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This work derives from a conference discussing the history of
computing in education. This conference is the first of hopefully a
series of conferences that will take place within the International
Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) and hence, we describe
it as the First Conference on the History of Computing in Education
(HCE1). These proceedings represent a collection of works presented
at the HCE1 Conference held in association with the IFIP 2004 World
Computer Congress held in Toulouse, France. Contributions to this
volume range from a wide variety of educational perspectives and
represent activities from four continents. The HCE1 conference
represents a joint effort of the IFIP Working Group 9.7 on the
History of Computing and the IFIP Technical Committee 3 on
Education. The HCE1 Conference brings to light a broad spectrum of
issues and spans fourcontinents. It illustrates topics in computing
education as they occurred in the "early days" of computing whose
ramifications or overtones remain with us today. Indeed, many of
the early challenges remain part of our educational tapestry; most
likely, many will evolve into future challenges. Therefore, this
work provides additional value to the reader as it will reflect in
part the future development of computing in education to stimulate
new ideas and models in educational development.
This book looks at the history of computing in education from two
points of view - as a history of the impact of computing on
education over the past forty years and as the use of the history
of computing as a pedagogical tool in computing education. These
two intertwined views look back at computer education and the ways
in which organizations have attempted to use computers to enhance
teaching and learning from elementary education through university
studies in several countries. The topics include: considerations of
cybernetics and informatics; government sponsored open source
software for school education; learning with the artificial
sciences; technology leading to historic changes; ICT in Catalan
schools; streams in the history of computer education in Australia;
growth of computing technology for education in India; computing
and education in the UK; evolution of e-inclusion for the disabled;
educational hypermedia computing; keyboard training; studies of
educational computing projects; and using computing history to
enhance teaching. History of Computing in Education is unique in
its topic, the field having not been the subject of extensive study
in the past. the impact of computing on education is only now
receiving due attention. This book derives from contributions made
at the History of Computing in Education conference at the IFIP
18th World Computer Congress, held in August 2004 in Toulouse,
France and sponsored by the International Federation for
Information Processing (IFIP). Teachers, students, researchers,
authors, and education developers should find this work as a
welcome addition to their educational repertoire. It will also
provide new dimensions of breadth and depth in the evolution of
computing in education.
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Those Excellent Eagles (Paperback)
Jan Lee Wicker; Illustrated by Steve Weaver; Photographs by H G Moore
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- Why is it called the Bald Eagle?- What do eagles eat?- How strong
are eagles?- How well can an eagle see?- How fast can an eagle
fly?- Where in the world do eagles live? And you will also learn
how to make an eagle and an eagle's nest you can eat! As in all the
books in this series, each question and answer is illustrated with
a large color photograph and a charming illustration.
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30 Years of Social Change (Paperback)
Stephen Jones; Foreword by Jessica Kingsley; Contributions by Dr Anthony Attwood, Luke Beardon, Nisha Dogra, …
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What social change has been achieved over the past 30 years? What
have been the main barriers to progress? What great achievements
can we identify and celebrate today? Marking Jessica Kingsley
Publishers' 30th year of publishing books on social and behavioural
issues, this book gathers together over 30 leading thinkers from
diverse disciplines - from autism specialists and social workers
through to trans rights activists and complementary therapists.
Contributors provide a thoughtful account of how their field of
expertise has changed over the past 30 years, and how they see it
evolving in the future. Offering a unique insight into many
professions, 30 Years of Social Change highlights much of the
positive social change achieved in the past 30 years across these
fields and the challenges we face in the future.
Ever wonder about those funny, big, pink birds that stand on one
leg and eat upside down? This book answers 20 questions about
flamingos to teach you a lot about those big pink birds. In
addition to finally understanding why they stand on one leg and eat
upside down, you'll learn the answers to questions like these: How
do flamingos stay dry? Can flamingos salute? How can flamingos bend
their knees backwards? Why do flamingos have webbed feet? How many
eggs does a flamingo lay? Are baby flamingos pink? So come along
and let's take a world tour to see where flamingos live and why
they do what they do. You'll even learn how to draw them and how to
make one from a candy cane.
Published in 2013, Producing Streaming Video for Multiple Screen
Delivery the only compression-related textbook released after 2010,
and it incorporates the latest technologies, including DASH and
HTML5 and new devices such as 4G transmitters for mobile delivery.
This book is written for producers seeking to distribute streaming
video to the widest possible audience, including computers,
smartphones and tablets, and Over the Top (OTT) devices. Written by
Jan Ozer, this book delivers the lessons learned from years of
producing and consulting on streaming, and serving as a
contributing editor to the industry bible, Streaming Media
Magazine. In this book, you will learn:
The fundamentals of video streaming and compression, including
adaptive streaming and H.264 encoding, and new technologies like
DASH, HTML5 and HEVC.
How to configure a single group of files to distribute to
computers, mobile and OTT devices, and when it s better to
customize files for different target platforms.
How to most efficiently produce maximum quality video using tools
like the Adobe Media Encoder, Apple Compressor, Sorenson Squeeze
and Telestream Episode Pro.
How to choose an enterprise class encoder, with extensive
discussions of workflow tools like Telestream Vantage and the
ProMedia Workflow System from Harmonic.
How to choose between setting up your own streaming server or
using an online video platform (OVP) and the most relevant
questions to ask before choosing an OVP service provider.
The best technology options for producing a live event, from
choosing an encoding tool or 4G delivery platform, to choosing a
streaming media server or Live Streaming Service Provider (LSSP)
like Livestream or Ustream.
When to consider using a rich media presentation system like Sonic
Foundry MediaSite or MediaPlatform WebCaster and how to choose
between the available systems.
Which producers need to add closed captions to their streaming
videos and how to do so.
This book is the successor to Ozer s highly regarded Video
Compression for Flash, Apple Devices and HTML5, which has earned a
five-star rating on Amazon and is used as a textbook by many
colleges and universities. Published over two years after Video
Compression, however, Producing Streaming Video for Multiple Screen
Delivery is almost a complete rewrite, and contains links to the
dozens of product reviews and video tutorials published and
produced by Ozer over the last 24 months.
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Those Big Bears (Paperback)
Jan Lee Wicker; Illustrated by Steve Weaver
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Did you know that koala bears are not really bears at all? Can you
believe there is a bear that has no front teeth? Did you know that
black bears are not always black? If bears can outrun, outswim, and
outclimb you, what do you do if you see one in the wild? This book
will answer these 4 questions and 16 more. 20 color photos and 20
funny cartoons. Includes a recipe for a yummy Powered Panda, as
well as other fun activities.
Texas Review Press attempts to meet the needs of an international
as well as domestic and local audience. We continue to conduct four
international competitions: the George Garrett Fiction Prize for a
short novel or collection of stories, the X. J. Kennedy Poetry
Prize for a full-length collection of poems, the newly named Clay
Reynolds Novella Prize for best novella, and the Robert Phillips
Poetry Chapbook Prize for best poetry chapbook of up to thirty-two
pages. The X. J. Kennedy Prize winner for 2002 was Reliquary, by
Jan Lee Ande of La Jolla, California. Nancy Carlson of Missouri won
the 2002 Robert Phillips Poetry Chapbook Prize for Complications of
the Heart, and Armadillo, by Stephen March (Elizabeth City, North
Carolina), was selected winner of the Clay Reynolds Novella Prize
for 2002. All winners were selected by nationally known American
writers through a "blind submission" process. Dedicated as always
to the state and region, we recently released Ars Poetica, a novel
by Clay Reynolds of Denton, Texas, and Cabin Fever, by A. Carolina
Castillo Crimm.
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