My hum... will be in everything, the wind, the sea, the sand, the air, in you.A beautiful, moving, wondrous celebration of life in the vein of The Signature of All Things and My Sister's Keeper.Marlowe and Harper share a bond deeper than most sisters, shaped by the loss of their mother in childhood. For Harper, living with what she calls the Up syndrome and gifted with an endless capacity for wonder, Marlowe and she are connected by an invisible thread, like the hum that co...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 AGE BOOK OF THE YEAR AND 2025 ACT BOOK OF THE YEARWe all grow up with rules. Do this, be this, don't be that. Qin Qin was all about the rules: do your homework, be good, don't rock the boat. She was the model daughter, model student and model minority.But doing everything right? It made her lost and miserable. So she decided to take a spectacular risk and change everything.At 23, Qi...

The complexity of modern urban life has heavily impacted the public school system. The growth of cities and continued advancement of technology have created a unique environment for learning, as traits unique to urban schools directly impact a student’s educational experience. Cases on Educational Technology Integration in Urban Schools contains a spectrum of case studies aimed at understanding technology integration in urban schools. This book describes, analyzes, and synthesizes the impa...

"Web 2.0" is a term used to describe an apparent second generation of the World Wide Web that emphasizes collaboration and sharing of knowledge and content among users. With the growing popularity of Web 2.0, there has been a burgeoning interest in education. Tools such as blogs, wikis, RSS, social networking sites, tag-based folksonomies, and peer-to-peer (P2P) media sharing applications have gained a prominence in teaching and learning. With Wired for Learning: An Educators Guide to Web ...

Do you ever hesitate before reaching out to someone?Do you avoid conversations that could change your life?Do you feel like you're capable of more - but not quite sure how to get there?Don't worry, you are not alone.Most people don't struggle because they lack skill, intelligence or ambition. They struggle because they hesitate in the moments that matter - the moments where they could speak up, reach out or take action. The moments that could have a dramatic...

Ubiquitous Learning: Strategies for Pedagogy, Course Design, and Technology bridges the gap between digital media and education, by presenting an intriguing look on the future of education. By combining theory, research, and practice, this book paints a broad picture of the field of ubiquitous learning by focuses on how to use theory and research to enhance technology integration to support teaching and learning through instructional design strategies for instruction, models and frameworks...

This volume explores the latest developments in the study and application of phage biology. The chapters in this book are divided into five parts and cover topics such as phage display, selection, and evolution; genetic and chemical modification of phages; analyzing structures by electron microscopy; characterizing phage transcripts and proteins; and the biology of whole phages. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introduct...

In 2008, Louise Richardson was taken ill with an ME type illness and a cerebral aneurysm. Her world came to an abrupt stop and everything she had worked hard for came crashing down around her. Louise thought that she had nothing to look forward to and felt very stuck in a situation, not of her choosing. She had a responsible job, money, lovely home and was studying for a degree. Just the previous month she had been travelling and had no indication of what was to come. Having spent a number...

Cyber environments have become a fundamental part of educational institutions, causing a need for understanding the impact and general principles of ethical computer use in academia. With the rapid increase in the use of digital technologies in classrooms and workplaces worldwide, it is important that part of the training that takes place for students is how to be good cyber citizens, who are ethical in the decisions that they make and in their interactions with others across digital platf...

A guide to a textbook-free approach to world languages curriculums that will improve learning outcomesOpen architecture curricular design (OACD) is a textbook-free curricular design framework for teaching and learning world languages that integrates all the best practices in world language education to enhance learning efficiency and effectiveness. As editors and pioneers of this method, Corin, Leaver, and Campbell define OACD for world language instructors and sec...

The third edition of E-Learning in the 21st Century provides a coherent, comprehensive, and empirically-based framework for understanding e-learning in higher education. Garrison draws on his decades of experience and extensive research in the field to explore technological, pedagogical, and organizational implications. The third edition has been fully updated throughout and includes new material on learning technologies, MOOCs, blended learning, leadership, and the importance and...

Regardless of how positive you try to be, there are always people who want to make you miserable. Whether it is on purpose or unintentional, these individuals seem to have no other purpose in life but to ruin your self-esteem. This short guide contains quick and simple advice to help you overcome these people and situations and achieve the happiness you deserve.How to Be Happy When Other People are Making You Miserable: A Quick Guide is very helpful in overcoming the miser...