Technology has propelled the college classroom into the 21st century with cutting-edge force. To attract students and faculty today, classrooms need to be brought up to a higher standard. No longer are students encountering simple spaces with tablet armchairs, tile floors, fluoresent lights, and chalkboards. Instead, what has evolved is the Smart Classroom: jazzy, interactive classrooms equipped with state-of-the-art equipment guaranteed to attract students and to stimulate the learning experience. experience designing user-friendly yet technologically advanced classrooms. Seventy layouts, figures, diagrams and drawings convey ideas and concept while forty photographs demonstrate classroom layouts. These are not glitzy or extravagant classrooms but thought-provoking models of imaginative, successful and mainstream college classrooms that are durable, functional and sustainable. A complete reference source for current information, proven ideas and innovative concepts in Smart College Classroom Design. The range of topics include chapters on principles of classroom design, types of college classrooms, levels of technology, architectural guidelines, classroom standards, and the most frequently overlooked details. A valuable resource for college facilities planners, college information technology directors, college registrars, college physical plant directors, and classroom and instructional designers.

The definitive story behind the sound that defined a decade-1950s EASY-POP-that seminal time in American popular music when big bands were fading and rock 'n' roll had not yet arrived. Juke boxes, 45rpm records, sock-hops, drive-in movies, and top ten hits on the car radio characterized popular culture and music. Pop culture fans, 50s music collectors, nostalgia buffs, and libraries will find this insightful resource indispensable. It is a thoughtful gift for parents, music lovers, and 50s class reunions. Read insightful biographies of a hundred popular singers, recall two hundred of the most memorable songs of that decade, year by year, and discover fifty, all-but-forgotten, should-have-been-hits. The book also provides the back-story behind the post-war Christmas songs, 'cover' recordings, musical movies, and popular songs from the Broadway stage.