Study Curve

http://studycurve.com/

This is an interesting mix of a social networking environment, expert assistance, tutorials, and subject area focus. It targets middle school through PhD, and puts users together with similarly-minded individuals for ongoing help and collaboration. There is also an Expert Rating System, virtual study groups, and the pairing of business professionals and college professors with students. You can also host a private class forum, posting Q & As and locating classes across the country for collaborative projects. A team team controls all content, display and distribution on the site.

For students used to sites like Facebook and My Space, finding a study buddy seems a good way to expand their technological expertise and assist with coursework as well. Once again, it's a good example of how the process of education is changing, and how the emphasis is changing from straight research and design to collaboration. It will be interesting to see how this develops.

Using Microsoft Word

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line_word.htm

Modules for lessons on using Microsoft Word.

Diagramming Sentences

http://members.cox.net/teachro/

Do you ever wish you had a site that will help with diagramming sentences? Here it is~!

Math Help

http://www.mathgoodies.com/students.html

Math Goodies was a pioneer of free math help. Educators from around the world have helped students in our moderated forums since 1999. The site has over 500 pages of math resources for students, educators and parents.There are interactive lessons, puzzles and worksheets you can use at your own pace. Includes Algebra, pre-Algebra and Basic Math.

Gabcast: Audio Podcasting

I am always looking for new and easy ways to do the things we want to do. Here's a method of creating an audio podcast using only a phone. This is the Gabcast address: (http://www.gabcast.com/) To hear my first Gabcast, go to http://wccniuesl.blogspot.com
Obviously I need practice, but the process was simple. I called in to the 800 number from my office phone, gave them my channel number and password, and then read my script. When I was done, I could listen to it and accept or change it. Then I hit the # sign to upload. I then went to the Gabcast page and found the code to add the script I read to this Blog, copied it to my 'Add a Page Element' and I was done. Here are the steps involved:

Creating Gabcast episodes
Recording your own Gabcast episodes is a breeze!
Signup & Login
signup and login to the website (it's FREE!)
Create a channel
visit your My Account page and create a new channel
Use a phone
call one of the Gabcast access numbers listed on the right side of the page
Record
start gabbing - tell the world what's on your mind!
Publish
publish your recording, either via the phone, or via your My Account page
Tag
tag your episode to make it easier to recognize and to make it searchable!
That's it!
subscribers to your channel will be notified via this website, iTunes, web portals, rss clients, and email.
The Gabcasts are saved into an MP3 format, which can easily be inserted into a PowerPoint if you want.

Describing the process of creating audio podcasts using Gabcast Education / Higher Education http://wccniuesl.blogspot.com/
manage episodes edit channel delete channel

Writing Assistance: Story Squared

http://www.storysquared.com/ Story Squared

"Want to be creative but don't have the time? Start a story on StorySquared and see where it goes. Friends and family contribute to a story thread that you create. The results can be funny, imaginative, or just plain strange. Try it out now and see! Start your story “Once upon a time…” Send it to the people you want to contribute. You and your friends read the story as it unfolds! "
Above is the lead into this site. It's an interesting tech twist on an old writing technique that would be great for imtermediate and higher level ESL students, and would also obviously work on an online environment. There are public stories that you can add to, or create an entirely new story.

Writing Assistance

http://www.powa.org/

The Paradigm Online Writing Assistant has help with organizing, writing and editing, along with some specifics on various essay styles. One of the best sections is entitled "Six Problem Areas" which covers topics such as subject-verb agreement, shift in tense, shift in person etc. Each topic is explained, examples are given and there is an accompanying activity. If you are looking for some solid help with writing, this may just be the source.

Computer Tutorials: Online Practice Modules

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line.htm

Online practice modules for assistance with training on Microsoft Office and other computer skills. Includes things such as PowerPoint Viewer - for those that do not have PPT. Other programs such as Dreamweaver and Webquest are also highlighted. This is an excellent tool for helping you create PowerPoint programs of your own.

NEW Blog Feature: Babel Fish Translator

If you would prefer to read this Blog in another language, please see the BabelFish Translator widget in the right hand column. Although there are only a limited number of languages supported, the translations appear to be adequate, and should at least give a sense of the posting.

Reading for Careers

http://www.fodoweb.com/erfora/readtext.asp?txtfile=communications/reading.toc

Educational Resources for Adults has put together a good resource entitled "Reading for Careers" Lessons include:

Lesson 1: What is a Good Reader
Lesson 2: How to Write an Essay
Lesson 3: Proofreading
Lesson 4: Some Hints on Solving Word Problems
Lesson 5: Developing Your Vocabulary
Lesson 6: Using Context Clues
Lesson 7: Prefixes, Suffixes and Roots
Lesson 8: Vocabulary Skills Review
Lesson 9: Improve Your Comprehension with IDEA POWER
Lesson 10: More IDEA POWER
Lesson 11: Articulate (Summarize) with IDEA POWER
Lesson 12: Review
Lesson 13: Time Your Readings
Lesson 14: Reading Improvement using Reading Drills
Lesson 15: Reading Improvement using Skimming and Scanning

There are also sections on Numercy and Graphs and Charts on this site.

General: Test Anxiety Tips

http://kidshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/school/test_anxiety.html Some down to earth ideas on dealing with test anxiety for teens and adults. Additional sites on test anxiety:

http://www.couns.uiuc.edu/Brochures/testanx.htm http://www.coedu.usf.edu/zalaquett/Help_Screens/Test_Anxiety.htm http://www.uiowa.edu/web/advisingcenter/aac_curr_stu http://thetwocrows.com/ahclem/testanxiety.html

This is a compilation site, which also has a lot of good information about study habits, techniques, financial aid, selecting a college etc. Great site!

Career Passport: Building a Portfolio

http://www.armadamusic.net/CareerPassport/

Excellent site for developing a Career Passport or portfolio. Good self assessment for skills areas.
Myers-Briggs Personality Test
Holland Career Test
Princeton Review Career Quiz
Suggested Careers
Career Map: Get There
Short Term Calendar
Preparing - Building My Portfolio
Basic Arithmetic
Pre-Algebra Geometry
Reading Competency
Writing Assessment
Writing Competency
Interviewing Competency
Basic Computer Skills
Desktop PublishingSpreadsheets
Internet Skills

Podcasts for Listening Skills

http://www.eslpod.com/They have instructional podcasts on a variety of topics. Each cast has the audio but also the script that a student can follow along with.
http://a4esl.org/p/More ESL podcasts with transcripts.
www.englishcaster.com
Podcast lessons for learners of Englishpronunciation memory games: http://www.manythings.org/ac/http://www.esl-lab.com/pron2.htmhttp://evaeaston.com/pr/a-v-ae-quiz.htmlhttp://www.albany.edu/~jy0507/call/home.html
http://www.manythings.org/pp/index.htmlAmerican English Pronunciation Practice
http://international.ouc.bc.ca/Pronunciation Practice: Okanagan University College
http://www.englishclub.com/pronunciation/index.htm English Club's Pronunciation (many links)

ABC of Academic Writing and ABC of Essays

http://www.mdx.ac.uk/www/study/gloess.htm

Good information on writing, and covers a lot of categories.

Study Skills: Writing Techniques

http://www.how-to-study.com/Writing%20Techniques.htm

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IPL Website: Research and Writing

http://www.ipl.org/div/aplus/

Quick Tips for the Panic-Stricken

Step by Step Research & Writing
Why the Step by Step Approach?
Step 1 - Getting Started - preparing for the assignment and getting ready to choose a topic
Step 2 - Discovering and Choosing a Topic - reading to become informed
Step 3 - Looking for and Forming a Focus - exploring your topic
Step 4 - Gathering Information - which clarifies and supports your focus
Step 5 - Preparing to Write - analyzing and organizing your information and forming a thesis statement
Step 6 - Writing the Paper - writing, revising and finalizing

Info Search
Where's the Information?
Learning to Research in the Library
Learning to Research on the Web
Skills for Online Searching
Information Found—and Not Found—on the Web
Search Strategy: Getting a Broad Overview of a Subject
Search Strategy: Finding Specific Information

Guide to Writing a Basic Essay

http://members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/essay/

Quite a comprehensive site taking you through the process of writing an essay from choosing a topic through finish. Includes samples.

Teacher Tap: Mathematics

http://eduscapes.com/tap/tapmath.html
Great math information, including charts and graphs. Many websites, choose and click on the ones that interest you.

S.O.S. Math Skills for Adults: Complete Site

http://www.sosmath.com/

S.O.S. MATHematics is your free resource for math review material from Algebra to Differential Equations!
The perfect study site for high school, college students and adult learners. Get help to do your homework, refresh your memory, prepare for a test, ....
Browse our more than 2,500 Math pages filled with short and easy-to-understand explanations. Click on one of the following subject areas: Algebra, Trigonometry, Calculus, Differential Equations, Complex Variables, Matrix Algebra, or Mathematical Tables.

S.O.S. Math Skills for Adults: Fractions

http://www.sosmath.com/algebra/fraction/frac1/frac1.html

This SOS math review is targeted toward those individuals who have forgotten what they once knew about fractions. You may need the entire review or just portions of the review. Fractions for Adults is divided into several categories with accompanying examples and problems. The SOS menu will direct you according to your needs or performance. At any time you can go back to the most recent menu by clicking on the phrase Menu Back at the bottom of your screen.One of the largest obstacles to success in any situation that involves the use of fractions is loss of memory. Most individuals were introduced to fractions in grade school and have long since forgotten how to use them. If you have not used fraction in your daily life, you are probably a little rusty. Don't despair! With this quick review, you can once again be a whiz at fractions.

PBS Literacy Link: Workplace Essential Skills

main page: http://litlink.ket.org

Good skills lessons based on employment skills. Requires a free registration.

Workplace Essential Skills
Lessons
Orientation program
Orientation: Making It WorkThis 30-minute video program is a student orientation to the course. Learn how to use the different components of the Workplace Essential Skills series to improve your skills and opportunities.
Employment:
Finding a jobPlanning to Work
Matching Skills and Jobs
Applying for Jobs
Resumes, Tests, and Choices
Interviewing

Ready for Work
Workplace Safety
Learning at Work
Communication & Writing: Communication Skills
The Language of Work
Communicating with Co-Workers and Supervisors
Working Together
Communication & Writing: Writing skillsA Process for Writing
Supplying Information: Directions, Forms, and Charts
Writing Memos and Letters
Reading
Reading for a Purpose
Finding What You Need: Following Directions
Reading Reports and Manuals
Math
Number Sense
Solving Problems
Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
Measurements and Trends and Predictions

Pronunciation Practice, Chat

www.englishbaby.com/lessons/index.php

Learn American English, including slang. Meet other ESL students.

Pronunciation Practice

www.evaeaston.com/pr/home.html

Authentic American pronunciation, including alphabet.

Pronunciation Practice

http://www.englishclub.com

Grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, listening, speaking, reading, writing and ESL jokes.

English Grammar Secrets

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/index.html

This is a good site for remedial grammar, including:

Present Continuous
Present Simple
Present Simple or Continuous
Past Simple
Past Continuous
Past Simple or Continuous
Irregular Verbs
Present Perfect
Present Perfect Continuous
Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous
Present Perfect or Past Simple
Past Perfect
Past Perfect Continuous
Past Review 1
Past Review 2
The Future - Going to
The Future - Will
Will or Going to
The Future - present forms
Will - other uses
Shall
The Imperative
The Passive
The -ing form
Can
Could
May/Might
Should
Should 2
Must /Have to
Zero Conditional
First Conditional
Second Conditional
Third Conditional
Wish
Had better
Used to
Questions 1
Questions 2
Question tags
Reported speech
Reported speech 2
Suppose
Suppose 2
Have something done
Should have
Can have / could have

Authors also have Web sites on the following topics: English Listening lessons
English Phrasal Verbs
English for Human Resources
English for Presentations
Business English Language

Advanced Composition

http://eslbee.com

This site contains advanced composition skills practed for non-native speakers.

HOW TO WRITE ACADEMIC ESSAYS: Academic Essays (Introduction), Giving Instructions Essays, Cause-Effect Essays, Comparison-Contrast Essays, Persuasion Essays, Test of Written English (TWE) Essays
STUDENTS' ESSAYS: Giving Instructions, Cause/Effect, Comparison/Contrast, Persuasion LOCAL ASPECTS - GRAMMAR + QUIZZES: Sentences, Adjective Clauses, Appositives, Subject-Verb Agreement, Verb Tenses, Topic Sentences , Parallel Structure

EFLNet

http://www.eflnet.com

This is a very comprehensive site for grammar and includes phrasal verbs, vocabulary and listening skills practice. Highly recommended.

grammar
phrasal verbs
vocabulary
links
listening (advanced)
reading (advanced)

Business English Exercises

www.better-english.com/exerciselist.html

For those students looking to improve their higher level English skills, this site offers assistance with writing and grammar as used in business.

College Terminology

Provides definitions for words and phrases that are particular to the college world.

http://collegeprep.okstate.edu/homepages.nsf/toc/chp02_1

New Citizenship Test Trial

FYI: A new U.S. Citizenship test is currently being tried out in 10 randomly chosen cities by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Unlike the current test being used everywhere else, this test does have some questions with more than one correct answer. The Chicago Trib had an article about this on Dec. 1, 2006 and offered a complete list of the 144 possible questions with answers on its website. Why, this change? Complaining that the current U.S. citizenship test only measured rote facts that future citizens should know, the federal government wanted to design a new format to assure that immigrants understood American values and concepts. Immigration officials typically ask citizenship applicants to answer up to 20 civics questions from the possible 96 currently used. The new test has 144 possible questions. Give it a try by going to: www.chicagotribune.com/citizen

Posted by Robin Bosworth, AELC Specialist

TOEFL Test Information

http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.fab2360b1645a1de9b3a0779f1751509/?vgnextoid=69c0197a484f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD

Complete TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) test information, and has practice tests and sample questions.

COMPASS Test Information

http://www.act.org/compass/index.html

COMPASS test information. This is the home site for the test.

COMPASS Test Information

http://www.tntech.edu/adp/aapp.html

Includes the purpose behind the test and who is required to take it.

Numeration, operations and reasoning

http://regentsprep.org/regents/math/math-a.cfm

Includes measurement, reasoning, numeration, critical thinking skills, rounding numbers and other skills needed. Includes an interactive review activity done in PowerPoint.

PurpleMath: Beginning to Advanced Algebra

http://www.purplemath.com/modules/index.htm

Includes solving word problems and study skill techniques

Math.com: World of Math Online

http://www.math.com/


Fractions, decimals, exponents and square roots

Geometry Solutions

http://gomath.com/


Triangle
Equilateral Triangle
Right Triangle
Parallelogram
Trapezoid
Rectangle
Square Rhombus Regular N-gon
Sphere
CubeCuboidPyramid
Rectangular

Math Games and Study Tips

http://www.coolmath.com/home.htm Math games, skills and study tips.

Interactive Math Skills

http://aplusmath.com/

Improve your math skills interactively. Includes flash cards and drills.

SOS Math

http://www.sosmath.com/

Covers many of the higher mathematics skills, with short and easy-to-understand explanations.
Algebra Trigonometry Calculus Differential Equations Complex Variables Matrix Algebra Tables

Mathematics Tests and Practice Drills

http://www.saab.org/mathdrills/md.cgi

Factoring Polynomials
Problems on distance, speed and time
Percentage Word Problems
LCM and GCD Problems
Work Completion Problems
Roots of Polynomials
Linear Equations
MATHCOUNTS Drills
Fraction Attack
Fraction Calculator
ArithmAttack

Basic to Advanced Math Practice

http://www.math.com/students/practice.html


· Basic Math
· Everyday Math
· Pre-Algebra
· Geometry
· Algebra
· Trigonometry
· Statistics
· Calculus
· Advanced Topics
· Others

COMPASS Practice Tests

http://www.testprepreview.com/compass_practice.htm

Has free practice tests that cover all the categories on the COMPASS test.

ESL Vocabulary Podcasts

http://digitalchalk.libsyn.com/ These podcasts offer lists of English vocabulary words to learn and pronounce.

Current World News in Slow and Clear English

http://esl.podomatic.com/

A great site that allows you to listen to English at 80% speed, using a vocabulary of only 1500 words. Good for listening and learning the correct speech patterns used by Americans.

Listen and Repeat: Jokes in English

http://www.manythings.org/jokes/

Did you ever wonder why Americans think some jokes are really funny? This site will give you some jokes that you can tell, and practice your listening and speaking skills.

CK's Listen and Repeat English

http://www.manythings.org/repeat/

Listen and Repeat to Learn Verb Conjugation and Pronunciation

Commonly Used Irregular Verbs
Adjectives for People
English Useful Expressions

Welcome!

Welcome to the new Waubonsee Community College Transitions Blog...that is set up for students transitioning from the Adult Education program to regular college credit courses. This blog will have websites and podcasts that can help you with preparing for the COMPASS test.