A short list of product enhancements include:

• Online Statistical Reporting — An online service available through the AWE-Net Web Portal that works in conjunction with Exporting of Utilization Statistics.
• Dynamic Access Control — Educators may now direct activities; select and limit content available to children by curriculum area, by age group or by specific titles; and profile content by age group.
• Improved Bilingual Spanish — Kid's Activity Reports and Patron Messages are now available in Spanish.
• Automated System Start-up — Allows automatic user-determined start-up time on weekdays and/or weekends, complementing the ability to schedule automated system shutdown for user-determined times.
• Earliest Learning Edition — A new version that specifically targets ages 3-6 and includes 31 of the highest-rated educational titles across seven curricular areas.
• Bilingual Spanish Edition — The new ELS Bilingual Spanish contains over 40 top-rated educational products and can also be customized using the Dynamic Access Control feature, allowing customers to change available content to meet demands of particular groups.

• ELS English Edition
• Sesame Street: Learn to Play, Learn to Grow — Sesame Street Learn, Play & Grow Preschool is focused on early childhood learning and self-esteem building. It includes 25 engaging activities with Elmo, Big Bird and Cookie Monster as playmates who provide children ages 2-4 with language development, counting, music, art, shape games activities and more.
• Britannica Children's Learning Suite: K-8 — Children's Learning Suite provides separate encyclopedias for young learners and middle-school students. Composed of Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia and Merriam-Webster's Student Dictionary and Thesaurus, the suite includes more than 2,200 articles, interactive games, online magazine articles, video clips, a world atlas and historical timelines.
• ELS Bilingual Spanish
• Sesame Street: Let's Make A Word — Children join host Guy Smiley as he presents his game show, Let's Make A Word. Children can choose from six Muppet playmates and four discovery sites (farm, construction, park and restaurant), and from two modes of play: free play, which allows them to explore the setting and discover at their own pace what each Muppet guide has to teach them; and game play, which places the child in a more interactive situation.
• Educorock (World of Reading) — Educorock includes four popular vocabulary songs (from Educorock Espanol), with animated videos designed to teach basic vocabulary. Motivate Spanish students with rap, club dance and hip-hop songs for all ages. Animations help the students learn the topics visually and create a lasting impression in their memories.

A complete look at Version 5.0 can be found in the Early Literacy Station PDF information sheet.

If you would like more information about AWE products, please visit BCR's website. For pricing or if you would be interested in attending an on-site demonstration and practice session with an AWE professional, contact Maura Dunn at mdunn@bcr.org.