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Joomla! Social Networking with JomSocialAuthor:
Beatrice A. Boateng, Kwasi BoatengPages:
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1847199569Learn how to develop a high quality social network using JomSocial
• Create and run your own social network with Joomla! and JomSocial
• Creating content for the social network and integrating it with other Joomla! extensions
• Community building and interactionsIn Detail
JomSocial is a social publishing platform for Joomla! content management system. It allows you to connect with friends, integrate videos, follow users' activity stream, share photos, create groups, and customize your brand.
JomSocial is an out-of-the-box extension that enables a Joomla! website administrators to set up a social network with ease, and customize it to meet the needs of a site. By the end of the book, the reader will have built a good looking, fully functional social networking site using this hands-on guide.
Social networks have become ubiquitous in the 21st Century and have changed the way we communicate. No longer used to simply keep in contact with friends, they are used by multimillion dollar businesses to promote new products, discuss the latest ideas, and receive customer feedback on a much more informal platform.This practical tutorial will guide the reader through the installation of JomSocial on a Joomla! platform, to configure it for complete integration with Joomla!, and help to walk through processes for integrating other key Joomla! plugins into JomSocial as applications for interaction in an online social networking environment. The guide wraps it all up by hooking up our JomSocial-enabled social network with Facebook and Twitter using identifiable Joomla! modulesWhat you will learn from this book
Customizing user profile by adding extra fields
Changing your avatar and other images or graphics to enhance the look of your site
Setting profile permissions and determining privacy settings to control the privacy of your site
Setting preferences for user activities
Customizing user activity by adding JomSocial plugins
Inviting friends on other networks
Increasing your sites visibility by integrating your Facebook account into your Joomla! social network
Creating Blogs, Discussions, Gallery, Videos, Events
Creating and managing groups
Customizing the template to control the way your social network looks
Tips and tricks to enhance the social network
ApproachA practical guide, this book provides step-by-step instructions for building your social networking system, showcasing real-world examples throughout.Who this book is written forThis book is for individuals or institutions desiring to develop a social networking system using the Joomla! content management system. It is suitable for both the novice and the advanced Joomla! user. There is no need for scripting or programming knowledge. All that is required is enthusiasm and the determination to implement a project. 
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Teach Terrific Grammar, Grades 4-5: A Complete Grammar Program for Use in Any ClassroomAuthor:
Gary MuschlaPages:
2007Format:
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0071477020If you are looking for supplemental material for your grammar program or are in search of practical exercises that will boost your pupils' language confidence, this invaluable resource has it all! Teach Terrific Grammar, Grades 4-5 features more than 160 self-correcting grammar lessons in a fun puzzle format--complete with answer key--versatile enough to be adapted to any existing program or approach. It also has forty reproducible “Tip Sheets” that review the parts of speech and other important grammar rules.
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Sexy BeastAuthor:
Sherri L. KingPages:
1Format:
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1419927461When Angel’s car dies at a crossroads, during a full moon, at midnight no less, she fervently wishes the clunker will restart and wheeze the few remaining miles to her home. And along comes Otto, a sexy beast who “fixes” the car and takes his payment in trade Angel’s body, naked and ready on the hood of her old Diablo. That’s what devils do, after all. Trade. But Angel learns of her mistake too late. While a supernatural car with a permanently undying engine is great and all, her body is a pretty steep price to pay.
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Optical SwitchingAuthor:
Tarek S.El-BawabPages:
454Format:
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0387261419The idea for this book was born in early 2001. I was preparing for an IEEE workshop on the subject of optical switching. It was the second in a series of annual optical networking workshops I have developed for the two flagship conferences of the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc), namely the International Conference on Communications (ICC) and the Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM). The call for participation was circulating when Alex Greene, then Senior Publisher with Kluwer Academic Publishers, saw it and called me to ask if I would be interested in editing or authoring a book on optical switching. I met Alex afterwards in March 2001 at the Optical Fiber Communications Conference (OFC) in Anaheim, California, where we discussed this idea further. The task was big and challenging. Nevertheless, the motivation to pursue this project, for a scientist interested in optical switching, was also strong.
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Conformally Invariant Processes in the PlaneAuthor:
Gregory F. LawlerPages:
242Format:
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0821836773Theoretical physicists have predicted that the scaling limits of many two-dimensional lattice models in statistical physics are in some sense conformally invariant. This belief has allowed physicists to predict many quantities for these critical systems. The nature of these scaling limits has recently been described precisely by using one well-known tool, Brownian motion, and a new construction, the Schramm-Loewner evolution (SLE).This book is an introduction to the conformally invariant processes that appear as scaling limits. The following topics are covered: stochastic integration; complex Brownian motion and measures derived from Brownian motion; conformal mappings and univalent functions; the Loewner differential equation and Loewner chains; the Schramm-Loewner evolution (SLE), which is a Loewner chain with a Brownian motion input; and applications to intersection exponents for Brownian motion. The prerequisites are first-year graduate courses in real analysis, complex analysis, and probability. The book is suitable for graduate students and research mathematicians interested in random processes and their applications in theoretical physics.
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Picture Yourself Creating Metal Clay JewelryAuthor:
Tammy PowleyPages:
280Format:
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1598635069Unlock the secrets of creating your very own metal clay components and unique finished creations with "Picture Yourself Creating Metal Clay Jewelry: Step-by-Step Instruction for Forming, Firing, and Constructing Finished Jewelry." This book provides you with all the tools, techniques, and information you need to produceone-of-a-kind metal clay necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and more at home. After a brief introduction to the basics of metal clay, you’ll learn about all of the tools and supplies you'll need to gather together, such as files, wire cutters, craft knives, and polishing cloths. You'll also spend some time examining the available firing equipmentand techniques with a focus on low-fire clays, which only require an inexpensive hand-held butane torch or hot-pot. Once you have the metal clay tools together, the book will show you how to set up a safe, clean work area where you can create your jewelry components and finished pieces. You are now ready to roll, cut, fire, and finish your metal clay into usable beads, charms, and more. Information on basic jewelry making techniques and findings will help you put it all together as you get ready tocreate your own metal clay jewelry following the 14 projects plus additional project variations included in the book. All skills and techniques are taught using clear, step-by-step instructions illustrated by full-color photographs. A full-color gallery of finished pieces by metal clay artists will provide ideas and inspiration, while a helpful list ofvendors will help you find the supplies you need. And the accompanying DVD includes videos that offer directions for 2 bonus projects not taught in the book! "Picture Yourself Creating Metal Clay Jewelry" shows aspiring jewelry designers how to make distinctive, wearable works of art, from concept to completion.
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30 Recetas en 30 Minutos: Pastas y arrocesAuthor:
CollectivePages:
63Format:
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847183748X- Macarrones con morcilla
- Arroz con leche
- Merluza con lacitos
- Sopa de marisco...
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Economic Analysis, Moral Philosophy and Public Policy, Second EditionAuthor:
Daniel M. HausmanPages:
352Format:
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0000000000This book shows through accessible argument and numerous examples how understanding moral philosophy can improve economic analysis, how moral philosophy can benefit from economists' analytical tools, and how economic analysis and moral philosophy together can inform public policy. Part I explores rationality and its connections to morality. It argues that in defending their model of rationality, mainstream economists implicitly espouse contestable moral principles. Part II concerns welfare, utilitarianism and standard welfare economics, while Part III considers important moral notions that are left out of standard welfare economics, such as freedom, rights, equality, and justice. Part III also emphasizes the variety of moral considerations that are relevant to evaluating policies. Part IV then introduces technical work in social choice theory and game theory that is guided by ethical concepts and relevant to moral theorizing. Chapters include recommended readings and the book includes a glossary of relevant terms.
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After Identity: Rethinking Race, Sex, and GenderAuthor:
Georgia WarnkePages:
266Format:
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0521709296Social and political theorists have traced in detail how individuals come to possess gender, sex and racial identities. This book examines the nature of these identities. Georgia Warnke argues that identities, in general, are interpretations and, as such, have more in common with textual understanding than we commonly acknowledge. A racial, sexed or gendered understanding of who we and others are is neither exhaustive of the 'meanings' we can be said to have nor uniquely correct. We are neither always, or only, black or white, men or women or males or females. Rather, all identities have a restricted scope and can lead to injustices and contradictions when they are employed beyond that scope. In concluding her argument, Warnke considers the legal and policy implications that follow for affirmative action, childbearing leave, the position of gays in the military and marriage between same-sex partners.
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Essential Anesthesia: From Science to PracticeAuthor:
T. Y. Euliano and J. S. GravensteinPages:
262Format:
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0521536006This concise, accessible introduction to the essentials of anesthesia is suitable for medical students and junior doctors as well as operating room staff. After describing the evaluation of the patient, the different approaches to anesthesia, and the postoperative care of the patient in pain, it introduces the essentials of physiology and pharmacology, and, finally, presents a step-by-step description of clinical cases, ranging from the simplest to the most complex.
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TraitorAuthor:
Duncan FalconerPages:
352Format:
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1847441181Stratton is blamed for a failed task against the Russian Navy that turns out to be the catalyst to a complex plot involving a traitor within MI16, the secret Ministry of Defense organization that creates special equipment for the British Secret Service and Special Forces. The adventure leads to a battle on board a North Sea oil platform hijacked by criminals, and comes to a ripping climax in the heart of Russia, far below ground.
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Mobile Government: An Emerging Direction in E-governmentAuthor:
Ibrahim KushchuPages:
300Format:
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1591408849Mobility is no longer a technological revolution. It is more about how businesses and governments can provide a better social infrastructure through mobile applications and services. While e-government was an important step taken by many governments, provision of services through mobile technologies is now inevitable. Public demand for mobility, the efficiency and productivity gains of the public sector through mobility, lead to a natural move from e-Government to m-Government. Mobile Government: An Emerging Direction in e-Government provides selected examples of current developments from various countries in terms of technology, applications and services, and various real world m-government examples, their evaluations, challenges and opportunities. Mobile Government: An Emerging Direction in e-Government applies to various groups, including m-Government practitioners and researchers, government officials, policy makers and mobile IT solution providers in the areas of e-government, mobile business, mobile internet and public administration. This innovative publication contains introductory knowledge on m-Government, and then moves on to a relatively deeper examination of various applications, that are significant in terms of current and future developments in m-Government.
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Innovative Energy Strategies for CO2 StabilizationAuthor:
Robert G. WattsPages:
468Format:
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0521087821There is now little question that humans have caused a worldwide rise in carbon dioxide concentrations which, projected into the rest of this century, will result in catastrophic climate changes around the world. Are we doomed? Or are there solutions on the horizon?This book provides an excellent overview of the solutions that may be available to us. It reviews the CO2 problem itself, and covers essentially the entire range of possible technical and policy solutions. Energy efficiency, traditional renewables such as hydro power, wind, biomass; more speculative options like tidal power and salinity gradients; even fission power, according to the analyses here, can all contribute something to the problem, but individually or even together seem insufficient to handle the full problem. On the other hand, there are a few options available that could possibly solve the whole energy/environment problem in themselves: solar power, on earth or in space (in particular the Moon); fusion whenever it becomes available; and geoengineering in one form or another (carbon sequestration, stratospheric aerosols, or space-based solar shields). The main question is whether they can solve it in sufficient time and at low enough expense to avoid global economic disaster.
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Medieval England: A Social History and Archaeology from the Conquest to 1600 ADAuthor:
Professor C PlattPages:
312Format:
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0415119154Medieval England provides a vital and fascinating historical context for medieval archaeology. The book is divided into seven periods, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the aftermath of the Black Death and finally up to 1600 and the reorientation of English society under the Tudors.
Colin Platt draws on evidence and sources from a wide range of locations and of different types to illustrate how people of all classes lived. He discusses, among other things, building, diet, disease, climate, popular taste, religious cults, industry, the relations between different between different classes and the distribution of wealth.
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Legal Ethics and Human DignityAuthor:
David LubanPages:
352Format:
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0521118247David Luban is one of the world's leading scholars of legal ethics. In this collection of his most significant papers he ranges over such topics as the moral psychology of organisational evil, the strengths and weaknesses of the adversary system, and jurisprudence from the lawyer's point of view. His discussion combines philosophical argument, legal analysis and many cases drawn from actual law practice, and he defends a theory of legal ethics that focuses on lawyers' role in enhancing human dignity and human rights. In addition to an analytical introduction, the volume includes two major previously unpublished papers, including a detailed critique of the US government lawyers who produced the notorious 'torture memos'. It will be of interest to a wide range of readers in both philosophy and law.
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Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Feet and Skin HealthyAuthor:
U.S. Dept of Health and Human ServicesPages:
24Format:
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0000000000ASIN: B000113HJ4Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Feet and Skin Healthy discusses how diabetes can lead to foot and skin problems. Illustrates the different foot problems that can occur and teaches people how to care for their feet and skin to prevent those complications.What are diabetes problems?Too much glucose in the blood for a long time can cause diabetes problems. This high blood glucose, also called blood sugar, can damage many parts of the body, such as the heart, blood vessels, eyes, and kidneys. Heart and blood vessel disease can lead to heart attacks and strokes. You can do a lot to prevent or slow down diabetes problems.This information is about feet and skin problems caused by diabetes. You will learn the things you can do each day and during each year to stay healthy and prevent diabetes problems.What should I do each day to stay healthy with diabetes?Follow the healthy eating plan that you and your doctor or dietitian have worked out.
Be active a total of 30 minutes most days. Ask your doctor what activities are best for you.
Take your medicines as directed.
Check your blood glucose every day. Each time you check your blood glucose, write the number in your record book.
Check your feet every day for cuts, blisters, sores, swelling, redness, or sore toenails.
Brush and floss your teeth every day.
The hand of the other arm is holding the pump connected to the cuff. Control your blood pressure and cholesterol.
Don’t smoke.CONTENTS
What are diabetes problems
What should I do each day to stay healthy with diabetes?
How can diabetes hurt my feet?
What can I do to take care of my feet?
How can my doctor help me take care of my feet?
What are common diabetes foot problems?
How can special shoes help my feet?
How can diabetes hurt my skin?
What can I do to take care of my skin?
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Materials Science in Microelectronics II, Second Edition: The effects of structure on properties in thin filmsAuthor:
Eugene MachlinPages:
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0080446396The subject matter of thin-films which play a key role in microelectronics divides naturally into two headings: the processing / structure relationship, and the structure / properties relationship.
Part II of 'Materials Science in Microelectronics' focuses on the latter of these relationships, examining the effect of structure on the following:
Electrical properties
Magnetic properties
Optical properties
Mechanical properties
Mass transport properties
Interface and junction properties
Defects and properties
* Captures the importance of thin films to microelectronic development
* Examines the cause / effect relationship of structure on thin film properties
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Polymer Clay for the First TimeAuthor:
Syndee HoltPages:
112Format:
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1402727054No experience is necessary - with every beginner's question answered, you'll soon master the basics of polymer clay, and its unique traits and teachniques, from a perfect pinroll to heat-embossing powders. Novices will become pros in no time.
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Brownian Motion and Classical Potential TheoryAuthor:
Sidney C. Port, Charles Joel StonePages:
248Format:
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0125618506Brownian Motion and Classical Potential Theory
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The Archaeology of IslandsAuthor:
Paul RainbirdPages:
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0521619610Archaeologists have traditionally considered islands as distinct physical and social entities. In this book, Paul Rainbird discusses the historical construction of this characterization and questions the basis for such an understanding of island archaeology. Through a series of case studies of prehistoric archaeology in the Mediterranean, Pacific, Baltic, and Atlantic seas and oceans, he argues for a decentering of the land in favor of an emphasis on the archaeology of the sea and, ultimately, a new perspective on the making of maritime communities. The archaeology of islands is thus unshackled from approaches that highlight boundedness and isolation, and replaced with a new set of principles - that boundaries are fuzzy, islanders are distinctive in their expectation of contacts with people from over the seas, and that island life can tell us much about maritime communities. Debating islands, thus, brings to the fore issues of identity and community and a concern with Western construction of other peoples.
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The Extended Mind (Life and Mind: Philosophical Issues in Biology and Psychology)Author:
Richard MenaryPages:
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0262014033Where does the mind stop and the rest of the world begin? In their famous 1998 paper "The Extended Mind," philosophers Andy Clark and David Chalmers posed this question and answered it provocatively: cognitive processes "ain't all in the head." The environment has an active role in driving cognition; cognition is sometimes made up of neural, bodily, and environmental processes. Their argument excited a vigorous debate among philosophers, both supporters and detractors. This volume brings together for the first time the best responses to Clark and Chalmers's bold proposal.
These responses, together with the original paper by Clark and Chalmers, offer a valuable overview of the latest research on the extended mind thesis. The contributors first discuss (and answer) objections raised to Clark and Chalmers's thesis. Andy Clark himself responds to critics in an essay that uses the movie Memento's amnesia-aiding notes and tattoos to illustrate the workings of the extended mind. Contributors then consider the different directions in which the extended mind project might be taken, including the need for an approach that focuses on cognitive activity and practice.
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The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Biotechnology InnovationAuthor:
David CastlePages:
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1847209807`This is an outstanding piece of scholarship. It will serve as a powerful stimulant for new research in the field and as a reliable guide for practitioners.'
- Calestous Juma, Harvard University, USIntellectual property rights (IPRs), particularly patents, occupy a prominent position in innovation systems, but to what extent they support or hinder innovation is widely disputed. Through the lens of biotechnology, this book delves deeply into the main issues at the crossroads of innovation and IPRs to evaluate claims of the positive and negative impacts of IPRs on innovation.An international group of scholars from a range of disciplines - economic geography, health law, business, philosophy, history, public health, management - examine how IPRs actually operate in innovation systems, not just from the perspective of theory but grounded in their global, regional, national, current and historical contexts. In so doing, the contributors seek to uncover and move beyond deeply held assumptions about the role of IPRs in innovation systems.Scholars and students interested in innovation, science and technology policy, intellectual property rights and technology transfer will find this volume of great interest. The findings will also be of value to decision makers in science and technology policy and managers of intellectual property in biotechnology and venture capital firms.
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Your Google Game Plan for Success: Increasing Your Web Presence with Google AdWords, Analytics and Website OptimizerAuthor:
Joe TeixeiraPages:
456Format:
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0470641649Get the most out of Google's trifecta of tools and optimize your Web presence!
Savvy marketers are always searching for new ways to attract and keep online customers. Google’s array of online tools plus the techniques and tips in this expert guide help you unlock the mystery of doing business in the digital age.Learn the basics of Google AdWords, Analytics, and Website Optimizer—and then discover how to use this powerful trifecta together to help you track, extract, and analyze data and make necessary changes. Topics include cost-per-click advertising, conversion tracking, how to apply what you’re learning, and much more.• Brings you up to speed on Google AdWords, Analytics, and Website Optimizer
• Shows how to use each tool individually—and then together as a powerful trio to track, analyze, and optimize your Web presence
• Topics include the basics of CPC (cost per click) and how to use Google's Ad Planner, the AdWords Editor, and conversion tracking
• Covers how to install tracking code in your Web site, what reports are available and how to use them, testing, applying what you learn, and much moreStart increasing ROI, online sales, and web site traffic quality with Google tools and the insights and techniques in this expert guide.
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Neurodegenerative Diseases: Neurobiology, Pathogenesis and TherapeuticsAuthor:
M. Flint BealPages:
1008Format:
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052181166XNeurodegenerative diseases are major contributors to disability and disease, with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases the most prevalent. This major reference reviews the rapidly advancing knowledge of pathogenesis and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases in the context of a comprehensive survey of each disease and its clinical features. The editors and contributors are among the leading experts in the field internationally. Covering basic science, diagnostic tools and therapeutic approaches, the book focuses on all aspects of neurodegenerative disease, including the normal aging process. The dementias, prion diseases, Parkinson's disease and atypical parkinsonisms, neurodegenerative ataxias, motor neuron diseases, degenerative diseases with chorea, iron and copper disorders, and mitochondrial diseases, are all methodically presented and discussed, with extensive illustrations. In each case the underlying genetics, neuropathological and clinical issues are fully reviewed, making this the most complete as well as the most authoritative reference available to clinicians and neuroscientists.
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The Homeschooler's Guide To...Author:
Vicki Caruana, Ellyn DavisPages:
176Format:
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1581343574You are an educator. Your kids rely on you to teach them to read, write, and think. But sometimes you feel like you need a mentor for certain subjects, right? If you're serious about homeschooling, then you've probably had a few questions.
What do I need to know about using standardized tests? How can I prepare my children for college? Is there any support available for home educators like me?
In this practical book, Vicki Caruana and several other educational experts answer these questions and more. [b]They offer answers to homeschoolers seeking guidance on a variety of issues:
[/b][list][*]Making the most of testing and evaluation
[*]Running a home-based business
[*]Fostering community involvement
[*]Teaching high school and preparing for college entrance
[*]Working with traditional schools
[*]Homeschooling in a military setting
[*]Joining and starting support groups and co-ops
[*]Educating children with special needs
[*]Study skills for children of all learning styles
[*]Making music a part of a child's education
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If you homeschool, this book should be at your fi ngertips to help you negotiate the exciting challenges of home education. It is a gold mine of information for homeschoolers who have children of all ages-for homeschoolers who want to learn.
