FLIP cameras are small handheld video cameras that can record 30 or 60 minutes worth of video. They connect to your computer with a USB plug that "flips" out from the side of the camera. The functions are basic, but the ease of use will make you forget that is lacks some bells and whistles "regular" camcorders have.
With myebook.com, we've made it possible for anyone to upload, or create from scratch, beautifully simple or adventurously complex page designs and covers online, in no time. What's more, you can publish your book with a single button and release it to the world before the (virtual) ink's dry! You can create as many publications as you want. And it's all free.
Students are using personal technology tools more readily to study subject matter, collaborate with classmates, and complete assigments than they were several years ago, but they are generally asked to "power down" at school...
TheApple brings members of the education community together to support and advance the profession. TheApple provides resources to promote careers in education, while fostering a community with exclusive benefits where information about the education community is provided to the education community by the community itself.
Just Crosswords is a site of 15x15 crossword puzzles that you solve right in your Web browser. Click on the clues or the spaces in the puzzle, and then simply type to fill in the blanks. Standard puzzles use symmetric grids with lots of standard crossword words and a few words that fit the theme. Crozzle puzzles use only words that fit the theme.
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This study focused on the flows of the international economy as they affect the prospects for economic growth in this country, with particular attention to the effects on employment and income of advancing technology and the rise of countries that can offer high skills at low wages. The study addressed eight areas, in the following sequence:
* Estimated the contributions of education and innovation (such as patents, R&D spending) to U.S. and global economic growth
* Analyzed the relationship between education and access to middle-class status since 1967 and projected to 2012
* Projected the supply and demand for education in the United States to 2012
* Analyzed the relationship between educational attainment and occupational competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, work styles, work contexts, values, and interests) based on the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Information Network (O*Net) data
* Measured educational adequacy against criteria that included employability and middle-class jobs
* Estimated the vulnerability of U.S. jobs to offshoring based on the characteristics of the jobs and the skills of current job holders, as reported in O*Net
* Estimated the stock and growth of the global supply of educated workers
Welcome to the Teacher Edition of Pageflakes
You can customize this page by adding and deleting Flakes (Widgets). Click the yellow button at the top right corner to:
* browse the Educational Gallery
* change the layout
* customize your theme
* share and publish your page
By default, all your pages are private. To publish a page or to share it with your colleagues please click on "Make Pagecast". Of course you can have as many pages (tabs) as you want.
IF STUDENTS are to succeed in today's complex economy, they need to know more than just English, math, science, and history. They also need a range of analytic and workplace skills.
Mastering those skills means learning how to think critically and creatively, work collaboratively, use the Internet to do research, and communicate clearly and effectively.
Students also need to be responsible and accountable, to be up on the news, and to have a workable knowledge of economics and business.
What's so bad about reinventing the educational wheel?
From IT to business etiquette to networking to preparing a resume to little things like having a proper handshake and making appropriate small talk, Oliver says she's learning how to conduct herself in the business world.
Take a 60-minute lecture. Cut the excess verbiage, do away with most of the details, and pare it down to key concepts and themes.
What's left? A "microlecture" over in as few as 60 seconds.
Fliggo is an out-of-the-box, all-in-one, solution for creating your own video website. Whether it's a video blog, a YouTube-like community, a private site for your company or family, Fliggo is the most flexible platform for your needs.