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LINCS
Coordinator
Karen
K. Brees Ph.D.
Email
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Montana
Rated
Reviewed Resources - 2004
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April
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May
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May
Resources
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Title
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The
Gentleman’s Page
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Category
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Social
Studies
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Subject
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History
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Author
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Walter
Nelson; Lively
Arts History Association
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URL
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http://www.lahacal.org/gentleman/index.html
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Audience
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Grade
9- adult
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Date
reviewed
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5-25-04
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Type
of material
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Internet
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Short
Summary
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The
Lively Arts History
Association presents the Gentleman's
Page: a resource for those who wish to look and act like;
or perhaps better understand, the 19th Century American man. It
is intended to help costumers, theatrical performers, museum
docents, reenactors and anyone with an interest in the life of
19th Century America. This
site was written to teach history through the visual arts, which
means this site is captivating.
The reading level is fairly high.
Many pictures and stories.
Not interactive.
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Where/How
could this resource be used?
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GED
preparation for history
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Criteria
checklist: Rate
each resource characteristic 1 - 5 - 5 being highest
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Resource:
The Gentleman’s
Page
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3
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Relevance
to Adult Literacy
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4
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Innovative
& High Quality
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4
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Well-Presented
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4
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Current
application
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5
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Clear
authorship
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5
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Date
or date lat updated
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5
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Functioning
URLs
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5
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Easily
understandable purpose
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35
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Total
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The
ESL Wonderland
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Title
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The
ESL Wonderland
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Category
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Listening
comprehension
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Subject
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Variety
of topics ranging from tv ratings to death penalty
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Author
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Kristina
L. Pfaff-Harris
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URL
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http://www.eslwonderland.com/
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Audience
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Higher
level ESL and auditory learners wanting practice with
note-taking
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Date
reviewed
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Viewed
on 11/16/03 – Reviewed in more depth 5/23/04
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Type
of material
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Internet
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Short
Summary
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The
ESL Wonderland portion appears not to have been updated
recently. The
original copyright was 1996.
It
appears that the last time the site was updated was on 6/02.
There are only six interactive activities on the site.
Listeners need to be able to access RealAudio Player.
Some of the links have both pre and post listening
activities. Those
activities are the most inclusive and professional.
The listening activities are at a very high level.
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Where/How
could this resource be used?
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The
activity could be used for not only high level ESL
students but also for those students who want practice in
listening and note-taking.
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Criteria
checklist: Rate
each resource characteristic 1 - 5, 5 being highest
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Resource:
The ESL Wonderland
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3
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Relevance
to Adult Literacy
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2
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Innovative
& High Quality
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2
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Well-Presented
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2
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Current
application
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2
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Clear
authorship
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1
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Date
or date lat updated
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2
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Functioning
URLs
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3
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Easily
understandable purpose
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17
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Total
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Title
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Parenting
Teenagers
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Parenting
Skills
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| URL
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www.kudosforkids.com |
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Author
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Dr.
James Jones
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Audience
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Parents
of children or others seeking parenting skills.
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| Date
reviewed
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5-27-04
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Type
of material
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Free
parenting information and resources.
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Summary
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This
is a wonderful, free site for use by parents.
Although it is most appropriate for teens, it would
be a useful site for anyone who is parenting children.
There are lots of practical applications available
to parents, based on good sound research principles.
Very good links and very clear directions to access
information on specific concerns.
This is a very user friendly site with lots of
color. The
menu is bolded and easily accessible for navigation.
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Where/How
could this resource be used?
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Orientation
activity or as resource for referral of parents with
concerns about parenting.
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Criteria
checklist: Rate
each resource characteristic 1 -5, 5 being highest
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Resource:
Parenting Teenagers
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5
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Relevance
to Adult Literacy
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5
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Innovative
& High Quality
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5
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Well-Presented
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5
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Current
application
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4
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Clear
authorship
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3
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Date
or date last updated
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4
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Functioning
URLs
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5
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Easily
understandable purpose
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36
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Total
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Title
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Interactive
Arithmetic
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URL
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http://www.hhpublishing.com/_onlinecourses/
mathematics/InteractiveAlgebra/InteractiveARITH/AIntro/ADirFull.html
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Author
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H&H
Publishing Company , 1231 Kapp Drive , Clearwater, FL
33765
(800) 366-4079 , (727) 442-7760 , Fax (727) 442-2195, Robert H. Alwin & Robert D. Hackworth
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Audience
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This
self-paced course is designed for teenagers/adults and the
material is aimed at that level of maturity even though
the concepts are completely taught.
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Date
reviewed
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5/27/04
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Type
of material
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Internet
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Summary:
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This
Online Course offers complete instruction on any/all
arithmetic topics. You will be shown every concept in
detail, have continuous opportunities to test your
understanding, and participate in activities that identify
topics that should be studied.
Topics
include whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percents and
ratio and proportion.
Using
the Table of Contents you can quickly locate any topic
that needs to be studied/learned, move to that location,
and receive the help wanted. If the titles of the topics
are insufficient to identify your area of need, the sample
tests will help you locate any particular problem you want
to attack.
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Where/How
could this resource be used?
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The
pretest helps the student locate the area to study and a
post test can be used after the lessons and practice.
This could be used as a stand-alone site.
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Criteria
checklist: Rate
each resource characteristic 1 - 5, 5 being highest
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Resource:
Interactive
Arithmetic
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5
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Relevance
to Adult Literacy
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5
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Innovative
& High Quality
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5
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Well-Presented
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5
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Current
application
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5
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Clear
authorship
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4
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Date
or date lat updated
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5
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Functioning
URLs
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5
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Easily
understandable purpose
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39
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Total
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Title
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Math
Practice
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URL
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http://www.math.com/students/practice.html
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Author
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Math.com
is a division of Encore
Software, Inc.
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Subject
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Math
Practice for basic math, everyday math, pre-algebra,
geometry, algebra, trigonometry, statistics, calculus,
advanced topics and others.
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Audience
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Any
math student
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Date
reviewed
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5/27/04
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Type
of material
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Internet
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Summary |
Provides
revolutionary ways for students, parents, teachers, and
everyone to learn math.
These solutions include assessment, on-demand
modular courses that target key math concepts, 24/7 live
online tutoring, and expert answers to math questions.
Includes an algebra worksheet generator and timed
practice of basic math skills but not as good as the one
in the Montana pilot project.
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Where/How
could this resource be used?
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Good
resource for students to use in the classroom or at home.
A nice supplement.
Not all areas are covered as deep as others.
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Criteria
checklist: Rate
each resource characteristic 1 - 5, 5 being highest
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Resource:
Math
Practice
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5
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Relevance
to Adult Literacy
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5
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Innovative
& High Quality
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5
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Well-Presented
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4
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Current
application
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4
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Clear
authorship
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4
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Date
or date last updated
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5
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Functioning
URLs
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5
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Easily
understandable purpose
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37
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Total
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Basic
Percents
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Title
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Basic
Percents
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URL
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http://www.free-ed.net/fr07/lfc/course070101_01/lesson12.htm
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Author
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Free-Ed
Ltd. is an Ohio limited-liability corporation (LLC). 2000
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Subject
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PreAlgebra
Percents
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Audience
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A
global audience of students, teachers, home schoolers,
parents of students, laypersons, and anyone else who has
an interest in continuing or supplementing their
education. Any independent student user
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Date
reviewed
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5/27/04
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Type
of material
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Internet
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Summary:
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Lessons
needed found by doing a chapter (12) preview (pre-test) in
meaning of percents, percent and decimal equivalents,
fractions to percents, percent problems, solving percent
problems with ratios, and word problems with percents.
(using base, rate and part)
Feedback
after instruction is available.
Also a post-test.
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Where/How
could this resource be used?
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Complete
courses and tutorials for more than 120 different
vocational and academic disciplines are available on
Free-Ed.
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Criteria
checklist: Rate
each resource characteristic 1 - 5, 5 being highest
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Resource:
Basic Percents
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5
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Relevance
to Adult Literacy
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5
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Innovative
& High Quality
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5
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Well-Presented
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5
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Current
application
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4
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Clear
authorship
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5
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Date
or date lat updated
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5
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Functioning
URLs
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5
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Easily
understandable purpose
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39
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Total
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April
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