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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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
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...
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...
PRICING PLANS
License
One Time Purchase
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS
PRODUCT ATTRIBUTES
Standards
Common Core Aligned
State-Standards AlignedAudience
For Students
For Teachers
Home SchoolCharacteristics
Game-based Learning
SupplementalSubject Matter
Language Arts
Reading
Vocabulary