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State Testing, 2016-2017

By Soha Sanchorawala On March 14, 2017 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Common Core, In The News, Test Preparation, Testing
In 2014-2015, 45 states let go of old testing models and opted for new Common Core-aligned exams. In that year, 18 states used Smarter Balanced and 11, plus the District of Columbia, used Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers. Education Week’s 3rd annual survey of state tests found a more stable environment nationwide for [...]
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ACT Adds Summer Test Date

By Soha Sanchorawala On March 10, 2017 · Add Comment · In Assessments, College Application, Education: Industry, Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT, Test Preparation, Testing
In response to feedback from students, teachers, and colleges, ACT Inc. recently announced that it would add a test date in July. The change will come at the beginning of 2018. However, this year’s ACT schedule (2016-2017) will still have the historical standard of 6 dates between September and June. On the contrary, the College Board is quickly moving [...]
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A Step by Step Approach to Prepare for College for High School Students

By Elaine Heng On August 3, 2016 · Add Comment · In College Application
If you are a high school student at this exact moment, this means high school is basically mandatory that you attend, while your grandparents may have experienced high school as an optional higher education route. Yes, back then, high school was a way to help students prepare to get a job in the real world, [...]
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The Best Apps for High School Students to Be Supremely Successful

By Elaine Heng On July 12, 2016 · 1 Comment · In Education Techology
A high school student’s life is filled with studies, concentration on getting into college, and surviving these marvelous four years of adolescence before catapulting into the real world. Add to this, a social life, sports, clubs and much more that can fill up a student’s days. For these reasons, technology can really come in at [...]
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Online Resources For High School Students To Stay Academically Ahead This Summer

By Elaine Heng On June 22, 2016 · Add Comment · In College Application
Summer is here and your journey to being accepted to your college of choice is still underway. While you still can enjoy your Summer with family and friends, there are academic studies that you should definitely pursue in order to give your submissions to college admissions the best shot. Socrato has many of our own [...]
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Why Internships and Volunteering are Important for High School Students

By Elaine Heng On June 17, 2016 · Add Comment · In Resource
SAT’s are completed, college applications are submitted, and final exams are over! Now, Summer is here and students are wondering what else there is to do. Should you continue to do things that involve concentration on college/job interests? Absolutely! Interning with people and organizations that closely fit the mold of what you will be majoring [...]
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The Ultimate Cheat Sheet For Final Exams

By Elaine Heng On June 7, 2016 · 2 Comments · In Education: General, Test Preparation
Hip hip-Hooray! It is the end of the school year, but it is not the end quite just yet. You must ace your final exams before saying goodbye to what you once always knew as your everyday routine. SAT’s? Check. After school ends, plans? Check. Now let’s round out the remainder of your year with [...]
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Video News: The Future of Technology in Education

By Abhi On March 3, 2016 · 2 Comments · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Technology
Technology in Education: A Future Classroom   This is the Future of Education Technology What’s the Future of Education Technology?     Socrato is a website for scoring and performance reports for standardized admissions test preparation. Socrato reports are available for the SAT, ACT, PSAT, SSAT, HSPT, and many more tests. You can learn more [...]
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Video News: Tablets & Tech in the Classroom

By Abhi On February 26, 2016 · Add Comment · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Technology, In The News
Maryville schools give 1 laptop, tablet to every student   Tablets mark start of hi-tech revolution for Phenix City Schools     The Growing Use Of Tech In Classrooms   Socrato is a website for scoring and performance reports for standardized admissions test preparation. Socrato reports are available for the SAT, ACT, PSAT, SSAT, HSPT, [...]
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Tablet Initiatives Take Off in More Classrooms

By Abhi On February 23, 2016 · Add Comment · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Technology, In The News
The introduction of tablet technology into classrooms as learning tools is a relatively new development in education that has expanded in the past couple years. The benefit of tablets is that students can use them as portable computers and get access to all of the information and tools that can be found on the Internet. [...]
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