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Booksmarts online kits
These are identical to printed kits, except they are online. They can be used in combination with the printed kits, or as standalone in replacement of the printed kits.
They offer students and teachers quick access to all the kit content, including the digital books. Each book chapter has a corresponding video and activities. Many eBooks also have a narrated audio version. The class progresses through step activities leading to a summative task.
The online kits can be accessed by all your students from school and from home. This makes the Booksmarts online kits an affordable alternative to traditional printed kits. You can order each online kit individually, or as groups, or Packs for a better deal. What’s even more cost-effective is the Complete Booksmarts-Planet French online library (the BP).
This giant library combines all the Booksmarts kits with the Planet French news and current events platform. It’s available as a subscription product that automatically gives members access to all existing and new products Booksmarts produces throughout the school year. It is comprised of hundreds of resources.
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We designed the BP as the next generation of FSL and French immersion tools.
Following are the requirement goals. Here is what you can do with it:
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- Teacher needs instant access to a vast pool of multi media fsl and immersion resources
- Resources must be specifically designed for second language yet engaging. High interest and highly comprehensible input. —replaces old high low vocabulary. Other publishers and online producers try to take things made for French-mother-tongue and try to adapt them for second language. It doesn’t work.
- Resources must be relevant, must include the News and current events, in leveled french
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- Resources must have complete programming units. Integrate book chapters with videos and activities for each unit.
- Resources must allow quick differentiation at multiple levels
- Must be aligned with curriculum and leading edge L2 pedagogy
- Student access from anywhere for all students
- Navigation and site functionality must be user friendly and world class
- Cost must be affordable
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It covers all levels of French second language and of French immersion.
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eBook chapters perfectly match videos and activities
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Booksmarts/Planet French isthe only all-in-one resource for French with comprehensive programming and engaging, relevant news and current events content in easy French.
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