CollegeSolved

It is that time of year again. Seniors are trying to find the college that is right for them and technology offers new tools, including CollegeSolved. The site offers numerous resources to assist college-bound students, including a college search and comparison tool, a personality map that charts student traits at hundreds of campuses, a college recommendation engine, and data including expected graduate salaries and financial aid grants. Users can utilize their own social networks, like Facebook, through CollegeSolved to discover alumni and current students at their chosen schools. Also included are two expert networks, one with current college student ambassadors and the other with private-practice college admissions experts.

Slang Writing Creeps into the Classroom

Teachers are complaining that social networking abbreviations and slang are creeping into student writing in school and on assignments. Some analysts see this as an evolution of the language, but others worry it is a dumbing down of communication. Either way, this is some kind of transition period and kids are going to have to learn to adapt to what is expected of them. College essays for example, are one place that texting lingo is seen as a real no-no. How to help kids to figure out what is appropriate where seems to remain an issue, however.