A Tour of the ELES Online Study Skills Handbook for Secondary Schools. This site will help you become a better student, improve your results at school and achieve greater academic success.

Click on the login button and enter the user name and password for your school.

This is the home page, links to the units of work are below, extra features on the right.

One of the first things you should do is to click on the TRACKING SYSTEM icon.

Choose a user name and password and this will allow you to save the results of your end of unit quizzes. You will still use the main school login to enter the site, but this tracking system login will be just for your results. You can come back to the TRACKING SYSTEM at any time to check your progress by entering your user name and password.

The system will show you your scores for the end of unit quizzes. You can re- take a quiz at any time and it will only save the results of the quizzes if you get a higher score next time (ie. it will not replace your result with a lower score).

Once you have signed up for the tracking system you should start working through the units. Your teacher may direct you to particular units or you may browse through the units as needed. Either click on one of the 4 image icons to start working on a unit or click here to see the units as a list instead:

Here are the 26 units as a list. You can also enter the units through the 4 image icons.

Here are the units in the first image icon ‘Working Better at Home’.

Here are the units in the second image icon ‘Working Better at School’.

Here are the units in the third image icon ‘Improving Your Skills’.

Here are the units in the fourth image icon ‘Improving the way you study’.

When you enter a unit first there is an audio file to start, then you take a check-up with the study skills doctor to see how healthy you are in this area.

Then you can vote in the online poll or view the results. Then you can print or open a worksheet to use with the unit before clicking on the first link.

In each unit you follow the instructions of things to do, watch the video files and explore the techniques.

There are videos of students, parents and teachers throughout the handbook and you will also be asked what you do and for your opinion on different areas related to study skills.

Come back the following Monday and you will see your responses have been posted. You can also view what other students do and there is lots of student-generated content on the site.

And of course there are games too!

You will find all sorts of useful info and examples in the units. These audio buttons will read the content to you. These audio buttons are recordings of students etc.

You will find that certain areas, for example, Research Skills, will be particularly useful when you need to do an assignment.

If you have trouble managing your time, a number of units look at this topic and will teach you skills like good diary use.

The unit on Summarising takes a comprehensive look at the important skill of making study notes.

At the end of each unit there is a quiz, sometimes multiple choice, sometimes True/False or fill in the missing words etc. You can save the results of your quiz if you have chosen a user name and password in the tracking system.

This year modules will also be introduced for each unit where at the end of the unit you can see if you are able to apply your knowledge to practical situations. When you have completed all 6 scenarios a PDF file of your answers will be created. You can view this digital portfolio through the tracking system.

In addition to the units, there are 9 image icons in the additional features section. Ask any study skills question here come back Monday to see the response! Lots of planners, summary sheets, all sorts of useful things to print. $50 iTunes voucher up for grabs each month, create something related to study skills and submit to win. Sign up for the tracking system and check your progress. Find out what is new each month. User guide and tips for best functionality. Find all the fun stuff here! Podcasts you can download and listen to on topics like getting organised.

Here is an example of what you will find on the podcast page.

On the questions page you can get help on all sorts of school related issues, see what other people have asked or ask your own question.

The student favourites page has links direct to lots of the fun stuff in the site, videos, games etc. This is my favourite, students send in photos of what their pets are doing while they are at school.

There are also additional units added that you will find useful:

So start improving your study skills today!