Author: Christine Pinto Publisher: ISBN: 9781946444448 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 154
Book Description
In Google Apps for Littles, the authors encourage teachers to tap into their young students' curiosity, particularly when it comes to technology. The authors share a wealth of innovative ways to integrate digital tools in the primary classroom to make learning engaging and relevant for even the youngest of today's twenty-first-century learners.
Author: Sara M. Grimes Publisher: University of Toronto Press ISBN: 1442615567 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 367
Book Description
Digital Playgrounds makes the argument that online games play a uniquely meaningful role in children's lives, with profound implications for children's culture, agency, and rights in the digital era.
Author: Mark Schlichting Publisher: CRC Press ISBN: 0429664834 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 782
Book Description
This book is a way of sharing insights empirically gathered, over decades of interactive media development, by the author and other children’s designers. Included is as much emerging theory as possible in order to provide background for practical and technical aspects of design while still keeping the information accessible. The author's intent for this book is not to create an academic treatise but to furnish an insightful and practical manual for the next generation of children’s interactive media and game designers. Key Features Provides practical detailing of how children's developmental needs and capabilities translate to specific design elements of a piece of media Serves as an invaluable reference for anyone who is designing interactive games for children (or adults) Detailed discussions of how children learn and how they play Provides lots of examples and design tips on how to design content that will be appealing and effective for various age ranges Accessible approach, based on years of successful creative business experience, covers basics across the gamut from developmental needs and learning theories to formats, colors, and sounds
Author: Alyssa Shaffer Publisher: Centennial Books ISBN: 1951274288 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 98
Book Description
Each day brings new tests and challenges - and incredible happiness as we watch our children grow from helpless newborn to independent teen. "THE ART OF RAISING HAPPY KIDS" can't provide all the answers, but it can help resolve some often biggest issues facing parents, from coping with the sniffles to navigating social media. Whether you're cradling an infant or getting ready to send you child off to college, the most important things is to enjoy the ride! Every parent wants their child to be happy, healthy and well adjusted. But in an ever-changing world, how do we do just that? In this book, experts in child development, pediatrics, psychology and social work provide simple, straightforward advice on how to help your child grow up to be a strong, caring individual. It includes information on what it takes to keep a child healthy, including the newest research on nutrition, sleep, exercise and development. It illustrates how to build strong family ties, including bolstering emotional intelligence, effective communication strategies, and why it’s okay to let your child occasionally fail. Plus: Advice on navigating the world at large, from finding a balance with social media to coping with bullies and overcoming depression. Finally, developmental guidelines for every age, from newborns to teens, help the reader navigate the changes a child will face. Parenting can be a challenge, and this book is here to make the journey a little bit easier.
Author: Jens Bangsbo Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand ISBN: 8743057993 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 94
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Get started with fun and effective training - reduce your training time. Lose fat, lower blood pressure, get healthier and more fit. It is not utopia. The 10-20-30 training is a new method that has been scientific proven to more efficient than other training form. The 10-20-30 training is scientifically substantiated; everyone, beginners, trained, top-trained and patients group can now quickly and easily benefit from the method. There has in recent years been published a high number of scientific articles demonstrating the beneficial effect of 10-20-30 training. Beginners and already trained, reducing the volume of training, perform better and becomes healthier. Scientific studies have also demonstrated great value for hypertensive, asthma and diabetes patients. Many runners and cyclists find that regular interval training is too hard. 10-20-30 is far more manageable, both physically and mentally, to achieve the benefits of interval training. And it does not take many weeks of 10-20-30 training before you get an effect on both performance and health. The training takes place in rounds of 1 minute and is carried out in the order of 30-20-10. You run or cycle at low speed for 30 seconds, followed by 20 seconds of moderate speed, followed by 10 seconds of fast speed. It takes a minute and is repeated five times. Then take a 2-minute break. The book first describes how to conduct the training, what happens when you train, and the effect of the training. Furthermore, how the 10-20-30 training can be combined with other types of training, such as a mountain bike ride or a swim. Special programs are provided for hypertensive, diabetes and asthma patients, which can also be used by health care people. With this book, you will gain insight into the background of the 10-20-30 training and how to get the most out of the training. You will be given precise guidelines on, how the training can be tailored to you, whether you are a beginner, trained or patients, and how much time you have to train and what goals and ambitions you have. In addition, you will be given instructions on how to measure your progress, and see how the 10-20-30 training affects your performance health.
Author: Jane Linfoot Publisher: HarperCollins UK ISBN: 0008190518 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 343
Book Description
St Aidan: a cosy Cornish village where friendships are made for life and it’s always cocktail hour somewhere... ‘A sparkling, laugh-out-loud, romantic read’ Phillipa Ashley, bestselling author of Summer at the Cornish Cafe ‘The perfect holiday read to warm your heart’ #1 Bestselling author Tracy Bloom
Author: Maria M. Shelton Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 0595192181 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 110
Book Description
Little Birds Can Still Soar! takes the adult learner faciliator to great heights by examining: demographics, what we know, strategies, resources and checklist to make for enhanced adult learning. A MUST BUY!
Author: Elizabeth MacBride Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 1394225237 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 297
Book Description
"This gem of a book should be required reading for everyone seeking to enhance their financial security." –Burton G. Malkiel, author of A Random Walk Down Wall Street (50th anniversary edition, 2023) Explore easy, automated, and low-cost ways to invest using online platforms In The Little Book of Robo Investing: How to Make Money While You Sleep, a pair of long-time investors and founding team members at the pioneering and award-winning online investment platform Wealthfront deliver a fun, invaluable, and simple roadmap to making your money make money. You’ll learn how to start investing with the easy, automated, and low-cost strategies that robo investment advisors have made super accessible to everyday people. You don’t need a ton of detailed knowledge about the financial and investment sectors to make impressive returns. The authors walk you through how to use techniques like automation, diversification and indexing to manage your risk and keep things absurdly simple. You’ll also learn: The most common mistakes that new investors make when they’re just getting started in the markets and how to avoid them Strategies for getting the ball rolling and investing your first dollar Valuable insights from behavioral economics and psychology to help you steer clear of major investing errors that even experienced and knowledgeable investors tend to make Perfect for working professionals, members of young and growing families, and people beginning to think about their retirement plans, The Little Book of Robo Investing is a straightforward, engaging, and fun read that will get you ready to put your money to work intelligently and responsibly.
Author: Orange Hippo! Publisher: OH ISBN: 1800693133 Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 197
Book Description
Have you ever found yourself noticing the same number cropping up on a calendar, your watch or a passing bus? Or wonder why you keep bumping into people born on the same day of the month? The answers you seek lie in numerology. This little book offers the basics to discover your individual life path number and the meanings attributed to those numbers. As numerology is concerned with self-discovery, it's become popular as a personal development tool. Every name, date and numerical pattern in your life holds meaning and qualities and can help you gain insight into yourself, your relationships and your fate. SAMPLE QUOTE: 'Numerology is the bridge between who you are now and who you have the potential to be.' Anonymous SAMPLE FACT: Birth number 4 personalities are solid, stable and confident, ambitious and realistic. Because these people are so reliable and focused, they are high achievers but can become workaholics.
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