News O Matic Overview
What is News O Matic?
News-O-Matic is a daily news app designed to inspire a love of nonfiction reading in children. The app covers a range of high-interest topics, including science, sports, world news, technology, arts, and entertainment. The app is always 100% ad-free and features articles written at multiple literacy levels for ages 6 to 14. The app is available in English, Spanish, French, Arabic, and Mandarin, and features complete translations by native speakers, full "Read to Me" story recordings, games, fun facts, and calls to action, interactive maps, and an augmented reality (3D) globe. The app also includes interviews with authors, scientists, and other experts, citations to improve media literacy skills, and access to 10,000+ archived articles.
Features
- 100+ new articles each month covering a range of high-interest topics for curious kids
- Articles written at multiple literacy levels for ages 6 to 14
- Always 100% ad-free
- Child psychologist reviews each article to ensure emotionally safe and age-appropriate content
- Complete translations by native speakers in English, Spanish, French, Arabic, and Mandarin
- Full "Read to Me" story recordings in English, Spanish, French, Arabic, and Mandarin
- Games, fun facts, and calls to action
- Audio and kid-friendly definitions for challenging vocabulary
- Interactive maps and an augmented reality (3D) globe
- Chances to draw, ask questions, comment, and vote
- Interviews with authors, scientists, and other experts
- Citations to improve media literacy skills
- Access to 10,000+ archived articles
- Subscription options include per month, per six months, or per year
- Free trial available at the start of the subscription
- Easy to cancel at any time
- Payment charged to iTunes account at confirmation of purchase
- Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period
- User can manage subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to Account Settings after purchase
- No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period
- Any unused portion of a free-trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription
- Schools and districts can buy News-O-Matic through Apple's Volume Purchase Program by purchasing News-O-Matic: School 2020-21.
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Product Details and Description of
News-O-Matic is the daily news app to inspire a love of nonfiction reading. 100+ new articles each month cover a range of high-interest topics for curious kids. Subjects include science, sports, world news, technology, arts, and entertainment. Reading current events empowers children to be critical thinkers, lifelong learners, and global citizens. Every story is written at multiple literacy levels for ages 6 to 14. News-O-Matic is always 100% ad-free. A child psychologist reviews each article to ensure emotionally safe and age-appropriate content. KEY FEATURES: • Complete translations by native speakers in English, Spanish, French, Arabic, and Mandarin • Full “Read to Me” story recordings in English, Spanish, French, Arabic, and Mandarin • Games, fun facts, and calls to action • Audio and kid-friendly definitions for challenging vocabulary • Interactive maps and an augmented reality (3D) globe • Chances to draw, ask questions, comment, and vote • Interviews with authors, scientists, and other experts • Citations to improve media literacy skills • Access to 10,000+ archived articles AWARDS: Teachers' Choice Award for the Classroom Winner, 2020 Digital Media Award North America Winner, 2018 – “Best Innovation to Engage Youth Audiences” Tech and Learning Award of Excellence, 2018 Parents' Picks Award Winner, 2018 World Young Reader Prize (Editorial) - World Association of Newspapers (WAN-IFRA) One of The Best News Sources for Kids “5 stars” - Common Sense Media kidSAFE® certified REVIEWS: “My son has finally been reading independently for the past two weeks. He looks forward to reading News-O-Matic every night!” – Melissa, mom of an 8-year-old "I love News-O-Matic! When I’m in school it’s my favorite thing to do. I even read it when I get home!" – Soyee, age 11 “The stories you write are amazing. It’s funny because I hate reading but yet I’m excited to see what you wrote." – Rae, age 8 “I have never come across a publication this effective in capturing the attention of the student and making them want to learn and understand more.” – LB, Elementary School Teacher “A terrific introduction to current events with unlimited potential for repeated use for kids” – Smart Apps For Kids “An ingenious app that condenses the daily news of the world and delivers it in perfectly kid-digestible form.” – Cool Mom Tech “It offers a window to the world and beyond.” – Parents’ Pick Awards SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS: • Subscription options include per month, per six months, or per year. • A free trial begins at start of subscription. Easy to cancel at any time. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • User can manage subscription & turn off auto-renewal by going to Account Settings after purchase. • No cancelation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. • Any unused portion of a free-trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. FOR EDUCATORS: Schools and districts looking to buy News-O-Matic through Apple’s Volume Purchase Program should buy News-O-Matic: School 2020-21. For more information visit www.this app.org or contact [email protected] for help or questions. Terms of Use: https://www.this app.org/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://www.this app.org/privacy/
Top Reviews
By applyrevu
Happy subscribers for years!
We’ve loved subscribing for years. The human recorded readers and story choices are my favorite parts of this app. It’s really a multi-media daily newspaper. Three reading levels for each story make it work for most students. You create a user profile for each child/reader. The slideshow and video with most stories are rewarding. Text reader apps can be hard to understand, but a real live News-o-matic staffer reads each story in each reading level. I used it for my high school students with language disorders. My son with son with autism thinks it’s “cool.”
By overit199/
Best App In Town
News-O-Matic, more like News-O-Magic! This app is an amazing source for kids and adults alike. As a serial nanny, I am always looking for funducational ways to engage with the children I’m working with, and this is it! Informative and fun, this is an app kids want to “play” with. One of my favorite moments of 2018 was when the kiddos asked for time on the app and took turns picking and reading articles to each other the entire ride home. Great tool for motivating young readers and connecting them with the world at large. Services like these are so important, and we are very grateful for News-O-Matic.
By 123blessisngs
WOW I AM AMAZED
Wow this app is AMAZING. I first got it 2 months ago and it's great. The drawing feature and the note feature is amazing and fun to! I love this app and will highly recamend it for a kid friendly news app. It gives you true and amazing news and the editior might even write back to you! And the comments can be pretty funny! I think you should do less political things and more other things, lastly can you make a area were users can share news together on a chating area, my daughter really wants this, she says it's awesome!
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