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Company

Power English Writing

Founded: 2019
Country: United Kingdom 

Showbie

Founded: 2012
Country: Canada 
Description

Power English Writing

The creative writing approach to help your children grow as writers, write for pleasure and meet age-related expectations.
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Showbie

Showbie is the hybrid learning platform empowering educators to quickly and easily deliver personalized feedback and assessment to students of...
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Educational Impact

Power English Writing

Not measured 
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Showbie

improve teaching efficiency92%
improve attainment84%
build student knowledge82%
reduce teacher workload76%
 
Recommended Usage
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Most Helpful Reviews

Showbie

jay, Teacher: I use showbie daily for homework, quizzes, and assignments. It is a record of student work and makes it easy to keep track of that work.
Jimmy Nieto, Teacher: I think this is a great application for students as well as teachers. As a teacher, I have all assignments from previous school year on Showbie filed.
Wenche Hauge, Teacher: SB has ben extremely important in my more than one year of teaching my pupils French from home ( due to Corona).
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Age Range

Showbie

0-4, 5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18, 19+ 
Features

Power English Writing

Teaching Guides For Each Year Group Contain Structured Lesson Plans And Mini‑lessonsInteractive Online Planner Contains Lesson Plans Linked To To Front Of Class Teaching Screens, Worksheets And VideosWriting Tips & Tricks Cards Cover Grammar, Punctuation And Spelling For Each Year GroupChild‑facing Online Genre Booklets Provide Children With The Tools They Need To Produce Successful Writing For Each GenreAssessment Scales And Advice On Assessing Writing, With Examples 

Showbie

AnnotationGradebookParent SharingCollaborationAssignment SettingPortfoliosVoice NotesVerbal FeedbackClass Discussion 
Languages

Showbie

Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish 
Accessibility

Power English Writing

Moderate features 

Showbie

Moderate features 
Policies

Power English Writing

Privacy PolicyGDPRTerms of Service 

Showbie

Privacy PolicyGDPRTerms of Service 
Requirements

Power English Writing

Available OfflineInternet - Low BandwidthInternet - High BandwidthDesktop - MacDesktop - WindowsDesktop - ChromebookDesktop - LinuxMobile - iPhoneMobile - iPadMobile - WindowsMobile - AndroidRadioTelevision

Computer/tablet, Activelearn login, internet

 

Showbie

Available OfflineInternet - Low BandwidthInternet - High BandwidthDesktop - MacDesktop - WindowsDesktop - ChromebookDesktop - LinuxMobile - iPhoneMobile - iPadMobile - WindowsMobile - AndroidRadioTelevision

Teachers will need an email address and username to set up their accounts. Students only need to sign in and create a unique username; no student email account required.

With a progressive web app and our iOS app, Showbie is accessible from any browser and on any device.

 
Training

Power English Writing

In PersonLive OnlineWebinarsDocumentationVideos

We offer valuable getting started PDF guides for teachers and parents. Tutorial videos, resources and an online interactive planning tool all support teachers in class preparation and teaching. We also offer several professional development courses designed to help teachers maximise the learning benefits on offer using this product. Users can further benefit from blogs, resources, webinars and conversations ongoing in our Pearson Schools Community.

 

Showbie

In PersonLive OnlineWebinarsDocumentationVideos

Training isn't mandatory, but we're committed to making sure that customers feel confident and comfortable using the platform. Our Support and Customer Success teams, as well as our dedicated Learning Specialists, are on hand to help you make the most of your Showbie account.

 
Set Up

Power English Writing

It only takes a short time to set your pupils up on ActiveLearn and get started using Power English Writing.

Showbie

Showbie is easy to use and even faster to set up, so you spend less time managing tech and more time teaching. With just a few clicks, you can have your Showbie classroom set up and be on your way to teaching your first lesson in Showbie.

For school or district-wide deployment of Showbie, our team is happy to work with your IT manager to help get you set up quickly and efficiently. Working directly with your IT manager, we can have you up and running within 2 working days.

Support

Power English Writing

24/7 Live RepPhone SupportEmail/Help DeskFAQs/ForumKnowledge Base 

Showbie

24/7 Live RepPhone SupportEmail/Help DeskFAQs/ForumKnowledge Base 
Home Learning

Power English Writing

Not available To parents 

Showbie

Parent Access 
Video

Showbie

Not available
Pricing

Power English Writing

Free VersionFreemiumFree TrialPaid SubscriptionOne-Off FeeHourly Rate

Power English Writing pricing starts from £333.69 / year

Free trial available. Can purchase print package as well as digital subscription package. Subscription fees: Power English Writing Easy Buy Pack KS2: £333.69 (print product); Power English Writing Easy Buy Subscription KS2: £399.00 (online product)

Showbie

Free VersionFreemiumFree TrialPaid SubscriptionOne-Off FeeHourly Rate

Showbie pricing starts from $199.99 / year

Visit our plans page to find the right Showbie package to help you save time, collaborate and give better feedback.