Problem 1: Are there any GED online resources?

Solution 1: GEDpractice.com Web Page
http://www.gedpractice.com
A free service provided by Steck-Vaughn to familiarize teachers and students with the types of items
on the actual GED test.

Solution 2:  GED Testing Service Web Page
http://tinyurl.com/cp9kq
Official site of the GED testing service

Solution 3: CITE Web Page
http://cite.telecampus.com/GED/index.html
GED resources from the Consortium for Information Technology in Education in Canada.

Solution 4:  Web-based Training for GED Administrators Web Page
http://www.aceofflorida.org/ged/inservice/
"A web-based in-service program for Adult Ed teachers to  assist them with the new GED 2002 guidelines."

Solution 5: GED Online Web Page
http://www.gedonline.org
Online self-paced instruction for GED students. An initial four-month tuition and registration fee of $50, then $10/month is charged. From the Website, services include:

"one copy of standard GED Practice Test, Form AA, U.S. edition
               online grading of each test in Form AA
               unlimited use of GEDonline chat room and online discussion groups
               group tutoring, as needed, through scheduled online group discussions
               moderated by a GEDonline teacher
               one copy of GEDonline software CD to allow viewing of online interactive
               practice lessons
               4 months to complete your studies
               unlimited access to online study aids during membership:
                        How to write an essay
                        Practice essay questions
                        Interactive practice lessons
                        Knowledge base of answers to questions students have asked in
                        the past
                        Teacher assistance via e-mail and GEDonline chat club"

Solution 6: OLT: Online Training Institute Web Page
http://www.oltraining.com/
Online self-paced instruction for GED students.  A $150 tuition fee is charged  for each test prep area, or $600 tuition for all five tests. From their Website FAQ's  section:
"The G.E.D. series is run from within a virtual classroom which includes student to instructor and student to student e-mail, listserv, course lists, course review, home page and announcement areas.... Educational institutions are invited to receive a guided tour of OLT's virtual classroom and a GED course."

Solution 7: ONLINE CURRICULAR UNITS for GED Science Web Page
http://www.ecsu.ctstateu.edu/depts/edu/units/gedscienceunit.html

Solution 8: About.com GED Pages
http://adulted.about.com/education/adulted/cs/ged/index.htm
This is a resource-rich site that includes information on: what the GED is, how to prepare, and where to take it; a catalog of over 35 test preparation books; distance learning resources; information on the GED and learning disabilities;  adult education software for the GED; and other resources.

Solution 9:  Rio Salada Web site of Maricopa Community College online GED Program
http://www.rio.maricopa.edu/ci/programs/ged/start_ged.shtml
This costs $25 to take the pre-tests, and $25 for each 14-week course.

Solution 10. Diploma Guide.com
http://diplomaguide.com/article_directory/GED_FAQs.html
Resources and articles for people interested in obtaining a High School Diploma or GED.
 

Problem posed on the NIFL-Technology Electronic List on 6/7/00 by:
Georges Marceau
cny staff development
Syracuse, NY

Solution 1 contributed on June 7, 2000 by
Sharon Sargent
Steck Vaughn

Solutions 2-3 posted on June 7, 2000 to the NIFL-Technology electronic list by:
Emily Hacker
Bank Street College of Education

Solution 4 posted on June 9, 2000 to the NIFL-Technology electronic list by:
Debra Hargrove

Solutions 5-6 posted on July 6, 2000 to the NIFL-Technology electronic list by:
Crystal Hack
Adult Education Resource Specialist
Central Illinois Adult Education Service Center
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL

Solution 7 contributed August 30, 2000 by:
Lucy Haagen
Durham County Literacy Council
Durham, North Carolina

Solution 8contributed 12/26/00 by:
David Rosen

Solution 9 contributed 12/31/00 by:
Doris Ivy, Technology Librarian
OTAN, Outreach & Technical Assistance Network
Sacramento, CA 95827

Solution 10 contributed 1/1/06 by:
Aurelian Turcescu, Webmaster, DiplomaGuide.com

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Problem 2: Where can I get help in teaching my students about writing essays in English?

Solution 1: How to write a comparative essay
http://wiki.ehow.com/Write-a-Comparative-Essay

Problem 3: How can I help my GED students to become active readers?

Solution 1:  Sorry Wrong Number: Using Radio Dramas in the GED Class
http://www.sabes.org/resources/brightideas/b2coleman.htm
Massachusetts adult education teacher, Cathy Coleman, discusses in a (full-text, online) article how to use an audiocassette radio drama to teach active listening and active reading in a pre-GED or GED class.  The article first appeared in Bright Ideas(now called Field Notes) published by SABES/World Education, Boston, Massachusetts as a supplement to: Bright Ideas, Vol. 8, No. 4 (Spring 1999)
Posted on the SABES Web site: April 1999

Problem 4:  Are there good history and government Web pages for GED students?

Solution 1: Government and History, 50 Web pages
http://www.resource2000.org/government_&_history.htm

Problem and solution contributed March 30, 2001 ( link uodated on 11/18/02) by:
David J. Rosen

Problem 5: How can I teach graphs to a multi- level Basic Education group?

Solution 1: Web-based Lesson Plan
Check out the new graph lesson on AALL- read the teacher's lesson plan, then bookmark your computers to the student lesson.
http://www.az-aall.org/AALL/Pages/Lessons/Graph%20Lesson/graph%20teacher.htm

Problem and solution contributed November 18, 2002 by
Maureen Hoyt
Phoenix, AZ