Aconnolley Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 How do you use it? I saw that they have History Pockets material on there. I guess that you have to pull up one chapter a time? I am thinking that if I wanted several of the Evan Moore books that this might be a cost effective way to do it, assuming that they put the full book's material on there. Has anyone made good use of this site and made it worth your money? Thanks! Angela Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Have it, use it, love it. Very useful and I have found it to be well worth the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disney Dreaming Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Have it, use it, love it. Very useful and I have found it to be well worth the money. Joanna, Do you have access to all of their workbooks, or just a select few from each grade? I am seriously looking at this. I am especially interested in if we would have access to their History Pockets. :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 If you have kids who like paper/cut-paste/worksheet-type activities, it's worth it. I like being able to narrow in on exactly what I need, and I also will turn DD loose on it when she wants something to do. But she's definitely a pencil, paper, scissors and glue type of kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 You can search and view everything on the site without a membership. You just can't print. The History Pockets are all there, along with the majority (maybe all?) of their other books. But, they are not there as an intact book. You would need to search for each project/chapter/topic found in a book separately. I've spent a lot of time searching the site. I'm going to get a membership next time it's on sale through the co-op. The one disadvantage I've seen is that once your membership expires they expect you to destroy all unused printed materials. I wonder if everyone actually does this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disney Dreaming Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 You can search and view everything on the site without a membership. You just can't print. The History Pockets are all there, along with the majority (maybe all?) of their other books. But, they are not there as an intact book. You would need to search for each project/chapter/topic found in a book separately. I've spent a lot of time searching the site. I'm going to get a membership next time it's on sale through the co-op. The one disadvantage I've seen is that once your membership expires they expect you to destroy all unused printed materials. I wonder if everyone actually does this? I am now kicking myself for not buying it back in April or May when it was on HSB.:glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RahRah Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 I have it and purchased it through HSBC - I really like it and we do use it. In the past I've purchased the books, but we never seemed to use enough of the material in the books (we're sporadic with doing worksheet type things), so the site, for us, is better since I can hone in on exactly what I need and not have to pay for stuff we aren't going to use. I also like that I can see all the content, in all the books, and pick-and-choose what we want, and that I don't have to stand for hours in the teacher's store paging through the books to decide what I am going to buy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 I am now kicking myself for not buying it back in April or May when it was on HSB.:glare: Yeah, me too. I was just too indecisive. Once I decided I definitely wanted it, the sale was over. I'm punishing myself by waiting for the next time it's on sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 It also tells you what to search for to find the related activities, so it's really not bad. And I love being able to get a bunch of different activities in different formats for the same skill, especially for math. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaik76 Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 It also tells you what to search for to find the related activities, so it's really not bad. And I love being able to get a bunch of different activities in different formats for the same skill, especially for math. Yes! LOVE it! I've been a member for several years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarfoot Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 The one disadvantage I've seen is that once your membership expires they expect you to destroy all unused printed materials. I wonder if everyone actually does this? This bothers me. If you've printed out file folder games and such and then don't continue your membership year after year, are you expected to destroy the stuff you've created?:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aconnolley Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share Posted June 13, 2011 For those of you that use it, have you used it to create a year's worth of curriculum in any one subject, or purely as a supplement? Angela Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Yes you have access to all their material they have in books and a lot of material that is not in their books. You just have to search it out and you will find tons and tons of great resources. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 You can search and view everything on the site without a membership. You just can't print. The History Pockets are all there, along with the majority (maybe all?) of their other books. But, they are not there as an intact book. You would need to search for each project/chapter/topic found in a book separately. I've spent a lot of time searching the site. I'm going to get a membership next time it's on sale through the co-op. The one disadvantage I've seen is that once your membership expires they expect you to destroy all unused printed materials. I wonder if everyone actually does this? Maybe we could also destroy any unused brain cells! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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