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Teaching Kids to Type: 5 Tips for Young Beginners
For children learning how to touch-type for the first time, the first lesson they get is to know when and where to place their hands on the keyboard. Their typing practice includes recognizing the home row keys and typing using the correct fingers.
By Marco Lopez5 years ago in Education
How to Find Balance During Distance Learning
If you’re preparing for your first — or maybe an unanticipated second — semester of online school, you probably want to know how to make things go smoothly. It takes time to master the medium, so treat yourself gently and take care of your physical and mental health.
By Alyssa Abel5 years ago in Education
From Academic Worlds!
The moment when everyone around you scream and throw their caps up in the air, full of joy, is unforgettable; mostly because you have graduated from high school. Now it’s time to prepare for college. This transition isn’t always easy and for most students, it’s a great wake up call on how different it is from high school. In fact, social and academic cultures are completely different in college than in high school in a variety of ways. As one matures and is training to become an adult, there are in need to take the final steps to follow their career path. College is the facility that helps you get in gear and prepare yourselves on how you might be successful in your future. Many students think they have an idea of how college is like, and how they might be able to succeed during class. Unlike high school there are factors that college seem like a boot camp; there are instructors that are hard on you, some easy on you, some understanding, and everything you do is obviously for reason, and it is your job to change during the process because as you go through it, your changing and learning more things that will help you learn. It's a common misconception that many students have when they come to college. Is one really prepared for college like they said they are in high school?
By J.X. Leiva5 years ago in Education
WHAT'S A CRYSTAL FOR?
When I was teaching hands-on science, we also gave "prompts" to our students to write and practice their science research projects and write ups. After the writing was over, science teachers from all over the city, gathered together to score the students with predetermined rubric. I will never forget one student's research. The scientific method was impeccable as well as the method to record the results. Even the conclusion was well researched and written to argue her point. The only thing is that further research or even different wording of the prompt may have lead her to an altogether different method and conclusion.
By Arlene Pitts5 years ago in Education
STRANGE COMMENTS FROM STUDENTS' PARENTS
It is really something that some teacher, parent, student exchanges stay with you for the rest of your teaching career. Some are awesomely uplifting. Other incidents that transpire haunt and annoy for years, like Fred Flintstone's little alien, "The Great Gazoo". He was a wise-ass, little green man, that although helpful and wisdom-filled ET at certain moments, he could undermine and confuse Fred's best intentions, hilariously, at other times..
By Arlene Pitts5 years ago in Education
Proofreading Tips from a Writer and Tutor #Affiliate
If you are new here, my name is Tarryn and I am a writer, private tutor and academic support worker. I primarily work with dissertation students and students with Special Educational Needs (SEN) in a range of subjects, focusing on literacy in academic and creative writing. In other words – I do A LOT of proofreading – in both in my work and for others. As an example, I often work with university students writing dissertations. I might not know much about the subject itself, but I can help with structure, clarity and the overall ‘shape’ of the project. More often than not – students will write something in a first draft and then ask ‘what now’?
By Tarryn Richardson5 years ago in Education
Life Hacks for Back to School
1 : Use print-out weekly planner Sometimes planners can be expensive, so digital weekly planners are your best bet for weekly organization. click links in the bio for some weekly planners!! Somehow, that assignment due date just slipped up on us without our noticing. That is why organizational skills are so important to school performance. ... Poor organization skills can reduce your final scores by a whole letter grade. That's why you should learn to use a day planner the right way.
By The Almond Milk Channel5 years ago in Education
Benefits of Online Digital Marketing and Marketing Analytics Courses Provided by Institutes Like IIM, XLRI, MICA, etc.
By now, you have probably heard the hype about how digital marketing, social media marketing, and all marketing in the digital space are in pressing demand. And, the digital skills gap is widening as things evolve at an exponential rate in the digital space, which is why it has become more than necessary for professionals to be updated. Well, that's one reason to pursue an online certification course in digital marketing.
By Talent Edge5 years ago in Education
