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Charter School - Elite Quality Education Now Available for Free
When charter schools are mentioned, one usually gets an idea of expensive public school like system of education. In fact, charter schools are just like free public schools that run by independent bodies funded by state-approved organizations such as state universities, boards of education, community colleges or other local education authorities like National Heritage Academies. The enrollment is voluntary but limited to the capacity of a particular charter school structure or state regulations on charter academies. Currently Michigan charter schools, North Carolina charter school or charter schools in Ohio usually limit the number of schoolchildren to 25 per grade as per the state requirements for charter academies. Charter schools are usually granted some level of independence and autonomy from certain local and state regulations. Charter academies may employ their own personnel, develop and pursue their own curriculum, set their own educational and mentoring programs and / or methods of operation under the supervision of the school board and authorizer.
Charter schools receive funds on a per-student basis from the state or province in which they operate, just like traditional public schools. As such, they do not charge tuition. Charter schools must admit any student who applies unless the classroom capacity is exceeded, in which case a public lottery is held. Additionally, charter schools must be non-sectarian and adhere to all state and federal educational, health and safety regulations.
Graphic Orginizers
Graphic organizers enable students to not only learn content, but also to fine tune their analytical and critical thinking abilities and communication skills. These abilities will serve them not just in the classroom environment but will stay them with them throughout their lives. Proper use of graphic organizers also enhances learning ability and improves the student’s ability to absorb information.
The effectiveness of graphic organizers depends to a large extent on the level of training the student receives regarding how to read and understand them. Application of the tool is very much the key to its successful performance.
Very often, difficulty in understanding graphic organizers can be traced to inadequate awareness by the students and improperly designed graphic organizers that interfere with rather than aid the learning process. Teachers will need to thoroughly familiarize themselves with the tool before they can even begin to think of applying these in their classrooms. Fortunately, however, practice does make perfect. With regular use, you can become proficient in applying these programs. Bear in mind that familiarity with the subject matter to be taught is of paramount importance here. It goes without saying that if you’re not familiar with the core subject, you’ll be unable to use any learning program to make it easier to decipher for your students.
Custom Essay
EssayTown allows college students to buy a term paper software program that works hand-in-hand with Microsoft Word to instantly edit and rewrite custom essays, book reports, term papers, reviews, thesis papers, and dissertations for correct style, grammar, and punctuation. The software helps high school students to recognize their poor writing habits and write better college essays by highlighting each student's particular mistakes over a long time period. EssayTown's custom essay editing software is the world's most complete word-processing add-on. It teaches anyone to write like a professional author by scanning every custom essay for millions of possible errors in grammar, style, spelling, and word-use in the complicated, English language. The programe makes all required corrections automatically (in seconds), and offers suggestions on how one can improve one's basic writing style. 
EssayTown.com also provides sample term papers that ESL students can reference to determine how to properly cite, organize, outline, format, and write bibliographies for all academic documents, such as custom term papers, dissertations, and research proposals.
EssayTown.com also provides sample term papers that ESL students can reference to determine how to properly cite, organize, outline, format, and write bibliographies for all academic documents, such as custom term papers, dissertations, and research proposals.
Adobe Integrated Runtime
Good news about Adobe's Integrated Runtime platform.
I found this article giving clues about Adobe AIR and e-Learning, and think that it is promising for today's boring e-Learning platforms.
Boring means browser based page refreshing LMS platforms.
I found this article giving clues about Adobe AIR and e-Learning, and think that it is promising for today's boring e-Learning platforms.
Boring means browser based page refreshing LMS platforms.
Dreamweaver 8.0.1 Updater
Adobe has recently anounced Dreamweaver 8.1 Updater
Fixed problems with this update :
Starting up
The update fixes a sporadic problem where Dreamweaver would not start after a few days.
Files panel (Macintosh)
The update fixes a problem on the Macintosh where Dreamweaver would take a long time to resize the Files panel or display the Assets panel when it contained a lot of image files.
File time stamp (Windows)
The update fixes a bug in Windows where Dreamweaver incorrectly time-stamped remote files when putting the files using a Local/Network connection.
Fixed problems with this update :
Starting up
The update fixes a sporadic problem where Dreamweaver would not start after a few days.
Files panel (Macintosh)
The update fixes a problem on the Macintosh where Dreamweaver would take a long time to resize the Files panel or display the Assets panel when it contained a lot of image files.
File time stamp (Windows)
The update fixes a bug in Windows where Dreamweaver incorrectly time-stamped remote files when putting the files using a Local/Network connection.
Macromedia Studio 8 Launched
With the launch of Macromedia Studio 8, i see growing experiments about new features of Studio 8. Here is cool Flash 8 Motion Blur Effect made using new filter blur. (you'll need to install flash player 8 if you didn't)
Flash Player 8 Public Beta
Macromedia still working on their new flash player engine.Flash Player 8 ( a.k.a 8Ball) has big new fatures that will change overall flash usage on the world. Most important one is performance upgrade and bitmap classes.
Flash Player 8 Public Beta
Some good Samples about bitmap rendering and filters:
Adapting for online delivery; selecting the right technology (Part-2)
...continueing from Part-1
Provide communication, support or learner feedback to the extent permitted by timeframes and budgetary constraints.
Adopting such a model involves running a number of risks. Many of the elements that make up effective face to face instruction are not readily adapted from course resources. For example:
- Much of the actual content is often in the head of the presenter, not on paper.
- The role of a presenter as motivator can be missed in the adaption process.
- The ability to provide immediate feedback to learner's concerns or problems is part of the face to face environment. Elearning often involves delays in providing feedback. Good online delivery will address this issue by developing extensive feedback resources that are immediately available to learners.
- Much of the value in face to face learning is derived from the types of activities and interaction that takes place. Simply adapting resources does not necessarily result in learning activities or the level of interactive engagement that brings about deeper learning.
Working from existing resources also means that alternative resources and activities are often not included in the design of the course, so much as tacked on the end. For example, existing Internet resources are often listed as background material; learners are invited to go beyond the structured course resources if they choose to. Such an approach misses the opportunity to broaden the depth of learning available through existing online resources. Designing the learning process to incorporate such resources allows more effective use to be made of them.
The issue then is about selecting the appropriate technologies for the learners and training objectives. The respective advantages of core technologies can be summarised as:
- Provides access to training in a range of situations that learners might otherwise not be able to study in.
- Less suitable for modelling verbal skills or physical behaviours.
- Facilitates communication between students and tutors at a distance.
- Limited ability to provide feedback on behaviours (e.g. practical presentation skills)
- Provides access to current worldwide resources.
- Less interactivity/depth of learning experience than multimedia.
- Makes available a wide range of learning resources and realia
- More complicated to access 'live' and update.
- Incorporates a range of activities that stimulate and motivate learning
- Generally more involved development process
- Provides a permanent record
- Difficult to update.
- More transportable and can be used in a wider range of situations.
- Costly to distribute
Don't assume that only one resource type should be used. Well designed customised training solutions will often combine a range of resources that, packaged together, provide a learning experience that draws on the strength of each one. For an example of training that combines multimedia, internet and print based resources, see www.tess2000.com, a course in study skills preparing learners for University ertiary level study.
About The Author
3. Supplement the core
.Provide communication, support or learner feedback to the extent permitted by timeframes and budgetary constraints.
Adopting such a model involves running a number of risks. Many of the elements that make up effective face to face instruction are not readily adapted from course resources. For example:
- Much of the actual content is often in the head of the presenter, not on paper.
- The role of a presenter as motivator can be missed in the adaption process.
- The ability to provide immediate feedback to learner's concerns or problems is part of the face to face environment. Elearning often involves delays in providing feedback. Good online delivery will address this issue by developing extensive feedback resources that are immediately available to learners.
- Much of the value in face to face learning is derived from the types of activities and interaction that takes place. Simply adapting resources does not necessarily result in learning activities or the level of interactive engagement that brings about deeper learning.
Working from existing resources also means that alternative resources and activities are often not included in the design of the course, so much as tacked on the end. For example, existing Internet resources are often listed as background material; learners are invited to go beyond the structured course resources if they choose to. Such an approach misses the opportunity to broaden the depth of learning available through existing online resources. Designing the learning process to incorporate such resources allows more effective use to be made of them.
The issue then is about selecting the appropriate technologies for the learners and training objectives. The respective advantages of core technologies can be summarised as:
1. Internet resources
- Provides access to training in a range of situations that learners might otherwise not be able to study in.
- Less suitable for modelling verbal skills or physical behaviours.
- Facilitates communication between students and tutors at a distance.
- Limited ability to provide feedback on behaviours (e.g. practical presentation skills)
- Provides access to current worldwide resources.
- Less interactivity/depth of learning experience than multimedia.
2. Multimedia resources
- Makes available a wide range of learning resources and realia
- More complicated to access 'live' and update.
- Incorporates a range of activities that stimulate and motivate learning
- Generally more involved development process
3. Print resources
- Provides a permanent record
- Difficult to update.
- More transportable and can be used in a wider range of situations.
- Costly to distribute
Don't assume that only one resource type should be used. Well designed customised training solutions will often combine a range of resources that, packaged together, provide a learning experience that draws on the strength of each one. For an example of training that combines multimedia, internet and print based resources, see www.tess2000.com, a course in study skills preparing learners for University ertiary level study.
About The Author
Phil has been involved in a number of projects in the field of flexible delivery, both research based and product-based.
http://www.toucanhouse.co.nz
http://www.toucanhouse.co.nz
Adapting for online delivery; selecting the right technology (Part-1)
The most common difficulty is in balancing operational issues and a need to use existing structures, against the particular needs of the learners. The sorts of operational pressures often encountered include:
- Competing budgetary constraints. Often developmental initiatives compete with other 'special' projects in an environment of reduced and uncertain funding.
- Organisation wide change. Significant as the spread of elearning is, it still must integrate with other organisational change issues such as restructuring and the internationalisation of education.
- Institution-wide IT systems. Often, existing IT systems were originally designed to support the administration of organisations, rather than the provision of training. Where delivery software is purchased, the decision is often based on cost and ease of integration within existing systems.
- The development of courses has traditionally been seen as one part of the job of lecturers rainers. 'Getting a course going' was something that educators did as part of their wider delivery role. It sometimes demanded additional resourcing, which was negotiated as part of annual workload. As such, it was a cost to be minimised.
- Time pressure. Pre-determined course start dates often dictate small development timeframes.
1. Select the delivery tool.
Relevant factors here are:
- The existence of legacy systems such as generic online delivery tools
- The 'best fit' for existing course resources, with a focus on minimising the adaption process. For example, online availability of PDF documents generated from presentation materials.
- Lowest implementation cost.
- Minimising the need for staff training or upskilling in order to implement delivery.
2. 'Path of least resistance' development.
Collate existing resources (usually print) and adapt for online/distance delivery.Continue reading Part-2
About The Author
Phil has been involved in a number of projects in the field of flexible delivery, both research based and product-based.
http://www.toucanhouse.co.nz
http://www.toucanhouse.co.nz
How to use the Internet for learning and fun
Go to the Head of the Class – How to use the Internet for learning and fun
By Alvah Parker
Several years ago when I was preparing to start my own business I decided to take an accounting class. I took the course at a local college. Each week I set out for the school which was in a nearby city after working a full day.
I drove during rush hour and left more than enough time to reach the city because parking spaces were scarce. After working a full day I was tired and hungry (I ate when I got home after class). Fighting the traffic to get to class and searching for a parking space were so exhausting that it is amazing that I passed that class!
Fast forward a few years. Now all sorts of classes are given by phone and over the web. The convenience is unbelievable. No more searching for parking, worrying about the weather, and thinking about an empty stomach rather than concentrating on the learning.
Today I can set myself up with my computer and telephone, bring along my sandwich and soda and listen, talk, and learn. E-learning also known as distance learning is simple, cost effective, and fun! And the choices are endless.
Search the web and you will find e-books, e-courses, teleclasses and downloadable recorded material on all sorts of topics. I could now enroll in my accounting class at the site www.KaplanUniversity.com and take the course for credit. Some sites even offer degreed programs.
In my journey investigating what was available I signed up for a teleclass. A teleclass is a class given by telephone, where everyone is connected to the leader of the class and to the other participants. The particular class I signed up for was free so the only cost I incurred was a long distance charge on my phone bill. Of course there are many classes for which you pay but the fee is usually low. I saw several for $19.
Since I am interested in business topics, the class I chose was called The Powered-Up Practice: Building Your Rolodex and was listed by www.CoachVille.com. The class was an hour long. The two leaders had many wonderful tips on the ways to improve networking so that you can create more really meaningful business connections. The next one is on Trends (also free) and I am planning to be on it too.
Sometimes the scheduled time for the teleclass does not fit your schedule. Often the leader will record the call and then provide the audio for sale on his/her website. It is interesting to peruse some sites to see what is available. The www.AwesomeDads.com website has RealAudio and MP3 recordings of their classes.
www.Chabad.org has a sophisticated site for its followers to study the Torah. They did not seem to have teleclasses but their material is provided in a choice of English or Hebrew, real audio, streaming MP3 and downloadable MP3. It also offers many downloadable videos on lots of topics including some for kids.
Have you been so busy at work that you haven’t had time to take that course that you want? You are not alone. Our busy lives today make it difficult to schedule a class. Now there is a way to keep up to date or learn something that’s fun and do it in the evening, on weekends or on a day off. Whatever your interest you can probably find a class on it somewhere on the Internet.
By Alvah Parker
Several years ago when I was preparing to start my own business I decided to take an accounting class. I took the course at a local college. Each week I set out for the school which was in a nearby city after working a full day.
I drove during rush hour and left more than enough time to reach the city because parking spaces were scarce. After working a full day I was tired and hungry (I ate when I got home after class). Fighting the traffic to get to class and searching for a parking space were so exhausting that it is amazing that I passed that class!
Fast forward a few years. Now all sorts of classes are given by phone and over the web. The convenience is unbelievable. No more searching for parking, worrying about the weather, and thinking about an empty stomach rather than concentrating on the learning.
Today I can set myself up with my computer and telephone, bring along my sandwich and soda and listen, talk, and learn. E-learning also known as distance learning is simple, cost effective, and fun! And the choices are endless.
Search the web and you will find e-books, e-courses, teleclasses and downloadable recorded material on all sorts of topics. I could now enroll in my accounting class at the site www.KaplanUniversity.com and take the course for credit. Some sites even offer degreed programs.
In my journey investigating what was available I signed up for a teleclass. A teleclass is a class given by telephone, where everyone is connected to the leader of the class and to the other participants. The particular class I signed up for was free so the only cost I incurred was a long distance charge on my phone bill. Of course there are many classes for which you pay but the fee is usually low. I saw several for $19.
Since I am interested in business topics, the class I chose was called The Powered-Up Practice: Building Your Rolodex and was listed by www.CoachVille.com. The class was an hour long. The two leaders had many wonderful tips on the ways to improve networking so that you can create more really meaningful business connections. The next one is on Trends (also free) and I am planning to be on it too.
Sometimes the scheduled time for the teleclass does not fit your schedule. Often the leader will record the call and then provide the audio for sale on his/her website. It is interesting to peruse some sites to see what is available. The www.AwesomeDads.com website has RealAudio and MP3 recordings of their classes.
www.Chabad.org has a sophisticated site for its followers to study the Torah. They did not seem to have teleclasses but their material is provided in a choice of English or Hebrew, real audio, streaming MP3 and downloadable MP3. It also offers many downloadable videos on lots of topics including some for kids.
Have you been so busy at work that you haven’t had time to take that course that you want? You are not alone. Our busy lives today make it difficult to schedule a class. Now there is a way to keep up to date or learn something that’s fun and do it in the evening, on weekends or on a day off. Whatever your interest you can probably find a class on it somewhere on the Internet.
Software For Your Kids
Computers are all the rage today for people of all ages including children. There are many different types of software that you can choose from when it comes to picking something for your children to enjoy on the computer. Depending on the age bracket of your children you’ll have to take some time to choose software that does what you want it to do.
For the younger child aged three to five there is software that features some of their favorite television characters such as Dora the Explorer or Bob the Builder. Your children will be both entertained and educated as they play games, learn the alphabet, and learn to count. Software for very young children is easy for them to play so that you’re not always coming to their assistance whenever they press a wrong key.
Software for older children aged five to ten has even more interactive features than software for the younger child. You can buy software that is exclusively for learning and software that will only provide entertainment. Most software comes with a rating to let you know that it doesn’t contain any material that is inappropriate for children. Some types of software for this age group of children include puzzle games, software for learning a second language, math and science software, video game software, software for the artist, and software that allows your child to connect with the internet and play games with other children around the world.
Software for teens is something that you’ll need to supervise a little more closely since much of the software on the market can be objectionable and will often test the morals and virtues that you are trying to teach your children. When you buy software for your teen make sure that you take a good long look at what the software is all about, since many of the software games can feature a large amount of violence. There are, of course, software programs for your teen that are educational as well as fun and that they can use to enhance their schoolwork.
With so many different software choices out there how do you know that you’re making the right choices? Check out some of the parental listings that can be found on the internet. Many parent websites will offer you advice and ratings for much of the new software that comes out each month. This way you can be assured that other parents are approving a certain piece of software before you make your purchase.
Keep in mind that you should always limit the amount of time that your children spend on the computer. Children should be encouraged to spend just as much time playing outdoors as they do playing and learning on the computer.
Zack MacchioLearning Suite Designer
ICT Suite is an interactive learning resource that is intended to help the designers of new suites in schools. This resource addresses many of the issues that school decision-makers face when designing a suite, and offers resolutions.
This is a little bit ironic i think becouse you design a tradational learning suite using high tech learning material :). But we have an argument called blended learning.
This is a little bit ironic i think becouse you design a tradational learning suite using high tech learning material :). But we have an argument called blended learning.
E-courses: A Strategy Plus Three Ways to
One of the fastest ways to attract subscribers for your
mailing list or build visibility for your business is to
write and give away seven-part ecourses.
Ecourses are a great way to build visibility; increase
trust in you, and build an expert status.
Why seven parts? Because in marketing, research proves
that it takes seven contacts with someone before readers or
prospects begin to trust you or your product. This isn't
different whether you are a writer or other professional.
Because e-courses are delivered through auto responders, you
are also making it easier to track who subscribers or buys
with little monitoring.
The number one challenge I'm asked in my programs is, "What
should I write about?" Usually they have thousands of ideas
that have weighted them down.
Okay, dust off those mites; take a couple of deep breaths.
Now, no cheating, take the breaths and let’s begin on
picking a topic.
One possibility is to teach what you are learning about now
while it is fresh in your mind.
As you learn, track your steps and what works and doesn't
work. Look for small how-tos that can be completed in five
or seven steps. Write up
each step afterwards. How does it fit into your business or
what you sell? Is there an angle that does? You will be
surprised what appears when you set the universal laws of
energy in the right direction.
Second, what do you already know how to do? Can you narrow
it down to a 10 step or less process? Be very specific.
Choose a small segment. Real small. Tiny bite size piece.
It is easier to move outward with a topic and then barrel it
down after you begin.
Create a list of many or just one or two, it doesn't matter.
You can only begin with one anyway. Don't be concerned
about choosing the best one. Just choose one and run with
that one for the learning experience.
Now that you choose a topic, how does it mesh with what you
want to attract to your business? Brainstorm with someone
else to pull the two together.
Are there any topics that cover any fad that is on the
Internet currently? If yes, send that one to the top of the
list.
If you don't know what you are selling, then you have a
different challenge. One that isn't covered in this topic.
If you have been experience this challenge for some time,
you have two choices: (1) get some outside expert help. (2)
Choose that you don't really want to solve this because you
will then have to start -- no more excuses. Realize that
either choice is costing you at least $1,000 a day in
revenue, energy or both. Don't choose to mull it over for
another year, decide to let it go or get it done and move
on.
Third, make a list of your "pet peeves." What gets you
angry? What do you wish people wouldn't do? What do you
want people to "get" or "get sooner?"
One of my pet peeves is a teacher telling students how hard
something is going to be for them "before" the student
starts. It sets up their failure; it sets it up to be hard.
I do not believe any teacher has the right to say what is
hard for someone else. It just might be easy for them.
This pet peeve didn't come out until I started attending
many writing conferences throughout the United States.
Every single author kept telling other writers how hard
writing is. When I talked with many successful and to be
successful writers, they told me they always found writing
easy not hard.
Yours could be "people changing lanes without signaling." A
challenging one to connect with you and your expertise. I
did this as an ecourse and sold it to AAA for their web site
use. They used it for a whole year on their web site.
There are branch offs to these, like, "How to stay in the
NOW while you are driving," or "How to stay present when
driving."
If you don't know what your pet peeves are, ask your spouse,
your friends, your coach. I bet they know yours.
1. Add to your web site and ezine.
2. Submit to every online newsletter (ezine) you can find.
Do a search on Google to generate a list of sites that
will allow you to submit your link.
3. In your e-mail software, create a signature with the
announcement for this ecourse.
Complete one course a week if you are aggressive until you
have ten. Draft, edit two or three times, and have it
professionally edited. Write a marketing paragraph and your
signature lines. After ten, you will begin to see topic
possibilities everywhere and you will have the techniques
and system fairly down pat. After 10, pick one or two days
a month and just write ecourses. Then begin seeing topics
and creating ecourses that you can sell. Now you can start
creating residual revenue. Write and market, write and
market, and keep on going. You can do this for a year and
have 50 or 60 of them done. Then you can skip writing any
for the next year or two and focus in on another marketing
tactic.
Another strategy is to hire someone else to write them for
you and you focus on the marketing only. On the other hand,
you write and have someone else market. The more you can
leverage to other people’s time, the money and success you
will have.
Internet marketing and making money online is serious
business, just like any business in the "real" world. Just
like any business, you have to put forth an effort in order
to succeed. You need to invest time and money. It never
ceases to amaze me how some people relentlessly expect to
succeed without making an investment of any kind.
Go ahead, give it an honest try. I believe it will work for
YOU if you work with it! Let me know about your success.
Catherine Franz, a Business Coach, specialized in writing,
marketing and product development. Newsletters and
additional articles: http://www.abundancecenter.com
mailing list or build visibility for your business is to
write and give away seven-part ecourses.
Ecourses are a great way to build visibility; increase
trust in you, and build an expert status.
Why seven parts? Because in marketing, research proves
that it takes seven contacts with someone before readers or
prospects begin to trust you or your product. This isn't
different whether you are a writer or other professional.
Because e-courses are delivered through auto responders, you
are also making it easier to track who subscribers or buys
with little monitoring.
The number one challenge I'm asked in my programs is, "What
should I write about?" Usually they have thousands of ideas
that have weighted them down.
Okay, dust off those mites; take a couple of deep breaths.
Now, no cheating, take the breaths and let’s begin on
picking a topic.
Finding the Topic Possibilities
One possibility is to teach what you are learning about now
while it is fresh in your mind.
As you learn, track your steps and what works and doesn't
work. Look for small how-tos that can be completed in five
or seven steps. Write up
each step afterwards. How does it fit into your business or
what you sell? Is there an angle that does? You will be
surprised what appears when you set the universal laws of
energy in the right direction.
Second, what do you already know how to do? Can you narrow
it down to a 10 step or less process? Be very specific.
Choose a small segment. Real small. Tiny bite size piece.
It is easier to move outward with a topic and then barrel it
down after you begin.
Create a list of many or just one or two, it doesn't matter.
You can only begin with one anyway. Don't be concerned
about choosing the best one. Just choose one and run with
that one for the learning experience.
Now that you choose a topic, how does it mesh with what you
want to attract to your business? Brainstorm with someone
else to pull the two together.
Are there any topics that cover any fad that is on the
Internet currently? If yes, send that one to the top of the
list.
If you don't know what you are selling, then you have a
different challenge. One that isn't covered in this topic.
If you have been experience this challenge for some time,
you have two choices: (1) get some outside expert help. (2)
Choose that you don't really want to solve this because you
will then have to start -- no more excuses. Realize that
either choice is costing you at least $1,000 a day in
revenue, energy or both. Don't choose to mull it over for
another year, decide to let it go or get it done and move
on.
Third, make a list of your "pet peeves." What gets you
angry? What do you wish people wouldn't do? What do you
want people to "get" or "get sooner?"
One of my pet peeves is a teacher telling students how hard
something is going to be for them "before" the student
starts. It sets up their failure; it sets it up to be hard.
I do not believe any teacher has the right to say what is
hard for someone else. It just might be easy for them.
This pet peeve didn't come out until I started attending
many writing conferences throughout the United States.
Every single author kept telling other writers how hard
writing is. When I talked with many successful and to be
successful writers, they told me they always found writing
easy not hard.
Yours could be "people changing lanes without signaling." A
challenging one to connect with you and your expertise. I
did this as an ecourse and sold it to AAA for their web site
use. They used it for a whole year on their web site.
There are branch offs to these, like, "How to stay in the
NOW while you are driving," or "How to stay present when
driving."
If you don't know what your pet peeves are, ask your spouse,
your friends, your coach. I bet they know yours.
Three Ways to Market Ecourses
1. Add to your web site and ezine.
2. Submit to every online newsletter (ezine) you can find.
Do a search on Google to generate a list of sites that
will allow you to submit your link.
3. In your e-mail software, create a signature with the
announcement for this ecourse.
Strategy
Complete one course a week if you are aggressive until you
have ten. Draft, edit two or three times, and have it
professionally edited. Write a marketing paragraph and your
signature lines. After ten, you will begin to see topic
possibilities everywhere and you will have the techniques
and system fairly down pat. After 10, pick one or two days
a month and just write ecourses. Then begin seeing topics
and creating ecourses that you can sell. Now you can start
creating residual revenue. Write and market, write and
market, and keep on going. You can do this for a year and
have 50 or 60 of them done. Then you can skip writing any
for the next year or two and focus in on another marketing
tactic.
Another strategy is to hire someone else to write them for
you and you focus on the marketing only. On the other hand,
you write and have someone else market. The more you can
leverage to other people’s time, the money and success you
will have.
Internet marketing and making money online is serious
business, just like any business in the "real" world. Just
like any business, you have to put forth an effort in order
to succeed. You need to invest time and money. It never
ceases to amaze me how some people relentlessly expect to
succeed without making an investment of any kind.
Go ahead, give it an honest try. I believe it will work for
YOU if you work with it! Let me know about your success.
Catherine Franz, a Business Coach, specialized in writing,
marketing and product development. Newsletters and
additional articles: http://www.abundancecenter.com
Using Rich Internet Appications
Using Flash for creating e-learning content getting popular becouse Macromedia Flash allows interaction, live data, video, etc. Macromedia Flash Mx 2004 and Actionscript 2.0 has also changed the way of RIA’s development.
Article about flash and e-learning
Article about flash and e-learning
CaptivatePlayer: Delivering Captivate Content on the Web
CaptivatePlayer: Delivering Captivate Content on the Web
With Macromedia Captivate, you can create interactive tutorials with recorded narration, built-in testing, with an easy, painless, and quick process. But now that authors can so easily create tutorials, they have time to think about the best way to deliver their content to end users, and to think about what works well with the Captivate workflow.
With Macromedia Captivate, you can create interactive tutorials with recorded narration, built-in testing, with an easy, painless, and quick process. But now that authors can so easily create tutorials, they have time to think about the best way to deliver their content to end users, and to think about what works well with the Captivate workflow.
Using Macromedia Flash MX 2004 as an e-learning authoring environment
"With all the major browsers now packaging Macromedia Flash player as part of the default installation, Flash content on the Web has become almost as commonplace as HTML pages. A growing number of Websites mix Flash and HTML to add animation, sound, and video to what used to be static or only moderately interactive pages. Let’s take a look at some of the reasons Flash makes a great e-learning authoring tool." Garin Hess and Steven Hancock, Learning Circuits,
Flash MX 2004 as an e-learning
Flash MX 2004 as an e-learning
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