Jan. 18, 2006
PLATO an interactive courseware that's available to all schools across KY
Hi Guys:
>
> I have been working with PLATO and KYVU to open doors for
> homeschoolers. In a nutshell, PLATO is an interactive courseware that
> is available to all schools across KY. The subjects are numerous and
> on ALL grade levels. This is VERY EXCITING because this has never been
> offered to homeschoolers in the past and is expensive for the public
> and private schools to use. (Last semester was the first semester we
> used the program and it is working well for several families across
> KY.)
>
> PLATO is not a government agency and has no interest in what you are
> doing in your home. They are just the provider/author of the programs
> available.
>
> Basically, Language Arts, Math, Science, etc. are offered to students
> at ANY level. PLATO, through KY Virtual University, consists of
> online courses and your child works at his/her pace. These are
> considered complete courses or can be used as supplemental or testing
> preparation. I have played with some of these and they are awesome!!!!
>
> I have been working with the PLATO people for the past year and we have
> come to a great agreement!!! At first, they wanted to charge a user
> fee per student, but since many of us have multiple children in our
> homes, and they are learning at different levels (example: I have
> three children, one HS, one MS and one elementary), I have convinced
> KYVU to sell us one license per household! So, whether you have one or
> ten, you would be using one account, one fee. If you have only one
> student, you could get together with a family that has only one student
> and purchase one license together. Keep in mind that the students
> can't be online at the same time, using the same license. Also, the
> students must be at different levels so you are not using the same
> courses. For example, you cannot have two students taking biology in
> the same school year. Progress is tracked with this program, and only
> one student's progress can be tracked per course.
>
> The price per household semester is $100, with an annual registration
> fee of $30. White House Co-op is currently serving as the single
> contact and coordinating this program for homeschoolers. Payments
> should be made to White House Co-op, po box 64, Williamstown KY 41097.
> Please let me know if you are sending a payment, as this PO Box is not
> checked regularly.
>
> You can demo the product online. There is even biology and chemistry,
> upper level math, etc. There is SO much available and at so many
> different levels. I believe that Rosetta Stone foreign language
> courses are also being offered now.
>
> There are a couple of plug ins you will need to get the biology and
> other lab type programs. I have attached them as well. They are virus
> free and I installed them on my computers already.
>
> I'm sure there will be lots of questions...at this point, I can try to
> answer them via e-mail.
>
> Check it out. Let me know what you think!!!
>
> The instructions for accessing the site are below~!
>
> Cindy :)
>
> P.S. Please pass this along to any homeschool families you may know!
> It is available to all, being coordinated through WH Co-op.
>
> Instructions for PLATO demo:
>
> >>> Go to:
>
> >>> Plato Web Learning Demo Portal website:
>
> >>> www.kyvu.org
> >>>
> user id: istudent152730
> password: 2731
>
> >>> This will provide access to the portal which contains a link that
> >>> will
> >>> take you to the PLATO system. (GO TO PLATO)
> >>>
> >>> Once you get to PLATO, you will need the following information (You
> >>> may see a screen which contains this information):
> >>>
> >> Account Number: 01-1000631
> >> username: k12_demo_account
> >> password: demo
> >> Group name: demo
> >>>
> >>> I have also attached the Plato Plugin information.
>
> Please have patience, as only one of us can be on this site at a time,
> using the above log in info.
> >>>
> >>> Currently no Teacher Demo exists but you should be able to tell the
> >>> capacity of the system from looking at "Reports" and "Assignments"
>
> You will need the following plug ins to use the demos.
> >>>
> >>
> >
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