10 Best Literary TED Talks of the Year

10 Best Literary TED Talks of the Year While we at the Riot take some time off to rest and catch up on our  reading, were re-running some of our  favorite posts from the last several months. Enjoy our highlight reel, and well be back with new stuff on Monday, January 5th. This post originally ran October 6, 2014. _________________________ Every year on Book Riot weve put together a round-up of our favorite literary TED talks.  Since our last post, there have been  ten that deserve mention, ranging from inspirational stories about sight and connection to really random dog poems from Billy Collins and erotic fantasies from Isabel Allende.  Because its TED. Zany is bound to happen. Isabel Allende: How to live passionatelyno matter your age [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ifMRNag2XU[/youtube] What I love about this one is that Allende doesnt talk specifically about her novels, but so much of the stuff that makes up  her novelspassion, lust for lifeis covered in this talk. She also talks about her sexual fantasies  about Antonio Banderas, which is almost kind of literary. Mac Barnett: Why a good book is a secret door   [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPrS7-kx9Y0[/youtube] Barnett, childrens book author and founder of the Echo Park Time Travel Mart,  encourages creators to allow the magic of a story out into the real world, especially for child readers. (It also features the cutest phone message to  a blue whale ever.) Lisa Bu: How books can open your mind   [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ibCtsHgz3Y[/youtube] When Bu left China for the U.S. (and subsequently her dream to be a Chinese opera singer), she found that she could find truth and meaning for her life in books. Its a fascinating look at cross-cultural, comparative reading. Stephen Burt: Why people need poetry   [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08ZWROqoTZo[/youtube] If youre one to sigh over beats and the muddled truth about life that poetry presents, definitely watch this exuberant, love letter to poetry from literary critic, Stephen Burt. Matthew Carter: My life in typefaces [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjxyEwjG2Es[/youtube] Likewise, if you geek  out over the simplistic majesty of Helvetica or have long-winded discussions about the cultural legacy of Gotham, youll find much to love in this crazy-technical talk. Carter, a long-time typeface designer who designed Verdana and Georgia, discusses technical limitations, freedoms, and revolutions  during  his years in the industry. Billy Collins: Two poems about what dogs think (probably)   [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOvbl3ZPPV4[/youtube] As noted earlier, this is a strange one. As a dog lover and fan of Collins previous works, Im still not sure how much I enjoyed these poems, but theyre certainly interesting. Anne Curzan: What makes a word real?   [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6NU0DMjv0Y[/youtube] A language historian and member of the American Heritage Dictionaries Usage Panel, Curzan argues that language is a fluid, changing thing that should be enjoyed rather than sanctified. And she also totally supports the use of the word hangry. Jamila Lyiscott: 3 ways to speak English   [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9fmJ5xQ_mc[/youtube] In this weaving, fast-paced spoken word essay, Broken English, Lyiscott talks about  what it means to speak articulately at home, with friends, and as an academic. It takes a look at the cultural  assumptions inherent in word choice/rhythm/tone and why Lyiscott now considers herself a tri-tongued orator. Bob Mankoff: Anatomy of a  New Yorker  cartoon [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKxaL8Iau8Q[/youtube] Another one for the geekscomics geeks that is!  The  New Yorker  cartoon editor, Mankoff, dissects exactly how he defines The  New Yorker humor and its place in our current culture. Ron McCallum: How technology allowed me to read [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoTSdOkjEVs[/youtube] In what is perhaps the most earnest and inspirational talk on this list, McCallum discusses the way reading has changed for the blind since the 1950s. It will make you want to hug your booksand your laptops too. What are your favorite literary TED talks?   ____________________ Did you know that Book Riot has a  YouTube channel? We do. It’s new and we are having fun with it. Check it out  here. 10 Best Literary TED Talks of the Year Every year on Book Riot weve put together a round-up of our favorite literary TED talks.  Since our last post, there have been  ten that deserve mention, ranging from inspirational stories about sight and connection to really random dog poems from Billy Collins and erotic fantasies from Isabel Allende.  Because its TED. Zany is bound to happen. Isabel Allende: How to live passionatelyno matter your age [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ifMRNag2XU[/youtube] What I love about this one is that Allende doesnt talk specifically about her novels, but so much of the stuff that makes up  her novelspassion, lust for lifeis covered in this talk. She also talks about her sexual fantasies  about Antonio Banderas, which is almost kind of literary. Mac Barnett: Why a good book is a secret door   [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPrS7-kx9Y0[/youtube] Barnett, childrens book author and founder of the Echo Park Time Travel Mart,  encourages creators to allow the magic of a story out into the real world, especially for child readers. (It also features the cutest phone message to  a blue whale ever.) Lisa Bu: How books can open your mind   [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ibCtsHgz3Y[/youtube] When Bu left China for the U.S. (and subsequently her dream to be a Chinese opera singer), she found that she could find truth and meaning for her life in books. Its a fascinating look at cross-cultural, comparative reading. Stephen Burt: Why people need poetry   [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08ZWROqoTZo[/youtube] If youre one to sigh over beats and the muddled truth about life that poetry presents, definitely watch this exuberant, love letter to poetry from literary critic, Stephen Burt. Matthew Carter: My life in typefaces [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjxyEwjG2Es[/youtube] Likewise, if you geek  out over the simplistic majesty of Helvetica or have long-winded discussions about the cultural legacy of Gotham, youll find much to love in this crazy-technical talk. Carter, a long-time typeface designer who designed Verdana and Georgia, discusses technical limitations, freedoms, and revolutions  during  his years in the industry. Billy Collins: Two poems about what dogs think (probably)   [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOvbl3ZPPV4[/youtube] As noted earlier, this is a strange one. As a dog lover and fan of Collins previous works, Im still not sure how much I enjoyed these poems, but theyre certainly interesting. Anne Curzan: What makes a word real?   [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6NU0DMjv0Y[/youtube] A language historian and member of the American Heritage Dictionaries Usage Panel, Curzan argues that language is a fluid, changing thing that should be enjoyed rather than sanctified. And she also totally supports the use of the word hangry. Jamila Lyiscott: 3 ways to speak English   [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9fmJ5xQ_mc[/youtube] In this weaving, fast-paced spoken word essay, Broken English, Lyiscott talks about  what it means to speak articulately at home, with friends, and as an academic. It takes a look at the cultural  assumptions inherent in word choice/rhythm/tone and why Lyiscott now considers herself a tri-tongued orator. Bob Mankoff: Anatomy of a  New Yorker  cartoon [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKxaL8Iau8Q[/youtube] Another one for the geekscomics geeks that is!  The  New Yorker  cartoon editor, Mankoff, dissects exactly how he defines The  New Yorker humor and its place in our current culture. Ron McCallum: How technology allowed me to read [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoTSdOkjEVs[/youtube] In what is perhaps the most earnest and inspirational talk on this list, McCallum discusses the way reading has changed for the blind since the 1950s. It will make you want to hug your booksand your laptops too. What are your favorite literary TED talks?   _________________________ Expand your literary horizons with New Books!, a weekly newsletter spotlighting 3-5 exciting new releases, hand-picked by our very own Liberty Hardy. Sign up now!

Using Home Design Software - A Review

Home Designer ® by Chief Architect is a line of software programs for non-professionals. Intended to help the Do-It-Yourselfer (DIYer) create workable home and garden plans, these applications cost less than professional-grade software. Not simplified or simple-minded,  Chief Architect products can teach you more about construction and design than a semester course at the local community college. And they are fun to use. Advertisements promise that this software will save you from napkin sketching, thanks to an integrated mobile Room Plannerâ„ ¢ app which lets you measure and plan rooms on the go and then import the file into Home Designer. You might love napkin sketching, but youll still want to test out the next step in home design. For the inexperienced, try out the middle-of-the line product, Home Designer Suite. You may hit some bumps along the way, but youre sure to find some happy surprises. Heres the scoop on the 2015 version. Using Home Designer Suite Every year is a new version, but most applications work the same way. Download files from homedesignersoftware.com or purchase the DVD. Installation is the straightforward 10-15 minute process. Then jump right in. Create New Plan makes you choose a house style before anything else. This gets you thinking about what look you want for your new construction or what style your built house might be. Of course, the problem with style is that very few house styles are pure Colonial or Country Cottage or Arts Crafts. Select one of the style choices, however, and you get a simple illustration along with written content that defines what they mean by the style. For example, Urban Chic/Contemporary is described as clean and spare. When you first begin, the software prompts you to make decisions — for example, choose a core catalog for your library, framing defaults, exterior siding. Construction pros understand the need to know wall height and thickness before building. However, if you are impatient, you might feel frustrated by the need to choose style details before getting started. The house style you have chosen loads an array of default style choices. Not to worry, however — these defaults can be changed at any time. Still, the creative side of you  may begin wishing for the napkin part of the process — a distraction-free work area to sketch out your inspirations. Building, Not Drawing The default work area in Home Designer looks like a piece of graph paper, although this Reference Grid can be turned off. The unsaved file is called Untitled 1: Floor Plan, so you may want to get into the habit of saving your electronic work often, just as you would in any software program. The cursor is at the crosshairs, beginning at the 0,0 point of an x-y axis. Its all movable, so the new user may reasonably decide to draw a floor plan with a drag-and-drop motion. But Home Designer in 2015 doesnt work like that. The user of Home Designer software does not really draw or sketch a design, but builds and constructs a home. If you begin with the Build drop-down menu, you will see Wall at the top of the list. Each wall section is considered an Object, so once each object is placed, you can select and move it around. The program functions like a builder — it progresses one wall at a time, one room at a time. An architect often thinks more abstractly and conceptually at first — a sketch on a napkin. In contrast, Home Designer functions more like a builder. Using this software, you may feel more like Bob the Builder than architect Frank Gehry. Results: The Wow Factor The very impressive 3D renderings will amaze you. The floor plan that you build can be viewed in multiple ways — overhead like a dollhouse, different camera views, and even a virtual walkthrough along a path you define. This DIY software takes away the mystique of any architect, designer, or construction professional who tries to wow the public with a virtual reality presentation. Anyone can do it; its baked into the software. If You Dont Read the Directions First Remember this, if youre not in the habit of reading instructions before you begin (you know who you are):   (1) Use Build then (2) Select objects to move and modify. In addition to this Build and Select method, Home Designer Suite has two more ways to get your project going: Tools Space PlanningCreate Room Boxes to rearrange, then select Build House from the drop-down menu and poof — the walls and rooms are all there.Go to the Home Designer Samples Gallery and download a zip file of sample plans and renderings. One look at the floor plans and 3D views, and youll say, Yeah, I want to do THAT! A nifty aspect of these sample plans is that they are not static or read only — you can take designs that someone else drew and modify them to your own specifications. Of course, you cant professionally USE them in any official way, because that would be stealing, but you can get a jump start on the learning curve. Product Documentation Tells All Every new edition of Home Designer Suite has its own version of a Users Manual and a Reference Manual. A very, very helpful feature of the Chief Architect website is that the company doesnt throw away much  Ã¢â‚¬â€ from the Product Documentation page, you can choose your version of Home Designer from a drop-down menu, and a PDF file is available for your product and the version (year) of the product. If you read the Reference Manual first, a first-time user may better undersand the focus on objects instead of concepts in the software environment created by Chief Architect. The environment is built on object-based design  Ã¢â‚¬â€ object-based design technology means you place and edit objects, rather than work with the many individual lines or surfaces used to represent them. The environment is 3-D drafting, a three dimensional coordinate system...using the X, Y, and Z axes. The current position of your mouse pointer displays in the Status Bar at the bottom of the program window. Architectural objects take up space in all three dimensions and their height, width and depth can be specified....In addition, the location of objects can be precisely defined using coordinates... How Easy is Home Designer Suite to Use? When the video says, Its that easy, well, its not that easy. For the uninitiated DIYer, a half-days worth of fiddling and training is recommended to become even semi-productive. Even after a full day of fiddling, front porch columns may go through the roof or stairways may end up as high as a rooftop. Although there may be easier ways to draw a floorplan, Home Designer software really gives a professional look to even the simplest of floorplans. While designing the floorplan, its very easy to switch to a different view, such as a 3D overhead called a dollhouse. When viewing the outside of your design, you can easily place your new home in a stock photograph setting or its even more fun to choose your vegetation from a list and do your own landscaping. The online Support Center and drop-down Help menu are phenomenal. Help documents are constantly being updated, including: Frequently Asked Questions and Knowledge Base, a database of FAQs and solutions to specific questionsHome Designer Getting Started Resources, which may include access to too much informationClassroom Training, Webinars, Online and Mobile Training VideosCustomer Service Telephone SupportHome Talk forum and discussion group specifically for Home Designer software users The newbie might want to start with a quick tutorial and then reference the online Users Manual and the Reference Manual. 5 Reasons to Use Home Designer Software It makes you think about design, how elements/objects fit together, and how standard sizes and shapes of appliances can dictate interior design.It may save you money when you use an architect that charges by the hour. If you can conceptualize your ideas using the language of the professional designer or architect, communication will be faster and your expectations can be better thought through.The many standard features will keep you busy for weeks. The uninitiated will not outgrow this software anytime soon.Not only does the software integrate with the Room Planner app, but users can import photos of their own homes for landscaping and remodeling projects.Great support. Affordable price. Other Considerations Once you get the knack of using the software, its just too easy to make complicated designs. Walls and juts are easy to add, but theres no on-screen calculator to show you the immediate construction costs of what you are doing. Beware of sticker shock! Three-dimensional renderings include a snazzy ability to record a virtual walk-through. However, you will not be able create the simple yet elegant line drawings found in the work of professional architects. For that type of elevation drawing, youd need to move up to the Chief Architect product line created for professionals at chiefarchitect.com. Too many options can be paralyzing. Take your time and build your knowledge. Green initiatives and Green Building Software Tips are available online for the Chief Architect professional software. It would be nice to see these tips directed to the everyday consumer, too. Chief Architect, Inc. offers two lines of software products: Home Designer for the Do-It-Yourselfer consumer and Chief Architect for the professional. Both product lines are by Chief Architect, and both are described as Home Design Software. Which program to purchase could be confusing, so check out both the Home Design Software products and the Chief Architect product comparison. Chief Architect has been making professional architectural software since the 1980s. The Home Designer line builds on years of experience with a complex interface. The heftiness of the manuals and the need for so much support suggests the possible need for a more intuitive user experience. Fortunately, the documentation is excellent. After a day of tinkering and discovering what is possible, anyones imagination should soar.  Home Designer can be challenging to master, but well worth the effort. Cost The Home Designer family includes multiple products that range in price from $79 to $495. Students and academic institutions can license the products when adopted as a teaching tool. Trial downloads are available, and Chief Architect backs all products with a 30-day money-back guarantee. If your home projects focus on remodeling or interior design, Home Designer Interiors might be a better purchase at $79. Internet access is required for installation, license authentication, deactivation, video, and library catalog access. Internet access for license validation is required once every 30 days; for Home Designer Pro, license validation is required once every 14 days. Sources Chief Architect Home Designer Suite 2015, User’s Guide, http://cloud.homedesignersoftware.com/1/pdf/documentation/home-designer-suite-2015-users-guide.pdfChief Architect Home Designer Suite 2015, Reference Manual, p. 21, http://cloud.homedesignersoftware.com/1/pdf/documentation/home-designer-suite-2015-reference-manual.pdfRendering examples by Jackie Craven Disclosure: A review copy was provided by the manufacturer. For more information, please see our Ethics Policy.

Examples Of Family Rituals - 1475 Words

Family Rituals Proverbs 22:6 states, â€Å"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it† (King James Bible. 1973). When you train your children, you are passing doing rituals. Rituals that you learned from your parents and your parents learned from their parents. Some people think that they don’t have any family rituals. However, they do not realize that everyday task that you do with your family can be considered a ritual. From eating meals together, watching a favorite show each night, to all of the birthdays and holidays that you celebrate with your family. With further investigation and research, we will look at what a family ritual looks like in a family setting and some examples of what family†¦show more content†¦These family rituals will help establish an open communication and let the family feel express their opinions so there can share their beliefs (Direction: Rituals and Family Strength, 2017). 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Laboratory Techniques and Measurements Free Essays

Name: Kensley Shelley|Date: 9-17-12| Exp 2: Laboratory Techniques Measurements|Lab Section: 0000| Data Tables: Step 1: Length and Measurements Object Measured|Length in cm|Length in mm| Key|5. 15 cm|51. 5 mm| CD|12. We will write a custom essay sample on Laboratory Techniques and Measurements or any similar topic only for you Order Now 0 cm|120. 0 mm| Fork Spoon|18. 05 cm 16. 30 cm|180. 5 mm 163. 0 mm| Step 2: Warm Temperature Measurements Hot tap water temperature49. 50_? C Boiling water temperature __immediately:104. 5; after 5 minutes: 103. 0__? C Step 3: Cold Temperature Measurements Cold tap water temperature_24. 5_? C Ice water temperature after 1 min:4. 5, after 5 min:1. 0 ? C Step 4: Volume Measurements Volume of half filled graduated cylinder__12. 5__mL Volume of completely filled small test tube __n/a__mL Number of drops in 1 mL___14_drops Volume of the micro pipet __28__ drops_2___mL Step 6: Density Measurements Part A Mass of empty graduated cylinder_16. 9_g Mass of graduated cylinder and water 21. 1_g Net mass of the water __4. 2_g Density of the water_0. 84_ g/mL Part B Mass of graduated cylinder and alcohol _20. 4_g Net mass of the alcohol __3. 5_g Density of the alcohol__0. 7__ g/mL Part C Mass of graduated cylinder and salt solution ____g Net mass of the salt solution____g Density of the salt solution____ g/mL Part D Volume of half filled graduated cylinder__8. 0__mL Volume of half filled graduated cylinder and metal bolt_9. 1__mL Volume of the metal bolt_1. 1_mL Mass of the metal bolt __7. 2__g Density of the metal bolt__6. 55__g/mL Part E Mass of half filled beaker__89. 0__g Mass of water displaced by metal bolt__90. 1__g Volume of the metal bolt__1. 1__cc Density of the metal bolt__6. 55__g/cc Mass of half filled beaker__89. 0__g Mass of water displaced by magnet__89. 8__g Volume of the magnet _0. _cc Mass of the magnet __4. 0_g Mass when dropping the magnet in the beaker__92. 9__g Density of the magnet__5. 00__g/cc Calculated volume of the magnet using dimensions of length x width x height__0. 78__cc Density of magnet using the calculated volume_5. 13___g/cc Conclusion: Questions and Problems: A. Which method of determining density is more accurate, the water displacement method in Part D or Archimedes’ principle method in Part E? Why? For t he metal bolt, I received the same answer for both experiments, so I would say both were equally accurate in my experiment. B. What is the relationship between mL and cm3? They equal each other; mL = cc C. Everyone knows that water is supposed to boil at 100Â ° C. Why did your water sample boil at a different temperature? Water boils at different temperatures depending on the altitude. The higher pressure in the air keeps the molecules from escaping as easily. D. To help you get a feel for metric measurements, you need to know the relative magnitude of a few basic measurements. For example: 1 mm = thickness of a dime, a penny weighs 2 ? grams, and 20Â °C = normal room temperature. Determine the following: . What is the mass in kilograms (kg) of a person who weighs 143 lb? 64. 86 kg 2. What weighs approximately 1 g? dollar bill, paper clip 3. What is approximately 1 cm long, wide or thick? fingernail is 1 cm wide 4. What weighs about 100 g? 20 nickels, 40 pennies 5. What weighs about 1000 g? 1 liter of water Conclusion: The experiment was designed to help acquaint the student with proper laboratory measu rements and techniques. This was done by allowing the student to use the different lab tools in a variety of ways, such as: heating, measurements, volume, and density. In completing this lab, I am better aware of the different tools which will be used and how to properly use them, because a slight mistake in measuring can skew your data. I witnessed this in the density calculations in that the wrong mass or volume could greatly skew the results of the density. I first recorded 7. 6 g as the mass for the metal bolt, but on second glance I realized it was only 7. 2 g. While this may not seem significant at first, having a difference of 0. 4 g is very significant in determining the correct density. I also observed how important it is to account for one uncertain digit. When measuring items using the cm side of the ruler, I had to account for an uncertain digit when it measured in between two lines. Accounting for this uncertain digit helps to gain a more accurate reading. Also, reading at the bottom of the meniscus is also very important when measuring. When I first used the beaker, I did not get down to eye level and therefore I could not properly see the meniscus, but after putting it to eye level, I could see that I was slightly off on my measurement. I also learned how to determine the mass of certain objects that are not easily measured. I did so by first measuring the cylinder’s mass and then measuring the mass of the cylinder with the liquid in it. I was then able to subtract the two and get a good measurement of the mass of the liquid. Another technique practiced was using displaced water to determine the volume and subsequently the density of an object. By putting the object on a string and placing it in the water, I was able to record the mass of the displaced water (90. 1 g), which i was then able to convert to the volume of the object (1. 1 mL). This number along with the mass of the object (7. g), could then be converted to the density of the object (6. 55 g/cc). There were a few potential errors that could have occurred while preforming the experiments. First, when calibrating my at home scale, I had to place an object that was 500 g on the scale. While I believe the object I placed on it was close to that mass, it could have been off slightly which could have skewed my results. Also, there is always the possibility of miscalculations when I was determining the volume of the magnet using the ruler. There is always the chance of miss counting something which can led to inaccurate results. 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Activity Introduction The use of mobile applications in the classroom has immensely changed the learning system worldwide. Earlier, Educationists were reluctant to adopt this new mode of learning as they viewed the technological change as a threat to the morals of the school-going children. Currently, Educationists are turning to e-readers, iPads, iPods, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), and even notebooks (Wylie, n.d.).Advertising We will write a custom assessment sample on Using M-Learning Applications to Enhance Learning specifically for you for only $16.05 $11/page Learn More In mobile learning (m-learning), one is free to study at any time and place of his/her choice. Notably, most generation Ys are always attached to their new gadgets; the educationists ought to take advantage of this situation and develop applications that can help this generation. Mobile phones are similar to pocket friendly computers. Designing Learning Activities In an Englis h class, a teacher can use these technological applications to motivate his/her learners. For example, learners can use a designed mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) in developing their listening skills, advance their vocabulary, pronunciation, and better understanding of socio-cultural practices. The teacher should use the iMovie application in order to maintain the motivation level of the learners. This application can help in developing an audio dictionary, which the learners can use to study the meaning of words and their synonyms at anytime and anywhere (Valarmathi, 2011). In addition, students can record their own definitions and mail to the class website so that they can rate each other’s posting. Activities that engage learners tend to stimulate their creativity and ability to work towards perfection. Evidently, the rating system will not only act as a source of motivation to the kids but also enhance their daily learning program. Remarkably, kids who are shy, n ervous, and slow will use this opportunity to learn how to listen to the audio programs in their free time. Further, the children should practice role-playing, movie making, and simulation; these activities will enable them come up with new words, for instance, using cameras on their phones to record videos. As a result, the learners will practice and easily comprehend new activities that the teacher brings for discussion. Moreover, learners who have challenges in pronunciation, for example, verbs, will find this application extremely useful as they will be able to store these pieces of information for their farsighted revision in the future (Drury, 2012). As a rule, pronunciation evaluation is automated online to give instant feedback to the learners on their progress. In storing information, the learners should use the Evernote ipad application.Advertising Looking for assessment on education? Let's see if we can help you! Get your first paper with 15% OFF Learn More Evernote is a user-friendly application that stores information; therefore, the students can retrieve, edit or delete this information. In addition, social networks like Facebook and Tweeter can prove helpful to the kids; they can recognise, deduce, paraphrase, and even compare verbs after bookmarking or commenting on these activities. In addition, it motivates the learners to use these apps. Applications like Google docs and Docs To Go can prove helpful to the kids in developing independent learning skills. Equally, the learners would access these pieces of information at their own times and places. In bridging the gap between theory and practice, the children should use their phones and take pictures or record videos of different events and post in the Evernote. They can include actions like storytelling sessions and song presentations. As a teacher, I can create a Facebook page for the English subject; this will be a discussion board, where the kids can articulate their ideas, or express their perceptions. Mobile learning in a language classroom (2012) asserts that the arguments among the learners will enhance their understanding of the concepts and even develop their cognitive skills. The learners should also practise to play games and carrying out problem-based learning activities. This process increases the learners’ online interaction; hence, they will be able to practise teamwork (Palalas, n.d.). As the teacher, I will be updating the games at a given interval to maintain the kids’ attention to the learning site. In addition, I will post audio stories on the class profile so that they can listen to the audio program and, simultaneously, read the printed text. After the reading, they should answer questions that follow. Consequently, the students will rehearse the story in order to submit correct answers. In line with this, other programs like poems will enhance their rehearsal and procedural mastery. Mobile Learning Strategy Introduction An effective mobile learning blueprint does not only demands for the knowledge of our intended destination but also how we will gauge our success (Garg, 2010). In considering a mobile learning strategy, I will evaluate the techno savvy ability in my audience/organization. Notably, in the strategy, I will try to provide a cost friendly mobile application for learning. In addition, I will ensure that I inculcate the recent technological changes on the mobile industry. The app should also be user friendly so that members in the organization can quickly adjust to its operation mode.Advertising We will write a custom assessment sample on Using M-Learning Applications to Enhance Learning specifically for you for only $16.05 $11/page Learn More Aiming at a specific device In targeting the organization, I will devise a program that operates in most mobile devices because it is costly to incorporate all the gadgets in the program. On the other hand, the organiza tion can supply a specific gadget to all members. This action will reduce the production cost since a specific mobile app will be able to operate in all the gadgets. It is also factual that not all devices that the trainees have are similar. Design for Performance and Support While training members of an organization on new issues at the workplace such as employees’ conducts or on contemporary issues like gender issues, climate change, and Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR), I will design a mobile application that takes a short time (Garg, 2010). The intention herein is to maintain the attention and interest of the participants. Markedly, this type of learning can take place from any point and anytime. For instance, a sales representative who is meeting other clients will prefer going through a short bursts of explanations so that he/she can manage the clients at the same time. The design, hence, will glue the participants on their devices in order to comprehend the conc ept. Avoiding large chunks of content The design should not have large chunks of information that will seem difficult to process. Therefore, I will portion the ideas into small and manageable lumps, as this will minimize the excessive scrolling of data. Distinctly, I will include flash cards at the end of each theme to summarize the whole content. According to Galhotra (2012), this step helps in enhancing deeper understanding of the contents since human beings tend to store information in their short-term memories before allowing it into the long-term memories; this memory stores limit information. This idea is related to the cognitive aspects. It will immensely affect the comprehension and concentration level of the trainees, therefore, I will develop this app to assist the trainees in comprehension. Eliminate interface and code complexity In the design, I will consider that most mobile devices have limited processors and small screens. Again, most trainees may not be possessing so phisticated phones with large processing capacities. As a result, it will be practical to opt for a simple user interface that has all the necessary functionalities. The design will be accommodating the trainees’ devices.Advertising Looking for assessment on education? Let's see if we can help you! Get your first paper with 15% OFF Learn More This will enhance the independent learning skills in the trainees since they are familiar with the operating systems in their mobile devices (Osborne, 2012). Additionally, the new interface will motivate them to study its contents or features. The mobile devices that the members possess, therefore, act as a guide in designing the mobile learning strategy. The simple HML coding is applicable in this scenario. The feature will be compatible with many mobile devices, reduce the size of files, and even accelerate the downloading rates (Galhotra, 2012). Besides, data accessibility among the participants will be upgraded using the Open Source Products (OSPs). OSPs also give the locals the opportunity to tailor the data according to their environment. These features enable members to handle the information acquired properly as they can store the data in their best way, which they can retrieve effortlessly. Clearly, they are able to change the data to fit their needs, thus enhancing their i ndependent skills. Use of inherent Mobile Device Apps and Features I will explore all features of any mobile device in order to design an interactive content. These features, like those of iPad and iPhone, have a wide choice of modifications that can be highly interactive. An inclusion of these apps helps in increasing efficiency because of the availability of the devices. Consequently, the trainees will be able to bridge the gap between theoretical aspects of data storage to the practical features (Osborne, 2012). Inclusion of Collaborative Learning Since people have these mobile devices at all times, they can use them for interaction or communication purposes. For that reason, I will ensure that social networking is enhanced among the members of my organization by including this important application. The learning process will go a notch higher than before, as members will be able to share ideas, discuss issues amongst themselves, and connect with each other. Moreover, they will b e able to send videos or pictures to colleagues. In this effect, such an environment will make all members feel that their contributions are valued. The inclusion of these apps builds and maintains motivation among the members. Conclusion Mobile devices are gadgets that are efficient in terms of time management as they are available at any instance. In addition, they have the ability to cater for a large population compared to other learning systems. Practically, it is easy for a person to forget a textbook than a mobile phone showing there is an urgent need to change from e-learning to m-learning. An educationist, therefore, should withdraw the total negative perception of not allowing learners to handle mobile devices, especially in schools. For example, how do we expect the learners to change the world when we are deterring them from accessing the new technological developments? Yet, we claim that technology will continue changing the world. This irony is unacceptable, and a dras tic step should be taken to involve everybody in this new venture. The technology ought to be included in the classroom learning under the supervision of the facilitators to prevent cases like cyberbullying, sharing and viewing of wrong contents, and even control cases of phishing scams and hacking. Finally, if the educationists can design and supervise the implementation of an effective e-learning, hopefully there will be many more things to come. References Drury, E. (2012, September 10). Mobile Phones in the Classroom: Teachers share their Tips. The Guardian. Retrieved from http://www.guardian.co.uk/teacher-network/2012/sep/10/mobile-phones- classroom-teaching Galhotra, A. (2012, May 15). How to Develop Your Own Mobile Learning Tools. Edudemic. Retrieved from http://edudemic.com/2012/05/how- to-develop-your-own-mobile-learning-tools/ Garg, A. (2010, July 14). How To Create Successful M-Learning Strategy: mLearnCon – Part II. Upside Learning, India. Retrieved from http://ww w.upsidelearning.com/blog/index.php/2010/07/14/creating-successful- mobile-learning-strategy-mlearncon-part-ii/ Mobile Learning in a Language Classroom. (2012, July 29). Slide share. Retrieved from www.slideshare.net/titova/mobile-learning-in-language- classroom-13793622 Osborne, C. (2012, April 10). The Pros and Cons of Social Media Classrooms. ZDNet | Technology News. Retrieved from http://www.zdnet.com/blog/igeneration/the-pros-and-cons-of-social-media- classrooms/15132 Palalas, A. (n.d.). Mobile-Assisted Language Learning: Enhancing Student Learning with Mobile Phones. Contact North | Contact Nord. Retrieved from http://www.contactnorth.ca/pockets-innovation/mobile-assisted-language- learning Uys, P. (2004, February 12). Creating and Executing A Successful Mobile Learning Strategy. Slide share. Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/puys/creating-and-executing-a-successful-mobile- learning-strategy-a-charles-sturt-university-case-study Valarmathi, K. E. (2011). Mobile Assisted Language Learning. Journal of Technology for ELT, 1(2). Retrieved from https://sites.google.com/site/journaloftechnologyforelt/archive/april2011/mobileas sistedlanguagelearning Wylie, J. (n.d.). Mobile Learning Technologies for 21st Century Classrooms. Scholastic.com. 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Meteorites from Other Planets

Meteorites from Other Planets The more we learn about our planet, the more we want samples from other planets. Weve sent men and machines to the Moon and elsewhere, where instruments have examined their surfaces close up. Given the expense of spaceflight, its easier to find Mars and Moon rocks lying on the ground on Earth. We didnt know about these extraplanetary rocks until recently; all we knew was that there were a few particularly strange meteorites. Asteroid Meteorites Almost all meteorites come from the asteroid belt, between Mars and Jupiter, where thousands of small solid objects orbit the sun. Asteroids are ancient bodies, as old as Earth itself. They have been little altered from the time they formed, except that they have been shattered against other asteroids. The pieces range in size from dust specks to the asteroid Ceres, some 950 kilometers across. Meteorites have been classified into various families, and current theory is that many of these families came from a larger parent body. The eucrite family is one example, now traced to the asteroid Vesta, and research into the dwarf planets is a lively field. It helps that a few of the largest asteroids appear to be undamaged parent bodies. Almost all meteorites fit this model of asteroid parent bodies. Planetary Meteorites A handful of meteorites are very different from the rest: they show chemical and petrological signs of having been part of a full-sized, evolving planet. Their isotopes are unbalanced, among other anomalies. Some are similar to basaltic rocks known on Earth. After we went to the Moon and sent sophisticated instruments to Mars, it became clear where these rare stones come from. These are meteorites created by other meteorites- by asteroids themselves. Asteroid impacts onto Mars and the Moon blasted these rocks into space, where they drifted for many years before falling on Earth. Out of many thousands of meteorites, only a hundred or so are known to be Moon or Mars rocks. You can own a piece for thousands of dollars a gram, or find one yourself. Hunting Extraplanetaries You can look for meteorites in two ways: wait until you see one fall or search for them on the ground. Historically, witnessed falls were the primary means of discovering meteorites, but in recent years people have started looking for them more systematically. Both scientists and amateurs are in the hunt- its a lot like fossil hunting that way. One difference is that many meteorite hunters are willing to give or sell pieces of their finds to science, whereas a fossil cant be sold in pieces so its harder to share. There are two kinds of places on Earth where meteorites are more likely to be found. One is on parts of the Antarctic ice cap where the ice flows together and evaporates in the sun and wind, leaving behind meteorites as a lag deposit. Here scientists have the place to themselves, and the Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET) harvests the blue-ice plains every year. Stones from the Moon and Mars have been found there. The other prime meteorite hunting grounds are deserts. The dry conditions tend to preserve stones, and the lack of rain means they are less likely to wash away. In windswept areas, just as in Antarctica, fine material does not bury the meteorites either. Significant finds have come from Australia, Arabia, California, and the Saharan countries. Martian rocks were found in Oman by amateurs in 1999, and the next year a scientific expedition by the University of Bern in Switzerland recovered some 100 meteorites including a Martian shergottite. The government of Oman, which supported the project, got a piece of the stone for the Natural History Museum in Muscat. The university made a point of boasting that this meteorite was the first Mars rock that is fully available to science. Generally, the Saharan meteorite theater is chaotic, with finds going into the private market in direct competition with scientists. Scientists dont need much material, though. Rocks from Elsewhere We have also sent probes to the surface of Venus. Might there be Venus rocks on Earth as well? If there were, we could probably recognize them given the knowledge we have from the Venus landers. But its extremely unlikely: not only is Venus deeper in the Suns gravity well, but its thick atmosphere would muffle all but the very largest impacts. Still, there just might be Venus rocks to be found. And Mercury rocks are not beyond all possibility either- in fact, we might have some in the exceedingly rare angrite meteorites. We need to send a lander to Mercury for ground-truth observations first. The Messenger mission, which is now orbiting Mercury, is already telling us a lot. PS: Just to take things a little farther, consider this: impacts on Earth have undoubtedly knocked Earth rocks into space too. Most probably fell back, melted, as tektites, but some must be sitting on the Moon right now, while others could have landed on Venus and Mars. In fact, in 2005 we found a big iron meteorite on Mars surface- why not Earth stones too? If life really did exist on Mars, as some evidence suggests, it could have traveled there from Earth. Or was it the other way around? Or, indeed, did both come from Venuss early oceans?

How to Write a Descriptive Essay In 3 Easy Steps - BestEssay.education

How to Write a Descriptive Essay In 3 Easy Steps How to Write a Descriptive Essay In 3 Easy Steps Writing a descriptive essay is easier than it seems. If you have mastered the basics of writing an essay, the descriptive essay is something that you can master fairly easily. In fact, there are only x steps between you and a successfully completed descriptive essay. Before we go through those steps, let's answer the question, 'what is a descriptive essay?'. To use a tautology, a descriptive essay is an essay that describes something. What this means is that you will be taking an object, a person, an event, or an experience, and you will be describing that to your readers in a way that they can truly understand. Now that the definition has been established, let's review the 3  steps to writing a descriptive essay. Selecting an Essay Topic Your best topic will be one that is highly interesting to you and one that is complex enough that    you can dedicate an entire essay to describing it. In fact, the more senses that you can evoke in  your readers the better. As you evaluate potential topics, see if you can answer all of the  following questions: What would a person see? What would they hear? What would they taste? What would they smell? What would they feel? The stronger your answers to each of these questions, the more likely it is that you have found a great subject for your descriptive essay. However, it can be okay to write a descriptive essay on  a topic if it does not evoke all four senses, as long as it evokes very strong sensory and   emotional responses as you describe it. Reviewing Your Topic Students often select topics for descriptive essays that come from personal experience. This could mean that they are describing experiences they have themselves, objects the possess, or people that they know. This could also mean that they are simply trying to describe something they are truly interested in. This is a good thing, because familiarity and emotional attachment   Ã‚   makes writing a descriptive essay much easier. However, it is absolutely imperative that you spend time reviewing your topic. No matter how familiar you are, you still need to go over what you experienced, heard, or saw. This will help make the experience fresh in your mind. Use Descriptive Words to Write a Descriptive Paragraph Keep in mind that adjectives are key. The more adjectives in your essay, the more impact it is going to have on both your readers and on your instructor. So, be original and prolific in the way that you use adjectives, and also adverbs, in your essay. Remember that, 'It was a blue car   that nobody drove', is not the same as 'It was matte finished navy blue car that sat idle in my friend's garage. Now that you know how to write a descriptive essay, you should be ready to tackle your next writing assignment. However, if you are not ready, we have plenty of writers on staff to help students just like you.