John Lithgow: Interview
A confident young girl interviews John Lithgow at a Barnes and Noble book signing event for his book, Mahalia Mouse Goes to College.   John Lithgow, actor/author, writes award-winning children's books. He reads/sings to an audience of children, and recounts the start of his writing career, with his book about manatees. Audio  is somewhat difficult to hear; audience participation in a library setting seems like great fun!. (9:43)Â
Teaching Special Needs Children : Teaching Autistic Students
When teaching autistic students, remember that they cannot have more than one sensory input at the same time. Start teaching autistic students with help from a special needs teacher in this one-minute video on autism.
Expert: Krista Blessing
Bio: Krista Blessing graduated Magna Cum Laude from Eastern University with a bachelor's degree in elementary education.
Filmmaker: Ashton Blessing
Teaching Special Needs Children : Teaching Students With Autism
 When teaching students with autism, you need to remember that they have a lot of trouble with different stimuli affecting them at the same time. Start teaching autistic students with advice from a special needs teacher in this video (01:39) on autism.
Expert: Krista Blessing
Bio: Krista Blessing graduated Magna Cum Laude from Eastern University with a bachelor's degree in elementary education.
Filmmaker: Ashton Blessing
Teaching Students With Autism to Communicate Feelings
A great way to help a student with autism to communicate feelings is to use different pictures for the child to identify his feelings with. Discover how to get a student with autism to start communicating with help from a special needs teacher in this video on autism. (01:29)
Expert: Krista Blessing
Bio: Krista Blessing graduated Magna Cum Laude from Eastern University with a bachelor's degree in elementary education.
Filmmaker: Ashton Blessing
Into the wild
In this podcast we hear about a groundbreaking research expedition to the wilds of Russia.
For 11 weeks Dr Markus Eichhorn and his team will study the effects of climate change on the forests
Dr Markus Eichhorn
Golden Rectangle - A Virtual Manipulative
The Golden Rectangle is a plot created by starting with a rectangle, chopping off successive squares, and drawing quarter circles with a radius equal to the side of the square that was cut.
The center of the spiral is obtained by intersecting a diagonal of the largest rectangle with a diagonal of the second-largest rectangle.
Using this virtual manipulative you may:
-Start plotting
-Pause the plotter
-Clear the plot
-Turn the outer rectangle <
Windows 1.0 to Windows Vista - Microsoft Desktop History
 I start up Virtual Machines of Windows 1.0 to Windows Vista.
Release Dates:
Windows 1.0 - Announced November 1983
Windows 1.0 - Released November 1985
Windows 2.0 - Released December 1987
Windows 3.1 - Released April 1992
Windows 95 - Released August 1995
Windows 98 - June 1998
Windows 98SE - Released May 1999
Windows 2000 - February 2000
Windows ME - September 2000
Windows XP -
Blackberry's Sunbathing Day
Blackberry is very concerned that she will just never get enough sun to ripen and turn black. Although she moves all over the garden to the best sunbathing spots, she keeps being thwarted by people getting in the way of the sun and shading her out. Eventually she realizes that she has managed to start to ripen and is beginning to turn a darker color.
Structural Biology
To study about the basic architecture of biological macromolecules like proteins, DNA, and virus.
Futhermore, this lecture covers recent advances in the field of structural biology. If possible, WCU professor(Michael J. Eck at Havard Medical School) will give a lecture for one or two weeks.
Quantum Scattering
Integral Schroedinger eq. and first Born Approximation
Attribute Trains - A Virtual Manipulative
Practice completing patterns of shapes, numbers, or colors. Complete the pattern by dragging blocks onto the train.
If a block does not belong where you drop it, it will return to where you picked it up. Press New Problem to start a new train.
The future of Chinese capitalism
China's emerging economy is an enormous success story and it’s remarkable, say two INSEAD professors, because it's really one big experiment.
In their book, The Future Of Chinese Capitalism, Gordon Redding and Michael Witt say that different parts of China are trying different things to find the best formula. "China does not have a grand plan for developing itself. It's very conscious that it's running the society as a series of experiments," Redding says.
Anthropic Cyberspace: Defining Eletronic Space from First Principles
This paper proposes principles for the design of human-centered, anthropic cyberspaces. Starting with a brief examination of our cognitive use of space, it suggests that we address cyberspace as an extension of our mental space. The paper procedes with twelve concepts based on scientific and cultural observations with respect to individual cognition and social interaction. These concepts are general - not specific to any culture or technology in the accompanying arguments the author expands on t
Atoms
identical particles, atoms, and the periodic table
Risky Business Becomes Riskier: A New Playbook for How Artists Are Compensated
Making a living as an artist has never been easy -- whether in film, music or publishing -- especially now that the digital revolution has transformed the business of content creation. One of the biggest shifts is in how filmmakers, musicians and writers are compensated. The trend is toward greater risk sharing with artists' marketers and publishers, and toward pay being based to a greater degree on how the product sells in the marketplace.Author(s):
Improving Our Financial IQs: Why Managing Money Should Be a Lifetime Skill
It's no secret that many Americans are financially illiterate, or unable to understand basic principles of money management. To address this situation, Wharton, Dartmouth and the Rand Corporation have established the new Financial Literacy Center, which will develop "educational materials and programs that help foster saving and retirement strategies over the life cycle." Annamaria Lusardi, an economics professor at Dartmouth who will help lead the new Center, and Michelle Greene, deputy assista
Electric Literature Founders Andy Hunger and Scott Lindenbaum: 'Agitating' for Fiction
Plenty of people in the publishing world fear that new media and the Internet will kill interest in reading literary fiction. Andy Hunter and Scott Lindenbaum, however, think of Twitter, YouTube and the iPad as opportunities to introduce new audiences to the art of the short story -- and to tell stories in unique ways. They are the founders of Electric Literature, a quarterly literary magazine that publishes using a print-on-demand model and enhances its stories through collaborations between au
Learn English Through Song - Pronunciation Of S
Learn pronounciation of ending s sound words from the lyrics of the song I Belong, West Virginia, Mountain Mama. Learn English Through Song helps English Second Language (ESL) students study speaking, conversation, vocabulary, pronunciation, listening and grammar. More songs at www.learn-to-speak-english-esl.com
Learn English Through Song - Reading Comprehension
Learn reading comprehension from the lyrics of the song Crocodile Facts, Crocodile Rock by Elton John. Learn English Through Song helps English Second Language (ESL) students study speaking, conversation, vocabulary, pronunciation, listening and grammar. More songs at www.learn-to-speak-english-esl.com
