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Reading Poster Studio

The Not so Magic Apps Reading Poster Studio in action—bridging the gap between technology and the classroom.

Rescuing the Reading Poster Studio

A local school recently reached out to us with a problem: the system they had relied on for years to generate teacher reading posters had suddenly gone offline. With no support available and a vital literacy initiative stalled, they needed a replacement—and fast.

At Not so Magic Apps, we don't believe in over-complicating things. We stepped in to build a bespoke, modern Reading Poster Studio from the ground up.

Our solution allows students and staff to:

Search a global library of millions of books instantly.
Generate high-resolution A4 posters complete with book covers, metadata, and average reader ratings.
Download or Email PDF copies with a single click, ready for the classroom wall.

We didn't just replicate the old system; we improved it. By integrating real-time data and a clean, academic aesthetic, we provided the school with a tool that is more reliable and easier to use than what they had before.

Magic Classroom Reuse

Bulk Copy Assignments in Seconds

Teachers shouldn't spend their weekends clicking "Reuse Post" fifty times. Magic Classroom Reuse was built to solve a simple problem: moving a year’s worth of curriculum should take seconds, not hours.

A high-speed migration tool for Google Classroom™ that allows you to bulk-copy assignments and materials between any of your classes.

Book List Finder

The Bespoke Reading List Generator

A Head of English approached us with a challenge, to transform a static spreadsheet of titles into a functioning reading list generator.

Users can instantly drill down by Year Group, Genre, or even select from specific curated booklists to find exactly what they need.

We implemented a "My Reading List" sidebar, allowing students to browse the library and build a personalised collection in real-time before exporting.

With the "Add All" functionality, users can instantly grab an entire filtered category—like "Year 9 Historical Fiction"—and add it to their personal list with a single click.

Students can choose their preferred format, receiving a professionally branded PDF or Excel copy of their bespoke list delivered straight to their inbox.

The Family Reading Challenge (Year of Reading 2026)

Growing the Future: The Digital Family Reading Tree

A librarian's beautiful vision: a literacy challenge where every book read helps a student's personal "Reading Tree" flourish. The concept was simple—add leaves, flowers, and fruit as milestones are met but the execution was a technical puzzle. How do you turn a static graphic into a living, breathing progress report?

At Not so Magic Apps, we took that "internet literate" seed of an idea and grew it into a fully interactive web application.

Dynamic Visual Growth: A bespoke web app that calculates challenge completion in real-time, instantly updating the tree's visual state.
Personalised Dashboards: Secure login areas where students can track their journey from a bare trunk to a thriving, fruit-bearing tree.
Seamless Milestone Tracking: As students complete specific reading challenges, the app automatically triggers the "growth" of new elements, providing instant visual gratification.

Magic Folder Lock - Controlled Assessment Folder Lock

Magic Folder Lock is our latest Google Sheets add-on that is designed with the need for Controlled Assessments in mind

Magic Folder Lock gives you the ability to Share and Distribute Google Docs and Slides through a managed folder which you can open or lock and easily remove the access to your students

Due to Google's new security assessments it is no longer practical to place this add-on onto the Google Workspace Marketplace. It is therefore advised to make this an Internal Add-on for your organisation.

Please contact info@notsomagicapps.com to setup your free trial. This add-on can be purchased for your entire domain for just £59.99 per year.

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