Reading Eggs and Reading Eggspress: https://readingeggs.com.au/
Reading Eggs and Reading Eggspress are designed to build children’s skills in reading, comprehension, spelling, vocabulary, and grammar.
Students must log in using the Reading Eggs username and password provided.
MathsOnline: https://www.mathsonline.com.au/
Students must log in using their Mathletics username and password provided. Need help accessing MathsOnline: MathsOnline instructions
A maths teaching program that provides video tutorials and summaries which are clear, complete and easy to follow. Ensures your students understand something before they're asked to practise it.
Teachers set work and monitor student progress.
MathsOnline has converted its content to run on all modern HTML5 platforms, including iOS devices such as iPads and iPhones, and Android devices. There is no app.
Typing Tournament (3-6): https://www.typingtournament.com/
Typing Tournament engages students in learning keyboarding skills and increasing their words per minute (WPM). Stage 3 students must log in using the Typing Tournament username and password provided. Year 3 and 4 students log in with a Single Sign On by choosing "Login with Google," then their DET username and password.
Typing Tournament Guides: Playing Typing Tournament and Typing Tournament Parent/Teacher Guide
Students can also test their progress on the https://10fastfingers.com/typing-test/english website and keep a record of their progress in their class spreadsheet (on Google Classroom). No login is required.
Typing Club (1-2): https://melrose-park3.typingclub.com/
Students enjoy learning keyboarding skills by watching brief tutorials and playing typing speed and accuracy games.
Students log into Typing Club by choosing "Login with Google," then their DET username and password then use their class code to join their class.
Class codes to join your class:
1E - MLHC863
1/2S - LBK84NS
2O - XPE6USZ
Dance Mat Typing is another good typing website for younger students and does not need a username or password: https://www.dancemattypingguide.com/dance-mat-typing-level-1/
Epic!: https://www.getepic.com/students
Epic is used by some classes. Students choose from a huge variety of books and can read them online or offline, on the Web, or on a mobile devices. Students use a class access code provided by their teacher.
Soundwaves: soundwaveskids.com.au
Sound Waves is the whole-school phonics and spelling program written by Australian teachers and used across 3-6 at MPPS.
Students use a class access code provided by their teacher.
Literacy Pro matches students Reading Lexile Range with appropriately levelled books, which they can choose from the library.
Students are able to access Literacy Pro from home to complete quizzes and create reading lists.
Click here to access the MPPS URL
The Melrose Park login page will appear where the student will fill in:
their username
their password
(These was sent home by teachers.)
Once logged in to the Scholastic Learning Zone, click on the Literacy Pro icon (under the heading My Zone) to enter Literacy Pro.
All classes K-6 will be using Seesaw to allow students to share their learning. Teachers will provide feedback to students via Seesaw.
Students have been provided a code by their classroom teacher.
Platforms include: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire, Chrome.
Years 3-6 classes use both Seesaw and Google Classroom as each provide a different function.
For example, Google Classroom allows more collaboration and editing access.