This is a Professional Development tutorial about the program KidBiz3000 and how it is beneficial for students and teachers alike. This program allows teachers to reach students in a more modern way with the use of tablets or laptops. KidBiz3000 helps students achieve higher literacy levels and allows teachers to monitor performance. Overall, KidBiz3000 is a very effective teaching tool used in today's schools.
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Kidbiz3000: The Leader in Differentiated Instruction
1. KIDBIZ3000: THE LEADER IN
DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION
DIANA
BRANDT
SCHOOL LIBRARY
M
EDIA
SPECIALIST
2. WHAT IS KIDBIZ3000?
• Differentiated online literacy instruction
• For Grades 2-5
• Reaches every student at their own Lexile level
(reading level)
• Delivers reading, writing assignments, quizzes, polls
• Automatically adapts content as Lexile levels change,
providing more challenging content in order to drive steady
improvement
• Delivers differentiated assignments at 12 different reading
levels, along with formative assessments linked to state
and Common Core standards
4. • School must
subscribe to
KidBiz3000
• Separate
Teacher,
Student,
Administrat
or Log-In
HOW TO USE KIDBIZ3000
5. HOW KIDBIZ3000 WORKS
At the onset, students’ levels are determined
30-40 minute assessment based on texts
Computer puts them in a Lexile Range
Ex: 250-335 is beginning of 2nd
grade
6. Each day
students are
provided a daily
nonfiction
article
Article is written
differently based on
each student’s
personal Lexile level
HOW KIDBIZ3000 WORKS
7. After each
article,
students
answer polls
and multiple
choice
questions
based on the
text
Essays can also be
assigned
Students are able to
refer back to the
article when
choosing answers
HOW KIDBIZ3000 WORKS
10. PROS FOR TEACHERS
• Teachers are able to provide the same topics and lessons
to all students while teaching students one-on-one at their
individual levels
• Brings all students together around the same engaging
topics, allowing teachers to facilitate discussions and
debates in the classroom
12. Teachers are
able to view
report of
each class
Contains
information such as:
Student’s reading
level
Student’s Lexile level
Articles they have
read
How they have
scored on quizzes
and essays
See the student’s
learning progression
ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS
13. Teachers
are able to
view the
students’
work and
find specific
lessons or
units under
the Student
Work Tab
ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS
14. Teachers are
able to access
information
such as:
Which students are
using the program
How students are
spending their time
on the program
Which students are
using program out
of school and much
more under the
Usage Reports Tab
ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS
15. Teachers are
able to view
Performance
Reports
Are students college
and career ready?
How would they
perform on
standardized tests?
How have their Lexile
reports changed over
time?
ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS
18. STOCK MARKET
Students are
able to buy
and sell
shares and
watch the
ups and
downs of this
mock stock
market
This is an
especially
beneficial
tool when
teaching
about graphs
STUDENT & ADMINISTRATIVE RESOURCES
19. GAME ROOM
Once work is
completed and
there is down
time, students
are able to
play
educational
games on
KidBiz3000
STUDENT & ADMINISTRATIVE RESOURCES
20. CLOSING REMARKS
• KidBiz3000 is not only an effective tool for teachers, but it also
allows students to learn at their own pace and level.
• Teachers can incorporate their lesson topics into the articles.
• Teachers are able to have class discussions and debates based
on the reading topics.
• Students are able to read about current events, sports and other
topics that interest them.
• The program can be used on laptops, computers or tablets,
which is useful for today’s teaching styles.
• KidBiz3000 can help raise a school’s literacy, reading and
writing scores.