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FEATURE REVIEW
Co:Writer can be incorporated into the
process, or used separately developing the
paper. When students edit their papers,
Co:Writer opens a lower window that
second guesses words and sentence
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Special Features
ELL support in 8
languages,
Progress reports
Spanish speaking
tutors, Textbook
support
Thousands of
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Choose specific tutor
& price
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Video lessons, math
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Insert problems
Answer steps shown
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None
None
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Headset w/mic,
speakers
Digital writing
pad, web cam
None
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Headset w/mic,
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Yes, also with
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prescheduled
No
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prescheduled
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prescheduled
No, answers for
odd numbered
problems in
200+ textbooks
No
Yes, on demand
Yes
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Writing: 8-11
Math, Science,
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hr tutoring
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Hotmath
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Mat
hway
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Tutor.com Direct
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