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SimUText for High Schools?

SimBio’s SimUText System was designed for college courses, but it is successfully used by high schools where the requirements of our subscription system and where our technology constraints are compatible. If your school can accommodate the conditions listed below, you are welcome to request a 1-academic-year high school evaluation account.

Individual student subscriptions are required
Students must register online, and course-specific subscriptions (set up by instructors) must be purchased by or for each student. Most college instructors opt to have students purchase their own subscriptions; however, arrangements can be made for departmental purchase orders.
Many high schools have incompatible technology
- SimUText does NOT run on iPads, hand-held devices, Chromebooks, or Netbooks with screens that are smaller than 1024 x 768 pixels.
- SimUText requires Windows OS 8, 8.1, 10 or / Mac OS 10.13 (High Sierra) and up.
- An active Internet connection is needed to log in and submit answers to the SimUText System.

High School Evaluation Software Accounts

If the above constraints and pricing systems do not rule out SimUText for your high school, we recommend that you explore modules using our free evaluation software. After we confirm some information via a short survey, we will set up an account that will give you access to our modules (for review purposes only!) for the current academic year.

Request Evaluation Software

Placing an Order

If the above constraints and pricing systems do not rule out SimUText for your high school, you are welcome to place an order using our college ordering system.

“[SimBio’s modules] provide a powerful environment for hands-on, active learning in Ecology and Evolution. The depth, design, and pedagogical effectiveness of these packages is unequaled. They have greatly enriched student interest and understanding in all of my courses, from Introductory Biology to Advanced Population Biology”

— Dr. Brad Lister

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

“The lab simulations have been very helpful to reinforce the lecture content and encourage students to use critical thinking skills to solve problems.”

— Patti Fallest-Strobl

Neumann University

“I was amazed how quickly and effortlessly the simulation taught them a dynamic system.”

— Paula Philbrick

University of Connecticut

“The students like [it] so much that they are working ahead of what I have assigned. They just think it’s fun. And from the quiz results I have so far, they’re really getting it. You guys are geniuses.”

— Paulette Bierzychudek

Lewis & Clark College

“Since we began using Simbio’s Ecology chapters our students consistently come to class better prepared. This is a key to the success of our hybrid flipped classroom approach.”

— Dr. Peter Curtis

Ohio State University

“That was the most fun I’ve had teaching ecology and, I would venture to guess, the most fun my students have had taking ecology from me.”

— Matt Orr

Oregon State University, Cascades

“Our students are more prepared and our class discussions are more sophisticated because SimUText is such a great out of class “instructor”. Since our students have SimUText preparation we can spend class time applying concepts and evaluating new information.”

— Emily Bernhardt

Duke University

“I LOVE that every lab is based on a real study. I LOVE that all of the labs offer an open-ended inquiry. I LOVE that the labs gradually teach the concepts and build up a repertoire of data collection techniques. Thank you, for creating them.”

— Jeanette Williams

Community College of Vermont

“I just wanted to say how great simutext has been. I could have memorized facts about the electron transport chain and passed the test, but would not have had any solid concept of what was happening inside. I hope that we continue to use it often even when things return to normal.”

— Student

Rochester Community and Technical College

“Congratulations for developing such a high quality chapter. I was very impressed by its comprehensiveness, accuracy, and thoughtful design. It really is superb.”

— Richard Boone

Humboldt State University

“I recommend your modules to anyone I can, because of all the online materials I’ve found, SimBio is really the best in content and best managed. I am definitely a SimBio fan!”

— Valerie Anderson

Marymount California University