One of the most common things we hear from teachers is: “Wow! Your product is amazing! I wish I could afford it!” We understand the dilemma teachers and educators face: getting funding for all the cool stuff they know their students need. Because we are so committed to helping kids, we are sharing three resources …
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Preparing pre-K students for kindergarten and keeping them engaged is a huge undertaking. As pre-K teachers, our goal is to build the basic foundations for early reading and math concepts, beginning their social-emotional learning, and working with them on physical abilities such as motor skills. Adding to this challenge is the fact that pre-K teachers …
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What are some of the most effective ways to engage your students? In the coming months, our blog will be taking a deeper dive into various ways to activate and engage your students’ brains along with examples of how teachers are using these approaches in their classrooms. According to brain research, the more engaged …
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#HelpShiftHappen Blog Article by Deb Atchison Got students who don’t like to read at all? Augmented Reality books can change that! As a former student that hated reading, but turned Reading Specialist, I’m astounded by the statistic from the National Report Card that says that only 37% of our 4th graders are reading proficiently. This …
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Guest Blog by: Adam Peterson, TeachersLearn2 It’s no secret that teaching is a tough, demanding, and ever-changing job! As educators, we are always looking for ways to do more for our students, but sometimes we all need a little help to do so! So, today I’m offering some help to all of you who …
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At the beginning of 2018, our team came together to talk about our mission to provide Mind-Boggling Engagement for Early Literacy. We decided that we wanted to come up with a Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal to go along with our mission. If you’re not familiar with a BHAG, it’s an idea from the book, “Built to Last” by …
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The first multi-branch library rollout in the United States! Check this out from District Administrators: Gwinnett County Public Library Introduces Learning alive™ Kits for Early Readers Thanks to a generous donation from the Atlanta Retailers Association (ARA) that was matched by the Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia, Alive Studios (https://bit.ly/2zvt5tF) is equipping all 15 Gwinnett …
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Need an effective solution for ELLs? Check out this great article from THE Journal: A kindergarten teacher pairs his research-based curriculum with 3D animals to teach and delight his kindergartners. I teach at a Title 1 school and have 21 students in my kindergarten classroom. My students speak six different languages, and 95 percent of …
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Check out this great PodCast from CoolCat Teacher featuring Greg Smedley-Warren of Kindergarten Smorgasboard! ENGAGING KINDERGARTNERS WITH TECHNOLOGY: AUGMENTED REALITY, IPADS, QR CODES AND MORE Listen to the actual PodCast here! Vicki: How can we engage kindergarteners with technology? Today we have a kindergarten teacher from Nashville, Greg Smedley Warren @kindersmorgie, or as his students …
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Concern for struggling readers and poor literacy scores has educators and special interest groups meeting, blogging, and talking about “awareness” of the issue. Unfortunately, most of the discussion is on just that, “awareness.” There aren’t many new ideas coming down the pipeline to help teachers reach this new age of children and their hunger for …
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Teachers can use unexpected events to bring students’ brains to attention and illuminate the pathways to memory storage. Can you think of a time when you were surprised? Of course you can. We all can. There’s actually a scientific reason that explains our ability to recall such times, as Dr. Judy Willis, a neurologist and …
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We are introducing a new augmented reality printed storybook, Amos Alligator Arrives at the Airport, into our current line of reading and math programs for PreK to 3rd graders. Our new interactive storybook is one of only a handful in early education that utilizes the emerging technology known as augmented reality. The accompanying free Storybooks …
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Hello fellow CEO’s … Chief Education Officers! I am blessed with the opportunity to speak at several educational conferences around the country about augmented reality… one of my favorite topics. I know we develop our own augmented reality software for classrooms, but it is always good to see what others are doing with this cool …
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Below is a recent Press Release announcing our Proficient by 3rd Grade District Level Volume Bonus Program: Alive Studios Helps School Districts Win the Reading Challenges for At Risk Students Alive Studios is introducing a Proficient by 3rd Grade Volume Bonus program for school districts to test and prove the Letters alive early learning reading …
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The wait is finally over! One of the common questions we receive after teachers fall in love with our software is “Are Letters alive and Math alive on DonorsChoose.org?” Now, we can answer with an enthusiastic, “Yes!” Thanks to our friends at Kaplan Early Learning Company, our reading and math learning kits are now posted …
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So, after a long wait and a lot of pleading you finally got that new computer, or that new smartboard. Now what? Do you have the really cool content you need to engage students? As we make the trade show tour, we have the pleasure of seeing all the latest educational technology; fast, streamlined computers …
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As a startup technology company within the education market, it’s crucial for Alive Studios to be selective with our marketing dollars. Our mission is to provide teachers with cool technology that helps early learners become proficient in reading and math by the third grade. So, our marketing budget is targeted to areas in which we …
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Several studies argue about whether repeating a grade is helpful or harmful to students; yet few studies discuss prevention by developing readiness. According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, retaining a child can result in bullying or victimization and increase the likelihood of dropping out of school before graduation. This fact, coupled with the …
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Alive Studios is introducing the Mac version of its Augmented Reality early literacy software program at the ISTE Expo in Philadelphia, PA. This product release is expected to be welcomed by School Districts who use Mac Technologies exclusively. Letters alive, a supplementary reading software program for 3-8 year olds, will be available for Mac users …
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Some experts say early learners lose up to two years of knowledge retention through the summer months. Make it a summer to remember with our fun, engaging programs for reading and math! Consider adding Letters alive and/or Math alive to your Summer Curriculum: Imagine teaching Reading like this: (90-sec video) Or, teaching Math like this: …
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