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NEW Sales & Support Contact Information
As of January 1, 2007, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill is no longer the K-12 reseller for ALEKS. All ALEKS K-12 sales will be handled directly through ALEKS Corporation and orders should be directed to ALEKS Corporation. Additionally, all K-12 technical support will be handled directly by ALEKS Corporation.
ALEKS Corporation Customer Support
Hours (Eastern Time): Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Phone: (714) 245-7191 ext. 201
Fax: (714) 245-7190
Email: contact us at http://support.aleks.com
Please download a new 2007 Order Form and contact your sales representative for more information.
New State Standards Reporting by Class, School, or District
K-12 teachers and administrators can now monitor class, school and district progress toward state standards mastery. State standards reports display the average number of standards mastered by students in the class, school, or district. These reports are available with ALEKS elementary and middle school products with state standards integration. Teachers can access class state standards reports in the Basic Teacher Module under "Reporting". Administrators can access school and district state standards reports in the Advanced Teacher Module under "Server Stats".
Upgraded K-12 Products Featuring ALEKS AI-2
We are pleased to announce the release of our latest product offerings for K-12 Education with our next generation intelligence engine, ALEKS AI-2. These enhanced products feature numerous upgrades, including a dramatically improved ALEKS A.I. engine, over 100 new problem types, more focused and accurate assessments, a new Class Worksheet feature, and more comprehensive curriculum coverage. The new products with ALEKS AI-2 are online and ready for use by new users at the regular price or by current users who can upgrade at no additional charge.
NEW Live and Pre-Recorded Training Tutorials Available!
Learn more about ALEKS features and how to maximize your use via the online Training Center. Live and pre-recorded trainings are conveniently available for your viewing and training.
Top Customer Questions
- How does ALEKS new standards-based reporting for classes work?
- How do I retrieve my login name and/or password?
- How do I install and enable Java?
- What is the ALEKS plug-in? Is it safe to install on my computer?
- I'm having trouble downloading the ALEKS plug-in.
- What are the minimum system requirements for using ALEKS?
Hilltop Middle School
San Diego , CA
Scenario: Computers in Classroom
Grades: 7-8
Gary Oakland , Teacher
“I really like using the ALEKS program with my students. I have had great success using it with afterschool and Saturday students for math recovery. I have also used ALEKS for extra credit for advanced students when they finish their homework early. I have used it for summer school, which is like math recovery. I am currently using it full time for math support. It works great with all of the above situations.”
How did you structure your class periods with ALEKS?
I use ALEKS for my Math 7 Support classes. My three classes use ALEKS for approximately 80 - 100% of their class time, five days per week. I use overheads about twice a week with 3-6 warm-ups with either basic math or math concepts that the students are getting in their regular math class. After the warm-ups, I like to conduct short quizzes in ALEKS regarding the warm-ups, then the students work on ALEKS problems of their choice. I like to give my students three opportunities to complete their quizzes over the course of two days.
How did you structure your classes to encourage 3 hours of ALEKS use per week?
For the first ten minutes, I have my class do a brief warm-up using the overhead, covering topics that correlate with state standards. The warm-ups also consist of basic math concepts such as multiplying, dividing or fractions. Students will then work on an ALEKS quiz that covers the warm-up topic. They then have the option of working in ALEKS on any topic they like. Students usually complete 1-2 quizzes per week and students spend the rest of class time filling in their individual ALEKS pies.
Are there any best practices you would like to share with other teachers implementing ALEKS?
As a teacher, the feature that I am most impressed with is the quiz feature. I think other teachers will be impressed as well. Correlating teaching with state standards is something we all strive to do as teachers and ALEKS makes this easy. Using an overhead, I work together with the class to solve warm-up problems that coincide with problems they are currently working on in ALEKS. I have the students do a short quiz once or twice a week in ALEKS to work on these warm-ups. I keep the quizzes short and give students three opportunities to earn a higher grade.
Please share any success stories that you are proud to have achieved through the use of ALEKS.
One of my current students has completed 85% of Algebra using ALEKS without ever being in an Algebra class. Another 7th grade student would not do any homework for any teacher in our school, including me. I told her she could do the ALEKS program if she would complete my class work every day. She started doing her work for me and then started working for her other teachers so she could work on the ALEKS Program. In another instance, I had a teacher send me 12 EL Spanish students every day during my lunch period to work on ALEKS in Spanish because these students were failing math due to the language barrier. I don't speak Spanish, but I found it very easy to use the bilingual capability of ALEKS to help these students do better in math.
Stop by Our Booth and Receive ALEKS Goodies
ALEKS exhibits at dozens of educational conferences across the nation. Stop by our booth at one of these upcoming tradeshows.
Florida Educational Technology Conference - Booth #520
January 24 - 26, Orlando, FL
For more information, visit: FETC
Texas Association of School Administrators - Booth #235
January 28 - 30, Austin, TX
For more information, visit: TASA
Greater San Diego Math Council - Booth #TBD
February 2 -3, San Diego, CA
For more information, visit: GSDMC
Texas Computer Education Association - Booth #1535
February 5 - 9, Austin, TX
For more information, visit: TCEA
eTech Ohio Educational Technology Conference - Booth #216
February 12 - 14, Columbus, OH
For more information, visit: ETECH
National Association of Secondary School Principals - Booth #724
February 23 - 25, Las Vegas, NV
For more information, visit: NASSP
Computer Using Educators - Booth #525
March 1 - 3, Palm Springs, CA
For more information, visit: CUE
Los Angeles City Teachers' Math Association - Booth #TBD
March 2 - 3, Los Angeles, CA
For more information, visit: LACTMA
Northwest Council for Computer Education - Booth #414
March 7 - 10, Spokane, WA
For more information, visit: NCCE
California League of Middle Schools - Booth #TBD
March 8 - 11, San Diego, CA
For more information, visit: CLMS
California Mathematics Council Central - Booth #TBD
March 9 - 10, Monterey Peninsula, CA
For more information, visit: CMC
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development - Booth #342
March 17 - 19, Anaheim, CA
For more information, visit: ASCD
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics - Booth #443
March 21 - 24, Atlanta, GA
For more information, visit: NCTM
National Association of Elementary School Principals - Booth #909
March 31 - April 2, Seattle, WA
For more information, visit: NAESP
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