This document contains a collection of short sayings and maxims. Many of them offer advice and perspectives on life, relationships, challenges, and success. Some key themes that emerge are persevering through difficulties, maintaining a positive attitude, leading by example, giving to others, and pursuing truth and wisdom.
The document provides a brief history of New Zealand from Polynesian settlement around 950-1130 AD through to modern times. It notes the first encounters between the indigenous Moriori and Māori peoples and later European explorers and settlers from the 17th century onwards. Conflict arose between Māori and Europeans in the 19th century before New Zealand became an independent nation within the British Commonwealth in the 20th century.
Second Life: aplicaciones e implicaciones a bibliotecasR B
Second Life is an online virtual world platform where users can socialize, connect and create virtual content and experiences. It is used widely in education where educators have created over 40 islands for libraries, universities and other educational institutions and groups. Some examples of educational institutions with a presence in Second Life include Stanford University Libraries, UCLA Library, and the University of Illinois. Educational uses allow students to engage through interactive activities and experiences in an environment popular with digital natives.
Student email and the ANGEL CMS system were down for maintenance. The email system and ANGEL CMS were restored later that day. Students should contact IT services if they continue to experience issues accessing their email or ANGEL CMS.
Una lista de los cinco hombres más inigualables del mundo es presentada, enumerando a los hombres en los puestos 5, 4, 3 (empatados), 2 y el ganador en el puesto número 1.
This document contains a collection of short sayings and maxims. Many of them offer advice and perspectives on life, relationships, challenges, and success. Some key themes that emerge are persevering through difficulties, maintaining a positive attitude, leading by example, giving to others, and pursuing truth and wisdom.
The document provides a brief history of New Zealand from Polynesian settlement around 950-1130 AD through to modern times. It notes the first encounters between the indigenous Moriori and Māori peoples and later European explorers and settlers from the 17th century onwards. Conflict arose between Māori and Europeans in the 19th century before New Zealand became an independent nation within the British Commonwealth in the 20th century.
Second Life: aplicaciones e implicaciones a bibliotecasR B
Second Life is an online virtual world platform where users can socialize, connect and create virtual content and experiences. It is used widely in education where educators have created over 40 islands for libraries, universities and other educational institutions and groups. Some examples of educational institutions with a presence in Second Life include Stanford University Libraries, UCLA Library, and the University of Illinois. Educational uses allow students to engage through interactive activities and experiences in an environment popular with digital natives.
Student email and the ANGEL CMS system were down for maintenance. The email system and ANGEL CMS were restored later that day. Students should contact IT services if they continue to experience issues accessing their email or ANGEL CMS.
Una lista de los cinco hombres más inigualables del mundo es presentada, enumerando a los hombres en los puestos 5, 4, 3 (empatados), 2 y el ganador en el puesto número 1.
Presentation on UDHC for UC Tertiary Engagement Summit (Draft Slides)Dr Arindam Basu
Set of slide decks for the UDHC related presentation at the University of Canterbury Tertiary Engagement Summit where the purpose of discussion is to share ideas how students and trainees in tertiary education can engage with the community to bring about real world change. I chose to focus on UDHC and the excellent work the project has brought about.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help boost feelings of calmness, happiness and focus.
Microsoft Vista is the latest version of the Windows operating system released in 2006. It features improvements in connectivity, entertainment, security, and usability for both personal and business use. Vista aims to make PCs easier to use, help maintain security and privacy, and allows users to pause and resume work quickly. It comes in various editions suited for different user needs.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
DNA contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms. It is a long polymer made from four types of bases that form base pairs. DNA is found in the nuclei of cells as chromosomes made of tightly coiled DNA. Each DNA molecule has two strands that run in opposite directions and are coiled around each other to form a double helix structure. This structure allows DNA to easily copy itself for cell division.
The document discusses elements, mixtures, and compounds. It provides examples of chemical symbols and word/symbol equations. It also describes the process of purifying rock salt, including crushing rock salt, adding water, filtering the mixture, and evaporating the water to leave salt behind. Finally, it lists some common uses of salt, such as for de-icing roads, in electrolysis, as food preservatives, and to make other products like soaps, glass, and chlorine for water treatment.
Geocaching is a treasure hunting game where players use GPS devices to hide and seek containers called geocaches around the world. Players log their finds online. The document discusses what geocaching is, how to get started using a GPS unit, how to find geocaches by entering coordinates into the GPS, and signing the logbook when finding one. It also covers educational uses of geocaching to teach map reading, coordinates, and cross-curricular lessons.
The document discusses James Darling's experience starting with web development at age 13 with Geocities and progressing to using PHP at 15, Ruby/Rails at 17, and JavaScript at 19. It then promotes HAML as an easier alternative to HTML that removes closing tags and allows adding attributes like IDs and classes in a simpler way. It provides instructions on how to install the Staticmatic gem to use HAML to build and preview static websites.
Slides from Ollie Bray and Seonaid McGillvray's
presentation on Enriched Assessment from the Scottish Learning Festival 2008. The focus of our investigation was Guitar Hero - this formed the context for learning.
An Ontospatal Representaton of Writng Narratves in Hybrid EcosystemKai Pata
This paper discusses representing writing narratives in a hybrid ecosystem using an ontospacial model. It proposes that individuals can be provided with more efficient means of interacting with the hybrid ecosystem by using an ontospacial representation to co-construct narratives. The ontospacial model represents narratives and interactions as positions in a conceptual space defined by ontological dimensions. This allows proximity between narratives based on similarity and trajectories that represent storylines as movements between positions in ontospace. Communities form around attractor basins that represent shared perspectives in ontospace.
Scanaroo for iPhone helps you simply and easily carry all those cards that are cluttering up your life. Just take a picture of the card with your phone's camera, and file it away. It's like spring cleaning for your bag or wallet.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
Este documento describe la historia de las nabatas, embarcaciones tradicionales utilizadas para transportar madera a lo largo de los ríos en Aragón. Durante siglos, los nabateros usaron las nabatas para llevar los troncos desde la montaña hasta el río Ebro. Aunque era un trabajo peligroso con poco dinero, la riqueza forestal de la región era importante para proyectos como la construcción de puentes y castillos. Las nabatas podían transportar hasta 22 metros de troncos y eran tripuladas por varios h
La Unión Europea ha acordado un embargo petrolero contra Rusia en respuesta a la invasión de Ucrania. El embargo prohibirá las importaciones marítimas de petróleo ruso a la UE y pondrá fin a las entregas a través de oleoductos dentro de seis meses. Esta medida forma parte de un sexto paquete de sanciones de la UE destinadas a aumentar la presión económica sobre Moscú y privar al Kremlin de fondos para financiar su guerra.
The document discusses how tutor blogs can help both students and teachers. It defines a blog as an online diary that allows easy publishing of text, graphics, and other media on the web. There are three types of educational blogs: class blogs, learner blogs, and tutor blogs. A tutor blog is useful for students as it houses all needed documents, serves as a communication tool for parents, and reminds students of deadlines. A tutor blog also helps teachers by requiring lesson planning, providing a record of course development, and promoting parental involvement. Creating and using a blog is easy.
The document discusses using alternate reality games for orientation, socialization, and induction of new students. It proposes challenges and activities through an alternate reality experience to develop awareness of the urban environment and build confidence in navigating and interacting with the surrounding area. The games would provide another way for students to experience and learn about their new surroundings beyond traditional methods.
Presentation on UDHC for UC Tertiary Engagement Summit (Draft Slides)Dr Arindam Basu
Set of slide decks for the UDHC related presentation at the University of Canterbury Tertiary Engagement Summit where the purpose of discussion is to share ideas how students and trainees in tertiary education can engage with the community to bring about real world change. I chose to focus on UDHC and the excellent work the project has brought about.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help boost feelings of calmness, happiness and focus.
Microsoft Vista is the latest version of the Windows operating system released in 2006. It features improvements in connectivity, entertainment, security, and usability for both personal and business use. Vista aims to make PCs easier to use, help maintain security and privacy, and allows users to pause and resume work quickly. It comes in various editions suited for different user needs.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
DNA contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms. It is a long polymer made from four types of bases that form base pairs. DNA is found in the nuclei of cells as chromosomes made of tightly coiled DNA. Each DNA molecule has two strands that run in opposite directions and are coiled around each other to form a double helix structure. This structure allows DNA to easily copy itself for cell division.
The document discusses elements, mixtures, and compounds. It provides examples of chemical symbols and word/symbol equations. It also describes the process of purifying rock salt, including crushing rock salt, adding water, filtering the mixture, and evaporating the water to leave salt behind. Finally, it lists some common uses of salt, such as for de-icing roads, in electrolysis, as food preservatives, and to make other products like soaps, glass, and chlorine for water treatment.
Geocaching is a treasure hunting game where players use GPS devices to hide and seek containers called geocaches around the world. Players log their finds online. The document discusses what geocaching is, how to get started using a GPS unit, how to find geocaches by entering coordinates into the GPS, and signing the logbook when finding one. It also covers educational uses of geocaching to teach map reading, coordinates, and cross-curricular lessons.
The document discusses James Darling's experience starting with web development at age 13 with Geocities and progressing to using PHP at 15, Ruby/Rails at 17, and JavaScript at 19. It then promotes HAML as an easier alternative to HTML that removes closing tags and allows adding attributes like IDs and classes in a simpler way. It provides instructions on how to install the Staticmatic gem to use HAML to build and preview static websites.
Slides from Ollie Bray and Seonaid McGillvray's
presentation on Enriched Assessment from the Scottish Learning Festival 2008. The focus of our investigation was Guitar Hero - this formed the context for learning.
An Ontospatal Representaton of Writng Narratves in Hybrid EcosystemKai Pata
This paper discusses representing writing narratives in a hybrid ecosystem using an ontospacial model. It proposes that individuals can be provided with more efficient means of interacting with the hybrid ecosystem by using an ontospacial representation to co-construct narratives. The ontospacial model represents narratives and interactions as positions in a conceptual space defined by ontological dimensions. This allows proximity between narratives based on similarity and trajectories that represent storylines as movements between positions in ontospace. Communities form around attractor basins that represent shared perspectives in ontospace.
Scanaroo for iPhone helps you simply and easily carry all those cards that are cluttering up your life. Just take a picture of the card with your phone's camera, and file it away. It's like spring cleaning for your bag or wallet.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
Este documento describe la historia de las nabatas, embarcaciones tradicionales utilizadas para transportar madera a lo largo de los ríos en Aragón. Durante siglos, los nabateros usaron las nabatas para llevar los troncos desde la montaña hasta el río Ebro. Aunque era un trabajo peligroso con poco dinero, la riqueza forestal de la región era importante para proyectos como la construcción de puentes y castillos. Las nabatas podían transportar hasta 22 metros de troncos y eran tripuladas por varios h
La Unión Europea ha acordado un embargo petrolero contra Rusia en respuesta a la invasión de Ucrania. El embargo prohibirá las importaciones marítimas de petróleo ruso a la UE y pondrá fin a las entregas a través de oleoductos dentro de seis meses. Esta medida forma parte de un sexto paquete de sanciones de la UE destinadas a aumentar la presión económica sobre Moscú y privar al Kremlin de fondos para financiar su guerra.
The document discusses how tutor blogs can help both students and teachers. It defines a blog as an online diary that allows easy publishing of text, graphics, and other media on the web. There are three types of educational blogs: class blogs, learner blogs, and tutor blogs. A tutor blog is useful for students as it houses all needed documents, serves as a communication tool for parents, and reminds students of deadlines. A tutor blog also helps teachers by requiring lesson planning, providing a record of course development, and promoting parental involvement. Creating and using a blog is easy.
The document discusses using alternate reality games for orientation, socialization, and induction of new students. It proposes challenges and activities through an alternate reality experience to develop awareness of the urban environment and build confidence in navigating and interacting with the surrounding area. The games would provide another way for students to experience and learn about their new surroundings beyond traditional methods.