Just in Time for Easter and Passover, Shmoop Launches New Bible Resources and Math Shack Easter Eggs
Mountain View, CA (PRWEB) April 15, 2014 -- Shmoop, the digital curriculum site that over 10 million high school visitors depend on each month, has just released new resources for Passover and Easter. Whether students are looking for a deeper understanding of the Torah or Bible, or just want to start an online Easter Egg hunt for hidden prizes, Shmoop has learning tools for everyone.
New Bible Resources
While students might be tempted to learn about the Bible from movies like The Prince of Egypt or musicals like Jesus Christ Superstar, nothing beats the source material. However, given that students have a hard enough time understanding Shakespeare, mastering a book that was written over a millennium ago can be a tough task. Thankfully, Shmoop has the resources to make the Bible relevant to even the most stubborn student.
Shmoop’s new online course on the Torah demystifies the Hebrew Bible with lectures, activities, and discussion questions that take students step-by-step from Genesis through Deuteronomy. By the end, students will know some of the greatest stories ever told—and how those stories still affect them today.
In addition to Shmoop’s new course, Shmoop’s given its existing Bible Learning Guides a makeover so that understanding the #1 bestselling book of all time is easier than ever. From the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible to the New Testament, Shmoop breaks down every proverb and parable so that students get what’s going on and see how it applies to literature and modern-day life.
Free Math Shack: Easter Eggs Inside!
Math Shack, Shmoop’s online math study tool, is now 100% free for all middle and high school students. Math Shack allows students to practice an infinite number of auto-generated math problems in Pre-Algebra, Algebra, and Geometry. Shmoop’s Math Shack is not only unlimited and addictive; it’s also Common Core-aligned, easy to share, and a simple way to track math mastery. Plus, Math Shack is easily adaptable to any computer lab, classroom, or study hall environment.
The new Math Shack brings even more bells and whistles to the game with the ultimate in tracking, mastery, and fun:
- Common Core-Aligned Topics. Each question is tagged with a Common Core Standard, which links to Shmoop’s Common Core page so that students can read along and see which skills they’re practicing, or jump ahead of the curve for next year by practicing different topic areas on Math Shack.
- Mastery Tracking. Students can see how they’re performing—by topic and subject—through an easy color-coded system. That way, they can quickly identify gaps and drill into areas of weakness, making it easy to track preparation for Common Core assessments.
- Easter Eggs and Competitions. Shmoop is known for making learning fun, and Math Shack is no exception. Not only do students get to compete against their personal best; they can also compete against each other. Students can earn points (‘Shmoints’) and see who can get the most, adding friendly rivalry to the daily math grind. In addition, Shmoop has added in special “Easter Eggs,” like extra Shmoints for certain topics and a rocketship blaster math game.
Students and teachers can get started on their math mastery and search for their Easter Egg bonuses on Shmoop’s Math Shack site.
About Shmoop
Shmoop is a digital curriculum and test prep company that makes fun, rigorous learning and teaching materials. Shmoop content is written by master teachers and Ph.D. students from Stanford, Harvard, UC Berkeley, and other top universities. Shmoop Learning Guides, Test Prep, and Teacher’s Editions balance a teen-friendly, approachable style with academically rigorous materials to help teachers help students understand how subjects relate to their daily lives. Shmoop sees over 8 million unique visitors a month on its site, and offers more than 7,000 titles across the Web, iPhone, Android devices, iPad, Kindle, Nook, and Sony Reader. The company has been honored twice by the Webby Awards, named “Best in Tech” twice by Scholastic Administrator, and awarded with two Annual Education Software Review Awards (EDDIES). Launched in 2008, Shmoop is headquartered in a labradoodle-patrolled office in Mountain View, California.
Christina Park, Shmoop University, Inc., http://www.shmoop.com, +1 (415) 205-6306, [email protected]
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