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The jetBook K-12 is much more than an eBook Reader. It's your teaching assistant. It has extensive content to help you teach:
Reading
- Speed Reading Courses: A specialized program that will get you reading faster in no time! These lessons will train your eyes and your peripheral vision so you can process more text at a time. Reading is the backbone of all learning, and the ability to read quickly and accurately is directly correlated with your ability to acquire and use information. So this course is a must for all students.
- 50 States Reading List: Ectaco tracked down the reading lists for all 50 states and added all the possible open source content to the jetBook. Authors like Charles Dickens, Henry Thoreau, Homer, Jack London, Mark Twain, and William Shakespeare (to name but a few of the ones included). Over 100 titles are pre-loaded with an additional 1000 books to read at your leisure.
Math
- Math Help and Guides: The jetBook K-12 has plenty of resources to help with the daunting task of learning and applying Math. In-depth references provide pages of useful information like rules, formulas and important equations. Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry and Calculus are the 3 featured sections
- Calculators. The jetBook K-12 comes with Graphing, Scientific, Accounting, and Loan calculators.
Sciences
- Biology: Take an exciting journey into the realm of blood cells, viruses, and just about everything else that is related to life!
- Chemistry: A ton of info will guide you through almost any aspect of chemistry including areas like General, Inorganic, and Organic. Access hundreds of pages on the most needed information. Reference tables will give you info on frequently used terms, equations, and formulas.
One of the coolest features is the interactive Periodic Table. It allows you to scroll over any element and get all the information about it including name, order number, category, weight and more. Over 20 points of info are available for each element!
- Earth Science: A Massive 1,190 page book will teach you almost anything you need to know about Earth Science. Learn important terms, theories, principles and methods common to Earth Science. Completely interactive so you can jump to the page you need, search the entire text by words, and even bookmark important pages for later referral.
- Physics: These reference guides are packed with definitions, equations, laws, and other physics-related content.
Social Studies
- US History Review: Loaded with facts you need to know about any period in US history. Different topics will help you with different areas and periods of time. This section is fully accessible so you can press a button and have practice tests read directly to you.
- World Economics and Geography: This is one of the most comprehensive guides of all time. Select any country by its first letter and get loads of information on the area. You will find info like the countries background, demographic info, economic info, government, climate, resources and tons more. Whether you are learning about an area in school or taking a trip this is the best portable reference guide you can find.
Languages
- Language Learning Programs: Learn a language fast and easy with over 15 unique programs. The Language Teacher uses speech recognition and human voice pronunciation; it speaks and you try to repeat what was said. The program then rates your pronunciation and provides you with instant feedback. U-Learn is the world’s first "hands and eyes free" teaching system. Press play and you can start learning while doing almost anything. Specialized grammar guides are packed with info in English and your foreign language. Talking Oxford® translation dictionaries and language teaching games add to the fun and ease of learning your new language.
- Language Communication: Communicate with ESL students in a foreign language fast and easy. Voice output is in a human voice, so it’s easy to understand. Want to type it out? With the Text Translation you can type anything for an instant translation.
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