_Here, you can find 331 MB of clipart and pictures (all in gif and jpg) collected through the years from many websites and assorted in categories. The advantage of this selection is that every picture has a name and it is classified in a way that makes it easy to find. Within each category there are also subcategories, so that, for instance, within the category "Sports & Games" you can find other subfolders, such as: "archery, baseball, basketball, billiards, bowling, boxing & wrestling, etc. ...

Precursive fonts for handwriting

A whole range of font products for reading and handwriting education in schools has been developed, suitable for representing hand written letterforms. Now they are used worldwide for both the teaching of reading and handwriting.

Popular Culture Theory and Methodology: A Basic Introduction

Since its birth in the 1960s, the study of popular culture has come a long way in defining its object, its purpose, and its place in academe. Emerging along the margins of a scholarly establishment that initially dismissed anything popular as unworthy of serious study-trivial, formulaic, escapist-early practitioners of the discipline stubbornly set about creating the theoretical and methodological framework upon which a deeper understanding could be founded. Through seminal essays that document the maturation of the field, Popular Culture Theory and Methodology provides students of popular culture with both the historical context and the critical apparatus required for further growth.

The English Civil War Recreated in Colour Photographs

In some 170 color photographs, this book brings to life the armies of Prussia and Austria, the King's German Legion, Brunswick and Saxony, as they have appeared at commemorations of the great battles of Jena and Wagram, Leipzig and Waterloo. As a bonus for modellers, wargamers, re-enactors and other students of these legendary campaigns, the authors include a selection of stunning photos of recreated British and French foot, horse and guns which have taken part in recent Continental battle re-enactments.

Bringing Schools into the 21st Century

Shift happens: Emerging technologies and globalization have resulted in political, social and cultural changes. These changes have a profound impact on all aspects of human life, including education. Yet while society has changed and continues to change, schools are slow to keep up. This book explores issues related to transforming and modernizing our educational systems, including the impact of societal shifts on education, the efforts at various levels to bring schools into the 21st century, the identification of 21st century skills, the reformation of the curriculum, the creation of alternative models of schooling, the innovative use of technology in education, and many others.