Potomac College

Student Web Site

Washington, DC

DC Campus

Office: (202) 686-0876

FAX: (202) 686-0818   

 

Herndon, VA Campus

Office: (703) 709-5875

FAC: (703) 709-8972

 

Email: info@potomac.edu

Acquire Smarthinking and Student Email Accounts

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General Information about what Smarthinking is all about

How to Acquire a Smarthinking Account and a Potomac Student Email Account

Free Writing Tool Enable Students to Become Better Writers

General Information about what Smarthinking is all about

Help when you need it: 24 hours a day!

On line Tutoring: Anywhere, Anytime

Math, Bilingual Math, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Economics, Accounting, Statistics, Spanish, Writing

It's 12:00am the night before your final and you are stuck on a problem.  You decide it is too late to email your professor or call classmates.  As you slip deeper into panic mode, you gulp your caffeinated drink and mumble under your breath, "where is help when I need it?

With Smarthinking, you can
 
Connect With an e-structor
and interact with a live tutor
Submit your Writing for any class to the Smarthinking Online Writing Lab
Submit a Question and receive a reply from a tutor

Go to Smarthinking Now!

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How to Acquire a Smart thinking Account and a Potomac Student Email Account

Fill out the Smarthinking and Student Email Registration Form (Smarthinking and Email Registration Form). 

The completed form will be emailed and a Smarthiking User Account and an Potomac Student Email Account will be established.  The account information will be emailed to your account identified on the registration form.

The email to your account will contain your Smarthinking User Name and  Password, and your User name and Password for your Student Email account.

The email will also contain instructions on how to connect to your Student Email account.

Once you receive the User Account information (Smarthinking and Student Email) you will have access to all the tools available in both Smarthinking and Potomac Student email.

All feedback from Smarthinking will be delivered to your Potomac Student Email account.

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Free Writing Tool to Enable Students to Become Better Writers

Free Writing Tool to Enable Students to Become Better Writers

When students need help with grammar, spelling, writing style, and punctuation, you can turn to an online source at help me write better.  This is a reference center that offers free grammar lessons and free writing lessons.This online tool allow college students to learn how to write different types of copy.  Under its “How to Write Better” section, students can learn how to write college essays, speeches, resumes, cover letters, subject lines, business correspondence, reports, and much more.

Students  trying to write correctly no longer need to break their pencil points or snap their pens in half out of frustration.  The online tool teaches students the mechanics of good writing, including using correct punctuation and style, constructing proper sentences, and writing in Plain English to communicate clearly and effectively.  A popular part of this tool is its “Grammar Mistakes” section which shows students common mistakes and how to fix each one.

Students can avoid writing mistakes easily by doing their research before, during and after the writing process.  The tool’s enormous “Resources” database aids college students in finding style guides for APA as well as research tools, dictionaries, thesauri, citation resources, and writing exercises to improve writing style, vocabulary, punctuation and spelling.

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Style Help Tool for TAP's

You can get the APA Essentials Help Tool TAP's. Just click on the icon below.

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Remember

Remember to submit your papers to an e-structor.  All feedback from the e-structor will be delivered to your Potomac Student Email account.

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