Written by Gabrielle Batchelor on November 12, 2011.
Jennie Slade from Plymouth, Michigan, entered our “More than Words. Stories.” Contest in hopes of being able to realize her dream of marrying her fiancé, a fellow Ireland-phile, in the country of their dreams. We’re excited to announce that Jennie is the runner-up of the contest, which ran from July to October 2011. Entrants were asked to submit their language-learning tales in text or video format through Rosetta Stone’s Facebook page. As the runner-up, Jennie is awarded $5,000 that can be used to cross the pond to connect with her heritage and her passion.
My name is Jennie, and I am 31 years old. My family is part Irish and it has always been a big part of who I am. I had always dreamed of the day I could visit Ireland. That dream became a reality in 2009. Since then my love for Ireland had grown substantially. I began to strongly contemplate learning how to speak Gaeilge. My only hangup was wondering who I could speak it with. It isn’t Read more…
Written by Gabrielle Batchelor on November 5, 2011.
Online degrees at the college level are designed to help working adults manage their higher education as well as their current jobs. They can pursue higher education even while working. Most online college degrees offered through online colleges are self-paced and you have the flexibility of either taking one course at a time or several courses simultaneously.
Benefits of Online College Degrees
Online degree programs at the college level are offered in various fields and can help you to develop a career in that field. It is chosen by all sections of people ranging from working professionals, homemakers, stay-at-home moms or undergraduate students. It is available at various academic levels ranging from bachelor, master and PhD as well as in the form of certificate courses. These will help you to gain more knowledge as well as enhance your skill set which can be used for making progress in your career.
For example if you are an accountant, you can opt for an Online College Degree in Accounting as well as another course in Marketing.
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Written by Gabrielle Batchelor on October 25, 2011.
By Caitlin Muir
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Stay Focused – Do you use Chrome? Install this app. It will keep you from checking your Facebook notifications every 94 seconds, stalking the cute friend of a friend you just met, or spamming your twitter followers. It forces you to focus on your work instead of wasting your time chatting, stalking, and spamming.
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Take a Break – Studies have shown that the best way to optimize your study time is to study in 45 minute chunks. Block out an hour at a time, study for 45 minutes, and then spend the rest of the hour stretching, eating, walking, or whipping out a Soduku puzzle.
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Feed Your Brain – It’s the mental Olympics and you, my friend, are going to train like an athlete. Get on a meal plan. Foods that are high in protein (nuts, meats, granola) feed your brain and help it perform better. Your brain is a muscle and it needs protein to function. Foods that are heavy on carbs – breads, French fries, and even good ol’ Idaho spuds – can make your brain sluggish. And the Twinkie you found on the floor? Throw it aw
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Written by Gabrielle Batchelor on October 17, 2011.
Your first section on bootstrapping is really great: Most businesses get stuck. I have this uncle who is a rocket scientist. (Reallya rocket scientistIn the 60s/70s he designed rocket propulsion systems and robotics for handling nuclear material).So in the 80s he decided to raise money for a company for manufacturing robotics. Great idea and businesses do it every daybut he had NO idea how to run it as a profitable business himself. So he went to raise money fromfamily. Dad grudgingly participated (knowing better and loudly complaining in the process) because of the relationship. Almost thirty years later the uncle still sends out investor letters, still takes annual losses that enable him to take fun vacations around the world. No family ever made a dime. Dad passed away years back.
Well, we all very much still love that uncle. Its how we rollDad was smart enough not to expect anything it was a gift for family even if the uncle didnt take it as such. My lesson: NEVER NEVER EVER EVER raise money from family unless youve got some crazy reason to know it is a SURE bet (maybe a contract in hand or product pre-soldmaybe). Because if youre going to familyIts probably because your idea isnt strong enough to show to somebody you dont know as well. So even subconsciously its just not honest and somebody will probably loose because you wanted to play around.
Written by Gabrielle Batchelor on October 12, 2011.
‘Story Stage’ intrigues Chris Drage with its creativity, elan and innovative multi-mouse collaboration
Story Stage is a series of puppet-based literacy resources encouraging groups or pairs of children to work together around a computer to create their own imaginative retelling of traditional stories.
As a teacher, few software titles from large, established book publishers enthuse me. Most tend to be electronic text books with limited opportunities for any creative interaction by the student other than via assessments, quizzes and interactive demonstrations. However, with Story Stage I have had to eat those words.
Scholastic has produced a delightful interactive series of nursery tales which truly involve children creatively at a number of levels.
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