Thursday, October 26, 2006

Free one-on-one tutoring available on-line

Homework Kansas (www.homeworkkansas.org) offers free online tutoring for grades 3 to college sophomore from 4 pm to 11 pm. You can log-in from any computer connected to the Internet, the Library, home, or school.

How to use HomeworkKansas.

Time
Everyday from 4 pm to 11 pm

Subjects for grades 3 to college sophomore

Math:
elementary math, algebra 1 and 2, geometry, trigonometry, calculus

Science: elementary science, earth science, biology, chemistry, physics

Social studies: American history, world history, political science

English: elementary English, essay writing, book reports, grammar

Spanish-speaking tutors for math and science are available Sunday through Thursday from 4 pm to 9 pm.

Requirements

Kansas Library Card is needed to login. Temporary cards are available online.
Stockton Public Library or any Kansas public, school or college libraries can issue more permanent Kansas Library Cards.

Computer hardware: PC with 300 megahertz or higher processor clock speed recommended; Intel Pentium/Celeron family or compatible processor recommended; 128 megabytes minimum of RAM, 256 megabytes recommended; Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor

Operating Systems: Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional or Windows 2000

Web Browser: Internet Explorer 6 (download)

Browser plugins: Flash Player version 8 (download)

Internet connection: with minimum speed of 56K

For more information contact Chris Sander at the Stockton Public Library, 1-785-425-6372.