Basics
earn points
pilot rewards
- points will be exchanged for a gift certificate to iTunes or
Amazon (maximum $50.00) at the end of the pilot period
mentors
- approve your word problems
- supervise and participate in discussions on "connect" - see details
group
- you are assigned to a TO group.
- all members of the group have the
same mentor.
- all members of a specific TO group can read and
participate in that group's discussions.
learn :
connect : earn
problem
details
- contract
- contract values change depending on the number of problems that
exist for each domain
- accepting a contract guarantees at least that many points when
you sell it for publication
- share with TO group for discussion (optional)
- starts a discussion thread with a link to view your problem
- problem may be partially completed
- submit for approval
- sell for publication
- On the account page, click the $ to sell for:
- original contract points,
- current market
value (it may be higher or lower than contract value)
- OR wait for
another time to sell
- once a problem is published, it is viewable by all TO members
- use the facebook icon to post to your facebook wall about your accomplishment (optional)
- all problems have a solve value based on how many problems
exist to be solved
- each member can solve it only 1 time for points
- you cannot solve your own problem for points
- problem goes "dormant" after a certain number of members have
solved it
mentor details
- Do NOT become Facebook friends
with your mentor. All communication should go through the app "connect"
page.
- Check for notifications on
"account" page to see if submitted problems have been approved or
returned with comments
- Check the "connect" page for new
comments on discussions
- You can have personal discussions (private) between you and
your
mentor, but all discussions are monitored by the research project.
- Problems with your mentor?
Contact support@teachourselves.org
glossary of terms
