Author: Giavanna

Check It Out: Food for Thought

Posted on 21.Nov.17 in Product News

The Check It Out series highlights the most popular texts on LightSail, around a specific monthly theme or topic, based on our user data. Every month we’ll share which books… Read more

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EDUCATION WORLD: LightSail’s Challenge Inspired Tens of Thousands of Students to Read Over 300,000 Digital Books

Posted on 21.Nov.17 in News

Education World recently reported on the winner’s of LightSail’s 2017 Launch Reading Challenge. To encourage reading and literacy skills, the article notes, LightSail Education had a K-12 reading competition in… Read more

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Indian Land Middle School wins LightSail Launch Challenge

Posted on 17.Nov.17 in Partner Success

The Lancaster News reported that Indian Land Middle School won first place in the LightSail Launch Challenge, with students reading 177,442 minutes on LightSail over the four-week contest. ILMS had nearly… Read more

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THE LANCASTER NEWS: ILMS wins U.S. reading contest, logs 177,442 minutes in October

Posted on 17.Nov.17 in News

The Lancaster News reported that Indian Land Middle School won first place in the LightSail Launch Challenge, with students reading 177,442 minutes on LightSail over the four-week contest. ILMS had nearly… Read more

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LightSail Announces Winners of Fall 2017 Reading Challenge

Posted on 6.Nov.17 in News

For Immediate Release: November 6, 2017 LightSail Announces Winners of Fall 2017 Reading Challenge Nationwide, Students Devour 311,101 Books, Spend 5.1 Million Minutes Reading during October. Schools from South Carolina and… Read more

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Check It Out: Curiosity Makes a Difference

Posted on 31.Oct.17 in Product News

The Check It Out series highlights the most popular texts on LightSail, around a specific monthly theme or topic, based on our user data. Every month we’ll share which books… Read more

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Young Readers Across the Country Rise to the LightSail Launch Challenge

Posted on 27.Sep.17 in News

For Immediate Release: September 27, 2017 Young Readers Across the Country Rise to the LightSail Launch Challenge Schools participating in the digital reading contest are eligible to receive up to $3,000… Read more

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Ready, Set, Read! Students Head Back to School with Personalized Literacy Technology in the Classroom

Posted on 30.Aug.17 in News

For Immediate Release: August 30, 2017 Ready, Set, Read! Students Head Back to School with Personalized Literacy Technology in the Classroom LightSail Education bolsters library with more diverse books on its… Read more

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Featured Teacher: Christian Reed, Los Angeles Unified School District

Posted on 22.Aug.17 in Partner Success

Christian Reed is a 5th grade teacher at Figueroa Street Elementary in Los Angeles, California. He started piloting LightSail back in 2015 for use during the independent reading period. Over… Read more

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