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Renaissance Accelerated Reader™️
Founded: 1986Country: United States
Country: United Kingdom
Renaissance Accelerated Reader™️
Renaissance Accelerated Reader™️
Pupils should set aside 30-minutes a day for reading and teachers, 30-minutes a week for data analysis
Increased usage over time is linked to improved attainment above predicted grades.
Renaissance Accelerated Reader™️
Neelam Parmar, Digital Learning: Students are encouraged to read books and accelerate their reading levels via the assessment/quizzes, making this is an exciting process and motivating path for them to progress.Fiona Mansell, English teacher and Achievement Leader: I wish that there were more modern books covered by accelerated reader. The choice of books that students can read sometimes feels limited.Dianne Hannan, Reading & Literacy Champion: A great deal to understand initially but is easy to use once up and running and provides great focus on reading and reading skillsMaggie Paule, Teacher / Coordinator: I gave the score 10/10 since GCSEpod has been our main source of lessons ever since. It is also updated every now and then that gives us recent topics for the subjects given.Adam Speight, Acting Assistant Headteacher: Having used many different e-learning platforms to date in my career, GCSEPod is by far the leader in terms of interface design and the processes they adopt in order to ensure quality assurance of the materials they provide to users.Richard Ward, Director of Science: Whilst GCSEPod has everything a teacher and a student needs, feedback from colleagues and students is that it is not the most user friendly interface compared to other platforms they use like Sparx.
The quality of the resources is exceptional and the new KS3 format is perfect for students to easily navigate but the original content is still a little cluttered. The most common request I receive from Pod Leads is the desire to find all Check and Challenge questions in one place or the ability to assign them. Disengaged students will not work through the modules and then find the tasks themselves. For engaged students however, GCSEPod is fantastic as they appreciate exactly what the platform provides creating their own revision playlists.
If the GCSE content could be assigned to flow like the KS3 content then I would award it 10 stars.
I'd also like to add that the team at GCSEPod are phenomenal. They take on board suggestions and provide support immediately. They assist with setting bespoke competitions for our academies and the platform runs without any glitches or issues.
Renaissance Accelerated Reader™️
Goal SettingLesson Plans200,000 BooksQuizzesFeedbackProgress Tracking
Renaissance Accelerated Reader™️
Available OfflineInternet - Low BandwidthInternet - High BandwidthDesktop - MacDesktop - WindowsDesktop - ChromebookDesktop - LinuxMobile - iPhoneMobile - iPadMobile - WindowsMobile - AndroidRadioTelevisionAccelerated Reader works on tablets 7” and larger, and on Chromebooks. No app downloads needed; just an internet browser.
If using a firewall, proxy, and/or content filter, some changes may need to be made for Renaissance Accelerated Reader to function properly.
Browser cookies must be enabled in order to log in to Renaissance as a student or personnel user.
Microsoft Word 2007 or above is required to author content, including Accelerated Reader quizzes and articles and Star Custom assessment items. Note Microsoft Word Online is not compatible.
A sound IT manager to white-list a few URLs in school and integrate GCSEPod with MIS. For teachers and students, using GCSEPod is very simple - like using Netflix or Spotify
Renaissance Accelerated Reader™️
In PersonLive OnlineWebinarsDocumentationVideosAll new schools are required to book in training with a product expert, this allows for a smooth implementation and for teachers/educators to get the most out of their Renaissance products. New customer training comes with an onsite visit from one of our specialists which schools find engaging and motivational and allows teachers to see how their own pupils are performing and progressing. Taking this training allows teachers to get to know our programs but also start imbedding them within the school and follow our proven best practice routines.
After every training session we always send resources to the school which allows them to do in house training for twilight or INSET days.
Schools also have the option of taking top up training every year, this is especially useful to see how their first year as gone, look at annual reports or any changes, updates to Renaissance Place and to continue imbedding our best practice. We can even work with new starters and do a complete overview of our programmes.
Presentations, best practice sharing platform, idea generation with Project Manager, YouTube videos
Renaissance Accelerated Reader™️
No installation - the school is provided with their own hosted website and subsequent login details for all applicable staff/pupils.
Setting up is very straightforward. Simply add your teacher and pupil accounts and you are ready to go!
Renaissance Accelerated Reader™️
Parent Access
Renaissance Accelerated Reader™️
Renaissance Accelerated Reader™️
Free VersionFreemiumFree TrialPaid SubscriptionOne-Off FeeHourly Rate
Implementation fee, including professional setup training: £1,361.66. Initial 40 licences: £996.00. Individual add-on licences: £6.00
Free VersionFreemiumFree TrialPaid SubscriptionOne-Off FeeHourly Rate
Prices from as little as £1 per student per month. Prices based on students in Year's 10 & 11, all other students and teachers get it for free.
