Yes, the streaming will work internationally as long as you have a good internet connection.

You receive the workbook and Collision Course anthology through the U.S. postal system. We ship by Priority Mail.

Our cost to stream videos for a year is actually higher than that of DVD production. We set the subscription renewal rate based on our projected cost for a single user over a twelve-month period.

The cost of manufacturing the DVDs for Other Worlds and The One Year Adventure Novel has become prohibitive. For the foreseeable future we will only offer these courses via Cloud streaming. This is not the case for our Cover Story and Byline courses.

The lessons are shown in high definition (HD) as long as your Internet connection is strong. With slower connections, the system adjusts playback to prevent freezing, which means the videos are closer to standard definition (SD).

Under the Household License, passwords may not be shared between more than one household. When you purchase, you are agreeing not to share your access with persons outside your immediate household.

If you have a Group License and would like each participating family to watch the videos outside of class time, please contact us. We will arrange a per household access fee. (Since the Group License stipulates that the students watch the videos together in one location and that readings and/or workbook lessons are usually assigned as homework.)

1. If you choose “Start Right Away” when you check out, you will receive an access password by email within a few hours of your purchase. Otherwise, you can expect your password email to come about a week before your chosen start date.
2. Go to the Cloud video portal under the “Student Resources” tab on this website, or just click the link provided in your email. Enter the email address you provided at check-out and your new password. You can reset the password at your convenience.
   
3. Your course(s) will appear on the screen. Click “Start Course.” Lesson videos are grouped in threes by week. Extra resources (novel PDFs and worksheets) are listed at the bottom of the left sidebar.

Video lessons are viewable on any computer, tablet, or smartphone that can run a modern browser. Our system uses HTML5 and, on older systems, Flash. The videos will work with Windows, Mac, Linux, and anything that can run a newer browser.

We use adaptive streaming, which means the quality of your video will adjust automatically based on your connection speed. For best results, we recommend a download speed of at least 1 Mbps (also written as “ms”). Click here to check your speed (ignore the advertisements about scanning your computer, etc. You just need to click “Begin.”)

Yes, all the videos are available to you for the duration of your subscription. You can watch them as many times as you would like, in any order, and the video player has standard controls, including Pause and Play.

We understand that families today sometimes function between many IP addresses. The default limit on an account is 3. But if you know you need more, please just contact us and we can make adjustments.

When you purchase, you are agreeing not to share your password for Cloud access with people outside your household (if using a Household License) or classroom.

There is no limit on the number of devices in your household that can be streaming the videos at the same time; however, you may experience problems if you have slower internet speed. A high-speed connection can support 2 or 3 devices streaming simultaneously.

Attempting video streaming on a dial-up connection is not recommended. It may be possible, but the quality would suffer.