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Dedicated to the unique needs of an adult population, the Adult Learning Center offers a comprehensive and integrated suite of services, including the GED prep, 24/7 Writing Lab, Live Tutoring, Skills Building, Career Resources, U.S. Citizenship Prep, Microsoft Office Essential Skills Series, Resume Writing assistance, and 24/7 Question Center.
Live homework help, available from 2-11 pm, allows students to receive one-on-one assistance from tutors in English/Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. Skills-building sessions are available 24/7 for students who have academic needs that extend beyond homework help. Tutoring is available in English and Spanish. Click here for more details about all the services Brainfuse offers.
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A new feature in the Live Tutoring section is the ability to add audio for a real-time conversation with the tutor. After selecting the grade level and subject, simply click on “Preferences” and select the box for audio. Upon connecting to a tutor, click the phone icon that appears beside the tutor's name, and choose the desired option. Please note, the "My Computer" option works best with a headset and microphone.
The Adult Learning Center offers two types of writing assistance for business and personal needs: live assistance from expert writing tutors and the 24/7 Writing Lab. Our 24/7 Writing Lab is ideal when an extended analysis is required and the writing is more than 1-2 pages. Brainfuse 24/7 Writing Lab is designed to help users produce a better written work through targeted, structured feedback. Users submit documents through our secure file sharing portal and check for document return status on the personalized and secure Message Center.
This service helps students address academic needs that run deeper than homework help. With Skills Building, Brainfuse tutors help students master core academic skills through state-aligned lessons, covering various grade levels and academic topics. In addition to live help, the SkillSurfer learning library contains thousands of video lessons, quizzes, and tests to help students master academic concepts.
Visit the online Calendar of Classes & Events to find and register for computer classes offered at FBCL library branches.
Free, ad-free and registration-free DMV practice tests for car, motorcycle, and CDL. Good for the permit test, driver-license test, and the senior citizens’ refresher test.
From Microsoft Office and email to reading, math, and more, GCFLearnFree.org offers more than 90 tutorials, including more than 1,000 lessons, videos, and interactives, completly free. View one tutorial or complete an entire class --- LearnFree is open 24 hours a day and has been offering online education for more than 10 years. A program of the Goodwill Community Foundation® and Goodwill Industries of Eastern NC, Inc.®
With LearningExpress Library's High School Equivalency Center, you'll find resources to help you build your reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, and math skills, as well as prepare for the GED®, HiSET® and TASC® tests.
LearningExpress Library’s Job & Career Accelerator helps job-hunters create professional resumés and cover letters, get detailed and current information on a variety of occupations, match personal interests and skills with a desired career, improve interviewing skills, and much more.
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Not in Library: To sign up, click on "Register," and complete the registration form.
Explore potential careers (including military service), build workplace skills, and prepare for the ACT® WorkKeys® Assessments, the ASVAB test, the TOEIC® test and career licensure exams.
Visit the Adult Core Skills section and click on "Become a U.S. Citizen" or the "Recursos para Hispanohablantes" for help in Spanish.
Not in Library: To sign up, click on "Register," then complete the registration form.
The LearningExpress Computer Skills Center offers dynamic online multimedia tutorials that help users learn the fundamentals of the computer, the internet, and popular software applications. Self-paced tutorials include Microsoft Office tools such as Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word, as well as Computer Graphics/Illustration and Understanding Your Operating System.
Not in Library: To sign up, click on "Register," then enter your FBCL library card number to proceed to the registration page.
LearningExpress Library is an easy-to-use e-learning platform featuring online tutorials, practice tests, and e-books to help you achieve your educational and professional goals. In addition to helping you improve your skills in reading, writing, math, and basic science, LearningExpress Library offers tools and resources to help you search for jobs, build workplace skills, and prepare for career certification exams. You'll also find college and grad school admissions test prep, GED® test prep, and much more.
View a short video about this resource here.
Not in Library: To sign up, click on "Register," then complete the registration form.
LinkedIn Learning for Library hosts more than 16,000 courses designed to help you gain professional skills. Whether you want to get better at your current job, explore new skills to grow professionally, or improve your job hunting, LinkedIn Learning has something for you!
LinkedIn Learning may be accessed through your browser; it is also available as an app for Android and Apple devices. If asked for a library ID, please use: fortbendcountylibraries and then type in your library card number (with no spaces) and your library account PIN/password.
To learn more about LinkedIn Learning, view our video playlist on YouTube here.
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Gale Presents: Miss Humblebee’s Academy is an award-winning online resource that gives kids ages 3–6 access to hundreds of guided lessons using videos, music, eBooks, hands-on activities, and more. It includes off-line lessons, too. View weekly progress and performance reports to track improvement toward kindergarten readiness. It’s serious learning fun!
PrepSTEP® is packed with online test preparation, tutorials, e-books, and articles to help university students achieve academic success and readiness for the workplace. It has skill building in English, math and science, college success skills tutorials, popular computer-software tutorials, and much more.
PrepSTEP® is packed with online tutorials, test practice, e-books, articles and flashcards to help students achieve academic success, prepare for college, and build workplace readiness. It has skill building in English, math and science, test prep for college admissions exams, career exploration, workplace skill building, basic computer skills tutorials and much more.
Take STAAR practice tests online on this Texas Education Agency website. After you click on "View Resource" below, leave "Guest User" and "Guest Session" marked as 'ON' on the next page, then click "Sign In" at the bottom. Select the appropriate grade level, then select "STAAR Practice Sets," then subject area.
