Tools to Help You Succeed

Accelerated Reader (AR)

AR is used by teachers in addition to textbooks and other classroom curriculum tools. The advanced AR technology helps classroom teachers:

Make essential reading practice more effective for every student. Personalize reading practice to each student’s current level. Manage all reading activities including read to, read with, and read independently. Assess students’ reading with four types of quizzes: Reading Practice, Vocabulary Practice, Literacy Skills, and Textbook Quizzes. Build a lifelong love of reading and learning.

Accelerated Math (AM)

AM's advanced technology helps classroom teachers provide essential math practice components above and beyond your child's math curriculum. This software:

Creates math assignments tailored to each student's current level. Automatically scores all math practice, including assignments and tests. Provides ongoing feedback on students' daily practice. Helps you differentiate math instruction, addressing each student's individual needs

TumbleBooks

TumbleBook Library is an online collection of TumbleBooks – animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love. TumbleBooks are created by adding animation, sound, music and narration to existing picture books in order to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you.

The TumbleBookLibrary is a collection of licensed titles from children's book publishers such as Simon & Schuster, Chronicle Books, Candlewick Press, Charlesbridge Press, Harcourt, Little Brown, Walker & Company, Lerner Books, and HarperCollins Publishers, amongst others. 

The TumbleBook Library provides enrichment to students who are reading independently with a variety of high interest material. It also provides support to students who require skill building with a variety of exercises that can be matched with other areas of the curriculum. In general, TumbleBooks are a great addition to a reading program that can be worked on independently by each student or by the whole class.

The TumbleBook Library collection is accessed online from child's classroom or library computers with Internet connection, or from home through a direct link on your school or library website. (A link to the BCA TumbleBook website can be found on InfoDirect, our parent communication portal.)

Learning.com

Learning.com uses the most current and forward-thinking research into how children learn with technology by:

Incorporating multi-sensory experiences to create richer, more complete learning.Using educational games, fun and play to make learning more effective and engaging for today's tech-savvy students.Building in opportunities for students to model their new skills, creating stronger connections to their learning.

Since we desire for our students love technology, we love how Learning.com helps prepare and improve our students for the 21st century.

Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia

Grolier is an interactive web-based encyclopedia for your student. As you know, encyclopeida's are great for conducting research or even if you just want to learn more about a particular topic or event. Visit Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia to learn more. (Log in information can be found via InfoDirect.)