Recently found … 05/11/2010

  • Instantly translate and preserve the layout of Office documents
    using the Google Translate API.
    -Preserves the Layout of Your Original Document
    -Supports translations to and from more than 50 languages
    -Its Reliable Translations are performed by Google Translate
    -No File Size Limits on the documents you translate!
    -It’s Free
    -It’s Fast
    -No Installation required
    -No Registration, No Email Address required
    -Your documents and their contents remain Private & Secure

    tags: document, translate, Translation, tools, Google

  • Grockit was created to improve the learning outcomes of students by applying the power of social networks, adaptive algorithms, and gaming mechanics to the process of learning and education.
    Whether preparing for a standardized test such as the SAT, ACT, GMAT, GRE, LSAT, or MCAT or working toward mastering academic skills in Math, Reading, Science, or Social Science, Grockit students all over the world are choosing to study on Grockit.
    The Grockit Collaborative Learning Platform is:Web-based – There’s no software to download or installDiagnostic – Using an IRT-based assessment engine we pinpoint a child’s academic strengths and weaknessesPrescriptive – Every student receives a personalized study plan customized to his or her academic strengths and weaknessesAdaptive – Our system tracks each student’s progress and continually adapts the study plan so that students receive the necessary instruction and are challenged at the appropriate levelEngaging – By using social networking technology and online gaming mechanics Grockit makes learning fun and increases time on taskEffective – The Grockit platform is proven effective in increasing student learning and achievement
    Today Grockit helps prepare students for the following standardized tests:
    SAT          GMATACT          LSATGRE          MCAT
    Due to the success of the Grockit platform in helping students prepare for standardized tests, the company will be introducing Math and English Language Arts products for students and educators in grades 5 – 12.

    tags: collaboration, learning, test prep, social, SAT

  • Teachers create an online community for the classroom to share inspiration, ideas, reading, thoughts, post discussions, deadlines, homework, surveys.

    tags: social networking, social media, tools, facebook, twitter, online

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