Lesson 2

I decided to time myself on this lesson. Even signing in from home, the whole thing took 7 minutes. I love that South Dakotans have so much information at their fingertips.

Chilton
1. I entered the year, make, and model at the home page and clicked "Enter." Next I chose Steering Wheel Removal and Installation on the left menu. There were three videos available, and I played the third, which sounded most pertinent. It loaded quickly, the video quality was excellent, camera angles were helpful, and I especially appreciated the voiceover. It was not automated; there was no accent; and the script was in short clear sentences.

2. I had a little trouble with this one because I don't now anything about transmissions. However, I have used Chilton with several students this year, and they always know what options to choose for what they want. I just let them know the site exists and get them into the right year, make, and model. I think the Transmission Identification number is A131L. That's the number related to the Geo Prizm 3 speed transaxle . . . whatever that is. I have no question that if I had a living patron asking for this information we could work together to find it.

I am so glad that Chilton has gone online. It saves a ton of paper, shelf space, and continuous update costs, but mostly it gives me a site I can introduce to students that some non-readers will absolutely love. Plus the videos give a much clearer explanation of which bolt to tighten than a schematic drawing ever could. Thanks for offering this site!

Mango
I clicked "Start Learning", chose "English Courses", then hovered over each language offering to see which one was Vietnamese. I clicked into the one beginning "Tieng Anh Cho" and was on my way.

What a great resource! I hope you are in contact with agencies and congregations that are resettling immigrants and refugees to let them know about this resource. What an asset!