Lightbox is a student-centered learning experience you can use on any device. Each Lightbox digital title comes packed with unique, fully integrated multimedia features, including embedded videos, slideshows, curated weblinks, contextual key word definitions, and high-quality audio narration. Students can “virtually” visit locations around the world with Google Maps and discover all subjects in depth with layered transparencies of maps, diagrams, charts, and timelines. With Lightbox, you can easily cover curriculum topics in language arts, math, sports, social studies, and science in an engaging, interactive environment!
Embedded high-definition video clips
Curated links to external, child-safe resources
Printable PDFs that can be emailed and graded
High-quality narration using a text-to-speech system
Pictorial overviews of key concepts
Step-by-step layering of maps, diagrams, charts, and timelines
Multiple choice questions that are automatically graded and emailed for teacher assessment
Matching key concepts to their definitions
Interactive maps and aerial satellite imagery
Grades K-2: 339 interactive titles with 8,280 pages of content
Grades 3-5: 449 interactive titles with 14,104 pages of content
Grades 6-12: 233 interactive titles with 9,216 pages of content
“I love this product! It allows students to read, be read to, see visual content, learn vocabulary, and view video and live video links to the real world.”
SIIA CODiE Awards
“This book was our favorite! Each page contains icons you can click on and be taken to additional content. Some fun activities included discovering the world of polar bears, multiple interactive worksheets to complete, watching slideshows and videos, and even completing a glacier quiz. The book included hands-on activities to try as well. This is a wonderful addition to your science study! (Lightbox, Glaciers)”
Our media-enhanced books for reluctant readers include an innovative optic readalong.
Our EyeDiscover books are designed to inspire and motivate children in a fresh, new way. Each media-enhanced book uses a creative combination of high-resolution videos and rich content to bring the pages to life and bridge the gap between print and digital media.
All EyeDiscover books contain a unique code that unlocks an interactive eBook and optic readalong that are optimized for use on any device. Each book is packed with special features designed for reluctant readers at the K–2 levels. The optic readalong narrates each page so beginning readers can listen and learn at their own pace.
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Our multi-language K–2 resources allow learners to switch between 14 languages with a simple click.
Our revolutionary K–2 World Languages platform features clean, easy-to-read layouts and full-screen images designed for maximum readability and eye-catching appeal.
The full audio feature allows students to listen to the text in their own language as they flip through the book.
Students can easily toggle between languages with a simple click and watch as each page is fully translated into another language.
Our curriculum-based materials nurture young minds and encourage curiosity.
Target the curious minds of young learners with digital books and interactive classroom solutions tailored for the unique needs of K–2 students.
Our Lightbox Learning K–2 Classroom Solutions are designed to help young learners develop basic reading, writing, and math skills. They also encourage kids to explore the science in the world around them and learn what it means to be caring and responsible members of their community.
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Social Studies
Sports
Our inspiring fiction resources feature high-quality professional audio narration and engaging sound effects.
Building reading skills is integral to every student’s success in school and beyond. Our K–5 AV2 Fiction Library Solutions are designed to help learners develop their reading comprehension and practice their vocabulary. You will find everything you need to support K–5 students of all reading levels, from helping them think about how the stories they read relate to their own lives to assisting them in expressing their own points of view by analyzing evidence to summarize a story’s plot.
Our K–5 AV2 Fiction Library Solutions use a variety of media and formats to engage students. Each title features celebrated children’s stories and timeless tales of mystery, suspense, and adventure. All titles are read aloud by professional narrators so that students can listen and learn at their own pace.
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Read to Myself
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Renewal Required: You must renew this subscription every year.
Lifetime Access: You only need to purchase this product one time.
Simultaneous Access: More than one person can use this product at the same time.
Multi-School Incremental Discounts: Discounts available if purchasing for more than one school/location. Contact Mackin for discount information at eservices@mackin.com.
Multi-Year Discounts: Discounts available if purchasing for more than one consecutive year. Contact Mackin for discount information at eservices@mackin.com.
Content Correlation: NF=Nonfiction F=Fiction
AV2 databases work with all devices along with the ability to view this platform on a standard desktop.
Lightbox will work on and is compatible with the following technologies:
- Desktop computer web browsers and computer operating systems:
- Mac OS X 10.9 or higher.
- Windows 7 or higher.
- Internet Explorer 11 or higher.
- Safari, Firefox, Opera, Chrome and other industry compliant browsers for Windows, Mac OS, Linux or Unix.
- Apple iPad® iOS and Safari Mobile Web Browser.
- Android OS 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and higher tablets 7 inches or larger that support industry standard HTML and HTML 5.
- Chromebooks and Chrome OS.
- All brands and manufacturers of desktop computers, laptop computers, netbooks, tablets and interactive whiteboards that use the browsers and operating systems listed above.