“Using technology to create bottom-up, emergent innovation is a novel, important model for educational transformation.” —Chris Dede, Wirth Professor in kearning Technologies, Harvard University“Bain and Weston show that when teachers ‘perceive’ technologies as part of their teaching and part of students learning there can be greater gains to both surface and deep understanding. . . . The stories are compelling reading and they lead ...

La rivoluzione delle app mobile è qui, quindi perché non unirsi e scaricare la tua copia di “Schema generale di un’applicazione Mobile” in questo momento!Avete mai pensato di far soldi attraverso la pubblicazione di un’app?Lo sapevate che chiunque può facilmente ed economicamente farlo ora?Dal momento in cui l'iPhone è apparso sul mercato nel 2007 le applicazioni mobile sono rapidamente diventate la prossima corsa all'oro del mondo della tecnologia. Con la quantità ...

'Mark Weston's book is a delight. From charming neighbourhood children to failing fish stocks, not forgetting the perfect recipe for banana beer, The Saviour Fish is a compelling account of life on a remote Tanzanian island, told by a writer who has his eyes wide open and his heart fully engaged.' James Copnall, Presenter, Newsday, BBC World Service, and author of A Poisonous Thorn in our Hearts: Sudan and South Sudan's Bitter and Incomplete Divorce

An entertaining and important account of presidential elections in which the winner of the popular vote lost or came all too close to losing, focusing on the Constitutional Convention in 1787, the disputed elections of 1876 and 2000, the deadlocks of 1800 and 1824 (when the elections were thrown to the House of Representatives) and the close call during the tumultuous year of 1968. Author and historian Mark Weston explains how electoral votes emerged as a compromise between the free states...

La révolution des applications mobiles est en cours, alors pourquoi ne pas vous y joindre en téléchargeant votre exemplaire de La recette des applications mobiles dès maintenant!Avez-vous déjà envisagé faire de l’argent en lançant votre propre application?Saviez-vous que c’est facile, peu coûteux et à la portée de n’importe qui?Depuis l’arrivée du iPhone sur le marché en 2007, les applications mobiles sont rapidement devenues le Klondike du monde de la technologie. ...

Aprenda a vender Apps para ganhar dinheiro onlineA revolução do App móvel está aqui, então porque não participar e baixar sua cópia do Plano-mestre para Aplicativo Móvel agora!Já pensou em ganhar dinheiro através da publicação de um App?Sabia que qualquer pessoa pode fazer isso de forma fácil e barata?Desde que o iPhone chegou ao mercado em 2007 os Apps para celulares se tornaram rapidamente a mais nova corrida do ouro no mundo da tecnologia. Com a quantidad...

Tucked away in a remote part of Africa, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau and Burkina Faso, three of the world's poorest countries, are in the throes of great upheaval. Globalisation has shown their people that a more comfortable life is possible, but as they strive to attain it, climate change, the population boom, the tyrants of the old guard and the firm grip of tradition block their way. The clash between old and new is explosive. Civil wars erupt without warning, with drugged up rebels figh...

Saudi Arabia: oil-rich, devoutly Muslim, and a vital allyTo many in the West, Saudi Arabia is easy to criticize. It is the birthplace of Osama bin Laden and fifteen of the nineteen 9/11 hijackers. Saudi women are not permitted to drive, work with men, or travel without a man's permission. Prior to 9/11, the Saudis sent millions of dollars abroad to schools that taught Muslim extremism and to charities that turned out to be fronts for al-Qaeda.In Prophets and Princes, a high...

Giants of Japan brings to life fifteen centuries of Japanese history through lively biographical sketches of the great men and women who have shaped this fascinating and complex country. Covering industry, the arts, religion, and politics, the book includes business titans such as Morita Akio, founder of Sony, and Toyoda Eiji, the man behind Toyota's incredible success; creative giants such as writer Mishima Yukio and film director Kurosawa Akira; and historical icons such as Shotoku, the ...

The bestselling, award-winning team of Yolen and Teague are back with another playful dinosaur tale--this time about a sick dinosaur child who catches the flu and must go to the doctor.What if a dinosaur catches the flu? Does he whimper and whine between each "At-choo"? Does he drop dirty tissues all over the floor? Does he fling his medicine out of the door? Just like kids, little dinosaurs hate being sick. And going to the doctor can be pretty scary. How DO dinosaurs get well soo...

Mark of the Bad is a YA epic fantasy set in a peaceful kingdom in the valley where ancient secrets and hidden power quietly shape the lives of its people.Sixteen-year-old Kai is a talented but reckless student at Tobias Academy, training with a blade tied to a force he doesn't fully understand. When Ariel, a mysterious girl with a guarded past, arrives in the valley, her presence begins to unravel long-buried truths about the kingdom, its history, and the dangers waiting beyond its...

Bernie is a book for all ages.It has become very popular in India and the SAARC countries bordering India.Finally, the novel has become available throughout the United States through First Books.Lost and abandoned dogs on a vacation island off the coast of Maine, discover the meanings and answers to life through Wolf, an aged Saint Bernard.He shares his knowledge and philosophies with Bernie, a young black Labrador retriever, and other canines.Wolf acquires his scholarly brilliance...