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More Than Words

How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI

by John Warner ...

In this revised and updated paperback edition, a veteran writing teacher argues that writing is a form of thinking and feeling and shows why it can’t be replaced by AI.“Compelling.” —Joseph Epstein, Wall Street JournalIn the age of artificial intelligence, generating an essay is as simple as typing a prompt and pressing enter. What does this mean for the art of writing? According to longtime ... Read more

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In this revised and updated paperback edition, a veteran writing teacher argues that writing is a form of thinking and feeling and shows why it can’t be replaced by AI.“Compelling.” —Joseph Epstein, Wall Street JournalIn the age of artificial intelligence, generating an essay is as simple as typing a prompt and pressing enter. What does this mean for the art of writing? According to longtime
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Power On

Managing Screen Time to Benefit the Whole Family

by Ash Brandin ...

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER!From "The Gamer Educator", an openminded guide to parenting alongside screens and gaming, offering practical solutions to managing your family's screen time.**Parents are feeling mounting pressure to minimize screen time, but are struggling to do so in our technologically driven world. In contrast to the fear and pressure parents are facing, Ash Brandin's Power On offers a ... Read more

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**NATIONAL BESTSELLER!From "The Gamer Educator", an openminded guide to parenting alongside screens and gaming, offering practical solutions to managing your family's screen time.**Parents are feeling mounting pressure to minimize screen time, but are struggling to do so in our technologically driven world. In contrast to the fear and pressure parents are facing, Ash Brandin's Power On offers a
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More Than Words

How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI

by John Warner ...

In this revised and updated paperback edition, a veteran writing teacher argues that writing is a form of thinking and feeling and shows why it can’t be replaced by AI.“Compelling.” —Joseph Epstein, Wall Street JournalIn the age of artificial intelligence, generating an essay is as simple as typing a prompt and pressing enter. What does this mean for the art of writing? According to longtime ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

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In this revised and updated paperback edition, a veteran writing teacher argues that writing is a form of thinking and feeling and shows why it can’t be replaced by AI.“Compelling.” —Joseph Epstein, Wall Street JournalIn the age of artificial intelligence, generating an essay is as simple as typing a prompt and pressing enter. What does this mean for the art of writing? According to longtime
... Read more
Learn Typing

by Durgesh ...

Typing skills are important to complete your work faster. Typing helps in communicating with colleagues and customers, creating documents, and finding new information.Though typing is a fundamental skill, it is still one of the most important computer skills to be learnt. Typing is something most of us will have to do a lot whether you work in an office or not. The faster you type, the more time ... Read more

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Typing skills are important to complete your work faster. Typing helps in communicating with colleagues and customers, creating documents, and finding new information.Though typing is a fundamental skill, it is still one of the most important computer skills to be learnt. Typing is something most of us will have to do a lot whether you work in an office or not. The faster you type, the more time
... Read more
What Inclusive Instructors Do

Principles and Practices for Excellence in College Teaching

by Tracie Marcella Addy, Derek Dube, Khadijah A. Mitchell, Mallory E. SoRelle ...

Inclusive instruction is teaching that recognizes and affirms a student's social identity as an important influence on teaching and learning processes, and that works to create an environment in which students are able to learn from the course, their peers, and the teacher while still being their authentic selves. It works to disrupt traditional notions of who succeeds in the classroom and the ... Read more

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Inclusive instruction is teaching that recognizes and affirms a student's social identity as an important influence on teaching and learning processes, and that works to create an environment in which students are able to learn from the course, their peers, and the teacher while still being their authentic selves. It works to disrupt traditional notions of who succeeds in the classroom and the
... Read more
The Friendly Orange Glow

The Untold Story of the Rise of Cyberculture

by Brian Dear ...

At a time when Steve Jobs was only a teenager and Mark Zuckerberg wasn’t even born, a group of visionary engineers and designers—some of them only high school students—in the late 1960s and 1970s created a computer system called PLATO, which was light-years ahead in experimenting with how people would learn, engage, communicate, and play through connected computers. Not only did PLATO engineers ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

At a time when Steve Jobs was only a teenager and Mark Zuckerberg wasn’t even born, a group of visionary engineers and designers—some of them only high school students—in the late 1960s and 1970s created a computer system called PLATO, which was light-years ahead in experimenting with how people would learn, engage, communicate, and play through connected computers. Not only did PLATO engineers
... Read more
Blended

Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools

by Michael B. Horn, Heather Staker ...

Navigate the transition to blended learning with this practical field guideBlended is the practical field guide for implementing blended learning techniques in K-12 classrooms. A follow-up to the bestseller Disrupting Class by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael Horn, and Curtis Johnson, this hands-on guide expands upon the blended learning ideas presented in that book to provide practical ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

Navigate the transition to blended learning with this practical field guideBlended is the practical field guide for implementing blended learning techniques in K-12 classrooms. A follow-up to the bestseller Disrupting Class by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael Horn, and Curtis Johnson, this hands-on guide expands upon the blended learning ideas presented in that book to provide practical
... Read more
Behind Their Screens

What Teens Are Facing (and Adults Are Missing)

by Emily Weinstein, Carrie James ...

TEENS AND THEIR SCREENS: Harvard researchers reveal how younger generations navigate a networked world—and how adults can support them.“A new and important voice to the conversation around teenagers and the ways we interact with our screens.” —San Francisco ChronicleWhat are teens actually doing on their smartphones? Contrary to many adults’ assumptions, they are not simply “addicted” to their ... Read more

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TEENS AND THEIR SCREENS: Harvard researchers reveal how younger generations navigate a networked world—and how adults can support them.“A new and important voice to the conversation around teenagers and the ways we interact with our screens.” —San Francisco ChronicleWhat are teens actually doing on their smartphones? Contrary to many adults’ assumptions, they are not simply “addicted” to their
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Alan Turing

The Contemporary Age, #9

by Santiago Machain ...

Series Book 9 - The Contemporary Age
The life of Alan Turing was much more than the story of a mathematical genius. This book traces his childhood, his precocious brilliance, his decisive role in World War II, the birth of modern computing, and his visionary ideas about artificial intelligence. At the same time, it reveals the man behind the myth: his quirks, his bonds, his wounds, his sensitivity, and the brutal injustice he ... Read more

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The life of Alan Turing was much more than the story of a mathematical genius. This book traces his childhood, his precocious brilliance, his decisive role in World War II, the birth of modern computing, and his visionary ideas about artificial intelligence. At the same time, it reveals the man behind the myth: his quirks, his bonds, his wounds, his sensitivity, and the brutal injustice he
... Read more
Teachers and Machines

The Classroom of Technology Since 1920

by Larry Cuban ...

“Will undoubtedly be cited in the future as the major source on the history of technology and teaching in the classroom.”—History of Education Quarterly“Through Cuban’s work we can develop an understanding for how teachers define their jobs in ways that outside innovators have never appreciated. His work thus contributes a much needed vision from within.”—Educational Policy ... Read more

$22.13 CAD

“Will undoubtedly be cited in the future as the major source on the history of technology and teaching in the classroom.”—History of Education Quarterly“Through Cuban’s work we can develop an understanding for how teachers define their jobs in ways that outside innovators have never appreciated. His work thus contributes a much needed vision from within.”—Educational Policy
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Once Upon An Algorithm

by Clara O’Connor ...

A brand new spicy STEM romance for fans of Ali Hazelwood and Sally Thorne!What do you do when your mortifying Friday night blind date is sitting opposite you at your desk on Monday morning?A hot blind date in Paris with no strings? Practical Leonie would never do such a thing! But when a new dating app that uses science and logic leads her to gorgeous, so-not-her-type Jack the chemistry is off the ... Read more

$5.99 CAD

A brand new spicy STEM romance for fans of Ali Hazelwood and Sally Thorne!What do you do when your mortifying Friday night blind date is sitting opposite you at your desk on Monday morning?A hot blind date in Paris with no strings? Practical Leonie would never do such a thing! But when a new dating app that uses science and logic leads her to gorgeous, so-not-her-type Jack the chemistry is off the
... Read more
How Innovation Works

And Why It Flourishes in Freedom

by Matt Ridley ...

Building on his national bestseller The Rational Optimist, Matt Ridley chronicles the history of innovation, and how we need to change our thinking on the subject.Innovation is the main event of the modern age, the reason we experience both dramatic improvements in our living standards and unsettling changes in our society. Forget short-term symptoms like Donald Trump and Brexit, it is ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

Building on his national bestseller The Rational Optimist, Matt Ridley chronicles the history of innovation, and how we need to change our thinking on the subject.Innovation is the main event of the modern age, the reason we experience both dramatic improvements in our living standards and unsettling changes in our society. Forget short-term symptoms like Donald Trump and Brexit, it is
... Read more
Now You See It

How Technology and Brain Science Will Transform Schools and Business for the 21st Century

by Cathy N. Davidson ...

A digital innovator shows how we can thrive in the new technological age.When Cathy Davidson and Duke University gave free iPods to the freshman class in 2003, critics said they were wasting their money. Yet when students in practically every discipline invented academic uses for their music players, suddenly the idea could be seen in a new light-as an innovative way to turn learning on its head ... Read more

$6.99 CAD

A digital innovator shows how we can thrive in the new technological age.When Cathy Davidson and Duke University gave free iPods to the freshman class in 2003, critics said they were wasting their money. Yet when students in practically every discipline invented academic uses for their music players, suddenly the idea could be seen in a new light-as an innovative way to turn learning on its head
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Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary

by Linus Torvalds, David Diamond ...

Once upon a time Linus Torvalds was a skinny unknown, just another nerdy Helsinki techie who had been fooling around with computers since childhood. Then he wrote a groundbreaking operating system and distributed it via the Internet -- for free. Today Torvalds is an international folk hero. And his creation LINUX is used by over 12 million people as well as by companies such as IBM. Now, in a ... Read more

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Once upon a time Linus Torvalds was a skinny unknown, just another nerdy Helsinki techie who had been fooling around with computers since childhood. Then he wrote a groundbreaking operating system and distributed it via the Internet -- for free. Today Torvalds is an international folk hero. And his creation LINUX is used by over 12 million people as well as by companies such as IBM. Now, in a
... Read more
Distracted

Why Students Can't Focus and What You Can Do About It

by James M. Lang ...

Keeping students focused can be difficult in a world filled with distractions—which is why a renowned educator created a scientific solution to one of every teacher's biggest problems.Why is it so hard to get students to pay attention? Conventional wisdom blames iPhones, insisting that access to technology has ruined students' ability to focus. The logical response is to ban electronics in class ... Read more

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Keeping students focused can be difficult in a world filled with distractions—which is why a renowned educator created a scientific solution to one of every teacher's biggest problems.Why is it so hard to get students to pay attention? Conventional wisdom blames iPhones, insisting that access to technology has ruined students' ability to focus. The logical response is to ban electronics in class
... Read more
The World Is Open

How Web Technology Is Revolutionizing Education

by Curtis J. Bonk ...

Discover the dramatic changes that are affecting all learnersWeb-based technology has opened up education around the world to the point where anyone can learn anything from anyone else at any time. To help educators and others understand what's possible, Curt Bonk employs his groundbreaking "WE-ALL-LEARN" model to outline ten key technology and learning trends, demonstrating how technology has ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

Discover the dramatic changes that are affecting all learnersWeb-based technology has opened up education around the world to the point where anyone can learn anything from anyone else at any time. To help educators and others understand what's possible, Curt Bonk employs his groundbreaking "WE-ALL-LEARN" model to outline ten key technology and learning trends, demonstrating how technology has
... Read more
Data Science from Scratch: The #1 Data Science Guide for Everything A Data Scientist Needs to Know: Python, Linear Algebra, Statistics, Coding, Applications, Neural Networks, and Decision Trees

by Steven Cooper ...

★☆**If you are looking to start a new career that is in high demand, then you need to continue reading!**★☆Data scientists are changing the way big data is used in different institutions.Big data is everywhere, but without the right person to interpret it, it means nothing.So where do business find these people to help change their business?You could be that person!It has become a universal truth ... Read more

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★☆**If you are looking to start a new career that is in high demand, then you need to continue reading!**★☆Data scientists are changing the way big data is used in different institutions.Big data is everywhere, but without the right person to interpret it, it means nothing.So where do business find these people to help change their business?You could be that person!It has become a universal truth
... Read more
Well Played 1.0: Video Games, Value And Meaning

by Drew Davidson et al. ...

Video games can be "well played" in two senses. On the one hand, well played is to games as well read is to books. On the other hand, well played as in well done. This book is full of in-depth close readings of video games that parse out the various meanings to be found in the experience of playing a game. 22 contributors (developers, scholars, reviewers and bloggers) look at video games through ... Read more

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Video games can be "well played" in two senses. On the one hand, well played is to games as well read is to books. On the other hand, well played as in well done. This book is full of in-depth close readings of video games that parse out the various meanings to be found in the experience of playing a game. 22 contributors (developers, scholars, reviewers and bloggers) look at video games through
... Read more
Learn Python in One Hour

Programming by Example

by Victor R. Volkman ...

You’re already a smart person, you don’t need a 1000+ page book to get you started on the web’s fastest growing programming platform. Instead, Learn Python in One Hour delivers on the promise of code literacy while saving your most precious commodity time itself. Volkman’s innovative programming-by-example approach means you focus on usage, not mindless detail. Based on the author’s sold-out live ... Read more

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You’re already a smart person, you don’t need a 1000+ page book to get you started on the web’s fastest growing programming platform. Instead, Learn Python in One Hour delivers on the promise of code literacy while saving your most precious commodity time itself. Volkman’s innovative programming-by-example approach means you focus on usage, not mindless detail. Based on the author’s sold-out live
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Tech Like a PIRATE

Using Classroom Technology to Create an Experience and Make Learning Memorable

by Matt Miller ...

Tech Like a PIRATE helps provide the tools, ideas, and inspiration for educators to use technology as a treasure map to amazing learning. With a customizable set of principles for ensuring that technology is an asset, and not a barrier, Matt Miller’s guidance will help all teachers—from the tech-savvy to the tech-terrified—create impactful, transformative learning using low- or no-cost equipment. ... Read more

$11.69 CAD

Tech Like a PIRATE helps provide the tools, ideas, and inspiration for educators to use technology as a treasure map to amazing learning. With a customizable set of principles for ensuring that technology is an asset, and not a barrier, Matt Miller’s guidance will help all teachers—from the tech-savvy to the tech-terrified—create impactful, transformative learning using low- or no-cost equipment.
... Read more
Mindstorms

Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas

by Seymour A Papert ...

In this revolutionary book, a renowned computer scientist explains the importance of teaching children the basics of computing and how it can prepare them to succeed in the ever-evolving tech world.Computers have completely changed the way we teach children. We have Mindstorms to thank for that. In this book, pioneering computer scientist Seymour Papert uses the invention of LOGO, the first child ... Read more

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In this revolutionary book, a renowned computer scientist explains the importance of teaching children the basics of computing and how it can prepare them to succeed in the ever-evolving tech world.Computers have completely changed the way we teach children. We have Mindstorms to thank for that. In this book, pioneering computer scientist Seymour Papert uses the invention of LOGO, the first child
... Read more
Doing Math with Python

Use Programming to Explore Algebra, Statistics, Calculus, and More!

by Amit Saha ...

Doing Math with Python shows you how to use Python to delve into high school–level math topics like statistics, geometry, probability, and calculus. You’ll start with simple projects, like a factoring program and a quadratic-equation solver, and then create more complex projects once you’ve gotten the hang of things.Along the way, you’ll discover new ways to explore math and gain valuable ... Read more

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Doing Math with Python shows you how to use Python to delve into high school–level math topics like statistics, geometry, probability, and calculus. You’ll start with simple projects, like a factoring program and a quadratic-equation solver, and then create more complex projects once you’ve gotten the hang of things.Along the way, you’ll discover new ways to explore math and gain valuable
... Read more
JavaScript for Kids

A Playful Introduction to Programming

by Nick Morgan ...

JavaScript is the programming language of the Internet, the secret sauce that makes the Web awesome, your favorite sites interactive, and online games fun!JavaScript for Kids is a lighthearted introduction that teaches programming essentials through patient, step-by-step examples paired with funny illustrations. You’ll begin with the basics, like working with strings, arrays, and loops, and then ... Read more

$26.63 CAD

JavaScript is the programming language of the Internet, the secret sauce that makes the Web awesome, your favorite sites interactive, and online games fun!JavaScript for Kids is a lighthearted introduction that teaches programming essentials through patient, step-by-step examples paired with funny illustrations. You’ll begin with the basics, like working with strings, arrays, and loops, and then
... Read more
Ditch That Textbook

Free Your Teaching and Revolutionize Your Classroom

by Matt Miller ...

Textbooks are symbols of centuries-old education. They’re often outdated as soon as they hit students’ desks. Acting “by the textbook” implies compliance and a lack of creativity. It’s time to ditch those textbooks—and those textbook assumptions about learning! In Ditch That Textbook, teacher and blogger Matt Miller encourages educators to throw out meaningless, pedestrian teaching and learning ... Read more

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Textbooks are symbols of centuries-old education. They’re often outdated as soon as they hit students’ desks. Acting “by the textbook” implies compliance and a lack of creativity. It’s time to ditch those textbooks—and those textbook assumptions about learning! In Ditch That Textbook, teacher and blogger Matt Miller encourages educators to throw out meaningless, pedestrian teaching and learning
... Read more

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