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NewsMaker provides students an easy, affordable, and fun platform to practice writing, speaking and presentation skills, with the help of interactive digital media.

NewsMaker is neither grade-level specific nor content-area specific. It is a tool to help students improve their communication skills while mastering content in any subject area.

With NewsMaker, students take on the role of news anchor and producer, creating their own story in 3 easy steps: Write! Read! Publish!


With the help of rubrics, NewsMaker provides individual student with immediate feedback for self-assessment of performance and it also facilitates peer critiquing, especially in the area of oral skills. Students frequently choose to rehearse and re-record in order to improve upon fluency, rhythm, pacing, intonation and expression.