September is Strategic Thinking Month

September is the month dedicated to bringing about awareness for the universal need to improve strategic thinking skills.  Strategic thinking is a form of problem solving and involves being able to observe, comprehend, and analyze a variety of information, plan solutions and then select suitable actions to take.   Strategic thinking involves more than logic; it is being able to brainstorm and handle unexpected twists and turns and is truly a valuable skill for students to develop.

Thinking skills are an essential tool for being successful in school, social, and home life.  How can we help students improve their thinking skills?   We can actively ask students for their input, we can teach them to incorporate others’ ideas when they work in groups, we can promote the playing of strategic games like Chess, Backgammon, Parcheesi, Clue, and Battleship, and we can promote ‘out of the box’ thinking.  

Let’s use September to give students the opportunity to develop their potential – allow them to work through real-life problems and situations.  Let’s promote thinking strategically!

How do you improve your thinking skills?

Feature Friday | BuddyShare

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Buddyshare allows you to selectively share your created quizzes with other MEMBERS of Cram Stoppers.

Whether it’s between classmates, teachers, tutors and their students, or homeschooled communities,

it is a simple way to work together for supplemental studying.

 

   After reading the RULES (very important) and instructions, SELECT the RECIPIENT by typing in their Username or use the short-cut feature by making a MASTER list of BUDDIES!

After choosing the quizzes you wish to share, 

simply hit “Send Now” - it's a cinch! 

Here is where you can CREATE a MASTER LIST of MEMBERS/USERNAMES with whom you usually Buddyshare, plus place them in special groups. When you go to the MAIN Buddyshare page you will be able to send to your whole list, partial, or a group(s). Step by step instructions are provided at the top of the screen to walk you through. 

You can also access both Buddyshare and Buddy Lists from the main menu bar as shown.

Feature Friday | Community Library

As a member of Cram Stoppers, users have access to a Community Library. This library contains pre-made quizzes that can be viewed, taken, and copied over to your personal Quiz Library.  The edit function allows for these quizzes to be used “as is” or changed to the user’s liking. In addition, quizzes can be submitted by any CS member (that includes you!) or by teachers or tutors.

 

 

This is what it looks like when you first enter the Community Library. 

Lots to see, but very easy to maneuver

	We have a Frequent Searches option as well as and advanced Search, which allows for you to search by quiz name, grade, subject or even school just to name a few.
Total Quizzes as of this post is 663!  As you can see we have it broken down by grade for ease of reference to know how many are available per grade.

There are certain RULES that must be followed when submitting to or utilizing the quizzes in the library.

(It is imperative that you maintain social responsibility when submitting to the Community Library. 

Those members not adhering to the posted rules will be governed accordingly.)

Remember Cramstoppers is FREE so sign up today!

Feature Friday | Just Logical

Just Logical is a unique multiple choice only quizzing system that supplies the learner with instant feedback.  It is designed to help students study specific skill areas while giving positive, immediate feedback. These areas include everything from adverbs and prepositional phrases to multiplication and map skills. 

When taking JL quizzes, the user continues to select responses to each question until they get the correct answer.  In doing so, they are able to apply the same logic on the next question, reinforcing the same skill.  Each Just Logical quiz can measure up to three skill sets at a time, determined by the person creating the quiz.

View samples of Just Logical Quizzes

Math
Language Arts
Science
Social Studies

Easy Navigation makes using the page smooth.

You are also able to track your JL Quiz Results & share the scores with your buddies as well.