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eSpindle Vocabulary and Spelling Coaching
3-months membership -- 30 ePoints
Annual membership -- 100 ePoints
Lifetime membership -- 600 ePoints
If you haven't yet done so, please register for your 10-day free trial to see what eSpindle can do for your verbal confidence, regardless of your age and current skill level. Families wishing to enroll more than one member get special pricing.
English Language
Oxford English Dictionary (OED) 1-Year Online 250 ePoints
Enjoy unlimited access to the Oxford English Dictionary for a full year!
The OED covers words from across the English-speaking world, from North America to South Africa, from Australia and New Zealand to the Caribbean.
We have a very limited number of subscriptions available, so get your license soon!
The Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. It traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books.
Features and benefits of OED Online
* Unprecedented access to the 20-volume Second Edition and the three Additions Series volumes, plus between one and two thousand new and revised entries every quarter
* Select how entries are displayed by turning pronunciations, etymologies, variant spellings, and quotations on and off
* Everything from simple word look-ups to sophisticated Boolean searching, using any of the fields in the Dictionary, can be done with speed and ease
* Find a term when you know the meaning but have forgotten the word
* Use wildcards if you are unsure of a spelling, or if you want to search for words with common characteristics
* Search for quotations from a specified year, or from a particular author and/or work
* Search for words which have come into English via a particular language
* Search pronunciations as well as accented and other special characters
* Search for first cited date, authors, and works
* Search for words with a particular part of speech
* Perform case-sensitive searches
* Restrict a search to a previous results set
* Compare revised entries with entries from the Second Edition to see how the language has changed and how new scholarship has increased understanding of our linguistic and cultural heritage.
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Live Ink -- Annual Subscription 40 ePoints
Live Ink technology was developed by Dr. Randall Walker, an internist at the Mayo Clinic, who came to understand that everyone could read better if the way the words were presented was more consistent with the way our eyes and brain actually work.
Live Ink patented formatting helps poor readers, average readers and above average readers improve the speed at which they process and comprehend written information,
and it substantially increases the quantity and quality of what they are able to retain and accurately recall later.With desktop versions for PC and Mac, you simply highlight text you'd like to read and click the Live Ink icon--the text is instantly reformatted for easier comprehension.
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The Arts
Mark Kistler's Drawing Lessons Online -- 100 ePoints
Three year membership to hundreds of drawing lessons for a large range of ages. Learn drawing with Mark Kistler in these inspiring videos and animations!
Mark deeply believes that learning how to draw in 3-D builds critical thinking skills while nourishing self-esteem. His positive messages on self-image, goal setting, dream questing, environmental awareness and the power of reading have inspired millions of children to discover their awesome individual potential.
Click to watch one of hundreds of drawing lessons:
TEACHING THE WORLD TO DRAW
By Karen Copper, a parent participating in Mark Kistler's children's Summer drawing in 3-D workshop at Milwaukee Public Television's production facilities.
The darkened TV studio is quiet now.
Just hours ago, it was filled with happy children
Perched on the edges of their chairs
(Sometimes standing on top of their seats),
Pencils & minds frantically working to keep up
With a master teacher
Held in the spotlight of an overhead projector.
They laughed, they shouted, they absorbed-
HE orchestrated.First, he welcomed them and led them in.
Then, he talked and he drew.
He sang and he drew
("Shade, Shade, Shade...I love to Shade!").
He screamed when he drew
("I can't draw scared hair without screaming, can you?").He listened, he teased, he cajoled.
"We don't need erasers here! Give me the pencil..."
There went the eraser over his shoulder!
Handing the pencil back:
"That's better, isn't it?"
He threw erasers out all day long.He knew his audience.
He drew drool.
He drew his brother being eaten by fish.
He drew dinosaurs and castles and flags.
"Look how neat this works!
Bonus points for added ideas!
Check that one off -we did it!"He told stories, he asked questions, he listened.
He sang some more. They groaned.
"Who thinks they can go for a whole week without TV?
Who can draw 9 kajillion hours every night?"
Hands waving, heads nodding.He told them they were
Amazing, Wonderful, Talented!
Amazing, Wonderful, Talented!
Amazing, Wonderful, Talented!He kept the pace up as he adjusted to their needs.
"Hands Up! Hands Up! Who wants to answer?
Who wants to say how smart they are?
Who wants to help this person?"He told them they were
Amazing, Wonderful, Talented!
Amazing, Wonderful, Talented!
Amazing, Wonderful, Talented!He shared his art with the students;
Told parents in the back of the room to join in.
"Tomorrow is bring a Friend for Free Day!"
Then: "If your Friend couldn't come today,
Have them come tomorrow!"
Touching one of his videos:
"Remember, you can copy these
for your classrooms or your friends!"
("Share, Share, Share," I could imagine him singing.)He loves what he's doing.
The week raced by.
The kids drew & drew & drew some more.
Artwork piled up under their chairs,
Filled the studio,
Spilled into the hallways."What time is it?
Almost time to go -
Enough time for just one more!
Quick! Let's do it!"
Look. Learn. Draw."All finished.
Remember, the theme for tomorrow it THE SEA.
Seats in! Who'll collect the pencils?"
After leading them out, he greets the next group.
"Hi! Glad you're here today!
What do you have to show me?"Most people are blessed only a few times in their lives
To feel the influence of such a teacher-
A teacher who loves his craft so much that
He enfolds you in a bubble of enthusiasm
And just keeps bouncing it along,
Higher and higher.
A teacher who can change the course of your life.He blew in for a week,
And now he's gone.
The studio is dark, the boards are empty.
The classroom is silent...
But the echo will be felt
For a long, long time.
Cross Curriculum
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Discovery Education Streaming PLUS -- 375 ePoints
Discovery Education streaming Plus is probably the most extensive and feature-rich educational video streaming service in the world. It's much like have the entire DVD selection of your local public library available to you from the convenience of your home.
But it's not just a collection of videos that you can watch from beginning to end like your cable company's on-demand library. This library has been sliced and diced into useable video clips, organized and categorized, close-captioned, and supplemented with images, audio resources, teaching guides, interactive simulations, and other resources and materials.
Discovery Education streaming PLUS features:* Thousands of full-length videos from scores of producers, segmented into tens of thousands of content-specific clips tied directly to state and national standards.
* Supplemental resources such as Assignment Builder, Quiz Center, Writing Prompt Generator, and more
* Fast and accurate search functionality and dynamic navigation menus
* The ability to customize and personalize lessons to different subjects, grades, and learning styles
* Comprehensive K-12 curriculum coverage in six core subject areas.
* Thousands of images and audio
* Membership in the Discovery Educator Network (DEN)
* Interactive self-paced trainingSPECIAL NOTE:
This offer is available to U.S. residents only.
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Sign up for a free 30-day trial now!
Watch demoAn annual subscription can be enjoyed
by your whole family for an entire year.
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Kaplan SAT Online Test Prep -- 400 ePoints
The key to increasing test scores is to practice, practice, and practice, especially in the areas where the student is weakest.
Kaplan SAT Online does just that -- first, by helping your student assess his or her area of weakness, and then by providing remediation with lessons and exercises. In addition to lessons and exercises, each course lets you take FOUR practice tests with online scoring. Most students require 2-3 months to prep for the tests.
With 70 years experience preparing students for the SAT test, Kaplan is an acknowledged leader in test prep solutions.
Research has shown that confidence is one of the key elements to succeeding on standardized tests. With the practice, practice, practice approach, confidence grows and scores increase.
Students start with a diagnostic test to determine current skill levels in the 3 test areas of the SAT: Critical Reading, Math, and Writing. Based on these results, a customized course is created to maximize progress and scores.
Students follow their personal plan, which includes convenient 24/7 access to activity-rich online lessons, online exercises, and 4 full-length practice tests.
Immediate results and feedback are given on every question on every test. Progress is tracked and any areas that still need work are added back to the plan. Concepts are broken down into smaller steps to insure understanding. A sample scored essay exam can be viewed to see exactly WHY it was scored that way.
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Brainware Safari Online Download -- 300 ePoints
The idea of this product is that the cognitive skills needed to excel academically -- attention, visual processing, auditory processing, sensory integration, memory, and thinking -- can be exercised and thereby improved. Most importantly, improved cognitive skills will improve a child's self-esteem and academic achievement across the board.
BrainWare Safari is online software that has been designed to help children 6-12 develop their cognitive skills in a fun and entertaining video-game format.
BrainWare Safari:
* Is designed to develop 41 cognitive skills critical to learning;
* Contains 168 progressively challenging levels across an array of jungle-themed exercises with animated characters that grow up as the user progresses through the program;
* Uses specific methodologies to achieve specific results in a short amount of time;
* Is founded in science and rooted in clinical experience;
* Builds the skills that provide the foundation for accelerated learning;
* Has been shown in a study to help children improve their cognitive skills on average by over 4 years in 11 weeks of use;
* Has delivered positive results for students with learning deficiencies, as well as normal and gifted students;
* Can be used at home or in an educational or clinical setting.Virtually any child, wherever they fall on the continuum of mental skills, can improve comprehension, learning rates and retention levels with BrainWare Safari.
Math
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Hotmath Step-by-Step Answers and Math Videos -- 60 ePoints
We are math teachers and professors who believe that immediate help with assigned homework improves math learning. We know that math is a gateway subject for success in school and careers. Our program is used by millions of students, and our answers are correlated with the odd numbered questions in over 200 workbooks.
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