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News-O-Matic 5+ for Home 1.4
*** World Young Reader Prize 2015 (Editorial)-World Association of Newspapers (WAN-IFRA) ****** Teachers' Choice Award 2015 ****** One of The Best News Sources for Kids - Common SenseMedia****** Best App for Teaching and Learning by AASL ****** The first bilingual news app for kids! ****** kidSAFE® certified ***Educators, check out News-O-Matic School Edition, alsoavailablein Google Play for Education.Here is what users say about News-O-Matic:“I would like to thank you and your team! My son has finallybeenreading independently for the past two weeks. He looks forwardtoreading News-O-Matic every night!” – Melissa, Mom ofan8-year-old“I think the stories you write are amazing. It’s funny becauseIhate reading but yet I’m excited to see what you wrote." – Rae,age8“In my ten years of teaching I have never come acrossapublication that was this effective in capturing the attentionofthe student and making them want to learn and understand more.”–LB, Philadelphia Public School Teacher“A terrific introduction to current events withunlimitedpotential for repeated use for kids ages 7–11.” – SmartApps ForKids“Once in a while, an app comes along that makes me breathe asighof ‘well, finally.’ Such is the case with News-O-Matic, aningeniousapp that condenses the daily news of the world anddelivers it inperfectly kid-digestible form.” – Cool Mom TechNews-O-Matic covers relevant news of the day in an engagingway,exploring its many facets through images, maps, videos, andgames.Whether your interest is sports, science, world news, orwackyevents, News-O-Matic delivers what’s making the news! Itoffers awindow to the world and beyond helping readers becomeglobalcitizens!Each daily issue features:* Five dynamic news articles* Rich and detailed images, videos, and illustrations* Informative maps relating the user to the location ofeverystory* News Room for drawing or asking questions about the news* An interactive history-based timeline* Puzzles, games, fun facts, and many other elementsfordiscovery* Audio support for challenging vocabulary and full storiesreadaloudAll articles are written by professional children’s writersandreviewed by a child psychologist before publication toensureemotionally safe content.News-O-Matic is 100% ad-free.Schools and districts looking to buy News-O-Matic shouldbuyNews-O-Matic School Edition.Privacy Policy and Terms of Use can be foundatwww.press4kids.com/privacy.htmlThe publisher of this daily news application is Press4Kids, Inc.Tolearn more about us, please visit usatwww.press4Kids.com/newsomatic.html
News-O-Matic ● School 2015-16 1.7
*** World Young Reader Prize 2015 (Editorial)-World Association of Newspapers (WAN-IFRA) ****** Teachers' Choice Award 2015 ****** One of The Best News Sources for Kids - Common SenseMedia****** Best App for Teaching and Learning by AASL ****** The first bilingual news app for kids! ****** kidSAFE® certified ***Here is what users say about News-O-Matic:“In my ten years of teaching I have never come acrossapublication that was this effective in capturing the attentionofthe student and making them want to learn and understand more.”–LB, Philadelphia Public School Teacher“I think the stories you write are amazing. It’s funny becauseIhate reading but yet I’m excited to see what you wrote." – Rae,age8“News-O-Matic has emerged as a state of the art app thatwillchange the way kids interact with broadcast news.” – TeachersWithApps“News-O-Matic is a nice way to introduce topical events andworldnews in the classroom.” – Education WorldWhether your students enjoy reading about sports, science,worldnews, or wacky events, News-O-Matic delivers what’s makingthenews! Our mission is to make learning more engaging, active,andpersonal.This nonfiction reading comprehension app publishes fivenewsstories each weekday! The stories range in length anddifficulty tocreate opportunities for differentiated instruction.Readers learnwhat happened on this date in history through aneducational gameand write or draw to Editor-in-Chief Russ in theNews Room. Eachedition gives you access to a Teacher’s Guide.Each daily edition features:* Five dynamic news articles* Rich and detailed images, videos, and illustrations* Informative maps relating the user to the location ofeverystory* News Room for drawing or asking questions about the news* An interactive history-based timeline* Puzzles, games, fun facts, and many other elementsfordiscovery* Audio support for challenging vocabulary and full storiesreadaloud* Spanish translation* Assessments for the daily editions including correlations totheCommon Core State Standards (CCSS).* Access to review students' performanceNews-O-Matic is 100% ad-free.Written by experienced journalists and educators, News-O-Maticisused in schools around the world! All articles are reviewed byachild psychologist before publication to ensure emotionallysafecontent.Privacy Policy and Terms of Use can be foundatwww.press4kids.com/privacy.htmlThe publisher of this daily news application isPress4Kids,Inc.To learn more about us, please visit us at www.Press4Kids.com
Bilingual News: Transcripts 1.2.7
Official transcripts application fortheBilingual News podcast on iTunes.Listeners are able to use transcripts while listening along withthepodcast audio to improve their language skills and look upunknownwords as well as create a vocabulary list and writenotes.[Bilingual News]Bilingual News is a free iTunes podcast covering world newswithoccasional guest appearances. It is conducted in a mixture ofbothEnglish and Japanese.[Free Content]Transcripts for episodes 1-3 are available for free.[Cloud/Archive]The Cloud page contains all available transcripts. Alltranscriptshosted on the Cloud are accessible to subscribedusers.The Archive tab contains all transcripts individually purchasedbythe user.[Essay Tab]The Essays tab is an active list of original essaycontentconsidering a wide range of subjects. The essays featurepartialtranslations and vocabulary lists intended to assistthereader.[Dictionary Function]Users can look up the definition of a word within a transcriptbyhighlighting it and tapping "Define"（辞書）.Add additional dictionaries like Oxford by tapping on"Manage"within any definition page.[Self-Test Function]This feature presents vocabulary to the user in a flash cardstyleformat. A character on the screen will evolve as theuserprogresses and learns new words.Add words to the Word List（単語リスト) by highlight a word withinatranscript and tapping "Add"（追加）.[Notes Function]Users are able to take notes on the Notes page, easilyaccessiblefrom any transcript by swiping right.[Transcription Repair]In the event that a transcript document does not displayproperly,this feature attempts to correct the problem byre-downloading thedocument.[Print]Print transcripts by tapping "Print" in the top right ofanytranscript document.[Transcript Subscription]All transcripts and essays are accessible via a¥240/monthsubscription. The auto-renewing payment will be made viayouriTunes account unless disabled a day before the end ofthesubscription period. Users are able to unsubscribe withintheAccount Settings menu.
