Video Details
GED Connection
| Core Subject(s): | Adult Basic Education |
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| Website: | http://www.pbs.org/literacy/index.html |
| Next Airing: | Wed, Mar 10th, 2010 at 6:30 PM on UEN-TV |
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Wondering how to prepare for the GED Test? PBS LiteracyLink's GED Connection is a stand-alone multimedia learning system that helps adult learners advance toward their GED and improve skills needed at the workplace. Using video programs, print, and online computer technology, learners develop strategies and practice for success on the GED exam and beyond. If you register and create a home space now, you can save your work in your own online portfolio. The LiteracyLink Online Management System allows teachers to coach adult learners as they work online lessons, creating the first adult literacy Distance Learning system. Use GED Connection at home, at work, at the library, or your local adult education center. You can view the lessons on your local public television stations, record these lessons, and use the videotapes to study at home. Many local adult education programs, community colleges, one-stop career centers, or libraries have GED Connection videos and books available, with classes and teachers to help you, too. You can register for a free portfolio and use GED practice tests and quizzes with automatic scoring and feedback, plus extensive learning modules for each of the five GED subject areas. Online teachers from several states are available to coach adult learners in virtual classrooms. You can order GED Connection workbooks to use at home or ask for them at an adult education center or library near you.Visit the website given here for more information.
Episodes:
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Reading: Poetry
Poet Sonia Sanchez reads from her work and shows how to analyze a poem, U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky introduces the "Favorite Poem Project," and people talk about how poetry can be a powerful means of expression.
Next Airing: Wed, Mar 10th, 2010 at 6:30 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: Expires 9/1/2011 -
Reading: Drama
Explores the elements of drama through a play written by an adult learner and goes behind the scenes to see how the written word is translated to the stage.
Next Airing: Fri, Mar 12th, 2010 at 6:30 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: Expires 9/1/2011 -
Social Studies: Passing The Ged Social Studies Test
Tips on reading and interpreting maps, charts, and graphics; information on the content areas covered on the social studies section of the 2002 GED Test; and sample test questions.
Next Airing: Mon, Mar 15th, 2010 at 6:30 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: Expires 9/1/2011 -
Social Studies: Themes In U.S. History
Explores key events and themes-such as the nation's multicultural nature-that have made the United States what it is today.
Next Airing: Wed, Mar 17th, 2010 at 6:30 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: Expires 9/1/2011 -
Social Studies: Themes In World History
Major events, inventions, and ideas that have shaped the world and its cultures, from ancient Egypt to the modern Middle East.
Next Airing: Fri, Mar 19th, 2010 at 6:30 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: Expires 9/1/2011 -
Social Studies: Economics
Business people and economics teachers explain the basics of money, finance, markets, and commerce.
Next Airing: Mon, Mar 22nd, 2010 at 6:30 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: Expires 9/1/2011 -
Social Studies: Civics and Government
Explores the foundations and structure of American government and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.
Next Airing: Wed, Mar 24th, 2010 at 6:30 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: Expires 9/1/2011 -
Social Studies: Geography
Explores the relevance of geography-from the impact of humans on the environment to how places and regions define our world.
Next Airing: Fri, Mar 26th, 2010 at 6:30 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: Expires 9/1/2011 -
Science: Passing The Ged Science Test
An overview of the GED science test with sample questions and an explanation of the scientific method.
Next Airing: Mon, Mar 29th, 2010 at 6:30 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: Expires 9/1/2011 -
Science: Life Science
Explores a variety of life science topics, from basic biology to genetics to ecosystems.
Next Airing: Wed, Mar 31st, 2010 at 6:30 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: Expires 9/1/2011 -
Science: Earth and Space Science
Topics in geology, astronomy, and meteorology, including earthquakes, how the Earth was formed, natural cycles, and the basics of weather and energy.
Next Airing: Fri, Apr 2nd, 2010 at 6:30 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: Expires 9/1/2011 -
Science: Chemistry
Defines an element, illustrates some chemical reactions, and explores practical applications of chemistry in everyday life-from cooking to making art.
Next Airing: Mon, Apr 5th, 2010 at 6:30 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: Expires 9/1/2011 -
Science: Physics
Explores the physics involved in roller coasters, space flight, sound, electricity, and MRI technology.
Next Airing: Wed, Apr 7th, 2010 at 6:30 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: Expires 9/1/2011 -
Math: Passing The Ged Math Test
Advice on what to expect from and how to prepare for the GED math test, including information on the calculator used on the test.
Next Airing: Fri, Apr 9th, 2010 at 6:30 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: Expires 9/1/2011 -
Math: Number Sense
Explores the language of math and how you can use logic and common sense to make number problems more manageable.
Next Airing: Mon, Apr 12th, 2010 at 6:30 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: Expires 9/1/2011 -
Math: Problem Solving
A process for solving basic math and word problems, either single- or multi-step.
Next Airing: Wed, Apr 14th, 2010 at 6:30 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: Expires 9/1/2011 -
Math: Decimals
Reviews how to read decimal numbers, calculate with them, and solve everyday problems involving decimals.
Next Airing: Fri, Apr 16th, 2010 at 6:30 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: Expires 9/1/2011 -
Math: Fractions
What fractions represent, how to judge the relative sizes of different fractions, calculating with them, and solving everyday fraction problems.
Next Airing: Mon, Apr 19th, 2010 at 6:30 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: Expires 9/1/2011 -
Math: Ratio, Proportion, and Percent
Explores how and why people use ratios, proportions, and percentages to compare numbers and solve problems.
Next Airing: Wed, Apr 21st, 2010 at 6:30 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: Expires 9/1/2011 -
Math: Measurement
A variety of uses for measurement, how to calculate in the English and metric systems, and how to solve for the perimeters and areas of various shapes.
Next Airing: Fri, Apr 23rd, 2010 at 6:30 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: Expires 9/1/2011 -
Math: Formulas
Shows how people use formulas in some practical situations and reviews commonly used formulas.
Next Airing: Mon, Apr 26th, 2010 at 6:30 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: Expires 9/1/2011 -
Math: Geometry
Reviews geometry terms, basic properties of angles and triangles, and methods for solving a variety of geometry problems.
Next Airing: Wed, Apr 28th, 2010 at 6:30 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: Expires 9/30/2011 -
Math: Data Analysis
Defines mean, median, and mode and shows how to organize data on charts and graphs and analyze statistical trends.
Next Airing: Fri, Apr 30th, 2010 at 6:30 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: Expires 9/1/2011 -
Math: Statistics and Probability
Shows how statistics are gathered and used and explores the basics of chance and probability.
Next Airing: Mon, May 3rd, 2010 at 6:30 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: Expires 9/1/2011 -
Math: Introduction to Algebra
Explores basic algebraic concepts and properties and shows how to write and solve equations.
Next Airing: Wed, May 5th, 2010 at 6:30 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: Expires 9/1/2011 -
Math: Special Topics In Algebra and Geometry
Explores patterns in math and in the real world and shows how mathematical relationships can be plotted on the coordinate plane.
Next Airing: Fri, May 7th, 2010 at 6:30 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: Expires 9/1/2011 -
Orientation
This is the orientation program for GED Connection, it takes a look at the series and how you can use it to help prepare for the GED test. The GED test has five parts to it: math, social studies, science, reading, and writing. There are GED Connection programs that correspond to each part of the test, although some parts (like math) have more programs. The reading programs have one program that correlates with each type of reading material that may be encountered on the GED test, which is fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and drama. The writing programs show how to approach writing as a process in order to organize your thoughts better. The math programs cover topics like geometry, measurement, data analysis, formulas, algebra, and statistics. The science programs cover life science, earth science, and space science. Lastly, the social studies programs cover topics like maps, world history, and civics and government.
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Reading: Fiction
Explores elements of fiction in short stories by Edgar Allan Poe, Flannery O'Connor, and James Baldwin and the contemporary novel Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat, who reads an excerpt from the book.
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Reading: Nonfiction
Explores three kinds of nonfiction writing-informational, opinion, and memoir-and illustrates how to get the most out of reading them. Writer Luis Rodriguez reads from Always Running, his memoir about gang life.
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Reading: Passing The Ged Reading Test
Reviews the skills required, the subjects covered, and the kinds of questions included on the 2002 GED reading test.
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Writing: Effective Sentences
How to write complete and correct sentences and how to correct and improve problem sentences.
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Writing: Getting Ideas On Paper
Successful writers and adult learners share ideas on how to get started writing.
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Writing: Grammar and Usage
Reviews typical grammar and usage problems writers encounter.
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Writing: Organized Writing
Experienced writers offer useful organizing techniques.
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Writing: Passing The Ged Writing Test
Advice on how to prepare for the GED writing test, with sample test questions.
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Writing: Spelling, Punctuation and Capitalization
Tips on how to improve your writing mechanics.
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Writing: Style and Word Choice
Purpose and audience affect how authors compose various kinds of written pieces.
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Writing: The Ged Essay
GED graduates describe test day and provide tips on writing the GED essay.
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Writing: The Writing Process
Outlines a three-step process: generating ideas, writing a rough draft, and evising/editing.
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