Educational Editions - Quick Comparison

Item

RocketReader Online

RocketReader Software

When to use

For school or district-wide installation

Installation on a single computer or a few individual computers

Administrator/teacher control panel

Yes

Yes

Reports by class and/or student

Yes

Yes

Email progress reports (for an entire class) via PDF attachments to students.

Yes

No

SAT vocabulary section

Yes

 

Students can create multiple choice quizzes and flashcards

Yes

 

Library of 5000 eBooks

Yes

 

Reads PDF and MS Word files

Yes, via upload.

Yes

Accessibility

Twenty four hours - at school and home on any computer connected to the internet

At school on a computer which has the software installed

Network capability

Yes - already enabled

No

Installation required

No installation required

Yes

Ongoing maintenance such as backups

Provided

Responsibility of the school

Enhancements and upgrades

Updated continuously and accessible as soon as they go live

Software updated on a 12 month schedule

Operating system requirements

PC, Mac, Linux, other

PC (Windows)

Pricing

Yearly subscription

Once off payment with first 12 months of maintenance included

Pricing example (we will quote on your exact requirements)

$19.98 per student - per year for 50 students

$6 per student per year for 2000 students

$299 per stand alone computer

Optional upgrades -for $119 after first 12 months


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