AP Content Goes Digital
APConnection.com is a comprehensive, single-source educational resource on the Internet for Advanced Placement teachers and students. The site provides high school students thousands of pages of AP content on all core subjects, as well as interactive testing and preparation for standardized tests such as the SAT. APConnection.com also provides detailed, nationwide testing results, enabling students and teachers to compare their results to AP students throughout the country.
The site was founded by an 18-year-old AP student, and backed by investors and consultants. The organizers are planning to add several tools to the site, including online essay editing and other Web-based tools, giving users an edge over traditional resources. APConnection.com also offers third-party educational content provided by experts and professors in fields such as history, government and the sciences.
APConnection.com's services and products are offered to students, teachers and school districts at monthly or annual rates; the site also offers several free services. TestConnection.com, APConnection's parent company, plans to roll out several new products and services by the end of the year. APConnection.com, Aliso Viejo, CA, www.apconnection.com.
This article originally appeared in the 10/01/2001 issue of THE Journal.