How It Works

Free Videos
Videos for each course are freely available for anyone who wants to use them. No purchase required. Click on the Free Video link in the About menu above, select the course you need, and then click on the video you want to watch.

Enrolled Courses

Each user must create an account to access courses. Parents should click “Register as a parent” when setting up their account. This allows the parent to add students and link them to any courses they have purchased. A course must be purchased for a student to be linked to it.

Format

Lessons
Each course has a specific number of lessons. Lessons are divided into weekly assignments for easier planning. Each week contains five assignments at 1 per day.

Homework
Each lesson starts with a video that explains the math theory or process for the concept being taught. After each video, there is a summary for each topic in the lesson that offers additional written explanation. At the end of the written topic explanations, there is a homework assignment of at least 15 problems designed to give practice and promote mastery. Students may redo homework assignments as many times as they need gain mastery.

Reviews
Beginning the second week of lessons, a quiz will evaluate progress every four or five lessons. The average of these review quizzes counts for 25% of their overall grade. These quizzes may be redone as many times as needed to proceed.

Final Exam
At the end of each course, there is a final exam that assesses everything they have learned. This test accounts for 15% of their overall grade. It may be retaken only once.

Challenge Exams
Students have access to a challenge exam at the beginning of the algebra courses. This exam is optional and availability goes away once they start the course. It allows students to verify they are in the right course and if they pass the assessment, the student can be upgraded by request to the next course level at no additional charge.

Dashboard

Student
Enrolled students have a profile page that shows courses and current grades. Students must log in to access their dashboard. This page allows quick access to where they left off by simply clicking on the course title. Students can also view each score for every graded assignment in the report card located below their enrolled courses. This report card also offers a quick link to any completed assignment they want to redo. Redoing their assignments is encouraged because it helps students master concepts by correcting their own mistakes. Assignments are not shown or calculated until they are submitted. Each assignment automatically saves progress every twenty seconds.

Parent
The parent dashboard allows parents to add students to their account. It displays courses purchased and allows parents to link a student to each course purchased. Purchased courses come with thirteen months of access from date of purchase. Homework and review quizzes with scores of 85% or more are awarded certificates. Students can only see the certificate immediately after the successful completion of the quiz.

See the Help Videos in the About menu for more information on parent and student accounts and how to enroll in courses.