ENDORSEMENTS

FROM STUDENTS  - FROM PARENTS - FROM TEACHERS   

- "I'm using live wire a lot. It's helped greatly already. I feel like I am as prepared for the exams as I can be and that's thanks to the program. Thank you for the program - it's great." - George, Year 11

- Here is what a Year 8 student says about Live-wire Learning:
"The great part about Live Wire Learning is that you know exactly where you've gone wrong and know how to fix it.
   There is no time limit to answer the questions so I think that makes it makes it a lot easier for students as you can work at your own pace. And if you want or challenge or not, it is completely over to you. There is a wide range of topics to choose from which makes it really versatile and easy.
   Because Live-wire Learning is on the computer, you don't need to carry any books or pencil-cases around, which I think we students are finding really great.  Being web-based it also great because you can work at school and then complete it at home.
   It's a great way to boost your learning in a short amount of time. If you're willing to learn, then this site is the answer."
- Moana-lyn Te Whata, Northern Southland College

• "Live-Wire Learning is lots of fun. I really enjoyed it and found it useful for helping me with language work, especially spelling and apostrophes. It's a great set up and easy to access!"
  - Jonathan, Year 7 student at Middleton Grange
  
• "After doing Live-wire for a term, it dramatically benefitted my grades. I got an Excellence in my school exams and put it down to doing the Live-wire modules for 1.6 Unfamiliar Text. It is good to have a variety of examples of poems, speeches, posters etc ...Overall I like Live-wire because it is a new and bright way to get practise in different aspects of English."
  - Nicole, Year 11 student
  
• "The programme was excellent for revision and if you didn't understand something, the programme could tell you where you went wrong."
  
• "It was helpful for the upcoming exam because it covered the topics that we had learned and was an easy programme to use."
  
• "The teaching notes are informative and well laid out. Subjects are relevant and challenging. Good product."
  
• "I would be happy to use this programme for exam revision. I think it would be useful because it will help students to achieve better exam results."
  
• "Live-wire is great and extremely helpful to revise through out the year. It gives the student a really good idea at where they are sitting in the NCEA exam system. The system gives a reasonable variety of question types and the explanations are helpful and clear."
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FROM PARENTS

• My son got NCEA level 1 with Merit (very few of his friends did).  I have no doubt that LWL made a difference.  It gave him a change from paper based studying and was almost enjoyable (his words)!
  
• "My son found this program invaluable. He had been on correspondence and had struggled but he was able to take himself through this program and prepare himself step by step for his upcoming NCEA 5th form exams. I believe, with the help of this program he consequently passed! Thanks so much."
  
• "I have a 15 year old daughter struggling to grasp Accounting and found your website when looking for a tutor -  it looks fantastic. And I am sure it will be well used from now till November."
  
• I recently installed Live-Wire Learning 2005 for my Year 10 son. I found the programme very user friendly to load with clear "walk through" instructions.
  The tutorials were similarly logical to follow. James was able to very quickly find his way to subjects he wanted to study and found the subject matter very useful. The computerised format held his attention and the instant feedback on his answers is a format that works. Well done, Live-wire."
  
• "Fantastic revision resource because it gave students another chance to review material not fully understood in class. I am intending to purchase it."
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FROM TEACHERS

• Here is a comment from an Accounting teacher at Aotea College (NZ):
  "Things are going really well with Livewire. The students are enjoying it, they are using it at home as well as a bit at school. Those students without computer access at home come in to the computer lab at lunch time. They don't seem to mind giving up a bit of their own time! A number of them are also using it as a preassessment test before we start a new topic!
     One big lesson they have learnt is that they must read the questions carefully and that is making a difference to the quality of written work they are doing.
  
• John Cluett, Head of Sciences Learning Area writes:
  “A class from Albany Junior High School found the registration and login was accomplished with ease. The teacher had no input other than provide the security code. Within the 50 minute period the class completed and all achieved the achieved level sections. Due to time constraints I will only be able to use this a couple more times which is a pity because I think there would be more interest and opportunities if I was to get it “out there”.
  
  Comments from the students included:
  - “This is easier than my web mail.”
  - “I liked the way I could refer to text in the top part of my screen; I never got lost with an answer; I feel proud.”
  - “I do not like multi choice that ask for two answers; I had a perfect score until then.”
  - “Could we use this next year?” from 4 students.
  - “It was easy to use.”
  - “I like the way I could focus on learning the words.”