1. Learning at Home with Technology Benjamin Maynard & Scott Nichols
2. Who are we? Benjamin has worked at Inner Harbour since 2001 as both a teacher and librarian. Scott has worked for Inner Harbour since 2007; he works as a computer lab teacher.
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4. SuccessMaker Almost all students begin here Offers a detailed assessment of a students ability levels We can quickly see what academic areas need to be worked on
5. PLATO Higher level academic content Focus on Algebra, Trigonometry, Chemistry, and Biology
7. Presentation Blog To help illustrate sites that are available we have build a blog to host links to various websites http://www.yviheducation.blogspot.com 70+ websites on various topics
8. Example Websites Math Web Math Cool Math Mean and Median English Proof Reading Practice Essay Map Mighty Books
9. Example Sites (con.) Science Hubble Heritage Project Dinosaur Volcano Cam Social Science Civil War for Kids Atlas American Memory at the Library of Congress
11. Feel Free to use a computer and tryout some of our software We have demo accounts for both SuccessMaker and PLATO for you to try. The computer desktop has a link to the presentation blog so you can tryout some of the websites.
12. Questions? Feel free to contact us at Benjamin 770-942-9606 x4405 benjamin.maynard@youthvillages.org Scott 770-942-9606 x4183 scott.nichols@youthvillages.org
