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Renaissance myON

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25 Reviews and Ratings

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What is Renaissance myON?

myON is a digital reading platform that provides students with 24/7 access to thousands of fiction and nonfiction books and news articles—in English, Spanish, and additional languages. A multimedia reading experience with colorful illustrations, professionally recorded audio, and annotation tools makes each text engaging and unique. Built-in close reading tools, customizable literacy projects, and a large collection of nonfiction titles support lesson plans centered on reading and writing skills. myON News provides daily, age appropriate news articles that enrich content-area classes and bring more opportunities for reading into the school day.

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Key Features

Learn about the best (and worst!) features Renaissance myON has to offer, as determined by TrustRadius' reviewers.
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Top Performing Features

  • Course authoring

    Users can develop and assemble online learning content.

    Category average: 8

  • Course catalog or library

    Learning content is organized into a course catalog or browsable library.

    Category average: 8.6

  • Player/Portal

    Students or employees can engage with content and take courses using this interface, which may be called a player or portal.

    Category average: 8.1

Areas for Improvement

  • Progress tracking & certifications

    The system tracks individuals’ progress on courses, scores, transcripts, certificates, etc.

    Category average: 8.6

  • Learning reporting & analytics

    Provides insights into course completion, engagement with learning content, etc.

    Category average: 8.3

  • Social learning

    Includes features for collaboration and knowledge sharing among peers.

    Category average: 7.9

Reviews

What users are saying about Renaissance myON.
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Why myON Reader

Incentivized
Jil Borden
Library Media Teacher at Livingston Middle School (501-1000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We began using Renaissance myON when school closures due to COVID went into effect in 2020. Our students were able to access books and continue their AR journey, ultimately increasing literacy. Teachers were able to create assignments within the program for students to complete which ultimately led students to read more during closure. Once schools returned to in person, we continue to use myON to encourage reading. It has helped our English Learners develop their reading skills in both their native language as well as in English. Overall, myON has had a positive affect in our school.

Pros

  • 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.

Cons

  • It's teacher side could be a little friendlier/easier to use.
  • Adding additional languages would be good.

Most Important Features

  • Easy to access and use.
  • Recommended readings for students based on interest and reading level.
  • The ability for students to listen to the books as well as read them for themselves.

Return on Investment

  • We have seen an overall increase in reading at our campus.

Alternatives Considered

Renaissance myON® News and Powered by News-O-Matic

Other Software Used

Renaissance myON® News, Powered by News-O-Matic, Renaissance Accelerated Reader, Renaissance Star Assessments

Renaissance myON is hands down the best!

Athena Ogden
Teacher at Forest Grove School (11-50 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use Renaissance myON within my classroom on a weekly basis. I used this as an extra reading tool for my students, as well as a tool to use with parents. Students and parents are able to see what level they are reading on and what reading material interests their students. I have often heard the complaint that not all the books available on myON have an AR test associated with them.

Pros

  • Gives multiple topics of interests
  • Allows for read aloud
  • Gives multiple reading levl=els

Cons

  • Make the reading level of the books more visible for the students
  • Make the reading level of the books more visible for the teachers

Most Important Features

  • The differing reports I am able to run for parents and students
  • The ability to consistently monitor my students progress

Return on Investment

  • It has helped increase my students overall reading levels
  • It has helped increase my students overall comprehension levels

Alternatives Considered

Freckle by Renaissance and Epic

Accelerate Your READers with myON Reader!

Incentivized
Denise Stevenson
Teacher at Schuyler Community Schools (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Our district uses myON to help students have access to more books online. We also use myOn for Accelerated Reader. After a student reads the myOn book, they can immediately take an AR quiz.

Pros

  • Easy for students to navigate (even at 1st grade level).
  • Lots of non-fiction books.
  • Lots of books for a topic if students are doing a research project.

Cons

  • I hope they continue to add to the online collections of fiction books.

Most Important Features

  • Easy to use.
  • Lots of books.
  • Linked to AR.

Return on Investment

  • My students ask to read myOn books!
  • We are reading far more overall.
  • Students like the digital books.

Alternatives Considered

Epic

Other Software Used

Freckle by Renaissance, Renaissance Accelerated Reader, Renaissance Star Assessments, Renaissance myON® News, Powered by News-O-Matic, Renaissance Accelerated Math

MyOn is Engaging!

Elizabeth CavazosView profile
School Librarian at La Joya ISD (11-50 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have Renaissance myOn Reader in our district and we use it along with AR with our students. Students really enjoy the ease of the program. They like the articles of current events as well as the graphic novels and books that they have on myOn. I worked with another school district that also had myOn and our students just loved it. It was the primary program that our students used for independent reading in the school.

Pros

  • ease of the program use
  • very informative materials
  • a variety of genres are available
  • it has its own diagnostic reports for each student

Cons

  • add more titles for high school students
  • add more graphic novels
  • continue to add books and current event articles to the progrtam

Most Important Features

  • ease of use
  • very informative content
  • variety of genres used

Return on Investment

  • not aware of any
  • Our district pays for the program
  • not aware of cost to each campus

Alternatives Considered

Freckle by Renaissance

Trusted

Incentivized
JESSICA MARTINDALEView profile
Teacher at Rialto Unified School District (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

It is being used across the whole organization, mostly in English classes. It helps us measure student reading. The students stay engaged in the program, so not only can teachers monitor growth, but students can as well. The students feel and see the achievement that they have made throughout the year.

Pros

  • Measure data.
  • Keep students engaged.
  • Shows achievement.

Cons

  • They could add more books.

Most Important Features

  • Practical
  • Data Driven
  • Easy to Use

Return on Investment

  • It helps improve reading skills.
  • The teachers are able to see data in real time

Alternatives Considered

Renaissance Accelerated Reader

Other Software Used

Renaissance Accelerated Reader, Google Classroom, Synergy Education Platform

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