MY Access!® News

• May 1, 2008 Online Writing Remediation Program Targets High School Seniors

  -Dave Nagel, T.H.E Journal Ed tech developer Vantage Learning has launched a new edition of its writing remediation program, targeting high school seniors and incoming college freshmen. My Access! College Edition extends the standard “School Edition,” designed for K-12, with greater emphasis on analysis and interpretation, as well as additional features. My Access! is a […]

• April 27, 2008 Writing Skills Get A Boost

  -Ben Fulton, The Salt Lake Tribune Educators want Legislature to fund software in all districts PLEASANT GROVE – After just two years using new writing software in her classes at Pleasant Grove Junior High School, Jenny Reuel noticed a remarkable improvement in her students’ writing skills. One student narrative in particular stood out. Asked to […]

• April 4, 2008 Program Aids Students’ Writing Efforts

  -Rasha Aly, Cathedral City Sun, The Desert Sun Six schools plan to use the online software Middle school students in the Palm Springs Unified School District will soon be able to submit their essays through the MY Access! online program. And within 30 seconds, they will receive an automated score with suggestions on how to […]

• April 4, 2008 Students’ Writing Improves

  -Lisa Schencker, The Salt Lake Tribune Teachers give credit to texting and e-mail for helping pupils express themselves They quickly thumb misspelled words into their cell phones. They chat online with no regard for grammar or sentence structure. Still, Utah eighth-graders are writing better than they did 10 years ago, according to National Assessment of […]

• March 30, 2008 Grant Guru

  -Gary Carnow, techLEARNING Grant Guru Tip #29: Determining Results Breaking down your project into components will assist you in developing your evaluation plan. As you look at each component of your project you will be able to determine your results. For example, let’s say you wish to develop a project for middle school students. These […]

• March 26, 2008 8th Graders Top Area, State In Writing

  -The Black Bear Times Pierce County Middle School eighth graders have topped students in this area, and statewide, in Georgia Writing Assessment scores. Local students had an average score of 223, compared to 210 in the area. Statewide, the average was just 212. The assessment is part of Georgia’s standardized testing. Students write an essay […]

• March 17, 2008 IN THE CLASSROOM: Program Shows The Write Stuff

  -Ani Amirkhanian, Glendale News-Press Roosevelt Middle School students are motivated to practice skills with the My Access Web program  Ever since laptop computers were introduced to Javier Guzman’s eighth-grade English class at Roosevelt Middle School, students have been more motivated to practice their writing skills, Guzman said. Students practice their writing with the use of […]

• March 16, 2008 Grade 8.5 Showing Results

  Grade 8.5 students show substantial progress in recent testing thanks to enhanced effort to improve reading and writing skills.  

• March 1, 2008 Palm Springs USD Rolls Out Instructional Writing Program

  -Dave Nagel, T.H.E Journal Southern California’s Palm Springs Unified School District is rolling out an online writing program called MY Access! from Vantage Learning. The rollout will begin in elementary and middle schools in the first year and expand to high schools beginning in the second. The full deployment, expected within three years, will run […]

• February 15, 2008 NHS Teachers Win State Grant For New Writing Program

  Two high school English teachers secure grant from state to fund computer-assisted writing program MY Access! in their classrooms.