Thursday, January 19, 2012

SD Library Challenge 2--Learning Express Library

I checked out several of these and took part of the GED test since I know of someone who is taking it.  I was quite impressed with the setup and how you get immediate feedback on what you missed.  I like the format and the variety of questioning techniques.   I like how you can store these in "My Center".  I also like how you can take part of the test and then go back to it later where you left off at.   I'm wondering if this is the same exact study site that schools use for students who are studying for the GED?  I know the Winner School district has a GED program and it's free for the students to use so I'm wondering if this is what they use.  I find this to be very informative.  I can't believe the large variety of practice tests on here.  I even checked out the PRAXIS tests to see what it would be like.   I've mentioned this site to our teachers and I plan on having the secretary put a note about this in the school's announcements because parents and students should be aware of these. 
For the job searching and resume writing one, I looked at resumes that get you hired.  I'm impressed again with the wealth of information for people to choose from.  It lists such things as 35 resume mistakes to avoid, websites on job listings, resume databases where you can post your resume and help on writing your resume or have it done for you, how to use action verbs to describe your skills and weapons,etc.  It also lists what not to do such as discussing what you're hoping to earn.  I plan on showing this to our counselor so she can talk to the seniors about it.
I've plan on talking to the teachers about all the skills improvement sections that are listed.  I got into a few of them and was very impressed.  I really liked the Critical Thinking skills one.  I saw a graphic organizer that I plan on using for one of my classes.  I also saw a very useful site on Evaluating facts that I plan on using for library skills with my students.  From help on writing essays to algebra to chemistry, there's a ton of information.  If I taught one of those classes, I'm sure I'd be using this site very often.  I certainly plan on sharing the information I've found with the staff.

2 comments:

  1. Good for you, tee! You made a lot of great discoveries, and they keep adding more all the time. I hope your teachers, students, and community make good use of this resource that is free to you.

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  2. I'm trying to spread the word!

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