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Reynolds Community College | Richmond, Virginia

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Smarthinking | Additional Essay Feature for Fall 2013

Smarthinking now has a Grammar and Documentation review option:

Smarthinking's Grammar & Documentation essay critique offers the same personalized, essay-specific feedback you expect from the Writing Center. While Smarthinking's standard essay critique prioritizes higher-order concerns (main idea/thesis, content development, organization, and introduction/conclusion), the Grammar & Documentation critique addresses exclusively lower-order issues of grammar & mechanics, sentence structure, word choice, and documentation. This critique follows our standard format comprised of a tutor's embedded comments and a response form with summary commentary on essay strengths, areas of lower-order concern, and a summary of next steps.

To view sample Smarthinking tutorials and Writing Center samples, go to http://www.smarthinking.com/services-and-subjects/sample-sessions/.

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Smarthinking Faculty Webinars | August - September 2013

Smarthinking is an online tutoring service that your school is making available to its students. Smarhinking provides tutoring in mathematics (basic math through Calculus including Bilingual Math), Biology, Intro Human A & P, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physics, Economics, Accounting, Intro to  Finance, Statistics, Spanish, Writing, Reading, and IT Support. Please join this session to learn more about this service and the ways in which it can help your students succeed.

Register for a session by going to the URL listed below the date and time. Once registered, you will receive an email confirming your registration with information you need to join the Webinar.

Wednesday, August 28, 2013 2:00 PM ET https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/347187113 4:00 PM ET https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/618167825 7:00 PM ET https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/522584129

Thursday, September 12, 2013 2:00 PM ET https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/923482977 4:00 PM ET https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/955039793 7:00 PM ET https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/998462520

Thursday, September 26, 2013 2:00 PM ET https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/327923240 4:00 PM ET https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/683361048 7:00 PM ET https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/152734912

System Requirements

PC-based attendees Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server

Macintosh®-based attendees Required: Mac OS® X 10.4.11 (Tiger®) or newer

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Smarthinking online tutoring service is now available for all students and is integrated into Blackboard. Please let your students know about this great tool.   How Do Students Find It? Students log in to Blackboard and enter any of their Reynolds courses. Under Tools, they will find a link to Smarthinking.