Comprehensive Literacy Platform for K-8 Reading, Writing, Publishing … and Much More!

Overview Big Universe is a balanced literacy e-book platform, providing K-8 students and teachers, curriculum resources across subject areas. Our revolutionary website provides thousands of informational and literary digital texts from the best book publishers, online self- publishing, global bookshelf sharing community, and management tools for educators. Excite students in reading and writing, expand your library, differentiate instruction, support standards, enhance school programs, and more. SHAREMANAGE WRITEASSESS READ Nonfiction and Fiction eBooks 2

Features & Benefits Ready-Made Personal eLibrary Enjoy Books From The Best Publishers Thousands of stunning nonfiction and fiction books for all subjects in PK-8 Lexile®, AR ATOS™, Fountas & Pinnell, and DRA leveled books State / Common Core Standards Alignment Creative Writing & Publishing Discover The Author Within Engaging online writing Motivational publishing tools Create custom books for any curriculum Enhance creativity in writing through publishing, writing and open-ended assessments 3

Features & Benefits (cont’d) Standards Alignment & Assessments Maximize instruction time with standards aligned features Find e-book using State/Common Core standards and assign them to students Use quizzes that incorporate Bloom's Taxonomy levels (e.g. application, analysis, synthesis, evaluation), utilize inference strategies, and require interaction with informational text and literature 4 Robust Management Tools Manage, Monitor, Personalize, and More Add/import/manage sub-accounts View quiz results, reading logs, books published, usage stats, and much more Analysis and report generation for data tracking and RtI Personal home page, bookshelf, sharing network, and more

Features & Benefits (cont’d) 5 Global Bookshelf Community Safely Share Personal Bookshelves Worldwide Excite students about literacy through safe e-book sharing Anonymously browse and share personal bookshelves with fellow members See live activity at:

Uses 6 1-to-1 Independent Reading Instruction Using SMART Board® Whole Class Read Aloud 1-to-1 Whole Class InstructionIndependent Reading in LabResearch Project Writing Workshop in LabDifferentiated InstructionProject Based Learning

Benefits Engaging for students and invaluable for teachers Instant literacy and e-book library solution aligned to state/Common Core standards Large high-quality collection of cross-disciplinary informational and literary digital texts Convenient 24/7 access from anywhere Saves money, time and paper Perfect for differentiated instruction and RtI Great for 21 st century and blended learning Supports balanced literacy 7

- Big Universe and Title III Big Universe supports educators in their endeavor to meet the accountability requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), also known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB). The legislation states that five key elements must be part of an effective reading program: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and text comprehension and academic specific knowledge.

ELL Learners Big Universe is proven to be an engaging online approach to address each fundamental reading component in support of English Language Learners. The following sections document the eligibility Requirements of Title III (in boxes) and how Big Universe addresses them. Provide high quality language instruction programs that are created on scientifically based research. Rigorous curriculum is provided and aligned to standards that challenges ELL students to learn content

Bilingual Students Built on current literacy research with input from educators, students and parents, Big Universe provides high quality support for bilingual students to meet the State’s proficient and advanced levels of student academic achievement. Through an individualized approach to strengthen reading and writing, bilingual students enhance comprehension skills, expand vocabulary, increase digital literacy skills, and become more motivated to read and write.

Facts Each interactive online book has been leveled according to Lexile, ARATOS, Fountas & Pinnell, and DRA levels from 24 publishers. Students and teachers choose from 5,226 interactive online books covering multiple genres and content areas for preK-8 students. Educators assign books to individual students, use books for independent or shared reading, and gather student data results from comprehension quizzes.

Search by Standards Maximize instructional time by quickly locating, utilizing and assigning the right content to students using the following standards based search criteria: Common Core State Standards State Standards Grade and subject aligned

The Big Universe Comprehensive Literacy Platform Made for Common Core Standards Educators are facing the implementation of the new Common Core State Standards and the expectation to use technology to engage and motivate students to learn these standards. Big Universe has been proven to meet these diverse needs of educators, students, and parents by serving as a highly engaging online literacy community. It continues to provide strong support of the Common Core State Standards while maintaining a student-driven, online presence. Big Universe supports the new Common Core State Standards Initiative through its alignment to the College and Career Readiness (CCR) anchor standards in the areas of reading, writing, language, speaking, and listening

Standards Based Assessments Instill higher order thinking skills in students with our new quizzes: Grade and subject level aligned PARCC strategies followed Incorporated Bloom’s Taxonomy levels: Application Analysis Synthesis Evaluation Utilize Inference Strategies Require interaction and informational text and literature

Home Page Number of books read Number of books in bookshelf Number of quizzes taken Number of friends

Go Live We’ll look at the new features – Search for Standards – Search for Quizzes

Searching Options  Advanced Search Summer Reading Lists Reading Levels Advanced SearchSummer Reading ListsReading Levels  Interest Ages Grades/Years Categories Languages Academic Subjects Publishers Bilingual Books Interest AgesGrades/YearsCategoriesLanguages Academic SubjectsPublishersBilingual Books  Decodable Books Decodable Books  High Interest Books High Interest Books  Nonfiction-Fiction Pairs Nonfiction-Fiction Pairs  Read Aloud Read Aloud  With Quizzes With Quizzes  Highest Rated Highest Rated

Writing Let’s look at how easy it is for students to create a book.

Student Account Students can: Change their avatar Change their background View their reading log

Teacher Management Teachers can: Manage assigned books Choose students (multi-teacher access) View student reading log Quizzes – assign, analyze whole class or by student Publish books Reset a student’s password View usage stats And more

Adding/Uploading Students Why not have one school account and login? You can add student accounts one at a time. Adding/updating multiple accounts To add/update multiple accounts, you need to have student, teacher and school information in separate files. The Import Accounts link has more information about the CSV file specifications and other details. To import a CSV file:CSV file specifications – Select the Import Accounts link. – elect the correct account type (Schools, Teachers or Students). – Select the CSV file containing the accounts. – Click the Continue button.

Big Universe NHSTE Discount School subscription = 1, Big Universe with one new module = 1, Big Universe with 2 new modules = 2, Modules are: Search by Standards Search for Quizzes

Volume Discounts Multi-School Discounts* 2-4 schools - 5% off regular school prices 5-9 schools - 10% off regular school prices schools - 15% off regular school prices 20+ schools - 20% off regular school prices Multi-Year Discounts* 2 years - 5% off regular prices 3 years - 10% off regular prices 4 years - 15% off 5 years - 20% off

PROMOTIONS (through June 30th) NEW! $2,399 complete package for $1,899. Free months through June 30th! Order now and your subscription will not end until, a license through June 30th, 2014.

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