Beanstack Tracker - Reading challenges & progress

Beanstack assists educational institutions, libraries, and families in making reading enjoyable again through reading challenges, straightforward tracking, and valuable insights.

We welcome students, families, and readers of all ages to explore a universe filled with reading motivation and inspiration. You can set up profiles for each family member within a single library or Beanstack Go account, or utilize SSO to seamlessly access any of your students’ school accounts and switch between them effortlessly. Beanstack fosters the development of shared reading habits while simultaneously allowing individual tracking of reading progress. Your data remains private and is not sold or used for advertising purposes, ensuring a secure environment for everyone.

How Beanstack Works？

*Set a community goal

- Incentivize readers to contribute to a collective reading goal. It's simple: Readers log double the reading minutes when working toward a community goal.

*Run competitions

- Use data insights to highlight top readers and engage staff to encourage friendly competition in new challenges. Our most successful partners credit competition as a key driver of success.

*Provide recognition and incentives

- Amplify our built-in gamification features by rewarding readers. Rewards or prizes double reader participation, confirming that extrinsic motivators lead to an intrinsic love of reading.

Features：

- Participate in engaging reading challenges designed by librarians, teachers, and literacy experts. Our expanding collection encompasses seasonal events like summer reading, year-round literacy campaigns, and unique challenges tailored for various ages, skill levels, and communities.

- Monitor your reading progress and maintain a comprehensive reading log.

- Employ a barcode scanner for quick and easy title searches.

- Log reading sessions with a timer or register an entire book with just one click.

- Earn rewards for consecutive reading days and badges for achieving reading milestones.

- Engage in enjoyable enrichment tasks and submit book reviews.

- Discover reading suggestions and helpful resources.

- Connect with friends from your group to see their reading activities and compete on leaderboards.

- Analyze reading statistics, including total time spent reading and the number of titles read.

- Take part in reading fundraisers: Generate funds for your organization through reading initiatives! With Beanstack’s fundraising efforts, you can earn badges as you gather donations to support essential projects at your school or library.

Applicable Scenarios：

1. **Primary and Secondary Schools/School Districts**: Teachers and librarians create a campus reading atmosphere, design reading challenges, and conduct in-school reading competitions.

2. **Public Libraries**: Operate year-round reading activities/challenges, incentivize reader participation, and collect reading data.

3. **Families/Individuals**: Readers of all ages participate in school/library reading programs, with the whole family checking in simultaneously and tracking their reading progress independently.

4. **Reading for Charity/Fundraising**: Organizations raise funds through reading activities to support school/library projects.

FAQs：

Q:How does Beanstack work?

A: Beanstack turns independent reading into a shared, engaging experience through customizable reading challenges and gamification features. Educators and librarians create challenges that encourage daily reading, spark friendly competition, and celebrate milestones. Beanstack’s easy-to-use platform makes logging all reading—including print, digital, and audio— easy. Plus, digital badges and rewards keep the momentum going. Real-time insights help organizers measure impact, highlight achievements, and engage their communities year-round, building a lasting culture of reading without relying on quizzes.

Q:Who can use Beanstack?

A:Beanstack is used in schools and libraries, but we serve over 17 million readers globally.

Schools and Districts: Teachers, librarians, and administrators use Beanstack to build amazing reading cultures

Public Libraries: Librarians and community organizations run engaging year-round reading challenges and programs

Families: Parents and children participate in library or school reading programs from the convenience of their home.

Q:How do I access Beanstack?

A:The Beanstack app is available on Google Play and the Apple App Store. Once downloaded, search for your school or library’s name to start. You can also access Beanstack online by visiting your organization’s Beanstack login page. For schools, Beanstack integrates seamlessly with Clever and ClassLink, making it easy for students and staff to log in and start reading immediately.

Q:How do I create an account?

A:Creating an account is simple! If you're using Beanstack with a K–12 school, you can often log in directly with Clever, ClassLink, or Google SSO. Public library users will need to register for an account. Contact your school or library to get access credentials; they may also provide you with a registration link specific to your organization.