“I am able to immediately assess and monitor student comprehension, rather than fumble with endless stacks of papers for which it would be too difficult to compile data. I love that I can automatically stop a student in his/her reading and check for understanding.”

“We used Common Lit, Newsela, Dogo News, Google Docs and various platforms for reading online text, but never were able to customize it to fit each of our unique content areas... Actively Learn became our solution.”

“My students' learning has grown leaps and bounds because of Actively Learn.”

“I love the meta-data: I can see how long it took a student to read, how many words they looked up, what areas confused them, etc. I get a much fuller picture of each student's comprehension.”

“Actively Learn has revolutionized our classrooms. The kids have developed stronger reading comprehension skills, and just like the title says, it has helped them be "active" learners.”

“After using Actively Learn to initially address an access issue, I have found a much deeper appreciation for the application. I have found that my students are collaborating in a way that they never have before in real time.”

“The students love the program. It is amazing. I have chosen to write my own questions and so do not be afraid to do that. Choose questions that will engage your students.”

“Since I started using Actively Learn with all of my students in class--at grade level and below, I have been able to challenge them to work harder and think more in depth about a piece of literature.”

“Actively Learn has helped to improve students' writing, as I am able to give them feedback in real time.”

“Actively Learn has impacted my instructional methodology as well as the quality of material students use when conducting research.”

“I love that I can see how long a student has spent reading because it helps me clearly identify my struggling readers and helps me plan for future texts. I love that student have the ability to share comments with the class. This has revolutionized class close reads.”

“I was able to get a quick snapshot of what my students were learning and also give them immediate feedback.”

“It has helped with immediate feedback to students and collaboration with peers, especially by students reluctant to speak up in class. It has also made it easier for me to spend more time on student instruction, less time creating lessons.”

“Actively Learn has helped my students with editing, revision, and citing textual evidence, among other skills.”

“For my tiered students and others struggling, I have assigned extra helps in the questions such as hints, writing templates to help them organize responses, and this has led to measurable results. I have found that student comprehension has increased, which has led to better performances on formative and summative assessments later on in the course.”

“Students are given specific directions as to how to annotate text and what to annotate for and I can provide feedback in real time and have students go back and reflect on their work.”

“Over 90% of the students read the assigned text on a regular basis and they find it easier to understand. My test scores have gone up 10%.”

“I am able to provide students with differentiated reading assignments. Students are able to have more complex texts scaffolded with the inclusion of my annotations and students were also guided in ways to annotate to increase their reading comprehension.”

“Actively Learn has greatly helped my ESL students understand the concepts I am trying to teach as well as teaching my other students how to critically think.”

“Being able to interact with students as they read a text is really awesome. It allows me to provide more thought-provoking questions to students who already get it, while it lets me identify early on students who may be struggling to understand.”

“My English II EOC Exam scores went up this year 10% in proficiency and growth... my students' scores in Actively Learn were almost identical to what they scored on the state exam."

“It allows me to really use technology in a meaningful way--more so than game links, so students can learn and become both computer literate and language literate.”

“I am able to give my students immediate feedback on their answers, which encourages them to revise and improve their answers right on the spot. I have students now who would never have revised before.”

“I can be with my students even when they are at home because my annotations and notes guide them through a text without me being there. They can also alert me to things that they don't understand so when we have in class discussion the next day, all the prep has been done for me...I already know what the class is struggling with.”

"The students are more engaged."

“I am able to give students more effective, efficient feedback as they read to monitor their thinking.”

“Actively Learn helped students to paraphrase and practice more science explanatory writing.”

“My students are better readers, better thinkers, and better writers because of the tools in AL!”

“Actively Learn has allowed me to shift class time to be much more productive and project-based. Because I can guide and monitor student reading during given time or outside of class, I can better plan to spend class time working on extension activities or experiences that allow students to access deeper and more significant levels of text-based engagement.”

“Actively Learn has allowed me to create complex questions addressing depth of knowledge analysis within my curriculum's readings (not outside of it).”

“I am able to input my annotations beforehand with the standards attached. This frees up some time for me so that I may have more in depth discussion with the students.”

“It has shaped the way my students read by adding both accountability and collaboration. Students are able to read and learn together and I can immediately see their progress.”

“Social Studies is a really difficult topic for middle school and students loved being able to look up words, respond to each other as they annotated or asked questions, and get feedback in a more timely manner than I am able to do with written homework assignments.”

“For the students, the ability to have the text and questions and notes and links all in one place, specifically chosen by me for my teaching needs/approach, has increased their learning and interest.”

“From the first minute that I signed up for Actively Learn, I knew that I would LOVE it. What I didn't know was that my students would respond so well to it!”

“I believe it has tremendously improved the students' overall quality of writing. Some students just need a push to really flesh out an answer, but others really benefited from reading their classmates' responses when I made that an option.”

“Students are more likely to message me with a question than to raise their hand in front of everyone.”

“Actively Learn has been life changing for me and my students. I so appreciate the ability to see exactly what students are saying about a text and being able to provide feedback right there in the moment. Its hard work for me and the students but in the end I feel so much more confident in assessing and predicting student proficiency.”

“Instead of skimming and scanning, they are actually reading and comprehending the texts. They can gauge when they are going deep enough or not. The most useful tool is when I can provide immediate feedback on their responses as they work.”

“I like the flexibility to modify each assignment. Adding support links, pictures, etc. have been beneficial for students to have at "their fingertips." Also, we can modify the questions, add, delete, etc. according to what our class is focusing on for that particular unit.”

“Actively Learn has helped me to deepen the knowledge of my students through re-reading and answering questions along the way.”

“Each student presents visible evidence of engagement while I'm looking "over his shoulder" on the dashboard to help kids who are struggling and model answers on the board (anonymously). That combination has been essential.”