Sam’s Club Summer Savings!
School has been out for a month and a half now and I’m already needing to rely on a calculator to add numbers for me because I can’t seem to do simple math in my head. I’m sure this is the case for many students. I always had to take a few weeks at the beginning of each new school year to refresh my memory of what I learned the previous year. However, your kids won’t have to do that!!!! Don’t let summer slow down the learning process! Help your child get ahead or brush up on topics already learned in school by purchasing the Sam’s Club summer bootcamp bundle brought to you by Innovative Knowledge and Weekly Reader.
This bundle of up to 5 software products offers 70 curriculum-based interactive lessons. I wish I had this when I was growing up. Just looking at the products offered got me excited about learning new stuff! The great aspect of this offer is that it is not just for the summer time. Once school starts you can use these products to reenforce what your student is learning in the classroom.
With the purchase of one of the following Academic Fitness products: Elementary School, Middle School, Math Bootcamp, SAT Preparation, or Grammar Improvement; you will receive a combination of some of the following products.
For just $29.99 your package may include:
Academic Fitness’s “Video Learning”: Bonus DVD video lessons that can be played in your DVD player and displayed on your TV. With these videos, you can even learn while sitting on the couch!
Encyclopedia Britannica’s “Children’s Learning Suite”: This software has it all! Offered for grades 1-9, it includes more than 75,000 Encyclopedia Britannica articles, dictionary, thesaurus, world atlas, and much more.
Encyclopedia Britannica’s “Multimedia Edition” DVD: This is very similar to the Children’s Learning Suite except geared for an older learner. This software includes more than 100,000 articles, interactive articles, homework tools and much more.
Merriam-Webster’s Visual Dictionary: This dictionary is geared for all ages and features more than 20,000 words with their definitions along with 6,00 full-color illustrations. Unlike most dictionaries, this visual dictionary is organized by subject area and covers a variety of subject areas.
Merriam-Webster’s “Spanish-English Dictionary”: This dictionary offers more than 100,000 translations and more than 80,00 entry words and phrases. With this software you can search for both English definitions of Spanish words and Spanish definitions of English words.
This is over $100 in value for just $29.99. Act fast for this amazing offer ONLY at your local Sam’s Club! Don’t let this great offer pass you by!
For more information as to what your package would include, click here
Book Recorder- A New Way to Read
When I was younger, the only book I would ever want to read was Harold and the Purple Crayon. Every night before bed my mom would read it to me and I would follow along not really knowing each word. After a short while I could read the book on my own. It was both hearing my mom say the words and seeing them as we went along that helped jump start my reading abilities.
Innovative Knowledge has brought this concept into the 21st century. The new Book Recorder tool allows parents to record their child’s favorite book or text book to make following along much easier for children. This application is not only great for children learning to read but also children struggling with reading. The Book Recorder uses a dual sensory technique combining audio with visual reinforcement which makes the application more effective than a simple audio book. It allows children to read along in the book while they listen and follow along at their own pace.
One of the great features of the application is that children have the ability to adjust the playback speed faster or slower. If they are just starting out, the child can have the playback set slower until they progress more with their reading.
I know that technology can sometimes be confusing but if I can operate this application anyone can! Once the book title, chapter, and page number are all set up; all you have to do is hit record. It’s that simple! Children can then navigate through their bookshelf and pick the book they want to read. When they are finished they can close the application. Book Recorder will pick up right where their left off when they are ready!
This program allows parents to actively get involved in their child’s learning process. For the struggling reader, a parent can record that weeks text book assignment into the Book Recorder and the student can follow along in their book while they hear the words. If parents get involved in this way and read from their child’s text book, they will know exactly what their child is studying. From there, both parent and child can actively engage in the material being learned. This will also help parents ensure that their child is comprehending the material.
This great application will be available on both PC and Mac platforms as well as the iPad; which makes this a great mobile program that children can use anywhere. To learn more about Book Recorder click here and keep an eye out for this great product coming out soon!
3, 2, 1, Record!
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New Words added to the Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary
PLANNING A STAYCATION THIS YEAR? LOOK IT UP NOW IN
MERRIAM-WEBSTER’S COLLEGIATE ® DICTIONARY, ELEVENTH EDITION
SPRINGFIELD, MA, July 2009—Hardworking word-lovers everywhere can now learn the meaning of the word staycation (“a vacation spent at home or nearby”) along with nearly 100 other new words and senses added to Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition. America’s best-selling dictionary offers its new 2009 entries in its updated print edition and online at Merriam-Webster.com.
“Our language evolves in many ways,” said John Morse, president and publisher of Merriam-Webster Inc. “As we’ve seen from our Open Dictionary feature on Merriam-Webster.com, people enjoy blending existing words, like combining ‘stay’ and ‘vacation’ to make staycation. Staycation is a good example of a word meeting a need and establishing itself in the language very quickly. Our earliest record of use is from 2005, but it seems to have exploded into popular use in 2007.”
“Another example of this kind of creative wordplay from this year’s list,” said Morse, “is frenemy: one who pretends to be a friend but is actually an enemy. But, in addition to these ‘portmanteau words,’ we have added new words from more predictable categories, like science, health, technology, and popular culture, which have also seen widespread use across a variety of publications.”
Many of the new words reflect the importance of the environment (carbon footprint, green- collar), government activities (earmark, waterboarding), health and medicine (cardioprotective, locavore, naproxen, neuroprotective), pop culture (docusoap, fan fiction, flash mob, reggaeton), and online activities (sock puppet, vlog, webisode). Other words added include haram, memory foam, missalette, and zip line.
For a sample blend of the latest Collegiate Dictionary entries—and their definitions—please visit www.Merriam-Webster.com. For additional information on how words are selected for a Merriam-Webster dictionary, or to arrange an interview on this topic with Merriam-Webster’s Editor at Large Peter Sokolowski, please contact Arthur J. Bicknell, Senior Publicist, at the above address.
Merriam-Webster, Incorporated
Merriam-Webster Inc. acquired the rights to revise and publish Noah Webster’s dictionaries in 1843. Since then, Merriam-Webster has maintained an ongoing commitment to innovation, scholarship, and love of language. Today, the company continues as the leader in both print and electronic language reference publishing with reference products, learning tools, and word games. For more information about the company, visit www.Merriam-Webster.com.
Breaking Convention – Success in School Doesn’t Have to be Expensive
It’s back to school time again and schools aren’t the only ones that feel the budget crunch plaguing this economy; parents have been forced to take a look at their expenditures for the up and coming months as well. In the past, parents would spend money freely for clothes and supplies to get their children adequately prepared before school started. Once the tests, quizzes, projects are completed and grades released, parents would spend anywhere from $500 to $10,000 a year on extra help for their kids (Tutors, After-School Learning Centers etc.).
Luckily, Academic Fitness is a great way for parents to be able to help their children and provide them with great quality educational software at a $39.99 price point. This means that the kids don’t have to miss out on opportunities to improve their achievement in school.
Academic Fitness addresses the key issues associated with scholastic struggle:
Reading. If your child is struggling with reading or reading comprehension, the software ensures success by reading aloud as well as having the text show up on the screen. A graphic or video is also displayed for additional reinforcement.
Math. The software contains a very extensive math selection that teaches both simple and complex concepts effectively. Parents are then are able to work with their children to solidify understanding. Academic Fitness covers everything from basic addition and subtraction to Trigonometry.
Additionally, Academic Fitness covers all core curriculum including Science, History, Literature and Geography. Academic Fitness is a great learning tool geared to help students move past the road blocks that are getting in the way of their education and onto success.
It is important to remember that even though our software will be a great help alone, with parental involvement, the student has all the tools they will need to be academically fit!
