Did you ever think that you could take a high school writing course taught by a teacher wearing a chef's hat? Well you can - with Brightstorm, you can take high school courses on video, and they make it fun.
Yesterday I blogged about Open Courseware, where you can download class materials from major Universities all around the world. Another form on online education is paid courses. It's a question of "You get what you pay for" just like most things in life. If you want the whole package, with professional quality course ware, you are going to want to go with a full package. Today I am reviewing an online education website with courses geared towards high school students. Brightstorm charges $49.00 for which you receive a full one year access to the course and all its materials. The courses are video classes with fantastic production value, great content, and engaging teachers.
I viewed the sample class session for the course titled Decadent Devices in Rich Writing. Taught by Jennifer Strickland, who is really engaging and cute. She was wearing a chef's hat and working on a set made up to look like a cooking show. The class I viewed was all about writing an introductory paragraph and how it should have ANTs in it. (Attention getter, Necessary Information, and Thesis statement) To tell you the truth, as a blogger, I really can use this basic information to write better blog posts. Yes, I have a college degree, but it never hurts to review the basics.
Speaking of review, Brightstorm offers SAT prep and review courses, as well as a course to prepare for the AP American History exam. Very handy. You can even sign up for a free Brightstorm account and watch a free sample of each course.
