Category: General Resources

September 18, 2010

Fewer things are hotter right now than Apple’s iPhone. Many people consider the iPhone to be the best smartphone on the market right now. Smartphones are mobile phones that are built with computer-like capabilities. For instance, iPhones can be used to surf the internet, download and listen to music, and play games, just to name… Continue reading All About iPhones

September 14, 2010

“Parts of speech” are the different ways words can be used in sentences. Understanding the parts of speech makes it easier to write and understand sentences in English class. The five most basic parts of speech are nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, and exclamations. Nouns A noun is a word for a person, place, thing, or… Continue reading Parts of Speech

September 09, 2010

Opening the Lines of Communication: Being an Advocate for Your Differently-Abled Child Most children with disabilities have trouble communicating effectively with their peers, and they are quite incapable of maintaining relationships with others. They feel insecure when they are in the company of people who are not closely related to them because they are aware… Continue reading Opening The Lines Of Communication: Being An Advocate For Your Differently Abled Child

Hearing Aids Types of Hearing Aids– Alexander Graham Bell organization explains the types of hearing aids. Communication Communication Options– United States Department of Education provides advice for children with hearing loss about technology and communication alternatives. For Family and Friends– Methods on communicating efficiently with those with a hearing loss. Communication Choices– The Philadelphia Children’s Hospital… Continue reading Resources For Your Hearing Impaired Child

September 07, 2010

A virtual field trip is a field trip that is conducted in a classroom or a lecture hall. Organizing a real field trip involves a lot of planning and expenditure. A virtual field trip or an interactive tour can be presented to a class with the use of a computer and the required accessories. Teachers… Continue reading A Service for Teachers: Virtual Field Trip Resources

Comedians, commentators, writers, and popular personalities are no strangers to Harvard Commencement and Class Day speeches. From Conan O’Brien’s speech in 2000 to JK Rowling’s in 2008, humor and inspiration have been common themes. In 2003, comedian Will Ferrell was asked to give the 352nd Harvard Commencement Class Day Speech. As expected, the speech was… Continue reading Harvard Class of 2003 Commencement Speech by Will Ferrell

The American Sign Language, or ASL, is the most commonly used sign language among deaf people in the United States, as well as certain regions of Canada and Mexico. It is also used by people in a number of South American, Asian, and African countries. Presently, it is estimated that ASL is the main language… Continue reading A Beginner’s Guide to American Sign Language

Cell phone manufacturers are required under law to make cell phones accessible for all, including those with disabilities. Those affected by vision impairment or blindness often have a difficult time finding cell phones. They need phones that are accessible to them and that can read the news and the Web to them. Visually impaired individuals… Continue reading News and Web read over the phone

The Chinese civilization has been around for more than 4000 years, and throughout the years, the Chinese people have invented many wonderful things that are still being used today. Here’s a list of Medicine One of the major contributions of the Chinese people to world civilization is Chinese medicine . Some of the medicinal practices… Continue reading Chinese Inventions

February 07, 2010

Morse Code was developed over 160 years ago by two men, Samuel F. B. Morse and Alfred Vail. Morse code transmits information telegraphically by using a sequence of long and short characters that represent letters, numbers and punctuation. It was used for telegraphs, radio communication and international communication. The code was mostly transported over telegraph… Continue reading Morse Code Resources