Parents' Guide to

ScootPad

By Emily Pohlonski, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 7+

Adaptive, individualized math, reading, and spelling.

Website https://www.scootpad.com/
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Based on 4 parent reviews

Puno J.
Puno J. Adult
July 12, 2017
age 6+

Worst learning platfarm.

We paid for summer program. App have problems to run. No one available to help to resolve student problems. They have three phone numbers listed but only messaging option. Dont waiste your money to buy this subscription.
kirandipk
kirandipk Parent of 3-year-old
May 15, 2015
age 13+

Scootpad sucks .

My experience with Scootpad customer service was totally horrible. Being parents I would like that all parents judge me. I registered my two sons for Scootpad in Nov 2014 on $ 7.99/per kid/per month. After a month I call the customer service to cancel my account but they said I don't have any paid account with them . Now I found in my statements the regular transactions each month for both kids appx. for 8 months. The sucking customer service can't do anything for this situation neither they can reimburse my hard earned money nor they can give me credit for same period. How we build future for our kids and we try to make use of every single penny for them which is for good cause but in this case I trashed simply $15.98 for eight months makes $127.84 in total. I don't think they are doing customer friendly business nor they have any kind notion of building kid's future. Educator's such business is shameful.

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What’s It About?

SCOOTPAD is a website that attempts to tie together the various tasks and routines of an elementary school classroom into one online platform. Kids can practice math, reading, and spelling all while receiving immediate feedback. You can assign customized learning paths to kids, then track and reward their progress. The class-wall tool lets kids receive direct messages from their teachers, but parents can view them, too.

Is It Any Good?

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Parents say (4 ):
Kids say (2 ):

ScootPad provides a way for parents to practice skills with their children at home that's directly aligned with what's going on in the classroom. Its cost is much less than some programs like iXL that provide a similar service. However, the quality isn't quite as good.

Practice results show the number correct and incorrect. However, each time a kid gets an answer wrong, the site says, "Oops," and prompts them to try the other multiple-choice option. It doesn't follow up with any additional questions of that same type, so frustrated or bored students can simply click around on the screen until they get through the task. Kids will initially enjoy the fireworks that go off when they finish a quiz correctly, but the novelty will wear off, especially when they realize they can get fireworks with very little effort. Kids get rewarded in the form of coins, which can be used to unlock online games. This system may keep kids on track for a while, but, in the long run, these kind of rewards aren't intrinsically motivating, and kids may lose interest. Additionally, the games, combined with the online math and English practice, can really increase a student's screen time each day. However, the adaptablity of ScootPad's lessons makes it a worthwhile tool that can reach kids at lots of different levels.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about setting goals and making plans to achieve those goals.

  • Families also can talk about the importance of practicing skills to improve them.

  • Looking for more online learning tools? Check out our list of fun and educational websites.

Website Details

  • Subjects: Language & Reading : letter or word recognition, reading, spelling, Math : arithmetic, counting, patterns
  • Genre: Educational
  • Topics: Numbers and Letters
  • Pricing structure: Paid, Free (Various plans available ranging from free to $199/year.)
  • Last updated: April 12, 2019

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