Week 9-Learning Express

Set-up an account in LearningExpress and browse through the available exams.
This was very easy to do. I liked how easy this was to set-up. I wondered if you could set this up for a whole class without using e-mail addresses, but I could not find any way to do that. I know the teachers would find this very valuable if all could login to one site and the results could be there for them to view.
Choose one and answer a few questions. Then click “Score my test” in the top toolbar. Ignore the warnings and continue to have your test scored, so that you can see how the diagnostic page looks. Then click “View Answers” at the bottom of the page. What did you think about this test experience?
I chose both the math and reading tests for 4th grade. First I chose 4th Grade Math Practice: Geometry. I answered the first 5 questions and had my test scored. I really liked the fact that you can see what you did wrong on each question that was wrong in the View My Answers section. I think both kids and adults preparing for a test would also find this very valuable. I am thinking about having my son try these tests to prepare for his NWEA testing. This is a good way to show the kids how to test on a computer in addition to building their test taking skills and knowledge. The second choice was the California 4th Grade Reading Test. This was very good also. I managed to finish this test just because I wanted to see what would happen at the end of a test. It simply says you are finished and it gives you a score. Then you can also view your answers to see which ones were wrong and why they were considered wrong answers.
Job searching and resume writing are among the self-paced courses in LearningExpress.  Click on the “Job Search and Workplace Skills” learning center and add one of the courses to your center.  Take a few minutes to explore the course and note your observations.
I spent a lot of time on this part because I was really curious how this worked. I chose the Creating a Great Resume. It had two segments. Segment 1 fully explained each section of the resume and why it is important to employers. It explained the three types of resumes you can make and then it helped you choose the best one for you. Segment 2 helped you create a resume. This is such a great tool for high school and college students who don’t have a lot of money and are not really sure how to sell their skills to an employer. This walks you through resume creating and then gives you a copy of your resume in text format so you can insert it into a word-processing document that you like to use. It takes all the hard work out of the resume writing.
Type a search term in the search box in the upper left of the home page for a skills improvement or career topic in which you are interested. Notice that results are sorted by tests, courses and eBooks (if all of those are available for your chosen topic). Please select an eBook and look through its pages.
I looked up teaching and found a great ebook that helps parents learn about homeschooling. It had three parts; an overview explaining homeschooling, a language arts section that helps parents know what to expect from their middle school children as they teach them about language arts. It gives reading work for the students to work on and even gives an answer key in the appendix. The third section was mathematics. This section just like language arts talked about mathematic expectations of a middle school child and gave problems and answers for the parent to use with their child. Then there is a huge section of appendixes. The first two deal with language arts, an answer key and a glossary. The next two deal with math, an answer key and glossary are also found here. The next two are resources for both parents and students. The student resources are books to read in all subjects, periodicals that are interesting for kids, movies, computer software, audio resources, and internet websites. The parent resources include books and magazines that support homeschooling, websites for support and reading lists that are middle school appropriate. The last section is Homeschooling Parent Associations. It gives addresses and website for organizations that parents can contact for help. All in all this resource is very valuable for any parent wishing to begin homeschooling their middle school child.