An exciting and unique new way for pupils and teachers to explore the meaning of words and the English Language as a whole, through a visual and easily interpreted representation. Simply enter a word, and an animated diagram of all similar meaning words is created, which can be explored dynamically.
This new version includes spell checker/ word suggestion, text-to-speech (requires internet connection) and ability to search the web.
Internet Newspapers: The Making of a Mainstream Medium examines newspapers on the Internet, and addresses the emergence of online newspapers and the delivery of news through this outlet. Utilizing empirical research, chapters explore the theoretical and practical issues associated with Internet newspapers and examine the process through which online newspapers have grown into a mainstream medium. Contributions to this work emphasize three key areas: the structure and presentation of newspapers on the Internet; the medium as an interactive process; and the ways in which the public interacts with Internet newspapers.
The term was coined when electronics, with the personal computer, was very popular and internet was still at its dawn. It is a very successful term, by now firmly in schools, universities, and SMEs education and training. Just to give an example 3.5 millions of students were engaged in some online courses in higher education institutions in 2006 in the USA. eLearning today refers to the use of the network technologies to design, deliver, select, manage and broaden learning and the possibilities made available by internet to offer to the users synchronous and asynchronous learning, so that they can access the courses content anytime and wherever there is an internet connection.
Becky and Zach are cousins chatting via the internet. Becky has some words of wisdom for Zach because, as we all know, "the internet is full of strangers". She points out to Zach that he should never give out personal information to anyone he doesn't know, that he should not open e-mails from strangers and not download stuff without permission, and that anyone can pretend that they are a kid having fun on the internet. This instructional book is aimed at children rather than adults (but adults can use it, too!). A teacher's guide with worksheets is included.
Winners and Losers: Creators and Casualties of the Age of the Internet (Audiobook, mp3)
Winners & Losers tells the stories of some of the most innovative businesses of recent times, explaining how a few succeeded in creating and dominating entirely new markets while so many others failed. It shows how Amazon and Google rose from nothing to enormous heights while IBM, Kodak, and AOL plummeted from them; how Nokia bounced from near bankruptcy to global leadership; and it charts the incredible rise, fall, and rise again of Apple.
