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More Questions?
What is an "Amoeba Sisters Virtual Check" and how are these different from the free recap handouts you offer?
An Amoeba Sisters Virtual Check is an interactive, virtual assignment that uses our Amoeba Sisters videos. Like our free handouts, each Amoeba Sisters Virtual Check focuses on a single content video and provides opportunities for students to show mastery of the content covered in the video. However, there are some significant differences from our PDF recap handouts as outlined below:
(1) First, all Amoeba Sisters Virtual Checks are entirely online.
(2) Second, Amoeba Sisters Virtual Checks offer various ways for students to demonstrate mastery, including free response, multiple choice, multiple select, drag and drop, illustration, and matching.
(3) Third, the multiple choice and drag-and-drop questions are auto-checked for students, providing immediate feedback to students. Free response questions contain teacher notes (acting as an answer key to free response questions), which is a helpful benefit as that is not something we include with our free handouts.
To see how our Virtual Checks are set up, we have a FREE demo Amoeba Sisters Virtual Check on biomolecules HERE. When testing it out, you can check the ease of its use on the devices you will be using and see if the organization of this Virtual Check is a good fit.
(1) First, all Amoeba Sisters Virtual Checks are entirely online.
(2) Second, Amoeba Sisters Virtual Checks offer various ways for students to demonstrate mastery, including free response, multiple choice, multiple select, drag and drop, illustration, and matching.
(3) Third, the multiple choice and drag-and-drop questions are auto-checked for students, providing immediate feedback to students. Free response questions contain teacher notes (acting as an answer key to free response questions), which is a helpful benefit as that is not something we include with our free handouts.
To see how our Virtual Checks are set up, we have a FREE demo Amoeba Sisters Virtual Check on biomolecules HERE. When testing it out, you can check the ease of its use on the devices you will be using and see if the organization of this Virtual Check is a good fit.
How do these compare to your Unlectured Series or Annotated Video Script Templates on Teachers Pay Teachers?
Amoeba Sisters Virtual Checks are designed to assess a student's understanding of general objectives after watching a video. These Virtual Checks share more similarities with our recap handouts than with the Unlectured Series or Annotated Video Script Templates. (When compared with our recap handouts, the Amoeba Sisters Virtual Checks offer unique advantages over the handouts, as mentioned in the previous question).
The Unlectured Series is something separate from our Virtual Checks and functions as an alternative way to do lecture. It is currently only available in our TpT store. It provides an in-depth exploration of topics, including class discussions and creative opportunities. You can learn more about the Unlectured Series HERE. Annotated Video Script Templates serve as a form of notes, offering students a guide for annotating. For more information about the Annotated Video Script Templates, watch the product preview video at the top of this listing HERE.
The Unlectured Series is something separate from our Virtual Checks and functions as an alternative way to do lecture. It is currently only available in our TpT store. It provides an in-depth exploration of topics, including class discussions and creative opportunities. You can learn more about the Unlectured Series HERE. Annotated Video Script Templates serve as a form of notes, offering students a guide for annotating. For more information about the Annotated Video Script Templates, watch the product preview video at the top of this listing HERE.
I would like to see if this is a good fit for me. Do you have a FREE one available for me to try out?
Yes! We have a FREE demo Amoeba Sisters Virtual Check on biomolecules HERE. When testing out, you can check the ease of its use on the devices you have and see if the organization of this Virtual Check is a good fit.
How does pricing work?
Subscription options can be purchased on PocketLab's website. You'll notice on the page that we have two subscription options: a "Book Bundle" (a bundle with our book and an annual subscription of Amoeba Sisters Virtual Checks) or just the annual subscription by itself.
You've never had a resource that works as a subscription before; what are the pros and cons of a subscription?
By subscribing, you gain access to all our current Virtual Checks (currently over 40 exist now) and all new ones released monthly. Our biology playlist already features 91 videos, and we plan to create Virtual Checks for most of the videos. Plus, we continually produce new videos, too, that get added to our biology playlist. A subscription offers a lower cost per resource than purchasing each activity individually. For example, with a yearly subscription at $60, you'll pay less than $2 per resource with the currently available Amoeba Sisters Virtual Checks. And that value keeps getting even better as new resources are added each month.
So what is the con with a subscription model? The virtual resources are no longer be accessible to you if the subscription period is over. After the subscription is over, the virtual checks cannot be used in any format.
So what is the con with a subscription model? The virtual resources are no longer be accessible to you if the subscription period is over. After the subscription is over, the virtual checks cannot be used in any format.
What grade is this designed for? What standards?
Our videos are primarily directed for high school biology, but we often hear from viewers using them at other levels, including a growing college audience. Our videos are for anyone wanting to learn biology! Similarly, our Virtual Checks are directed for high school biology. As a global channel, our videos and Virtual Checks can support a variety of educational standards. Many of these standards overlap, and you can view our continuously updated Google Sheet listing the standards supported by each video HERE.
I know each Amoeba Sisters Virtual Check embeds one of your videos from YouTube, but sometimes YouTube videos are blocked in my district. Is there is a way my school district could allow the YouTube embeds to still play in PocketLab?
Please contact PocketLab technical support!
Also to add: if your school's IT/tech team wants to test allowing PocketLab embedded YouTube videos to play, you can share this FREE demo Amoeba Sisters Virtual Check with them. This will help them see how the YouTube embeds on PocketLab are set up and test it with their network filter. PocketLab also offers many other educational resources that use embedded educational YouTube videos.
Also to add: if your school's IT/tech team wants to test allowing PocketLab embedded YouTube videos to play, you can share this FREE demo Amoeba Sisters Virtual Check with them. This will help them see how the YouTube embeds on PocketLab are set up and test it with their network filter. PocketLab also offers many other educational resources that use embedded educational YouTube videos.
How many Amoeba Sisters Virtual Checks do you have? Do you intend to make more?
We currently have 41 Amoeba Sisters Virtual Checks that correspond to our more popular videos from our Amoeba Sisters Biology Learning Playlist on YouTube. We we will continue to be building by adding virtual checks for other videos in our playlist that are not yet represented. You can expect additional virtual checks to be available each month. Our playlist has 91 videos in it (and we continue to make more videos), and our goal is that we will be building out for most videos to have a Virtual Check.
Here is the list of topics we have currently that match with the videos in our biology playlist.
Here is the list of topics we have currently that match with the videos in our biology playlist.
- Nature of Science
- Casual and Scientific Use of "Theory" and "Law"
- General Lab Safety
- Microscopes
- Characteristics of Life
- Biological Levels of Biology
- Properties of Water
- Biomolecules
- Enzymes
- Enzymes: Cofactors/Coenzymes, Inhibitors, & Feedback Inhibition
- Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic Cells
- Introduction to Cells
- Cell Organelles and Structures Review
- Endosymbiotic Theory
- Specialized Cells
- How Cells Become Specialized
- Inside the Cell Membrane
- Diffusion
- Osmosis
- Cell Transport
- Sodium-Potassium Pump
- Cell Signaling
- Cellular Respiration
- Photosynthesis
- DNA, Chromosomes, Genes, and Traits
- DNA Replication
- Gel Electrophoresis
- PCR
- Genetic Engineering
- Cell Cycle
- Mitosis
- Meiosis
- Mitosis vs Meiosis Comparison
- DNA vs RNA
- Protein Synthesis
- Protein Structure and Folding
- Gene Regulation and Expression
- Evolution
- Viruses
- Human Body Systems
- Homeostasis
I understand this a completely online resource. If I want to learn how to set up student logins or how to integrate the Virtual Checks with Google Classroom, are there tutorial videos? Who should I contact if I run into a technical issue?
PocketLab Notebook has a Knowledge Base available HERE, which provides guidance on setting up student logins, integrating with Google Classroom, and more. If you need assistance, you can contact support via the chat feature located at the bottom right of their page to send a message to their tech team.
I know you're still adding more Virtual Checks each month, but I'm hoping a particular one can be at the top of your list to be released. Can I request it?
We are constantly creating and adding new ones each month. If there's an existing Amoeba Sisters video for which you'd like to see a Virtual Check, please let us know! We'll prioritize it and try to add it to the top of our working list.
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Here is the list of topics we have currently that match with the videos in our biology playlist.
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Will this resource work in a homeschool environment?
Yes! PocketLab Notebook is an excellent resource for homeschool environments! It can be used by homeschooling parents to distribute lesson content and assignments. The platform is designed to be flexible and adaptable, making it perfect for individualized learning and group collaboration. Whether you're teaching a single student or a larger group, PocketLab Notebook has a Knowledge Base available HERE.
I found a typo or content needing a correction in one of your Virtual Checks. Can you fix it?
Yes, please let us know, we really appreciate it! Please use the form below. In the meantime, you can make any edits to Virtual Checks by selecting the edit button at the top. It will make your own version when you select the edit button and you can assign your edited version.
For technical issues (such as login problems, feature issues, teacher/student views), please contact PocketLab technical support.
For technical issues (such as login problems, feature issues, teacher/student views), please contact PocketLab technical support.
