Why edMe Apps?

Writing for edMe Apps Choose a book you love (and students will read). Write questions with feedback from us. Get paid for your initial work, and subsequent app sales.

Choosing a Book This process works if you know the book like the back of your hand (especially if you already have questions you are willing to sign over to us). We would love for this to go very quickly and easily for you. Most of the money you will earn will come from downloads of your apps, so you may choose a book that is popular with children or schools. Make sure your choice is not already listed here: http://www.myedme.com/Reading Email inquiries@myedme.com with your choice.

Writing for edMe Apps Choose a book you love (and students will read). Write questions with feedback from us. Main idea Important details Supporting evidence Vocabulary Get paid for your initial work, and subsequent app sales.

1. Main Idea Ask students to synthesize information to determine the primary meaning of the text. This may require students to use text features like titles and graphic displays. Students that miss this answer may use the feedback screen to better understand the text. Each chapter or article should have a question of this type. (Although there are some exceptions.) And, as always, you are here as an expert. You may find an article with multiple central themes or if a chapter that is too short for have a main idea.

1. Main Idea Characteristics Usually students choose the best summary of the main idea. This allows educators to model the appropriate level of detail. Tip: Do not make the distractor options subtly different. That actually creates a detail question. And, remember the previous slide,these apps are actually reading companions. That means that students who do not understand the main idea of the chapter or article could use the answer page to help better understand the text—facilitating understanding of future readings on this topic.

2. Important Details We emphasize important. Important details may add information to the Main Idea questions. You may know that a detail is important because of a future plot event. These details may add more detail about central characters or themes. These questions may ask students to select the answer(s) or type it in themselves.

3. Supporting Evidence Finding and citing exact evidence in a text distinguishes readers ready for college or careers and readers that still need to improve. These questions accompany Important Detail questions. The question reads “Please enter the first 3 words of the sentence that shows your answer is correct.” Since you do not write the question, you need to highlight all the sentences that provide supporting evidence for the correct answer.

Important Details with Supporting Evidence Example Characteristics Example These are two part items. First ask about an important detail in the text. Then, identify a sentence that provides evidence. (There may be more than 1 sentence, so list tham all)

4. Vocabulary How to choose vocabulary words for questions: Important words to a variety of texts (e.g., “structure” and “formulate” have uses in a variety of fields). Words important to the meaning of the text. Words with multiple meanings. Word families that are important to a variety of texts. Also use the Academic Word Finder at AchieveTheCore.org to identify important academic vocabulary. Direct link: http://achievethecore.org/page/1027/academic-word-finder

4. Vocabulary Vocab word: diversion Vocab word: alternative malevolent

In Conclusion: BALANCE Our goals for each set of questions: Have a main idea question for each chapter. Ask for evidence in at least 50% of the questions. Average 1-2 vocabulary questions per chapter. Note in #2 that you will rarely ask for evidence in Main Idea or Vocabulary questions, so that means that most questions will emphasize Important Details.

Structure of the App The app lists chapter titles in the book. Students select the chapter they are reading. The questions appear in a list in case students want to use them as pre-reading. So you will send in the questions grouped under chapter titles.

Example Submission Here are two questions with the chapter. This author chose to bold the correct answer. Others use an asterisk, use whatever method works for you. Be sure to list the supporting evidence quotes for questions that require Supporting Evidence.

Example – Important Detail Characteristics The question in Word on the left is shown in the App on the right. We reordered the options by length, but essentially the wording is the same. Options are needed because the answer is complex. If the answer was “hug Harry” then then this question could have a text box instead of options. And the author would just write “Correct answer: “hug Harry”

How will this go? We help you get through this process with feedback (no rewrites).

The Truly Important Detail - Money We pay a downpayment of $2 for each question you submit. Then, we pay you 20% of each dollar we receive from Apple’s App Store, Google’s Play Store, and Amazon App Store. To help the app reach it’s widest audience we suggest you choose a book you love and students will read. Some writers find success using materials they have already created for their children or classrooms. That is fine, but you are licensing it to edMe Apps. We promise to ensure teachers can use your materials for free while we market the app to the widest audience possible.

Start Right Now!! Download the contract and the W-9. Email them to inquiries@myedme.com OR mail them to: 4031 University Drive, Suite 100 Fairfax, VA 22030 After we receive your contract, we will list your book as ”in development” at www.myedme.com/Reading Send us a text document with the first 10-20 questions when you are ready, and we will work with you until your questions are ready. After a couple of weeks, we will begin marketing your app in the major app stores.