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Books > Computing & IT
Oxford Coding and Robotics
Novice Level 3, in partnership with Resolute Education, comprises a
Workbook and Teacher's Guide, for use together with the Novice Bot Kit
and Expansion Kit. The Level 3 Workbook provides opportunities for
learners to explore more complex coding concepts with their Novice Bot
such as loops and conditional statements, and exposes them to
electronic hardware.
Features
- Fun, interesting, practical activities encourage learner-centred
learning and teaching.
- Full-colour illustrations and high-quality photos teach the key
knowledge, skills and values, and develop visual literacy.
- A glossary with pictures of selected terms enhances the
development of key Coding and Robotics vocabulary.
- The accompanying kits provide key components that learners need
for practical coding activities, while the Resolute online platform
contains supplementary materials, interactive exercises and multimedia
resources that complement key lessons.
Naomi Klein, author of era-defining bestsellers, The Shock Doctrine,
This Changes Everything and No Logo, is back with her most compulsive
and personal book yet: a revelatory journey into the mirror world of
our polarised age
When Naomi Klein discovered that a woman who shared her first name, but
had radically different, harmful views, was getting chronically
mistaken for her, it seemed too ridiculous to take seriously. Then
suddenly it wasn't. She started to find herself grappling with a
distorted sense of reality, becoming obsessed with reading the threats
on social media, the endlessly scrolling insults from the followers of
her doppelganger. Why had her shadowy other gone down such an extreme
path? Why was identity - all we have to meet the world - so unstable?
To find out, Klein decided to follow her double into a bizarre, uncanny
mirror world: one of conspiracy theories, anti-vaxxers and demagogue
hucksters, where soft-focus wellness influencers make common cause with
fire-breathing far right propagandists (all in the name of protecting
'the children'). In doing so, she lifts the lid on our own culture
during this surreal moment in history, as we turn ourselves into
polished virtual brands, publicly shame our enemies, watch as deep
fakes proliferate and whole nations flip from democracy to something
far more sinister.
This is a book for our age and for all of us; a deadly serious dark
comedy which invites us to view our reflections in the looking glass.
It's for anyone who has lost hours down an internet rabbit hole, who
wonders why our politics has become so fatally warped, and who wants a
way out of our collective vertigo and back to fighting for what really
matters.
This pocket guide is perfect as a quick reference for PCI
professionals, or as a handy introduction for new staff. It
explains the fundamental concepts of the latest iteration of the
PCI DSS, v3.2.1, making it an ideal training resource. It will
teach you how to protect your customers' cardholder data with best
practice from the Standard.
Building upon the success of best-sellers The Clean Coder and Clean
Code, legendary software craftsman Robert C. "Uncle Bob" Martin
shows how to bring greater professionalism and discipline to
application architecture and design. As with his other books,
Martin's Clean Architecture doesn't merely present multiple choices
and options, and say "use your best judgment": it tells you what
choices to make, and why those choices are critical to your
success. Martin offers direct, no-nonsense answers to key
architecture and design questions like: What are the best high
level structures for different kinds of applications, including
web, database, thick-client, console, and embedded apps? What are
the core principles of software architecture? What is the role of
the architect, and what is he/she really trying to achieve? What
are the core principles of software design? How do designs and
architectures go wrong, and what can you do about it? What are the
disciplines and practices of professional architects and designers?
Clean Architecture is essential reading for every software
architect, systems analyst, system designer, and software manager
-- and for any programmer who aspires to these roles or is impacted
by their work.
Step up your presentation skills with our 6-page laminated guide,
focusing on graphic features, animation, audio and a variety of
ways presentations can be formatted and distributed. Joan Lambert,
author of multiple books on the Microsoft Office Suite, creator of
many Lynda.com videos and an experienced corporate trainer used her
experience and knowledge to cover the most relevant functions for
users at different levels. Also look for the "PowerPoint 2016"
QuickStudy for more general coverage of software use, then use the
pair to become a power user that can create presentations that
"wow". Suggested uses: Workplace -- flat for easy storage and
access at a moments notice to find a function you need to use, or
to jog your memory for a function you do not use often; Company
Training -- reduce help-desk calls and keep productivity flowing
for a team or for your entire company; Students/Teachers/Parents --
help with the learning curve in a classroom or for your child and
any projects requiring PowerPoint; College Professors/Students --
give polished presentations to your classes that give your hard
work the look it deserves.
Online social media are changing the face of politics in the United
States. Beginning with a strong theoretical foundation grounded in
political, communications and psychology literature, Tweeting to
Power examines the effect of online social media on how people come
to learn, understand and engage in politics. Gainous and Wagner
propose that platforms such as Facebook and Twitter offer the
opportunity for a new information flow that is no longer being
structured and limited by the popular media. Television and
newspapers, which were traditionally the sole or primary
gatekeeper, can no longer limit or govern what information is
exchanged. By lowering the cost of both supplying the information
and obtaining it, social networking applications have recreated
how, when and where people are informed. To establish this premise,
Gainous and Wagner analyze multiple datasets, quantitative and
qualitative, exploring and measuring the use of social media by
voters and citizens as well as the strategies and approaches
adopted by politicians and elected officials. They illustrate how
these new and growing online communities are new forums for the
exchange of information that is governed by relationships formed
and maintained outside traditional media. Using empirical measures,
they prove both how candidates utilize Twitter to shape the
information voters rely upon and how effective this effort was at
garnering votes in the 2010 congressional elections. With both
theory and data, Gainous and Wagner show how the social media
revolution is creating a new paradigm for political communication
and shifting the very foundation of the political process.
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