GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY AND WELCOME TO THE BALANCING ACT.
WE'RE SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
I'M JULIE MORAN.
GOOD MORNING, I'M OLGA VILLAVERDE.
ARE YOU FEELING UNDER THE WEATHER BUT HAVE NO TIME TO GET TO THE DOCTOR?
SOMETIMES THE CASE WITH ME.
NOW, THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE IS WHEREVER YOU ARE AND THANKS TO A NEW ONLINE SERVICE.
ITS CONVENIENT, IT'S EASY AND IT'S LESS EXPENSIVE.
HOW INTERESTING.
AND WHEN IT COMES TO SKIN CARE IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE EXPENSIVE.
IT SHOULDN'T BE.
BUT IT SHOULD BE HIGH QUALITY AND EVEN BETTER, IF IT'S NATURAL AND ORGANIC.
THAT'S COMING UP, JULIE.
CAN'T WAIT.
AND DID YOU KNOW AMERICAN MATH EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS ARE CHANGING?
THAT'S VERY GOOD.
THAT'S A GOOD THING.
NEW COMMON CORE MANDATES ARE IN PLACE.
IS YOUR CHILD KEEPING UP?
IF NOT, HELP IS ON THE WAY.
THE BALANCING ACT STARTS, RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW.
(MUSIC) LADIES, I KNOW I'M PREACHING TO THE CHOIR
BUT IT'S THE BUSIEST TIME OF THE YEAR, WE'VE GOT SCHOOL, HOLIDAY, WORK.
WE ARE ALL JUGGLING WAY TO MANY BALLS DURING THE FALL AND WINTER.
CAN I GET A WITNESS THERE?
OK.
THANK YOU.
AND ON TOP OF EVERYTHING, OH YES, THERE'S MORE.
IT'S ABOUT TO BE COLD AND FLU SEASON.
UNFORTUNATELY GETTING TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE IN THE MIDST OF OUR DAILY FRENZY IS HARDER
THAN EVER.
BUT DON'T FEAR BECAUSE HELP IS FINALLY ON THE WAY.
AND DOCTOR MIA FINKLESTEIN, FAMILY DOCTOR WHO TREATS PATIENTS THROUGH LIVE HELP ONLINE
IS HERE TO TELL US ALL ABOUT IT.
WE ARE SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE TODAY.
WELL, THANK YOU.
I'M GLAD TO BE HERE.
YOU KNOW, YOU ARE A BOARD CERTIFIED FAMILY PHYSICIAN.
YOU'VE ALSO GOT KIDS.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY ARE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES MOM FACE, YOU KNOW, FOR KEEPING THEIR FAMILIES
HEALTHY AND HAPPY?
YEAH.
I THINK THIS TIME OF YEAR WITH THE COLD ALREADY BEGINNING.
I KNOW MY TWO DAUGHTERS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SICK.
MY SON'S ALREADY BEEN SICK.
IT'S HITTING US ALREADY.
THE BIGGEST CRUNCH IS REALLY ON YOUR TIME.
YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE A BUSY SCHEDULE, THE KIDS HAVE A BUSY SCHEDULE AND THROWING A DOCTOR'S
VISIT THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY MAY NOT BE THE MOST CONVENIENT THING AND THE STRESS
INVOLVED WITH IT.
RESCHEDULING, SHUFFLING IT UP.
SO, YOU'VE GOT A BRAND NEW HEALTH CARE TOOL AND THAT REALLY IS GOING TO HELP US AND I'M
SO EXCITED AND I WANT YOU TO TELL US ALL ABOUT IT.
WELL, IT'S VOLDING TELE-HEALTH.
AND YOU KNOW, THAT IS HEALTH CARE VIA TECHNOLOGY.
WHETHER IT'S THROUGH A SMART PHONE OR A COMPUTER.
IT'S AVAILABLE NOW.
IT HAS BEEN USED IN TEACHING HOSPITALS FOR YEARS.
AND NOW CONSUMERS HAVE REALLY DRIVEN THIS AND THE COMPANIES THAT ARE PROVIDING THE SERVICE.
THIS IS FOR NON EMERGENCY CARE.
BUT IT'S THERE AND IT'S GETTING BETTER EVERYDAY.
SO, YOU CAN ACTUALLY GO TO THE DOCTOR WITH OUT LEAVING YOUR HOUSE.
HOW DOES THIS WORK?
WELL, THE COMPANY IS LIVE HEALTH ONLINE AND IT WAS LAUNCHED IN 2013.
OK.
AND IT IS AN APP THAT YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THAT WILL VIRTUALLY BRING THAT DOCTOR TO YOU.
YOU CAN HAVE A FACE TO FACE TWO WAY INTERACTION VIDEO CHAT WITH HIM IN THE COMFORT OF YOUR
HOME.
IF YOU'RE TOO SICK TO GET OUT OF BED.
AT WORK, AT YOUR DESK AT WORK.
WHEN YOU'RE ON VACATION.
WHEN YOU'RE TRAVELING YOU CAN CONNECT WITH A DOCTOR IN MINUTES.
THE DOCTORS THAT ARE INVOLVED ARE ALL BOARD CERTIFIED AND THEY ARE ALL PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS.
IT'S ALL VERY SECURE, HIPAA COMPLIANT.
WOW.
I MEAN THIS IS SO MUCH MORE CONVENIENT BUT I'M WONDERING HOW CAN THE DOCTOR TELL WHAT'S
WRONG WITH ME OR MY CHILDREN IF WE ARE NOT RIGHT THERE IN PERSON.
HOW DOES THAT WORK?
WHEN YOU GO INTO A BRICK AND MORTAR PRACTICE AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEE YOUR PHYSICIAN.
HE OR SHE WILL COME IN AND DO SOME INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES.
YOU KNOW, THEY'LL ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE HISTORY OF YOUR ILLNESS AND YOUR FAMILY
HISTORY.
THEY'LL ALSO USE THEIR OBSERVATIONAL SKILLS AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO ONLINE.
AND THEN WE CAN ALSO ENGAGE THE PATIENTS HELP SO I'LL GUIDE THEM THROUGH HOW TO MAYBE, TAP
ON THEIR CHEEKS OR FEEL IN FRONT OF THEIR EARS AND UNDER THEIR JAW ON EITHER SIDE OF
THEIR THROAT.
IS THERE TENDERNESS THERE?
DO THEY FEEL ANYTHING THAT'S LUMPY OR BUMPY.
I CAN HAVE THEM MOVE CLOSER TO THE MICROPHONE AND BREATH IN TO SEE HOW CONGESTED THEY ARE.
I CAN ALSO ASK THEM TO DO SOME MANEUVERS TO ELICIT A COUGH AND HEAR THE QUALITY OF THAT
COUGH.
IF THEY HAVE A RASH I CAN SEE THE RASH AND ASK THEM, YOU KNOW, TO GET A COIN TO GIVE
ME A LITTLE PERSPECTIVE ON THE SIZE.
SO, THINGS LIKE THAT AND THEY ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP ASSIST IN THIS.
SURE.
AND AGAIN FOR NON EMERGENCY VISITS IT REALLY WORKS VERY WELL.
THIS IS MY BIG QUESTION, CAN I CHOOSE MY DOCTOR?
ABSOLUTELY.
AND THAT'S WHAT'S REALLY WONDERFUL.
YOU CAN LOOK AT ALL OF THE PHYSICIANS WHO ARE AVAILABLE AND THROUGH THAT YOU CAN SEE
WHERE THEY TRAINED, HOW LONG THEY'VE BEEN IN PRACTICE, AND WHAT THEIR INTERESTS ARE.
AND THEN YOU GET TO CLICK ON THE BUTTON AND HAVE A FACE TO FACE CONVERSATION WITH THEM.
SO, IT'S REALLY USER FRIENDLY, EASY TO NAVIGATE.
SO, PATIENTS ARE RECEIVING IT VERY WELL.
DOWNLOADING THE LIVE APP IS FREE.
BUT IS IT COVERED BY INSURANCE.
LIVE HEALTH ONLINE IS THE ONLY TELE-HEALTH COMPANY THAT IS COVERED BY MAJOR INSURANCE
CARRIER.
IT IS OFFERED AS ONE OF ITS STANDARD BENEFITS.
BUT I ALWAYS RECOMMEND THAT YOU ASK YOUR EMPLOYER AND YOUR INSURER IS IT A COVERED BENEFIT.
IF IT ISN'T IT'S A $49 VISIT WHICH ISN'T MUCH MORE THAN A COPAY.
AND HERE YOU ARE GOING TO SEE A BOARD CERTIFIED PHYSICIAN.
AND BY NO MEANS DO WE WANT TO REPLACE YOUR PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN.
WE ALL KNOW YOU NEED THAT.
WE WANT YOU TO HAVE THAT.
IT'S INTENDED TO AUGMENT YOUR HEALTH CARE.
AND I UNDERSTAND IT'S REALLY CATCHING ON QUICKLY, YOU MUST BE SO THRILLED ABOUT THAT.
WHEN WE DO SURVEYS TO SEE PATIENTS SATISFACTION, ABOUT 80% OF PEOPLE DO COMMENT ON THE FACT
THAT IT HAS SAVED THEM AT LEAST 2 HOURS OF THEIR TIME AND THEN ABOUT 90% OF THOSE WHO
HAVE BEEN SURVEYED HAVE BEEN VERY HAPPY WITH THE TREATMENT AND THE DIAGNOSIS THAT THEY'VE
BEEN GIVEN AND YOU KNOW WITH THE MAJORITY OF STATES OFFERING THIS SERVICE NOW IT REALLY
WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE OFF WE HOPE.
AND WITH COLD AND FLU SEASON RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER, THIS IS MUSIC TO OUR EARS, DOCTOR
MIA.
I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY.
MY PLEASURE.
GREAT INFORMATION.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
AND NOW TO GET SIGNED UP FOR LIVE HEALTH ONLINE AND I KNOW YOU JUST WANT TO DO THAT YOU JUST
WANT TO HEAD ON OVER TO OUR WEBSITE THEBALANCINGACT.COM
TO GET STARTED AND DON'T FORGET TO JOIN US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER AS WELL.
(MUSIC) I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS TOPIC AND I KNOW
YOU WILL BE TOO.
IT'S SKIN CARE.
NOW, I CAN TALK ABOUT SKIN CARE ALL DAY LONG AND SOMETIMES I DO, ESPECIALLY WITH JULIE.
THAT'S BECAUSE THE SCIENCE OF SKIN CARE HAS COME A LONG WAY OVER THE YEARS, HAVE YOU NOTICED?
WELL, NOW THERE'S A COMPANY THAT FEATURES NATURAL AND ORGANIC PRODUCTS WHILE STILL OFFERING
THE LATEST IN TECHNOLOGY AND PREMIUM INGREDIENTS.
HOW DO THEY DO IT?
HERE TO TELL US IS THE CO FOUNDER OF THE SKIN CARE COMPANY OZ NATURALS, ANGELA IRISH.
GOOD MORNING.
HI, OLGA.
LET'S FIRST TALK ABOUT WHAT INSPIRED YOU AND I KNOW THE OTHER CO FOUNDER WAS CRAIG AND
HE WAS PRETTY INSTRUMENTAL IN ALL OF THIS RIGHT?
YES, CRAIG RAMIREZ, CEO, I'M AN ESTHETICIAN AS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW AND WORKING OUT
IN THE FIELD I WAS ALWAYS NOTICING THERE WAS ALWAYS JUST ONE OR THE OTHER KIND OF SKIN
CARE.
ONE EITHER BEING VERY NATURAL SKIN CARE WITH HARDLY ANY PREMIUM ACTIVE INGREDIENTS INVOLVED
OR YOU HAD A SKIN CARE LINE THAT HAD THE MOST TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED SKIN CARE BUT WAS
FILLED WITH CHEMICALS SUCH AS PARABANS, PABAS, ALCOHOL, THINGS ARE JUST SO TERRIBLE FOR THE
SKIN.
SO, I THOUGHT THERE HAS TO BE A BETTER WAY FOR SKIN CARE.
YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO COMBINE THE BOTH TO GET THE BEST.
NOW, WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF THE ALL NATURAL SKIN CARE PROGRAM?
WE'RE COMING TO FIND MORE AND MORE IT'S BETTER TO BE NATURAL INSIDE AND OUT.
WHETHER IT'S WHAT YOU'RE PUTTING INSIDE YOUR BODY, THE FOOD THAT YOU'RE EATING, THE SKIN
CARE THAT YOU'RE PUTTING ON YOUR BODY.
IT NEEDS TO BE AS NATUAL AS POSSIBLE.
IT ALSO MAKES THE SKIN HEALTHIER AND WHEN YOUR SKIN IS HEALTHIER IT'S GOING TO GLOW.
AND PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SEE THAT AND IT'S BETTER FOR THAT ANTI AGING PROCESS.
HOW CAN OZ NATURAL HELP THE ANTI AGING PROCESS?
BECAUSE WE ARE NATURAL AND ORGANIC WE ALSO USE INGREDIENTS THAT ARE VERY ACTIVE AND EFFECTIVE.
A LOT OF BUZZ WORDS THAT WE'VE ALL COME TO HEAR NOWADAYS SUCH AS VITAMIN C WHICH IS A
GREAT ANTIOXIDANT.
HYALURONIC ACID.
WHAT IS THAT?
WELL, CONTRARY TO WHAT YOU MAY THINK OR WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE, IT'S NOT REALLY AN ACID.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BURN THE SKIN.
IT'S ACTUALLY A NATURALLY OCCURRING SUBSTANCE WITH IN THE BODY.
IT'S IN HAIR, YOUR EYES, SKIN, TISSUE, EVERYTHING.
BUT AS WE AGE, UNFORTUNATELY, JUST LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE, IT DIMINISHES SO WE HAVE TO PUT IT BACK.
YOU ALSO HAVE A VITAMIN C SERUM WHICH I WAS LOOKING AT AND I KNOW VITAMIN C IS GREAT FOR
THE BODY.
HOW DOES THAT SERUM HELP THE FACE?
IT'S WONDERFUL.
IT'S AN ANTIOXIDANT.
IT GOES DEEP DOWN TO THE DERMAL LAYERS OF THE SKIN BECAUSE IT'S THE SERUM.
SO, VITAMIN C IS GOOD.
BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU HEAR THAT IT CAN CAUSE SOME ISSUES.
WELL, THERE ARE MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT IT.
BEING THAT IT SHOULS STING THE SKIN WHEN IT'S APPLIED.
THAT'S NOT TRUE.
IF YOUR SKIN IS STINGING A VITAMIN C SERUM, IT'S PROBABLY BECAUSE THERE'S ALCOHOL IN IT.
GOT IT.
IT SHOULDN'T STING.
IT'S VERY MILD ACTUALLY.
BUT VITAMIN C GOES DOWN TO THE DERMAL LEVER TOO ACTUALLY STIMULATE NEW CELL GROWTH.
AND PUSH THOSE DEAD SKIN CELLS OUT OF THE WAY AND YOU HAVE NEW SKIN UNDERNEATH WITH
THE VITAMIN C SERUM.
WE ARE LOSING IT EVERY DAY AREN'T WE?
WE ARE.
AFTER 30 YEARS, IT'S LOSING IT ALL.
IT'S SO DEPRESSING.
WHICH LEADS ME TO YOU KNOW, A WOMAN'S SELF ESTEEM.
YOU KNOW, I TELL ME KIDS LOOK IN THE MIRROR.
LOVE WHAT YOU SEE.
BUT NO MATTER WHAT YOU START GETTING OLDER AND THAT SELF ESTEEM YOU KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT COULD REALLY BOOST IT BACK, RIGHT?
RIGHT.
WELL, YOU ALWAYS WANT TO LOOK YOUR BEST.
I MEAN MEN AND WOMEN WANT TO LOOK THERE BEST.
IT'S NOT JUST A WOMAN'S GAME ANYMORE.
AND YOU KNOW, OLG, I'VE HAD MY OWN SKIN CARE ISSUES.
I MEAN SINCE 13 PROBABLY.
IT STARTED WITH ACNE WHEN I WAS YOUNGER.
AND THEN AS I GOT TO BE A YOUNG ADULT IT WAS ROSCEA.
SO, I'VE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS AND AGAING GOING BACK TO ESTHETICS BACKGROUND, THERE'S SO MANY
THINGS I COULDN'T USE.
ALCOHOL, ALL THESE THINGS THAT WERE JUST AGGRAVATING.
RIGHT.
AND SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE SKIN ISSUES.
NOW LIKE PSORIASIS, AND ECZEMA.
THESE PRODUCTS ARE PERFECT FOR PEOPLE LIKE THAT.
THAT WANT TO STAY YOUTHFUL LOOK YOUNG.
NOT HAVE THOSE HARSH CHEMICALS THAT ARE REALLY REALLY BAD FOR THE SKIN AND IS ACTUALLY ANTI
ANTI AGING.
THEY ACTUALLY AGE THE SKIN OVER TIME.
WHAT DO YOU WANT WOWEN TO REMEMBER THIS MORNING?
CONSISTENCY.
USING THE RIGHT PRODUCTS HOPEFULLY OURS, BUT IN ANY SKIN CARE REGIMEN THAT YOU'RE USING
YOU NEED TO BE CONSISTENT.
A LOT OF TIMES WE'LL HAVE PEOPLE THAT WRITE IN AND SAY WELL, I'VE USED YOUR PRODUCT FOR
A COUPLE DAYS I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING YET.
WELL, GIVE IT SOME TIME.
IT'S TAKEN SOME YEARS TO GET THOSE LINES AND WRINKLES AND MAYBE THE HYPER PIGMENTATION
SPOTS THAT ARE CAUSED BY THE SUN.
GIVE IT SOME TIME.
IT DOES TAKE THE SKIN TIME TO REGENERATE AND RENEW.
AND THEY WILL SEE A DIFFERENCE.
YOU WILL SEE A DIFFERENCE AND WE HAVE THE HIGHEST RATINGS.
IF YOU GO TO AMAZON.COM WE ARE THE NUMBER 1 BEST SELLING SKIN CARE LINE.
SO, FOR INFORMATION ON THE PRODUCTS, WHERE CAN WE GO?
GO TO WWW.OZNATURALS.COM AND ALSO THERE OUR CUSTOMERS CAN SIGN UP FOR
THE VIP CIRCLE AND THERE YOU WILL RECEIVE A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FROM ME.
JUST GIVING YOU INFORMATION ON OUR PRODUCTS, SKIN CARE POINTERS AND TIPS.
AND WE ALSO SEND OUT PROMO CODES WHERE YOU CAN GET DISCOUNTS.
GOOD!
ON AMAZON.
OK, WELL, I HAVE MY FREE PRODUCT THIS MORNING.
THIS IS FOR YOU.
VITAMIN C SERUM TO SEE IF I CAN REJUVENATE SOMETHING IN MY LIFE.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND FOR MORE INFORMATION YOU CAN LOG ON TO OUR WEBSITE, THAT'S
THEBALANCINGACT.COM THEBALANCINGACT.COM
YOU CAN ALSO FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER.
SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS WITH US.
LET US KNOW WHAT CREAMS YOU USE AND GIVE THIS ONE A WHIRL AND LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK.
TWITTER.
THERE YOU GO.
I'M ON TWITTER NOW.
(MUSIC) HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED HOW YOUR KIDS ARE LEARNING
MATH DIFFERENTLY THAN YOU WERE IN SCHOOL?
WELL, IT'S DEFINITELY A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME.
LEADING EDUCATORS SAY OUR KIDS NEED A BETTER FUNDAMENTAL UNDERSTANDING OF HOW MATH REALLY
WORKS.
AND BETTER OVERALL MATH SKILLS.
WHAT IF YOUR KIDS COULD HELP TEACH THEMSELVES SOME OF THESE SKILLS WITH OUT GETTING BORED?
THAT WOULD BE A BIG PLUS.
AND GET AN EXTRA EDGE TO STAY AHEAD OF THE CLASS.
WELL, NOW THEY CAN.
MARTHA SANDOVAL AND ANDREA MANOTTI ARE HERE FROM GO MATH ACADEMY TO TELL US ALL ABOUT
IT.
WELCOME LADIES.
IT'S SO GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE.
THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW, MARTHA I WANT TO START WITH YOU.
THERE ARE SOME NEW EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS BEING SET ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT FOR US?
YES, OF COURSE.
THE STANDARDS ARE CALLED THE COMMON CORE STANDARDS.
AND THEY ARE BEING USED BY MOST OF THE U.S. THE IDEA IS TO HAVE SET OF CONSISTENT STANDARDS
WHICH DEFINE RIGOROUS SKILLS IN MATHEMATICS AND THE STUDENTS ARE NOT JUST GETTING THE
RIGHT ANSWER ANYMORE, THEY ARE LEARNING HOW IS IT THAT THEY ARE GETTING TO THE ANSWER.
AND ANDREA, WHAT IS GO MATH ACADEMY?
WELL, GO MATH ACADEMY IS A BRAND NEW ONLINE MATH PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP KIDS GET A LITTLE
EXTRA PRACTICE AT HOME.
IT'S GOT LOTS OF MATH PRACTICE PROBLEMS.
MATH HELP VIDEOS, SOME OF WHICH FEATURE MARTHA AND ALSO GAMES AND REWARDS TO KEEP THEM MOTIVATED
AND ENGAGED.
AND THE IDEA IS THAT THEY CAN PRACTICE AT HOME, ON THEIR OWN, AT THEIR OWN PACE WITHOUT
WORRYING ABOUT BEING GRADED.
AND IT'S REAL MATH WORK.
IT'S BASED ON THE METHODS TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS.
IT'S SOLID PRACTICE.
BUT IT DOESN'T FEEL SERIOUS.
IT FEELS FUN AND FUN IS KEY AS WE KNOW AS MOMS BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT GOING TO COME BACK
AND KEEP DOING IT IF IT'S NOT FUN.
NO.
FUN IS KEY.
AND MARTHA WHAT DO YOU TELL PARENTS WHO WANT REASSURANCE ABOUT THE GO MATH ACADEMY CURRICULUM?
I WAS HONORED TO BE ON THE AUTHORS OF THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM WHICH GO MATH ACADEMY IS
BASED ON AND I CAN TELL YOU IT'S FROM THE EXPERTS.
YEAH, ACTUALLY HOUGHTON MIFLIN HARCOURT HAS A LONG STANDING REPUTATION AS A LEARNING COMPANY.
THE CONTENT IS RESEARCHED BASED AND THIS PARTICULAR CURRICULUM IS USED BY
ABOUT 7 MILLION STUDENTS AROUND THE WORLD MARTHA, YOU ARE ONE OF THE GO MATH ACADEMY
INSTRUCTORS.
BUT YOU'RE ALSO ONE OF THE STARS SO THE KIDS GET TO SEE YOU ON CAMERA.
AND MATH IS REALLY YOUR FORTE.
I MEAN WE'VE GOT YOU HERE IN THE STUDIO TODAY BUT YOU LOVE TEACHING MATH.
YES.
TELL US WHAT MAKES IT ENTERTAINING AND FUN FOR THE KIDS?
FIRST, JULIE, I WOULDN'T SAY I'M THE STAR.
MY TWO PUPPET STUDENTS, THEY ARE THE STARS.
THEIR NAMES ARE JEANIE AND JOEY.
AND THEY ARE THESE FUN ADORABLE PUPPETS WHO LOVE TO PLAY TRICKS ON ME.
SO, THE STUDENTS HAVE FUN WATCHING THE VIDEOS AND EVEN THOUGH THE PUPPETS ARE ONLY USED
FOR THE YOUNGER GRADES, WE HAVE GRADE VIDEOS FOR ALL OF THE GRADES.
GO MATH ACADEMY VIDEOS ARE A GREAT TOOL THAT THE STUDENTS CAN USE WHEN THEY GET STUCK ON
THEIR HOMEWORK AND THEY METHODS THAT WE USE IN THE VIDEOS ARE METHODS THAT MIRROR THE
CLASSROOM SO IT'S SOMETHING VERY FAMILIAR TO THEM AND ALSO WE USE IN-GRADE BASED LEARNING
SO THAT BY TEACHING, ASKING QUESTIONS AND TEACHING THIS WAY THE STUDENTS CAN PAUSE THE
VIDEOS, ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
THEY ARE ACTIVELY LEARNING AND THEY ARE GAINING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS.
AND ACTUALLY WE'VE ALSO HEARD FROM TEACHERS THAT THEY ARE SUGGESTING THAT PARENTS WATCH
THE VIDEOS RIGHT ALONG SIDE THEIR KIDS.
AND THAT'S BECAUSE SOMETIMES PARENT AREN'T SO SURE ABOUT HOW MATH IS TAUGHT IN SCHOOL
TODAY.
THEY ARE WORRIED THAT IT'S REALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE WAY THAT THEY LEARNED IT SO WHEN
IT COMES TIME TO HELP OUT AT HOMEWORK TIME OR TO PREPARE FOR A TEST, THEY DON'T WANT
TO SAY SOMETHING THAT WOULD CONFUSE THEIR CHILD MORE.
SO, IF THEY CAN WATCH A VIDEO THAT ECHOS THE LANGUAGE USED IN THE CLASSROOM AND THE METHODS
USED IN THE CLASSROOM THEY CAN HELP OUT WITHOUT FEELING WORRIED OR CLUELESS.
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S A BRAND NEW PROGRAM I UNDERSTAND THE RESULTS ARE REALLY STARTING TO SHOW.
OH DEFINITELY.
WE'VE HAD MOMS TELL US THAT THEY'RE KIDS ARE ASKING TO DO A LITTLE GO MATH ACADEMY BEFORE
DINNER.
WE HAD ONE MOM, A MOMMY BLOGGER, TALK ABOUT HER SON WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, HOW GO MATH ACADEMY
WAS THE FIRST TIME HE REALLY GOT ENGAGED WITH MATH.
WOW.
AND WE'VE ALSO HEARD FROM SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT ONE PARTICULAR SCHOOL DISTRICT SAID THAT
THEY'D NEVER SEEN ANYTHING ELSE LIKE IT ON THE MARKET.
SO, IT'S DEFINITELY GETTING SOME TRACTION AND WE ARE EXCITED.
THAT IS EXCITING.
AND I KNOW YOU BOTH HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN.
ARE THEY USING GO MATH ACADEMY?
WELL, I HAVE A ONE YEAR OLD AND THREE YEAR OLD.
SO, THEY ARE NOT SCHOOL AGE YET BUT MY THREE YEAR OLD HE'S ALREADY WATCHING THE VIDEOS
AND HE'S DOING THE LESSONS AND HE LOVES IT.
AND I HAVE A KINDERGARTNER AND I HAVE HER DOING GO MATH ACADEMY AND ANYTHING SHE WOULD
DO ON THE COMPUTER WOULD BE A HIT.
PRETTY MUCH.
BUT THIS ONE IS A PARTICULAR HIT BECAUSE I THINK SHE REALLY ENJOYS THE POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT
SHE GETS WHEN SHE GETS A QUESTION RIGHT.
THERE'S A LITTLE VOICE THAT SAYS, YAY, AWESOME!
I LOVE SEEING HER LIGHT UP WHEN SHE GETS CONGRATULATED.
WELL, I THINK GO MATH ACADEMY SOUNDS LIKE AN A+
I'VE GOT TO TURN MY GIRLS ON TO IT.
DEFINITELY.
THANKS FOR JOINING US.
IT WAS GREAT HAVING YOU HERE.
THANK YOU.
AND NOW FOR ALL THE INFO ON HOW TO GET YOUR LITTLE MATH-LETE UP TO SPEED AT GO MATH ACADEMY
HEAD OVER THEBALANCINGACT.COM
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(MUSIC)
I TELL YOU, SO MUCH GOOD INFORMATION ON TODAY'S SHOW.
HOPE YOU LEARNED A THING OR TWO.
BE SURE TO CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE, THEBALANCINGACT.COM
THERE'S LOTS THERE FOR YOU.
I LOVE THE THING ABOUT THE MATH.
OUR KIDS ARE GOING TO BE REALLY FAST WHEN IT COMES TO MATH.
AND DON'T FORGET ABOUT FACEBOOK AND TWITTER.
LOOK US UP THERE.
WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN VERY VERY SOON AND REMEMBER FIND YOUR BALANCE EVERYBODY.
SO LONG.
BYE BYE.
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