Overview

News-O-Matic is a daily newspaper for elementary and middle school students, delivered electronically. Each story comes with Common Core-aligned questions for students to answer. News-O-Matic is available via iOS, Android and Kindle Fire apps.

APPROACH

News-O-Matic delivers 5 current events stories covering a variety of topics to students each day. Each story comes with Common Core-aligned questions for students to answer; teachers can track students’ progress on these quizzes. Students are also encouraged to rate articles, ask questions of the News-O-Matic team, and submit news-related drawings.

News-O-Matic articles are available in both English and Spanish; the product includes audio playback of every article in both languages. News-O-Matic provides history timelines, games, interactive maps, and other features to enhance its news stories.

IMPLEMENTATION

News-O-Matic is available via iOS, Android and Kindle Fire apps.

PRICING

Schools can purchase News-O-Matic 2015-2016 on Apple's app store here ($9.99 each for 1-19 units and $4.99 each for 20+ units), on Google Play here and on Kindle Fire here.
Parents can subscribe to different News-O-Matic versions (grades 1-2, 3-4 or 5+) on the company's website here.

WHO IS USING IT

As of July 2014, News-O-Matic was used by over 50,000 students in more than 500 schools around the US.

EDUCATOR REVIEWS

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Nwakaego

3rd grade teachet. School Type: Elementary School, High ELL Population, Low Income Population, 1:1 Devices

I would add more comprehension questions. I would also have the assessment questions include more of a variety of complexity (Bloom's Taxonomy and DOK). I'm not sure how beneficial it is to have the kids draw responses, at least for the middle and upper elementary grades. Overa...

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EDUCATOR REVIEWS

Nwakaego

3rd grade teachet. School Type: Elementary School, High ELL Population, Low Income Population, 1:1 Devices

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Courtney

Teacher. School Type: Elementary School, Low Income Population

1. I would improve the way the questions are answered. Perhaps allowing for all questions to be answered at a given point to better encourage students to question.

2. I would allow for a more interactive assessment that is not just question and answer as that would be more engaging for yo...

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PRICING PLANS

License

News-O-Matic EDU or News-O-Matic School - News-O-Matic EDU is available to purchase via PO. Subscription pricing is $4.99 per single yearly license or $2,500 per unlimited yearly school license. Additional discounts are provided depending on volume.

Can be purchased by Teacher, School Leader, or District Administrator.