ShmoopTube

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We speak student!

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How to Use Shmoop Courses

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For Students

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Well, if you've looked out your window recently, [A man looks out of his house window, there are metal structures , satellites etc all over]

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you've probably noticed that the world's gone a bit digital.

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You've probably also noticed that there are some

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foreboding clouds overhead,

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so you might wanna pull in your patio furniture. [A person carrying his laid back beach chair]

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Okay, suppose you're thinking about taking a course

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on the ol' Internet.

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Well, you're in the right place.

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Welcome to the wonderful world of Shmoop courses.

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When you're just getting started, you'll need to sign into your Shmoop account, [Entering log in details of Shmoop account]

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then click the "join classroom" button

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on your dashboard. Right there.

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As soon as you've entered the classroom code

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or accepted the e-mail invitation from your teacher, [Entering details received through email to join a classroom]

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you can start Shmooping.

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And you're in.

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Well, hey, that was easier than trying to get into

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a Starbucks restroom without first purchasing [A girl asking the guy on counter at Starbucks for restroom]

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a grande frappucino.

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On the overview page, you'll see a link to the

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course content area.

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Once you enter the courses, [Specific page opens on choosing the choice of your course]

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you'll be able to go to your "my tasks"

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page, which will guide you through each unit.

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See that syllabus tab on the left-hand side there?

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For an online course, this is the only bus you'll ever need. [A yellow bus crosses the screen]

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It gives you the breakdown of all unit and lesson titles

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and lets you know which ones you conquered

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and which ones have yet to be vanquished.

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Then inside each lesson, you can access the introduction, [You can find categories in each selected lesson]

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readings via this trio of tabs right there.

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You can also check out the virtual gradebook, [Classrooms web page containing test assignments]

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where you'll be able to see when your teacher

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grades one of your assignments so you can get the good

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or bad news right away.

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You'll also be able to get a sense of your overall

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progress within the course. [Gradebook showing subject wise progess]

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If you're doing well, though, we suggest you do a print page -

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that thing - before taping your progress report to the fridge.

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You won't ever have to worry that we won't have

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you covered no matter what the subject is. [Scrolling through all the subjects]

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Shmoop offers full courses in a wide variety of content areas

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including math, ELA,

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life skills, writing, and oh so much more.

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You probably wanna know what you're getting into.

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Well, what do these courses consist of? [A student questioning standing in a classroom with bag on shoulders]

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Good question.

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Every one of our courses is relevant, engaging,

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challenging, and totally comprehensive.

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It's like in our union bylaws here.

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In addition to a virtual textbook [Scrolling through virtual chapters of a subject]

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consisting of in-depth readings and lessons,

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you'll find activities and assignments,

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informative and entertaining videos -

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like this one [ chuckles ]. Or not. -

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to help all you visual learners out there, [A student checking out a video lesson]

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and unit and final exams

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for full semester courses.

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When you get to these bad boys,

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make sure you have the time to focus

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and sit down and crank out the entire thing. [Attempting time based multiple choice tests]

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There are no do-overs on these thingies.

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Look, Shmoop wants to be there for you.

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We wanna be that mysterious fella behind a curtain who whispers,

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"psst" whenever you're faltering

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and is right there to hand you whatever you need. [Shmoop as an invigilator hovering over a student head who is attempting an exam paper]

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If something isn't quite working for you,

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our ears are always open. Honestly.

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We never close them.

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So you know like that elephant thing.

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So take Shmoop courses for a spin

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and we promise you won't be disappointed.

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Once you've taken the plunge, [Shmoop logo jumps into the sea from a ship]

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you'll feel like a self-assured captain

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on board the ship of knowledge.

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Sorry about the marine metaphor.

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We must be itching to take a cruise. [A cruise ship getting ready to take off with people boarding]

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Hey, anyone have that number for Royal Carribean?

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Let's do that. It looks kind of fun.

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[ cheering ]

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