficulty level and providing additional instructions or support as needed.
- Accessibility Features: While Goosechase itself may not have extensive built-in accessibility features, it can be used in conjunction with other tools and browser extensions to enhance accessibility, such as screen readers and text-to-speech software
No tool features are compatible with screen readers
Alt text is supported on images in this tool.
| Caption Features | Availability |
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| For Live Video |
No
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| For Pre-Recorded |
Yes
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| Are Automatically Generated |
No
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| Are Editable |
No
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| Are SRT/WebVTT Importable |
Not Applicable
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| Navigation Features | Availability |
|---|---|
| Keyboard |
Yes
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| Mouse |
Yes
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Support available through: Vendor Support
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