CBT Nuggets vs. Renaissance myON

Many Microsoft servers and Cisco networking topics are covered which suits me best. Some IT topics are not covered as opposed to other training platforms. Things that require a hands-on lab can be difficult to simulate as well.

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myON is a good program for all students in the middle grades. Using the suggested readings, several of our EL students have increased their vocabulary as well as overall reading proficiency in English by at least 1/2-1 grade equivalent within a school year.

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• It provides modular learning experience.
• It have features like virtual labs that could be quickly deployed.
• Focused learning environment.
• Quizzes and Usage Reporting.

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• Helps students gain comprehension by suggesting reading materials at their level.
• Because the program has the capacity to read to the students, they get a to hear a good role model which helps develop fluency and accuracy in their reading.
• It is easy to access and helps keep students on track with their reading goals.

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• Because it is on-demand, it's difficult to carve out time to dedicate to training.
• I've had trouble with following along with some of the lab exercises.
• It's rare, but videos can freeze up. You'll need to close the tab and start over.

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• I could never figure it out.
• Students levels from their STAR test did not translate into the books suggested on myON.
• The platform is cumbersome and inaccessible for students and teachers.
• I am fairly tech-savvy, but I could never navigate through and understand how myON worked. Eventually, I gave up and switched to Epic.
• The book selection was poor. Only the non-fiction books were interesting to my students. None of the popular titles and authors were available.
• It was a big disappointment and frustration for me and my students.

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I believe this product provides students with faster and easier access to books. This increases their time spent on task reading. myON reader is a product that is great for students and teachers.

If there are any issues and concerns while using myON, there are many help resources available to offer assistance.

myON Reader works so well with the rest of the Renaissance Platform. This consistency is great for everyone!

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The major plus side of CBT Nuggets is in its
core feature itself. It provides content in a byte-size format (nuggets)
joining all create a learning package. Videos are arranged in a logical and
connected manner yet if one needs to skip some parts which
they already know, they have the freedom to do so without losing the
engagement. A simple and clean interface designed to maximize the learning
experience is better for employees or part-time learners. As compared to degrees
it has virtual labs for various courses. While AWS Self-Paced Labs are focused
on cloud computing and AWS, CBT Nuggets spread its labs across most of the
IT Domains. Overall, the experience is
good to have a comprehensive training tool with usage reporting and learners’
management.

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All the Renaissance products are so user friendly and have the ability to fit into any educator's classroom needs. [Renaissance] myON [Reader] goes hand in hand with Accelerated Reader and easily links the quizzes for the students to access. My students have stayed so engaged while reading/listening to fun books on different topics for class. They love the fact that they can listen to the books while following along in the digital book. This helps my struggling readers have success.

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• Knowledge has improved
• Reinforcing the importance of staying current and learning.
• Makes getting certified more approachable.

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• Students continued to read on their level and were motivated by all of the books being an AR book with a quiz and points to earn.

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