APE: How To Publish a Book by Guy Kawasaki & Shawn Welsh

December 13th, 2012
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APE: How To Publish a Book by Guy Kawasaki and Shawn Welsh (©2012) As the digital world has created a revolutionary opportunity for writers to become their own publishers, a new self-publishing infrastructure has emerged. This book offers a guide to this new publishing universe with details and inspiration. After you read this you are unlikely to let anyone tell you that you shouldn’t, wouldn’t, or couldn’t write a book. The APE in the title stands for Author, Publisher, and Entrepreneur, and Guy and Shawn devote sections of this book to each part of the process. It makes for a great read and a better reference as you bring your book to life. Be sure to click the icon at the bottom of any page to support this stellar self-published effort.

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Help Kids Choose a Major – Guest Post

December 6th, 2012

How to Help Your Child Choose a Major College comes with so many different decisions, and quite a few of them involve the major that a student is going to pursue. Before they begin school, have an open and honest discussion with your children to aid them in selecting the best major for them. This […]

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Disappearing Recess Implications – Ben Hirshberg

November 26th, 2012

The Implications of a Disappearing Recess Period by Ben Hirshberg is a scholarly paper that focuses on how pressure from high-stakes testing has resulted in less recess time in many American schools and its negative impact on the children involved. The paper is very well referenced and can be obtained by sending Ben an email […]

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Preventing Plagiarism: Tips and Techniques by Laura DeSena

November 22nd, 2012

Preventing Plagiarism: Tips and Techniques by Laura Hennessey DeSena (©2007, National Counsel of Teachers of English: Urbana, Il) offers teachers (and even parents) ways to promote original thinking and head off plagiarism at its sources. Assignments that use free writing and original sources can build student confidence and critical thinking skills so they will be […]

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Tioki: Hot New Social Media Site for Educators

November 14th, 2012

Tioki is a cool new social media place where educators with common interests can connect. The tioki professional network gives educators access to the most valuable resource out there – other educators! With tioki you can see what other educators do, use, and know. Tioki makes it easy to get advice, tools, and practices to […]

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