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22 Mind-Blowing Infographics on Education

By Shannon Sweetser On November 4, 2010 · 6 Comments · In Assessments, Content, Education: General, Education: Industry, Education: Technology, Exam: SAT, General, Testing, Tutoring
Data is extremely valuable for all of us in the education industry; we”ve got to consume a lot of it to make valuable decisions for our students and schools. However, when you spend too much time with your  nose in your computer, e-reader or a book, it”s easy to forget what information looks like. That”s [...]
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8 Eerily Educational Halloween Costumes

By Shannon Sweetser On October 29, 2010 · 2 Comments · In Education: General, Education: Industry, General, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring, Tutoring
Cloroplasts,? Accelerators? and Planetary Systems, oh my! It”s that time of year again. Time to get out our camera”s and get ready to snap photos of our most favorite costumes. At Socrato, though, we do things a little differently. We”ve put together a collect of educational themed costumes that would make any science or math educator proud! [...]
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How Tutors Can Use Long Tail Keywords to Get Found by Local Searchers

By Shannon Sweetser On October 20, 2010 · 5 Comments · In Tutoring
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If you’re like most tutors, you likely receive most of your local business through word-of-mouth referrals from parents and students. And sure, word-of-mouth is a great way to expose yourself to “leads” that are already in your network, but what about those individuals who are outside your reach? They’re likely searching online for a tutor, [...]
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6 Things Tutors Can Learn from Merriam-Webster's Online Video Campaign

By Shannon Sweetser On October 12, 2010 · 5 Comments · In Tutoring
If you’re one of the many educational consultants, tutoring companies, and tutors who have yet to embrace online video as a means for sharing your brand with a wider audience, a Pew Research study as well as a Merriam-Webster case study may motivate you to put down the pen and start pressing ‘record.’ State of [...]
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SAT vs. ACT Exam: Which Test is More Popular?

By Socrato Admin On October 7, 2010 · 2 Comments · In Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT, Testing, Tutoring
If you are wondering whether the SAT Exam is more popular than the ACT Exam or vice versa, then look no further. Socrato has compiled some of the latest data from the SAT and ACT exams and put them together in a couple of graphs for you to figure that out. The source of the [...]
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47 Percent of High School Graduates Took the ACT Test in 2010

By Socrato Admin On August 20, 2010 · Add Comment · In Tutoring
The ACT standardized test for high school achievement and college admission is growing in popularity. About 47% or 1.57 million high school students took the ACT in 2010. According to a new report from the ACT that is an increase of 30% from 2006. The SAT is still the most common admissions exam. However, the [...]
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Top Education Articles from Last Week: Digital Content

By Socrato Admin On August 18, 2010 · Add Comment · In Tutoring
There is no question about it. Content has been going digital and although the use of hard copy (paper) is still prominent in Education, very soon it will dwindle. We’re not saying it will disappear, but more and more activities that used to happen solely on paper, right from media for digesting content, to media [...]
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Top 5 Education Articles from Last Week: Edu in the Cloud

By Socrato Admin On August 2, 2010 · 1 Comment · In Tutoring
There were a couple of great stories in Education technology that we thought were worth sharing with everyone. Cloud computing is really coming to the fore front and more and more educational institutions are moving away from legacy software installed on the PC to using applications usable over the internet such as web email and [...]
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Survey Results: Use of Technology in Teaching by College Professors

By Socrato Admin On July 28, 2010 · 2 Comments · In Tutoring
Survey Results: Use of Technology in Teaching by College Professors
Just came across this interesting data tidbit from the Chronicle of Higher Education. The results below are from the Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (FSSE) survey of around 4,600 faculty members at 50 U.S. colleges and universities. Please note that these results are from over a year ago so the 2010 picture could be a [...]
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Top 5 Education Articles to Start the Week: Test Standards

By Socrato Admin On July 26, 2010 · Add Comment · In Tutoring
At Socrato we care a lot about education. We”re starting a new blog series where we will be picking a couple of interesting articles from education on a regular basis and featuring them on our blog. Please feel free to submit articles you find interesting or let us know what you thin in the comments. [...]
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