Scholastic Gets Appy!

With just 3 easy screens, you'll be ready to go digital with Scholastic new "app" - Storia. Storia is what Scholastic calls "the fun, interactive, and educational eReading App for children". With this new app from Scholastic, you'll receive 5 FREE eBooks when you download it either to your Windows PC or to your Apple iPad. The Windows version is available today and the iPad version will be released in a matter of days which will allow you to take your eBooks with you wherever you go.

Storia's features include leveled books, reading progress tracker, an eDictionary and interactive activities that build vocabulary in a fun way. Their shop includes a Pre-K Level, Grades K-1, Grades 2-3, Grades 4-6 and Grades 7 & Up.  All Storia eBooks automatically open to the last page read or bookmarked which makes syncing to all devices a much loved feature.

Downloading is easy. Once you click on the download link here, then you'll click "save file", "run" and "done". Super easy, huh! And once the iPad app goes live, it will be as easy as a "tap of a button", "entering your iTunes password" and "tapping the confirm button". Either way you look at it, it'll be just 3 easy steps that will open a whole new world of reading.

Please note that prices will vary for each eBook and that all books purchased through Scholastic Storia App may only be used within the app.

 

 

ABC Mouse

ABCmouse.com is a subscription-based website that is currently offered to U.S. and Canadian
public schools. Public school teachers and librarians qualify for free public school classroom accounts.

With that said, quickly go grab this offer and get you students involved in a journey of online learning. Teachers can customize up to FIVE learning groups. There is no advertising or links to other sites, which is rare for a free educational site and it the company does not ask for or require personal student information.

With 2000+ Activities and a Learning Path with 6 levels, your kids will be excited about using this great program. Best of all, kids will learn while having fun!

Also check out there mobile apps! The Grand Canyon App is FREE and the others apps are under a dollar.

Expresso Elementary

Espresso Elementary is a cross-curricular, multimedia educational website for grades Pre-Kinder to grade 5. It’s packed with thousands of interactive, video-rich classroom resources right at your fingertips and ready to motivate your students. Since 1997, Expresso Elementary have proven to engage students while helping them to achieve educational outcomes. Their specialty is taking educational concepts and intertwining them with “real-world” context.

Check out Expresso Elementary for an opportunity to grab their free 30 day trial and get your students motivated in learning.

Accelerated Reading

AR is now available not only online but as an app in the app store. Build a reading culture and make reading practice more effective for every student with Accelerated Reader. This link is a pdf file on using the app.

Here are a few examples to help you promote the Accelerated Reading Program in your class or school:

Number 1
Based on a 9 week quarter:  divide students’ point goals by nine and they can earn a portion of a banana split for each week that they make progress toward their goal.

week 1 bowl
week 2 spoon
week 3 banana
week 4 ice cream
week 5 whipped cream
week 6 chocolate syrup
week 7 nuts
week 8 sprinkles
week 9 a cherry on top

Literactive

Literactive is the leading provider of reading material for pre-school, kindergarten and grade 1 students available online. It’s also great for students in other grades as extra ESL help. The program is comprised of carefully leveled guided readers, comprehensive phonic activities and a wealth of supplemental reading material which gradually develop a child’s reading. Visit http://www.literactive.com

Username is swschools. Password is the district student password.

Enjoy SWS teachers.

Futaba iPad Word Game

Here’s a fantastic app! It helps children learn new words while being super fun all at the same time. 

Futaba is a word quiz game designed for kids in the classroom (and at home) as a entertaining way to build language skills. 

Best of all, teachers can design their own games. Try the free version and you’ll be hooked.

The paid version is only $2.99.
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