About the Detective Pad

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The Detective Pad (Dpad) functions as a chronicle of students’ progress in the game, a rewards system, a career database where students can learn about different occupations, a record of personal insight and development, and a portfolio for storing and sharing their work.

To familiarize students with their Detective Pads (Dpads), Jill prompts students to answer a question about themselves. Students’ answers are saved in the About Me app of their Dpad.

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Students can return to their Dpads from the Career Town map to review or change their answers, or to answer new questions as they become unlocked.

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