Nexbooks is on a mission to make school both relevant and fun. With practical life skills in mind, Nexbooks courses relate to real life, answering the question, "Why do I have to know this?"
Features:
- Engaging, video based, self paced courses
- Auto-graded, mastery based quizzes
- Course Dashboard
- Parent Login
- Certificate of Completion
Want to know what each course covers? Take a look at the table of contents for each course below.
Nexbooks Course Table of Contents:
Build Your Own Computer
There is something extremely satisfying about working, or gaming, on a PC that you built from the ground up, and that is exactly what this course teaches kids to do. For the budding engineer, this “hands on” course is a must, as they will learn how the parts of a computer work, in a theoretical sense, but will also get to touch and install each component, one at a time.
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Start A Non-Profit
This course is an "intro to" type of course that really sheds light on the value of starting and running a nonprofit, on both the founder, and on the world. Along with a description of what it is like to direct a nonprofit, the course also includes the nuts and bolts of how exactly to get a nonprofit up and running, how to stay compliant, as well how to fundraise and to thrive.
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Investing 101
There is a misconception that investing is an “adult thing,” as it has not been meaningfully offered in our middle and high schools. Well, those days are gone. In this course, Nexbooks has broken down everything from buying stocks on popular trading platforms, like Robinhood and Ameritrade, to ETFs, Futures Contracts, and even retirement accounts. Investing is a lifelong activity, like fitness or learning, and with this course, students will understand both how it's done, and its importance.
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Start Your Own Business
In school, kids are constantly being told what it takes to “get a job.” What if they learned what it took to “create a job?” That is exactly what this course sets out to do. You’re never too young to start your own business, and in this course, kids will learn the nuts and bolts of starting and running a business.
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How to Adult
If any course could epitomize the mission at Nexbooks, of making learning relevant and applicable to real life, this course is it. A common complaint that young adults express is "how come I didn't learn about that in school?" Well now, kids can and are learning about "adulting," from early on. From career and taxes to loans and citizenship, this course breaks down what everyone should know in adulthood, and is presented in a way that anyone can understand.
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