We Speak Student By Talking WITH
Them Not DOWN To Them
www.shmoop.com
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What Is Shmoop College
Readiness?
We are THE Tool for students who
want more. (Seen “Oliver!”?) We
prepare students for school, work,
and life.
•Online Test Prep (SAT, ACT – with Spanish translation, AP
Exams, State Exams…)
•Educators’ Editions (Quizzes, Core Standards’ Activities,
Essay Questions...)
•Digital Literacy (Teaching students to be savvy in a digital
age)
•100% web based, access anywhere including mobile and
eBooks
iPod/iPhone/iPad, Android, Kindle, Sony Reader, Nook,
Shnook and any other newfangled thing that will likely come
along…
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Our Philosophy:
Test Prep Doesn’t Have To Be A Root Canal
Shmoop comprises smart, master teachers and Ph.D.s from
Stanford, Harvard, UC Berkeley, Princeton, and other snooty places
like that…
• Balance rigorous content with humor and fun
• Pack our prep with references to:
– Popular Culture
– TV Shows, Movies, Music, Fashion
– Keep it high tech, Keep it engaging
– Shmoints, Leaderboard
• Keep it affordable
– We know education is constantly being asked to do more with less
– We aim to be a cost effective, yet high quality tool
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Welcome To Shmoop
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Students’ Dashboard
• Drills Attempted
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Review and Refresh:
In-Depth Coverage Of All Test Topics
• Utilizing diagnostic results, Shmoop helps tailor studying to the individual, while
at the same time providing every topic (just in case)
• Every topic on the exam covered in detail
• Check off areas you’ve studied
• Drill down on any subject from Number Lines to Sentence Structure
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Dozens Of Drill Questions
For Each Test Topic
• Hammer topics home with our rigorous drills
• Each exam topic comes complete with drill sections
• Save reports, catalogue results, and review your answers
• Repeat and perfect
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Math And Music
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We Show, Don’t Just Tell
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What We Can Learn From Batman
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Diagnostic Results:
“Give It To Me Straight…”
• Get vital stats at the outset
• Projected Score
• Raw Score vs. Time
• Skill Breakdown
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Practice Makes Perfect:
3 Full-Length, Interactive Exams
• Experience Test Day online
• Original content written to the standards of the exam
• Timed, for pacing practice
• Provide instant feedback and answer explanation upon completion
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Real Life Exam Simulation
• Timed simulation of the exam
• Intro to the standardized test format
• Widget tracks time, stores marked questions, helps maximize guessing
• Upon completion, exam will be returned with answers and explanations
• Makes learning adaptive
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Immediate Feedback:
Tools, Reports & Shmoints
• Get feedback and explanations to every problem attempted
• Saving reports provides a way to review every step made in the journey
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Making Progress Easy:
Back To The Dashboard
• Track Shmoints Earned, Drills Attempted, and Reviews Completed
• Use progress bar to gauge improvement in any skill
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How To Use Your Shmoop:
• We don’t (and never will) confine you in your
Shmoopdom, but we do have some school-tested
teacher-approved recommendations:
– Use the guides as in-class teacher-led exam prep
– Supplement current coursework with Shmoop brain bits
– Introduce the content to students, let them work their
tails off
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Friendly Competition:
The Shmoints Leaderboard
• Study and earn Shmoints:
• Compete with friends for Leaderboard Rankings
• Earn a Shmoop T-Shirt come Test Day
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An Administrators Dream:
Reporting Tools For The People In Charge
Utah Virtual Academy
Steven Urquhart
Howard Stephenson
Merlynn Newbold
Margaret Dayton
Keith Grover
Robyn Bagley
• All the important information for an account in one place
• Overall data reflecting all students utilizing the Shmoop prep
•
Shmoints earned, drills completed, practice exams taken
• Individualized student-based skill reports
•
Where students are thriving, where they are struggling
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Individual Pricing
Resource*
Shmoop
Competitor 1
Competitor 2
SAT Prep
$23
$299
$299
ACT Prep
$23
$299
$299
PSAT Prep
$19
N/A
$199
AP Exams**
$17 - $255
N/A
N/A
CAHSEE
$23
N/A
N/A
Total:
$105 - $360
$598
$797
*Per 6 month license
**Per AP Exam
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Group Pricing
Resource*
Class
School
SAT Prep
$10
$6
ACT Prep
$10
$5
PSAT Prep
$8
$4
AP Exams**
$8
$7
CAHSEE
$ 10
$5
Total:
$46
$27
*Per 12 Month License Per Student
**Per AP Exam
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Pricing Options Cont….
District Pricing
• $4 for any product* 9-12th grade enrollment
• $8 for all products* 9-12th grade enrollment
Prices Include:
Teacher and Administrator Training
Product Support
Dedicated Account Manager
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For custom pricing and/or a free trial, email sales@shmoop.com
www.shmoop.com
On Twitter: @helloshmoop
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/shmoop
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http://www.shmoop.com
Question
• What pressure do you feel from the community and
the government regarding testing? What is missing
in your prep equation?
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