Homeschooling Blog
New Look for Monarch Online Curriculum
Posted in Monarch Updates on Sunday, July 20, 2014
Alpha Omega Publications is excited to introduce a new look for Monarch! In our continued efforts to enhance our software, the fresh redesign of Monarch helps teachers and students interact more efficiently with the curriculum by allowing them to navigate throughout Monarch with fewer clicks.
Read MOREMonarch Adds Teacher Notification for New Courses
Posted in Monarch Updates on Friday, July 26, 2013
In response to feedback from customers like you, Alpha Omega Publications has added a notification of recent course purchases to the teacher’s dashboard, allowing teachers to quickly locate and assign new courses. The new dashboard notification allows teachers to follow one link to access and assign those courses, saving time and eliminating confusion for new users.
Read MOREMonarch Improves Text-to-Speech
Posted in Monarch Updates on Friday, June 21, 2013
In response to feedback from customers like you, Alpha Omega Publications has refined Monarch’s text-to-speech function. The player is now a smaller, fixed dialogue. Students can scroll through the original lesson while text-to-speech is playing. Pauses for certain passages of text have also been added to allow for better comprehension.
Read MOREMonarch Enhances Essay Writing Feature
Posted in Monarch Updates on Friday, May 3, 2013
In response to feedback from customers like you, Alpha Omega Publications has improved Monarch's essay feature. Students can now conveniently do the following with essays, projects, and paragraph questions in Monarch:
Read MOREMonarch Updates History Courses with Election Results
Posted in Monarch Updates on Thursday, November 29, 2012
Less than a month after the 2012 presidential election, Alpha Omega Publications has updated the course content in Monarch for 8th Grade History and Geography (Unit 9 - Lesson: The United States in the 21st Century) and American History (Unit 9 - Les...
Read MOREMonarch Makes Reporting Features More Teacher-Friendly
Posted in Monarch Updates on Friday, November 16, 2012
Alpha Omega Publications has made several improvements to Monarch's reporting features, so teachers can now enjoy more convenience and flexibility when viewing, printing, and submitting student work.
With one click, parents ...
Monarch Adds 10 Educational Games and Activities!
Posted in Monarch Updates on Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Alpha Omega Publications has added seven new games and activities to the student dashboard and three new spelling and vocabulary review games within the Monarch online curriculum. Increasing your chi...
Read MORESchool Year Terms Now Displayed in Monarch
Posted in Monarch Updates on Thursday, November 3, 2011
Alpha Omega Publications continues to add exciting, homeschool-friendly features to its new online homeschool curriculum, Read MORE
New Monarch Dashboard Design
Posted in Monarch Updates on Friday, September 16, 2011
Alpha Omega Publications continues to add exciting, user-friendly features to Monarch, its online homeschool curriculum! The latest updates include two new dashboard elements for students and teachers that make daily homeschooling tasks ea...
Read MOREMonarch Server Maintenance Scheduled for June 18
Posted in Monarch Updates on Friday, June 17, 2011
Due to the rapid increase of Monarch users, Alpha Omega Publications will perform maintenance on the Monarch server from 6 p.m. to midnight (PT) on Saturday, June 18.
During this scheduled maintenance time, parents and students will not be...
Software Fixes Boost Monarch's Performance
Posted in Monarch Updates on Monday, February 7, 2011
In addition to developing new features and functionality for a more user-friendly experience, Alpha Omega Publications® regularly hunts down and fixes any Monarch™ software glitches. The latest updates include six Monarch features that have...
Read MOREYour Monarch Feedback Has Been Implemented!
Posted in Monarch Updates on Friday, November 12, 2010
After clearing their schedules and devoting several weeks to listen to technical support calls, the Monarch™ development team has made numerous updates and improvements based directly on our customers' feedback.
The latest upgrad...
New Monarch Feedback Button
Posted in Monarch Updates on Friday, August 27, 2010
Alpha Omega Publications® continues to add exciting, user-friendly features to its new online homeschool curriculum, Monarch™! The latest updates include a new feedback button, new designs, and other notable improvements.
Homesch...
Fixes Improve Monarch's Performance
Posted in Monarch Updates on Friday, August 20, 2010
You don't like bugs, and we don't either! That's why our team of curriculum development experts at Alpha Omega Publications® has been processing your feedback and making changes for a more user-friendly homeschooling experience with M...
Read MOREMonarch Adds Virtual Keyboards and Print Functions
Posted in Monarch Updates on Friday, August 6, 2010
As our customers continue to enjoy the benefits of free Monarch™ upgrades, Alpha Omega Publications® is pleased to announce the latest features to its online homeschool curriculum for grades 3-12.
Monarch's Spanish and French...
Monarch Adds More Themes and Text-to-Speech
Posted in Monarch Updates on Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Alpha Omega Publications® is pleased to announce eight new homepage themes to the Monarch™ homeschool curriculum interface. Designed to increase your child's learning enjoyment, these eight eye-catching desktop designs ...
Read MORENew Calendar View
Posted in Monarch Updates on Friday, June 18, 2010
Make lesson plans easier to read with the new Monarch™ calendar view from Alpha Omega Publications®. Designed to improve your homeschool scheduling tasks, Monarch's extra calendar view offers a choice to customize your school ca...
Read MORENew Monarch Student and Teacher Tools
Posted in Monarch Updates on Friday, June 4, 2010
As our customers continue to enjoy the benefits of free Monarch™ upgrades, Alpha Omega Publications® is pleased to announce the latest features to its online homeschool curriculum.
New Student and Teacher Tools a...
New Monarch Themes
Posted in Monarch Updates on Friday, May 21, 2010
Reinforcing a commitment to personalized education, Alpha Omega Publications® is pleased to announce six new homepage themes to the Monarch™ interface. Designed to energize and enhance learning, these six imaginative deskto...
Read MORENew Monarch Teacher Tools
Posted in Monarch Updates on Friday, May 7, 2010
As our customers continue to enjoy the benefits of free Monarch™ upgrades, Alpha Omega Publications® is pleased to announce the latest features to its online homeschool curriculum.
New Teacher Tools allow Monarch...