Sentences with phrase «educational use of the things»

It's true, the more reputable makers jam the tablets with age - appropriate content and give parents plenty of controls and tools to incentivize the educational use of the things, but that's still a hard sales pitch for a household that already has two iPads and a Kindle Fire HDX — with...

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The company did a lot of things right, but there are a few tactics that stand out to me: their focus on SEO via Mint Answers and blogging, which accounted for 20 % of total new users; their production of educational infographics; and their clever use of incentives.

The plan calls upon churches to, among other things, «adopt» street gangs and allow troubled youths to use church properties as safe havens; intercede for youth in the juvenile court system; provide vocational training to inner - city residents; organize capital for micro-enterprises; develop educational curricula heralding the achievements of blacks and Latinos; initiate neighborhood crime watch groups; and establish counseling programs for battered women and the men who abuse them.

It is a small book, and the supporting sociological evidence is mainly referenced in the footnotes, but Greeley does propose evidence that, among other things, Catholics have, compared to non-Catholics, a significantly higher appreciation of the arts and high culture; they have more satisfaction and fun in sex; they better understand the uses of leisure; they have a deeper and more stable relationship to family and community; they have a greater respect for the life of the mind, with educational achievements reflecting that respect; and they understand the nuanced connections between freedom and authority.

In our new aims of education for the 1980's and beyond, therefore, we shall have to dedicate ourselves to bringing back, among other things, the civilized use of language (both written and oral), a sensitivity to beauty, powers of analytical reasoning, the intellectual vision of ourselves as historical creatures, the ability to cognitively articulate ideas rather than let communication skills courses degenerate into merely «touchie - feelie» experiences of «affirming the other,» and finally, a sensitivity to the nuances, complexities, and ambiguities of meanings.7 In this way, and only in this way, our educational system will equip its students for the future with an intellectual vision comprised of both knowledge and foresightful adaptability to environmental changes.

Although educational toys are typically built for and used by children, it may be fair to say that almost any toy can be a learning toy because there are things to be absorbed from all of life's experiences.

You can use the power of music to help a child with so many different things, including both educational and social growth.

In a classroom where students are doing the majority of the talking, where they are engaged with each other in rich, structured conversations and where they use academic vocabulary to support their ideas with evidence, I know two things are happening: Students are experiencing deeper learning, and this classroom is a step closer to ensuring educational equity.

For teachers to use educational research in the classroom a few things must be considered: teachers» access to research, their ability to identify and evaluate up - to - date, high - quality research, the goals of the classroom and school, and the context in which the research needs to be used.

Topics to be explored include how organizational culture influences such things as making staffing decisions, using data driven professional development, understanding the barriers to organizational reform, managing and changing culture, understanding governance structures for public and private schools and other organizations, and creating principles of equity, diversity, inclusivity, accountability as well as researching future educational visions.

Victoria Rideout, co-author of the study, said Tuesday,» One of the things I did find interesting is that for families that are connected — whether they're low - income or parents have low educational attainment — they're using technology in robust ways for educational purposes.

With the presence of iPads in educational environments continuing to improve the test scores of the students using them, making it easier for schools to implement them is never a bad thing.

According to Digitimes «Through the strategic cooperation, Japan Display will adopt EIH - developed e-paper to provide indoor / outdoor display panels and displays on the back of smartphones, while EIH will adopt Japan Display - developed LTPS (low - temperature poly - Si) and Pixel Eyes in - cell touch panel technology to develop touch e-paper solutions for use in automotive, educational and IoT (Internet of Things) displays as well as dynamic PC keyboards and smart cards.»

A VA cash - out refinance loan is used by homeowners who wish to take cash out of their home's equity in order to fund other things, such as educational expenses or to make improvements to a home.