Scrible - The Modern Research & Writing Platform

modern research & writing platform Victor Karkar CEO, Scrible victor@scrible.com Google for Education Partner National Science Foundation Funded

Scrible Confidential Problem A huge K12 research & writing skills crisis….. • 60% of secondary students are poor at research. • 50% of HS grads aren’t ready for college writing.

Scrible Confidential Problem …means lack of college & career readiness “College instructors, how many recent HS grads were prepared?” Rising to the Challenge: College Instructors’ Views on High School Graduates’ Preparedness for College  April 2015  Hart Research/POS

Problem Complex Process Many tasks Multiple apps Scattered work Information overload Hard to teach and track Research/Writing Process for Students

Value Proposition + Impact 1st fully-integrated research/writing solution Curate Annotate Cite Classes Assignments A+ Organize Write Collaborate Analytics Integrations Research/Writing Tools for Students Assignment/Analytics Tools for Educators Saves time and enables personalized instruction

Scrible Confidential Solution: Educator Analytics • Individual progress status • Formative assessment • Virtual check-ins save time • Quickly see class progress • See which students struggle • Pinpoint where they’re stuck

Scrible, Inc. CONFIDENTIAL Scrible Confidential Google Integrated “Accessible, user friendly, very easy to integrate into classroom…” Chrome Extension Google Apps Single Sign On Google Classroom Sync Google Docs Add-on Perfect for Chromebooks

Scrible Confidential Solution: Student Research Tools https://futurism.com/nasa-estimates-spacex-2018-mars-mission-will-cost-only-300-million/ Citation capture Saves article to your Library Loads Toolbar

Scrible Confidential • Solution: Student Research Platform Integrated writing tools, including Google Docs Browse and tag your sources (PDFs, books, webpages, etc.) Search and organize your sources

Scrible Confidential Solution: Student Writing Tools Google Docs Add-on mars

Scrible Confidential Additional Uses Use in Literacy for Close Reading Rich annotation tools - To engage with content Use with any content - Unlike traditional literacy apps Legend feature - To prescribe/track annotation styles and colors Real-time collaboration for concurrent reading and text analysis

Scrible Confidential Additional Uses Uses in Science Evidence-based paper writing Research for science fair projects Background research for lab reports Exemplify scientific writing in journal articles

Scrible Confidential Broadly Useful • Every student must master research & writing as vital modern skills • Research & writing are required in state and national standards • Scrible helps prepare for college and knowledge economy jobs • Scrible is valuable across grades and subjects • Scrible supports: • AVID strategies • IB research papers • Science fair projects • Social Studies Fair • National History Day projects • Scrible supports: • Personalized Learning • Project Based Learning • College & Career Readiness • Writing Across the Curriculum

SUPPLEMENTAL

Scrible Confidential In Media Literacy App Bundle

scrible, Inc. CONFIDENTIAL Scrible Confidential Relevance to Media Literacy Using Scrible, students curate, annotate and collaborate on authentic online sources (e.g. news article and blog posts).

Scrible Confidential Media Literacy Use Example Curate articles from various news sources for close reading, comparative analysis and collaborative discussion

Scrible, Inc. CONFIDENTIAL Scrible Confidential Microsoft Integrated “Accessible, user friendly, very easy to integrate into classroom…” SSO Integrated • More Integrations Coming Soon • Office 365 Word Add-in • School Data Sync

Scrible, Inc. CONFIDENTIAL Scrible Confidential Not Just Google Integrated Office 365 Single Sign On Microsoft Office Word Add-in Clever Single Sign On Schoology Single Sign On

Scrible, Inc. CONFIDENTIAL Scrible Confidential Announcements • Teacher Plan • $119.99/Year!

Middle Grades Too “Scrible makes research easy and accessible for students. They can't lose a bunch of papers or forget where their sources come from. My students would use it for research. I've seen demos and was impressed by how user friendly it was.” - Jennifer Presser, Middle School English Teacher, OEC

Scrible Confidential Educator Testimonials New state-wide assessments will require students to do online writing and research, so this tool will help them prepare. Great product for common core. Great to prepare students for college writing. OMG. I look forward to using it with students to track their progress on writing assign-ments… I like the data piece. I LOVE that the whole writing process is built into the program. Accessible, user friendly, very easy to integrate into classroom…

Scrible - The Modern Research & Writing Platform