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Wednesday, March 18, 2015
The colour of Hope
The first photography post from The Perspectives. I clicked this with this one thought in my mind : To me, THE COLOUR OF HOPE IS RED. I clicked it in the dark so that the only light (signified as hope here) is that of the candle. The entire background is red and there is a certain illusion created from the light and the colours. Hope you like it. Thank you.
THE BELL Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales
People said "The Evening Bell is sounding, the sun is setting." For a strange wondrous tone was heard in the narrow streets of a large town. It was like the sound of a church-bell: but it was only heard for a moment, for the rolling of the carriages and the voices of the multitude made too great a noise.
Those persons who were walking outside the town, where the houses were farther apart, with gardens or little fields between them, could see the evening sky still better, and heard the sound of the bell much more distinctly. It was as if the tones came from a church in the still forest; people looked thitherward, and felt their minds attuned most solemnly.
A long time passed, and people said to each other—"I wonder if there is a church out in the wood? The bell has a tone that is wondrous sweet; let us stroll thither, and examine the matter nearer." And the rich people drove out, and the poor walked, but the way seemed strangely long to them; and when they came to a clump of willows which grew on the skirts of the forest, they sat down, and looked up at the long branches, and fancied they were now in the depth of the green wood. The confectioner of the town came out, and set up his booth there; and soon after came another confectioner, who hung a bell over his stand, as a sign or ornament, but it had no clapper, and it was tarred over to preserve it from the rain. When all the people returned home, they said it had been very romantic, and that it was quite a different sort of thing to a pic-nic or tea-party. There were three persons who asserted they had penetrated to the end of the forest, and that they had always heard the wonderful sounds of the bell, but it had seemed to them as if it had come from the town. One wrote a whole poem about it, and said the bell sounded like the voice of a mother to a good dear child, and that no melody was sweeter than the tones of the bell. The king of the country was also observant of it, and vowed that he who could discover whence the sounds proceeded, should have the title of "Universal Bell-ringer," even if it were not really a bell.
Many persons now went to the wood, for the sake of getting the place, but one only returned with a sort of explanation; for nobody went far enough, that one not further than the others. However, he said that the sound proceeded from a very large owl, in a hollow tree; a sort of learned owl, that continually knocked its head against the branches. But whether the sound came from his head or from the hollow tree, that no one could say with certainty. So now he got the place of "Universal Bell-ringer," and wrote yearly a short treatise "On the Owl"; but everybody was just as wise as before.
It was the day of confirmation. The clergyman had spoken so touchingly, the children who were confirmed had been greatly moved; it was an eventful day for them; from children they become all at once grown-up-persons; it was as if their infant souls were now to fly all at once into persons with more understanding. The sun was shining gloriously; the children that had been confirmed went out of the town; and from the wood was borne towards them the sounds of the unknown bell with wonderful distinctness. They all immediately felt a wish to go thither; all except three. One of them had to go home to try on a ball-dress; for it was just the dress and the ball which had caused her to be confirmed this time, for otherwise she would not have come; the other was a poor boy, who had borrowed his coat and boots to be confirmed in from the innkeepers son, and he was to give them back by a certain hour; the third said that he never went to a strange place if his parents were not with him—that he had always been a good boy hitherto, and would still be so now that he was confirmed, and that one ought not to laugh at him for it: the others, however, did make fun of him, after all.
There were three, therefore, that did not go; the others hastened on. The sun shone, the birds sang, and the children sang too, and each held the other by the hand; for as yet they had none of them any high office, and were all of equal rank in the eye of God.
But two of the youngest soon grew tired, and both returned to town; two little girls sat down, and twined garlands, so they did not go either; and when the others reached the willow-tree, where the confectioner was, they said, "Now we are there! In reality the bell does not exist; it is only a fancy that people have taken into their heads!"
At the same moment the bell sounded deep in the wood, so clear and solemnly that five or six determined to penetrate somewhat further. It was so thick, and the foliage so dense, that it was quite fatiguing to proceed. Woodroof and anemonies grew almost too high; blooming convolvuluses and blackberry-bushes hung in long garlands from tree to tree, where the nightingale sang and the sunbeams were playing: it was very beautiful, but it was no place for girls to go; their clothes would get so torn. Large blocks of stone lay there, overgrown with moss of every color; the fresh spring bubbled forth, and made a strange gurgling sound.
"That surely cannot be the bell," said one of the children, lying down and listening. "This must be looked to." So he remained, and let the others go on without him.
They afterwards came to a little house, made of branches and the bark of trees; a large wild apple-tree bent over it, as if it would shower down all its blessings on the roof, where roses were blooming. The long stems twined round the gable, on which there hung a small bell.
Was it that which people had heard? Yes, everybody was unanimous on the subject, except one, who said that the bell was too small and too fine to be heard at so great a distance, and besides it was very different tones to those that could move a human heart in such a manner. It was a kings son who spoke; whereon the others said, "Such people always want to be wiser than everybody else."
They now let him go on alone; and as he went, his breast was filled more and more with the forest solitude; but he still heard the little bell with which the others were so satisfied, and now and then, when the wind blew, he could also hear the people singing who were sitting at tea where the confectioner had his tent; but the deep sound of the bell rose louder; it was almost as if an organ were accompanying it, and the tones came from the left hand, the side where the heart is placed. A rustling was heard in the bushes, and a little boy stood before the Kings Son, a boy in wooden shoes, and with so short a jacket that one could see what long wrists he had. Both knew each other: the boy was that one among the children who could not come because he had to go home and return his jacket and boots to the innkeepers son. This he had done, and was now going on in wooden shoes and in his humble dress, for the bell sounded with so deep a tone, and with such strange power, that proceed he must.
"Why, then, we can go together," said the Kings Son. But the poor child that had been confirmed was quite ashamed; he looked at his wooden shoes, pulled at the short sleeves of his jacket, and said that he was afraid he could not walk so fast; besides, he thought that the bell must be looked for to the right; for that was the place where all sorts of beautiful things were to be found.
"But there we shall not meet," said the Kings Son, nodding at the same time to the poor boy, who went into the darkest, thickest part of the wood, where thorns tore his humble dress, and scratched his face and hands and feet till they bled. The Kings Son got some scratches too; but the sun shone on his path, and it is him that we will follow, for he was an excellent and resolute youth.
"I must and will find the bell," said he, "even if I am obliged to go to the end of the world."
The ugly apes sat upon the trees, and grinned. "Shall we thrash him?" said they. "Shall we thrash him? He is the son of a king!"
But on he went, without being disheartened, deeper and deeper into the wood, where the most wonderful flowers were growing. There stood white lilies with blood-red stamina, skyblue tulips, which shone as they waved in the winds, and apple-trees, the apples of which looked exactly like large soapbubbles: so only think how the trees must have sparkled in the sunshine! Around the nicest green meads, where the deer were playing in the grass, grew magnificent oaks and beeches; and if the bark of one of the trees was cracked, there grass and long creeping plants grew in the crevices. And there were large calm lakes there too, in which white swans were swimming, and beat the air with their wings. The Kings Son often stood still and listened. He thought the bell sounded from the depths of these still lakes; but then he remarked again that the tone proceeded not from there, but farther off, from out the depths of the forest.
The sun now set: the atmosphere glowed like fire. It was still in the woods, so very still; and he fell on his knees, sung his evening hymn, and said: "I cannot find what I seek; the sun is going down, and night is coming—the dark, dark night. Yet perhaps I may be able once more to see the round red sun before he entirely disappears. I will climb up yonder rock."
And he seized hold of the creeping-plants, and the roots of trees—climbed up the moist stones where the water-snakes were writhing and the toads were croaking—and he gained the summit before the sun had quite gone down. How magnificent was the sight from this height! The sea—the great, the glorious sea, that dashed its long waves against the coast—was stretched out before him. And yonder, where sea and sky meet, stood the sun, like a large shining altar, all melted together in the most glowing colors. And the wood and the sea sang a song of rejoicing, and his heart sang with the rest: all nature was a vast holy church, in which the trees and the buoyant clouds were the pillars, flowers and grass the velvet carpeting, and heaven itself the large cupola. The red colors above faded away as the sun vanished, but a million stars were lighted, a million lamps shone; and the Kings Son spread out his arms towards heaven, and wood, and sea; when at the same moment, coming by a path to the right, appeared, in his wooden shoes and jacket, the poor boy who had been confirmed with him. He had followed his own path, and had reached the spot just as soon as the son of the king had done. They ran towards each other, and stood together hand in hand in the vast church of nature and of poetry, while over them sounded the invisible holy bell: blessed spirits floated around them, and lifted up their voices in a rejoicing hallelujah!
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Those persons who were walking outside the town, where the houses were farther apart, with gardens or little fields between them, could see the evening sky still better, and heard the sound of the bell much more distinctly. It was as if the tones came from a church in the still forest; people looked thitherward, and felt their minds attuned most solemnly.
A long time passed, and people said to each other—"I wonder if there is a church out in the wood? The bell has a tone that is wondrous sweet; let us stroll thither, and examine the matter nearer." And the rich people drove out, and the poor walked, but the way seemed strangely long to them; and when they came to a clump of willows which grew on the skirts of the forest, they sat down, and looked up at the long branches, and fancied they were now in the depth of the green wood. The confectioner of the town came out, and set up his booth there; and soon after came another confectioner, who hung a bell over his stand, as a sign or ornament, but it had no clapper, and it was tarred over to preserve it from the rain. When all the people returned home, they said it had been very romantic, and that it was quite a different sort of thing to a pic-nic or tea-party. There were three persons who asserted they had penetrated to the end of the forest, and that they had always heard the wonderful sounds of the bell, but it had seemed to them as if it had come from the town. One wrote a whole poem about it, and said the bell sounded like the voice of a mother to a good dear child, and that no melody was sweeter than the tones of the bell. The king of the country was also observant of it, and vowed that he who could discover whence the sounds proceeded, should have the title of "Universal Bell-ringer," even if it were not really a bell.
Many persons now went to the wood, for the sake of getting the place, but one only returned with a sort of explanation; for nobody went far enough, that one not further than the others. However, he said that the sound proceeded from a very large owl, in a hollow tree; a sort of learned owl, that continually knocked its head against the branches. But whether the sound came from his head or from the hollow tree, that no one could say with certainty. So now he got the place of "Universal Bell-ringer," and wrote yearly a short treatise "On the Owl"; but everybody was just as wise as before.
It was the day of confirmation. The clergyman had spoken so touchingly, the children who were confirmed had been greatly moved; it was an eventful day for them; from children they become all at once grown-up-persons; it was as if their infant souls were now to fly all at once into persons with more understanding. The sun was shining gloriously; the children that had been confirmed went out of the town; and from the wood was borne towards them the sounds of the unknown bell with wonderful distinctness. They all immediately felt a wish to go thither; all except three. One of them had to go home to try on a ball-dress; for it was just the dress and the ball which had caused her to be confirmed this time, for otherwise she would not have come; the other was a poor boy, who had borrowed his coat and boots to be confirmed in from the innkeepers son, and he was to give them back by a certain hour; the third said that he never went to a strange place if his parents were not with him—that he had always been a good boy hitherto, and would still be so now that he was confirmed, and that one ought not to laugh at him for it: the others, however, did make fun of him, after all.
There were three, therefore, that did not go; the others hastened on. The sun shone, the birds sang, and the children sang too, and each held the other by the hand; for as yet they had none of them any high office, and were all of equal rank in the eye of God.
But two of the youngest soon grew tired, and both returned to town; two little girls sat down, and twined garlands, so they did not go either; and when the others reached the willow-tree, where the confectioner was, they said, "Now we are there! In reality the bell does not exist; it is only a fancy that people have taken into their heads!"
At the same moment the bell sounded deep in the wood, so clear and solemnly that five or six determined to penetrate somewhat further. It was so thick, and the foliage so dense, that it was quite fatiguing to proceed. Woodroof and anemonies grew almost too high; blooming convolvuluses and blackberry-bushes hung in long garlands from tree to tree, where the nightingale sang and the sunbeams were playing: it was very beautiful, but it was no place for girls to go; their clothes would get so torn. Large blocks of stone lay there, overgrown with moss of every color; the fresh spring bubbled forth, and made a strange gurgling sound.
"That surely cannot be the bell," said one of the children, lying down and listening. "This must be looked to." So he remained, and let the others go on without him.
They afterwards came to a little house, made of branches and the bark of trees; a large wild apple-tree bent over it, as if it would shower down all its blessings on the roof, where roses were blooming. The long stems twined round the gable, on which there hung a small bell.
Was it that which people had heard? Yes, everybody was unanimous on the subject, except one, who said that the bell was too small and too fine to be heard at so great a distance, and besides it was very different tones to those that could move a human heart in such a manner. It was a kings son who spoke; whereon the others said, "Such people always want to be wiser than everybody else."
They now let him go on alone; and as he went, his breast was filled more and more with the forest solitude; but he still heard the little bell with which the others were so satisfied, and now and then, when the wind blew, he could also hear the people singing who were sitting at tea where the confectioner had his tent; but the deep sound of the bell rose louder; it was almost as if an organ were accompanying it, and the tones came from the left hand, the side where the heart is placed. A rustling was heard in the bushes, and a little boy stood before the Kings Son, a boy in wooden shoes, and with so short a jacket that one could see what long wrists he had. Both knew each other: the boy was that one among the children who could not come because he had to go home and return his jacket and boots to the innkeepers son. This he had done, and was now going on in wooden shoes and in his humble dress, for the bell sounded with so deep a tone, and with such strange power, that proceed he must.
"Why, then, we can go together," said the Kings Son. But the poor child that had been confirmed was quite ashamed; he looked at his wooden shoes, pulled at the short sleeves of his jacket, and said that he was afraid he could not walk so fast; besides, he thought that the bell must be looked for to the right; for that was the place where all sorts of beautiful things were to be found.
"But there we shall not meet," said the Kings Son, nodding at the same time to the poor boy, who went into the darkest, thickest part of the wood, where thorns tore his humble dress, and scratched his face and hands and feet till they bled. The Kings Son got some scratches too; but the sun shone on his path, and it is him that we will follow, for he was an excellent and resolute youth.
"I must and will find the bell," said he, "even if I am obliged to go to the end of the world."
The ugly apes sat upon the trees, and grinned. "Shall we thrash him?" said they. "Shall we thrash him? He is the son of a king!"
But on he went, without being disheartened, deeper and deeper into the wood, where the most wonderful flowers were growing. There stood white lilies with blood-red stamina, skyblue tulips, which shone as they waved in the winds, and apple-trees, the apples of which looked exactly like large soapbubbles: so only think how the trees must have sparkled in the sunshine! Around the nicest green meads, where the deer were playing in the grass, grew magnificent oaks and beeches; and if the bark of one of the trees was cracked, there grass and long creeping plants grew in the crevices. And there were large calm lakes there too, in which white swans were swimming, and beat the air with their wings. The Kings Son often stood still and listened. He thought the bell sounded from the depths of these still lakes; but then he remarked again that the tone proceeded not from there, but farther off, from out the depths of the forest.
The sun now set: the atmosphere glowed like fire. It was still in the woods, so very still; and he fell on his knees, sung his evening hymn, and said: "I cannot find what I seek; the sun is going down, and night is coming—the dark, dark night. Yet perhaps I may be able once more to see the round red sun before he entirely disappears. I will climb up yonder rock."
And he seized hold of the creeping-plants, and the roots of trees—climbed up the moist stones where the water-snakes were writhing and the toads were croaking—and he gained the summit before the sun had quite gone down. How magnificent was the sight from this height! The sea—the great, the glorious sea, that dashed its long waves against the coast—was stretched out before him. And yonder, where sea and sky meet, stood the sun, like a large shining altar, all melted together in the most glowing colors. And the wood and the sea sang a song of rejoicing, and his heart sang with the rest: all nature was a vast holy church, in which the trees and the buoyant clouds were the pillars, flowers and grass the velvet carpeting, and heaven itself the large cupola. The red colors above faded away as the sun vanished, but a million stars were lighted, a million lamps shone; and the Kings Son spread out his arms towards heaven, and wood, and sea; when at the same moment, coming by a path to the right, appeared, in his wooden shoes and jacket, the poor boy who had been confirmed with him. He had followed his own path, and had reached the spot just as soon as the son of the king had done. They ran towards each other, and stood together hand in hand in the vast church of nature and of poetry, while over them sounded the invisible holy bell: blessed spirits floated around them, and lifted up their voices in a rejoicing hallelujah!
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
The Female Body
The Reproductive System
The female body is incredible. The following list describes the events in a females body that enable her to bear children.
- At birth, a girl baby has about 400,000 immature eggs, or ova, in her ovaries.
- During puberty the eggs begin to mature. Each month one egg ripens and leaves the ovary. It passes through a fallopian tube where, if not fertilized by a sperm, it disintegrates. The uterus, which has built up tissue and blood to make a nourishing nest for the egg, sheds its lining about a week after the egg disintegrates. This is the event known as menstruation, or the menstrual period.
- Gestation begins when an egg that has been released from the ovary is fertilized by a sperm. The result is pregnancy and the eventual birth of a child.
- Lactation is the production of milk in a womans breasts to feed her newborn child.
- Menopause is when a womans ovaries gradually stop functioning. Menstruation ceases, and this marks the end of the years that she can bear children.
From Girl To Woman: How Your Body Changes
The passage from girl to woman is called puberty. It begins for girls anywhere from age 8 to 16; the average age is 11. What happens to your body during puberty?
- You experience a growth spurt. Sometimes your arms, hands, legs, and feet may seem to grow faster than the rest of your body. (But dont worry-that clumsy feeling will pass.)
- Your internal reproductive system matures: your ovaries and uterus grow larger.
- Secondary sex characteristics appear: budding breasts and the growth of pubic hair. Its common for one breast to begin developing before the other.
- The shape of your body begins to change, typically becoming softer and more rounded. Your fat-to-muscle ratio increases. You will probably notice some more fat around your hips, bottom, stomach, and legs.
- Hormonal changes bring an increase in perspiration and oily skin. Thats why pimples can start occurring at this time.
- You begin your menstrual periods. The first menstrual periods are often light and irregular. You may menstruate once, then not again for several months. A menstrual period occurs every 25 to 35 days (the average is 28 days). Bleeding lasts 3 to 7 days. Menstruation is a sign that you are able to get pregnant.
Rites Of Passage
Getting your period is a sign of maturity or coming-of-age-a cause for celebration! In America, coming-of-age ceremonies are rare because many girls are raised to think that they should talk about their periods only in private. Recently, some American families have tried to change this by honoring a girls first period with a special dinner, a card of congratulations, or even a candlelit ceremony. But for hundreds of years, many cultures have publicly celebrated menstruation, acknowledging it as an important sign of female maturity and fertility-without which human life would come to an end!
Native American Ceremonies
- Among the Navajo there is a coming-of-age ceremony called kinaalda. Young girls run footraces to show their strength. They also bake a huge cornmeal pudding for the whole community to taste. During the ceremony girls wear special clothing and arrange their hair to imitate the goddess Changing Woman.
- The Nootka Indians of the Pacific Northwest consider a girls first period a time to test her physical endurance. She is taken way out to sea and left there. She must then swim back to shore on her own, where she is greeted and cheered by the whole village.
- The Mescalero Apaches consider the female puberty ceremony a most important celebration in their tribe. Each year an eight-day event honors all girls who started their period that year. It begins with four days of feasting and dancing. Boy singers recount the tribes history with songs each night. A four-day private ceremony follows, in which the girls reflect on the changes in their bodies and their passage into womanhood.
Australia
Among the Aborigines of Australia, a girl is treated to the tradition of "love magic" when she gets her first period. The women of the tribe sing and teach her about the female powers and the physical changes that mark womanhood.
Japan
When a Japanese girl gets her first period, her family throws a big party. Family and friends are invited but are not told why they are celebrating. When the girls family brings out a tray bearing a decorated pear, a candied apple, or red-colored rice and beans, the secret reason for the party is revealed.
Micronesia
The tribe of Ulithi calls a girls rite of passage kufar. When a girl begins her first period, she must go to a menstrual house. She is joined by women of the village, who bathe her and recite magic spells. She will always return to the menstrual house during her period.
Nigeria
The Tiv tribe literally mark a girl at the time of her first period. Four lines are cut into her abdomen. The remaining scars represent her womanhood and are thought to make her more fertile.
Sri Lanka
When a girl gets her first period in Sri Lanka, the exact time and day are noted. An astrologer is consulted who predicts many things about the girls future based on the time and the alignment of the stars. The family then prepares their house for a ritual bathing, in which the women of the family wash the girls hair and scrub her all over. She then puts on new white clothes from her underwear to her shoes. Printed invitations are sent for a party where gifts and money are presented to the girl.
The Shark King
The Shark King, one of Toons graphic novels, retells a Hawaiian legend, adapting it for beginning readers. The story is simple, yet powerful. Nanaues father leaves the night before his son is born, and the boy grows up yearning for him. That doesnt stop Nanaue from enjoying his prowess in the water. A fast swimmer, he boasts, "No fish in the sea can outswim me!"
Nanaue also has a bottomless pit for a stomach and devours fish. (He is half shark, after all.) His appetite gets him into trouble when he sabotages the local fishermens catches. Pursued by them, he leaps into the ocean and finds his way to his father. His mother? Shes left behind, but shes obviously not the clingy sort. Shes content to savor the tasty sea snails they drop off for her.
What I like best about this book is the bold, vivid artwork. R. Kikuo Johnson does an excellent job of conveying action and pacing his story. Kids will be completely absorbed as they flip the pages, wondering what will happen to Nanaue next.
The Shark King
by R. Kikuo Johnson
Toon Books, 40 pages
Published: April 2012
Monday, March 16, 2015
Surface anatomy and surface markings The Thorax
The experienced clinician spends much of his working life relating the
surface anatomy of his patients to their deep structures
The following bony prominences (BULGES) can usually be palpated (EXAMINED BY TOUCH) in the living subject (matching vertebral levels are given in brackets):
•◊◊superior angle of the scapula (SHOULDER BLADE) (T2);
•◊◊upper border of the manubrium sterni(BROAD UPPER STRENUM), the suprasternal notch (fig 1.2)(DIP IN THE STERNUM)(T2/3);
•◊◊spine of the scapula (T3);
•◊◊sternal angle (of Louis)— the transverse ridge at the manubrio-sternal
Junction(BUMP AT STERNAL JUNCTION) (T4/5);
•◊◊inferior angle of scapula (T8);
•◊◊xiphisternal joint(LOWEST JOINT IN STERNUM)(T9);
•◊◊lowest part of costal margin—10th rib (the subcostal line passes through
L3).
Note from Fig. 1 that the manubrium(BROAD UPPER STERNUM) corresponds to the 3rd and 4th
Thoracic (PART OF BODY BETWEEN HEAD AND ABDOMEN) vertebrae and overlies the aortic arch, and that the sternum corresponds to the 5th to 8th vertebrae and neatly overlies the heart.
Since the 1st and 12th ribs are difficult to feel, the ribs should be enumerated (COUNTED)
from the 2nd costal cartilage (CONNECTS STERNUM AND RIBS), which articulates with the sternum at the angle of Louis.
The spinous processes (LUMPY BITS) of all the thoracic vertebrae can be palpated in
the midline posteriorly (FROM THE BACK TO THE FRONT), but it should be remembered that the first spinous process that can be felt is that of C7 (the vertebra prominens).
The position of the nipple varies considerably in the female, but in the male it usually lies in the 4th intercostal space (BETWEEN THE RIBS) about 10cm from the midline. The apex beat (BEAT OF HEART FELT OVER APEX), which marks the lowest and outermost point at which the cardiac impulse can be palpated, is normally in the 5th intercostal space 9cm from the midline (just below and medial (TO THE CENTRE) to the nipple).
The trachea (WINDPIPE) is palpable in the suprasternal notch (fig. 1.2) midway between the heads of the two clavicles.
Fig. 1.2 the suprasternal notch-the dip imbetween the two clavicles and top of the sternum
Sunday, March 15, 2015
The Future of e books
This is the type of e-textbook I want in my class. An excellent showcase for the use of mobile devices in schools. This is also the type of e-textbook that will convince the most ardent of naysyers about the benefits of technology and interactive touch devices in the classroom. Talk about engaging your learners, this would get even your most recalcitrant students investing in their own learning.
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http://www.ted.com/
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Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Education evolves for the ‘iGeneration’
This is an excellent article written by Jennifer Kohlhepp at gmnews. What is really interesting is that the enthusiasm and passion of the teachers being interviewed has been mirrored in the writing of the article itself. It sounds like Miss Kohn has made Jennifer Kohlhepp a bit of a convert. Not only does it give you an insight into a number of really useful workflows but it gives you ideas for using the iPad in your own classroom. Enjoy!!!
The day will come when today’s students talk about heavy backpacks like grandparents talk about trekking to school in the snow.
With the introduction of iPads into third-grade classrooms at the elementary school, the Millstone community has seen a glimpse of this future.
“Technology is the future of education, and the iPad is a device like nothing else on the market,” third-grade teacher Jennifer Kohn said. “It is poised to change the learning landscape for our children and … gives the students of Millstone an advantage in the areas of technology, scholastic advancement and literacy.”
Recognizing that today’s students are growing up in a world dictated by the use of state-of-art technologies and inspired by what her 2-year-old daughter learned to do with an iPad at home, Kohn applied for and received a grant from the Millstone Township Foundation for Educational Excellence to purchase 15 iPads for the third-grade language arts classes to improve student literacy.
To achieve this goal, Kohn researched and installed word study, vocabulary, decoding, fluency and comprehension applications onto the devices before handing them out in class. By touching an icon on the screen at her direction, Kohn’s students could easily open an application and begin an interactive study activity. Through the use of apps like Chicktionary, students learned to manipulate letters into words in a fun and engaging environment where letters appear on hens, and roosters crow at successfully created words.
Students also improved their reading ability by recording themselves with the Sundry Notes and iBaldi applications in order to listen to their recordings, assess their fluency and rerecord improved readings for digital portfolios for their parents. The third-graders also learned a lesson in multitasking with the iPads, which allowed them to simultaneously take notes and draw visualizations while reading books in apps like Penultimate, Notability and Chalkboard. They also wrote and illustrated their own stories using the Story Buddy app and created art in Drawing Pad. Kohn could also use eClicker during any lesson to take a quick poll to see how students were progressing and to modify her teaching in the moment to best reach all students.
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http://mexa.gmnews.com/node/43330
Students also improved their reading ability by recording themselves with the Sundry Notes and iBaldi applications in order to listen to their recordings, assess their fluency and rerecord improved readings for digital portfolios for their parents. The third-graders also learned a lesson in multitasking with the iPads, which allowed them to simultaneously take notes and draw visualizations while reading books in apps like Penultimate, Notability and Chalkboard. They also wrote and illustrated their own stories using the Story Buddy app and created art in Drawing Pad. Kohn could also use eClicker during any lesson to take a quick poll to see how students were progressing and to modify her teaching in the moment to best reach all students.
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Monday, March 9, 2015
Cloud based technology improves the nursing profession
The nursing profession has evolved tremendously in the digital age thanks to advances in information technology. Nurses often utilize portable tablets or laptops when visiting patients in hospitals, nursing homes and private residences. Such devices are used to access portals containing medical records and other important information about patients. Cloud-based technology improves the nursing profession.
There is no need for nurses to download large files or applications onto memory cards, flash drives or hard drives. Any Internet-enabled devices can be used to log into secure networks that contain a wealth of information for dealing with patients. For instance, nurses could communicate with a patients health insurance provider and pharmacy through the Internet. It is less likely that patients need to come up with paper lists of medications and other prescriptions. Information technology training is essential in any registered nurse curriculum.
Health care professionals must be able to use the latest applications and software in hospital settings. Portable nursing stations usually feature laptop computers and wireless bar code scanners. Both types of devices are synced to central databases within a hospital. Different departments in a hospital must share data with each other efficiently. For example, the X-ray imaging unit can quickly upload results that could be read by a nurse or physician stationed in another department. Similarly, other diagnostic tests are also posted onto central databases accessible only to healthcare workers in a hospital.
A registered nurse can upgrade existing qualifications into a Master of Science in Nursing. An RN to MSN online program is available at accredited universities such as the University of Arizona, which offer various studies in nursing, healthcare, medicine and natural science. Online courses for nursing are combined with onsite laboratory sessions. For instance, students must complete practicals in hospitals and clinics full of actual patients. Hands-on experience is essential towards mastering the most advanced levels of nursing. For instance, students pursuing MSN degrees might be shown how to use complicated life-saving apparatus in critical care units and emergency rooms. The management of dialysis machines is another component of advanced studies in nursing.
Pharmacology is a significant part of an advanced nursing degree. Nurses must be familiar with generic and brand name medication that is prescribed to patients in hospitals and other medical facilities. Precise control of drug administration is also mastered in an MSN course of study. Nurses might learn how to use digital gauges to administer accurate doses.
There is no need for nurses to download large files or applications onto memory cards, flash drives or hard drives. Any Internet-enabled devices can be used to log into secure networks that contain a wealth of information for dealing with patients. For instance, nurses could communicate with a patients health insurance provider and pharmacy through the Internet. It is less likely that patients need to come up with paper lists of medications and other prescriptions. Information technology training is essential in any registered nurse curriculum.
Health care professionals must be able to use the latest applications and software in hospital settings. Portable nursing stations usually feature laptop computers and wireless bar code scanners. Both types of devices are synced to central databases within a hospital. Different departments in a hospital must share data with each other efficiently. For example, the X-ray imaging unit can quickly upload results that could be read by a nurse or physician stationed in another department. Similarly, other diagnostic tests are also posted onto central databases accessible only to healthcare workers in a hospital.
A registered nurse can upgrade existing qualifications into a Master of Science in Nursing. An RN to MSN online program is available at accredited universities such as the University of Arizona, which offer various studies in nursing, healthcare, medicine and natural science. Online courses for nursing are combined with onsite laboratory sessions. For instance, students must complete practicals in hospitals and clinics full of actual patients. Hands-on experience is essential towards mastering the most advanced levels of nursing. For instance, students pursuing MSN degrees might be shown how to use complicated life-saving apparatus in critical care units and emergency rooms. The management of dialysis machines is another component of advanced studies in nursing.
Pharmacology is a significant part of an advanced nursing degree. Nurses must be familiar with generic and brand name medication that is prescribed to patients in hospitals and other medical facilities. Precise control of drug administration is also mastered in an MSN course of study. Nurses might learn how to use digital gauges to administer accurate doses.
Beat the Pain Natural Arthritis Remedies
Arthritis is a serious chronic condition that affects hundreds of thousands of people around the world. However, that doesn’t mean that you have to live with arthritis pain for the rest of your live, even if you suffer from the condition.
After all, there are some things you can do about arthritis pain other than take prescription drugs. While some medication may be necessary for some people, there are natural remedies that may be able to help you reduce your pain.
Use this guide to learn about the top natural remedies that help individuals with arthritis pain.
Meditation
Meditation is one of the most commonly prescribed treatments for arthritis pain because it works to help individuals focus and it doesn’t have any side effects. While you may not be familiar with meditation, the idea of learning to control pain in the body, or at least to lessen it through natural means, is likely appealing.
Start simply by meditating for a few minutes each day. As you get more used to the practice, 30 minutes or more per day may be best for relieving arthritis pain.
Exercise
Exercise is a common way to relieve arthritis pain because it helps create endorphins in the body that help create an overall sense of wellbeing. Among the top exercises is yoga, and yoga for arthritis pain is recommended by many doctors.
Yoga, which focuses primarily on stretching and gentle movements, can increase beneficial endorphins without strenuous activity that can cause discomfort. Take a basic class or start practicing on your own in your free time to reduce pain.
After all, there are some things you can do about arthritis pain other than take prescription drugs. While some medication may be necessary for some people, there are natural remedies that may be able to help you reduce your pain.
Use this guide to learn about the top natural remedies that help individuals with arthritis pain.
Meditation
Meditation is one of the most commonly prescribed treatments for arthritis pain because it works to help individuals focus and it doesn’t have any side effects. While you may not be familiar with meditation, the idea of learning to control pain in the body, or at least to lessen it through natural means, is likely appealing.
Start simply by meditating for a few minutes each day. As you get more used to the practice, 30 minutes or more per day may be best for relieving arthritis pain.
Exercise
Exercise is a common way to relieve arthritis pain because it helps create endorphins in the body that help create an overall sense of wellbeing. Among the top exercises is yoga, and yoga for arthritis pain is recommended by many doctors.
Yoga, which focuses primarily on stretching and gentle movements, can increase beneficial endorphins without strenuous activity that can cause discomfort. Take a basic class or start practicing on your own in your free time to reduce pain.
Amazing Facts About The Ear Teeth And Tongue
Amazing Facts About The Ear, Teeth And Tongue
3.) In relation to size, the tongue is the strongest muscle in our body.
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5.) The tongue of a healthy person is pink. It is white if there is a thin film of bacteria on it.
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Here’s a list of some of the most amazing and interesting facts about the human tongue
, teeth 
and ear.
, teeth and ear.Tongue
1.) The human tongue has 3,000 taste buds. Each of these buds has a sensory nerve connected with the brain that carries impulses which the brain interprets and passes judgment.
2.) Including the surface of the throat and the roof of the mouth, a person has about 9,000 taste buds
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. 3.) In relation to size, the tongue is the strongest muscle in our body.
4.) The tongue gives some indication of the presence of certain disorders elsewhere in the body.
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5.) The tongue of a healthy person is pink. It is white if there is a thin film of bacteria on it.
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Codify Coding for the iPad Made Simple
10 out of 10 for this one.
Codify was released on Wednesday, 26 October 2011 for US$7.99 / AU$8.49.
We recently posted about Apps for Building Apps and by coincidence a new App was released less than a week later. It looks so good it would have been included in the first post so we thought it deserved a mention.
Codify is a platform that game designers, educators and students can use to create games or simulations. Codify allows users to build and play interactive games and simulations directly on their device. It was developed by three Australian guys from Adelaide - Simeon Nasilowski, John Millard and Dylan Sale. Kudos guys, love the clean simple interface. Check out their website at http://twolivesleft.com/. But if you want to see just how simple these guys have made this App check out the video.
Codify is a platform that game designers, educators and students can use to create games or simulations. Codify allows users to build and play interactive games and simulations directly on their device. It was developed by three Australian guys from Adelaide - Simeon Nasilowski, John Millard and Dylan Sale. Kudos guys, love the clean simple interface. Check out their website at http://twolivesleft.com/. But if you want to see just how simple these guys have made this App check out the video.
Turn your games and simulation ideas into interactive creations that make use of the iPad features like Multi-Touch and the accelerometer. Codify for iPad is designed to let you touch your code. Want to change a number? Just tap and drag it. How about a color, or an image? Tapping will bring up visual editors that let you choose exactly what you want.
Codify is designed for rapid prototyping and easy development. At any time the code can be “played,” dropping the user into an interactive viewer that responds to multi-touch, accelerometer, and more.
It includes full, in-line reference documentation at the touch of a button, intelligent auto-completion, and a beautiful user interface. The code itself is based on Lua, a simple, elegant language that doesnt rely too much on symbols — a perfect match for the iPad.
This is a great opportunity those of us in the education sector (teachers and students) to be content creators and not just consumers.
It includes full, in-line reference documentation at the touch of a button, intelligent auto-completion, and a beautiful user interface. The code itself is based on Lua, a simple, elegant language that doesnt rely too much on symbols — a perfect match for the iPad.
This is a great opportunity those of us in the education sector (teachers and students) to be content creators and not just consumers.
http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/codify/id439571171?ls=1&mt=8
Top 5 Reasons the iPad2 was worth the wait!
Posted by Ed Madison, from the University of Oregon on Thursday, April 14, 2011 over at iste.org.
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Many will argue that laptops provide educators and students with a learning device that is far more powerful and versatile than the iPad, especially given the cost of the electronic tablets. I’ll admit, I had this view a year ago when the original iPad was first released. It was about time to replace my MacBook Pro, but buying two new devices wasn’t a justifiable choice. I also produce quite a number of complex video projects, so logic dictated that I buy the laptop.
Another matter was my love of electronics. When it comes to technology, I am a natural born “early adopter,” so it took every bit of discipline I could muster not to “cave” and buy an original iPad. I looked upon my colleagues, and many of my students, with envy but promised myself that I would wait. Rumors that the iPad2 would have front and back facing cameras helped to ease my desire. However, I still felt a great sense of frustration.
I’m not ashamed to say that I counted down the days until the release of the iPad2. My MacBook Pro was serving me well, but I made certain I would be among the first to get the newer device.
As the proud owner an iPad2, I can report with confidence, “I get it.” Many people ask me, why the need for both a laptop and a tablet? Here are just 5 of my reasons, plain and simple:
1. User Experience - Notice that most of the ads for the iPad focus on its use in leisure settings. We tend to hunch over our laptops, while you can recline as you engage with iPad content in the same way you might read a book.
2. Shared Experience - Laptops are primarily single-user devices, while tablets are more suited for sharing. Watch students engage with content on tablets, and you’ll quickly notice how they pass new discoveries along to their peers.
3. Camera Features - The front and back facing cameras, along with Apple’s $9.95 iMovie app, add new levels of teaching and learning capabilities, including: video chatting, production, and editing. WIFI and 3G enabled devices open classrooms to a world of possibilities, using FaceTime or Skype video features to connect with experts or chat pals in classroom in distant locales.
4. Apps - The web browser experience and the app experience are miles apart. Webpages are fairly limited and static, in terms of engagement and user experience. Apps provide software developers with the ability to create unique, immersive and interactive information and learning environments.
5. PDF Annotation Software - Tablet devices save trees. I have a file cabinet full of printed journal articles and other reading assignments from my first year of graduate school. Multiply that times the number of my fellow doctoral program classmates and we could easily fill a room with paper. Apps like iAnnotate allow me to easily highlight, keyword search and reference an equivalent amount of documents on my iPad and still have room for my entire music library, movies, magazines, books and games.
Add these reasons to the fact that the iPad2 is thinner and has a faster processor than the original and it’s easy to see why school districts are rapidly embracing electronic tablets. They provide rich media learning experiences that can dazzle as well as inform.
Another matter was my love of electronics. When it comes to technology, I am a natural born “early adopter,” so it took every bit of discipline I could muster not to “cave” and buy an original iPad. I looked upon my colleagues, and many of my students, with envy but promised myself that I would wait. Rumors that the iPad2 would have front and back facing cameras helped to ease my desire. However, I still felt a great sense of frustration.
I’m not ashamed to say that I counted down the days until the release of the iPad2. My MacBook Pro was serving me well, but I made certain I would be among the first to get the newer device.
As the proud owner an iPad2, I can report with confidence, “I get it.” Many people ask me, why the need for both a laptop and a tablet? Here are just 5 of my reasons, plain and simple:
1. User Experience - Notice that most of the ads for the iPad focus on its use in leisure settings. We tend to hunch over our laptops, while you can recline as you engage with iPad content in the same way you might read a book.
2. Shared Experience - Laptops are primarily single-user devices, while tablets are more suited for sharing. Watch students engage with content on tablets, and you’ll quickly notice how they pass new discoveries along to their peers.
3. Camera Features - The front and back facing cameras, along with Apple’s $9.95 iMovie app, add new levels of teaching and learning capabilities, including: video chatting, production, and editing. WIFI and 3G enabled devices open classrooms to a world of possibilities, using FaceTime or Skype video features to connect with experts or chat pals in classroom in distant locales.
4. Apps - The web browser experience and the app experience are miles apart. Webpages are fairly limited and static, in terms of engagement and user experience. Apps provide software developers with the ability to create unique, immersive and interactive information and learning environments.
5. PDF Annotation Software - Tablet devices save trees. I have a file cabinet full of printed journal articles and other reading assignments from my first year of graduate school. Multiply that times the number of my fellow doctoral program classmates and we could easily fill a room with paper. Apps like iAnnotate allow me to easily highlight, keyword search and reference an equivalent amount of documents on my iPad and still have room for my entire music library, movies, magazines, books and games.
Add these reasons to the fact that the iPad2 is thinner and has a faster processor than the original and it’s easy to see why school districts are rapidly embracing electronic tablets. They provide rich media learning experiences that can dazzle as well as inform.
http://www.iste.org/Top_5_Reasons_the_iPad2_Was_Worth_the_Wait.aspx
The World’s Most Beautiful Orchids Two Gomestic
The World’s Most Beautiful Orchids Two | Gomestic
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The elegant and beautiful Waling-waling of the Philippines
is one of the most beautiful and largest orchid flowers in the world. It is hailed as the “Queen of Philippine Flowers” and worshipped as ‘diwata’ (fairy) by Bagobo people. It is native to Mindanao and occurs in the provinces of Davao, Cotabato and Zamboanga. Due to over-collection, Waling-waling is very rare in nature. This beautiful orchid is frequently used in hybridization.
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Here’s another batch of the world’s most beautiful orchids.
Orchid plants are the second largest family of flowering plants in the world with between 21,950 and 26,049 known species from 880 genera. There are also more than 100,000 hybrids and cultivars.
1.) Waling-Waling (Euanthe sanderiana)
1.) Waling-Waling (Euanthe sanderiana)
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The elegant and beautiful Waling-waling of the Philippines
is one of the most beautiful and largest orchid flowers in the world. It is hailed as the “Queen of Philippine Flowers” and worshipped as ‘diwata’ (fairy) by Bagobo people. It is native to Mindanao and occurs in the provinces of Davao, Cotabato and Zamboanga. Due to over-collection, Waling-waling is very rare in nature. This beautiful orchid is frequently used in hybridization.Read more...
The Most Beautiful Rainbows Ive Captured on My Cellphone
Rainbows are natural phenomena
that continue to captivate peoples interest. Since I was a kid and up to now I am still very much amaze by the beauty and wonder they provide every time they appear in the sky.
that continue to captivate peoples interest. Since I was a kid and up to now I am still very much amaze by the beauty and wonder they provide every time they appear in the sky.Do you still remember the meaning of ROYGBIV??? A rainbow is an optical and meteorological phenomenon that causes a spectrum of light to appear in the sky when the Sun shines onto droplets of moisture in the Earths atmosphere. They take the form of a multicolored arc, with red on the outer part of the arc and violet on the inner section of the arc.ROYGBIV means red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.
Here some of the most beautiful rainbows i have photographed.
I labeled this rainbow "The Rarely Seen Complete Arc of Covenant" because this reminded me of the Biblical story of the "Great Flood"
. I took this photographed when I was on my home from work.
. I took this photographed when I was on my home from work.
Heres another "Perfect Rainbow" I photographed while on my way to work early in the morning. I shot this rainbow inside my car while I am driving. I cant stop because I will be late. Please dont imitate what I have done...lol....
Heres a double rainbow I photographed while Im on my way home. The rain had just stopped by the time I took this photo. This time I parked my car alongside the road and took the shot. A double rainbow features reversed colors
in the outer (secondary) bow.
in the outer (secondary) bow.
This beautiful rainbow is a semicircular double rainbow I photographed while I was on my way home from work. the rainbow and the setting is simply beautiful and I cant resist taking a photograph of it and so I have to stop and take a shot of this wonderful rainbow.
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The Rainbow Mushrooms
Savor the flavor Overcome Nausea Ginger
Do you ever use ginger to treat nausea and vomiting? Properties of plants of this one was no doubt in dealing with nausea, but it helps if we know a bit of research that confirms ginger as an anti-nausea medications.
Ginger is a rhizome plant that is very popular as a spice and medicinal materials. Rhizome-shaped fingers are swollen in the middle sections. In Asia including Indonesia, ginger is used to treat stomach aches, nausea, and diarrhea.
A study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2009 last year found that ginger may reduce nausea effects on breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. The research was funded by the National Cancer Institute, which involved 644 patients, most women with breast cancer, who were undergoing chemotherapy at 23 oncology practices in the United States.
Ginger is a rhizome plant that is very popular as a spice and medicinal materials. Rhizome-shaped fingers are swollen in the middle sections. In Asia including Indonesia, ginger is used to treat stomach aches, nausea, and diarrhea.
A study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2009 last year found that ginger may reduce nausea effects on breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. The research was funded by the National Cancer Institute, which involved 644 patients, most women with breast cancer, who were undergoing chemotherapy at 23 oncology practices in the United States.
In the study, all patients received standard anti-vomiting every day when undergoing chemotherapy. But some of them also took capsules containing extracts of ginger, three days before chemotherapy.
The results showed those who took ginger experienced approximately 45 percent reduction in the risk of vomiting than those who did not take ginger, says Julie L. Ryan of the University of Rochester, the studys lead researcher.
To know more benefits of ginger, National Institutes of Health has made a summary of the truth of the efficacy of ginger in addressing a variety of diseases:
* Motion sickness: Some studies report that ginger does not have much effect in overcoming motion sickness. Another study even noted that ginger may reduce vomiting only, not nausea. Further research is needed to determine the effects that might result from the consumption of ginger and other hangover medicine.
* Nausea and vomiting during pregnancy: Preliminary studies suggest that ginger may be safe and effective for nausea and vomiting during pregnancy when used as recommended dose for short periods of time.
Nausea from chemotherapy: Report of preliminary studies suggest that ginger may reduce the severity and duration of nausea in cancer patients after chemotherapy. Other studies also showed no adverse effects from the consumption of ginger. However, further research will be needed to confirm these results.
* Nausea and vomiting pascatindakan surgery: Some research reports indicate the consumption of ginger before surgery can actually trigger an increase in nausea or vomiting after surgery patients. However, other research shows just the different results that need further study.
* Migraine: There is not enough scientific evidence to explain the effects of ginger in dealing with migraine.
* Weight loss: For some people, ginger has been shown to be a tool to lose weight. However, further studies are needed to make a safe recommendation.
Active compound in ginger
As described in the book Efficacious Herbal Indonesia, ginger contains a variety of active compounds such as Gingerol, zingerone, 1-dehydrogingerodine, 6-gingesulfonic acid, shogaol, carbohydrates, palmetic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, caprylic acid, caproc acid, lauric acid, myristic acid, pentadecanoic acid, stearic acid, linilenic acid, lecithin, gingerglycolipids (A, B, C). Ginger also contains amino acids, protein, resin, diterpene, minerals, vitamin A and niacin. There is a volatile oil content in it: zingiberene, B-bisabolene, singiberol, zingiborenol, ar-curcumene and some aldehydes.
Side effects
Few side effects that may arise when someone is eating ginger in small doses. The most common side effects reported were bloating, heartburn, and nausea. This effect is most often associated with the use of ginger powder.
Until now, there are still few studies that provide information about the safety of the effects of long-term use of ginger in a safe and guidelines of ginger supplements.
In theory, ginger may increase the risk of bleeding when the same time you are taking blood-thinning medications such as aspirin, anticoagulants such as warfarin (coumadin), anti-platelet drugs such as clopidogrel (Plavix), and anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) or naproxen ( Naprosyn, Aleve).
Important is also known that ginger can also interfere with the work of drugs that alter cardiac contraction, including beta-blockers and digoxin.
Before you start using ginger to treat any disease, it is better if you consult with your doctor, especially if you are undergoing long-term treatment.
Source : http://www.myhealthnewsdaily.com/
iDevices in the Science Lab
Can you record what you see in a microscope using an iDevice. One of the Science teachers came into the staff room very excited yesterday. She had been working with her senior science class with the normal light microscope looking at red and white blood cells at 400X. They were discussing how they could document their experiment. One of her students just grabbed his iPhone, placed it on the eyepiece of the microscope and took a photograph. Here are the resulting images.
This was so good because the NSW Biology Stage 6 Syllabus states that students must:
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| The pink dot in the top left corner is a white blood cell |
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| These images where use to grid up and count the cells before drawing the diagram. |
This was so good because the NSW Biology Stage 6 Syllabus states that students must:
- use a technique using prepared slides and
- measure the field of view
- performs a first hand investigation using the light microscope and prepared slides to gather information to estimate the size of red and white blood cells and draw scale diagrams of each
The beauty of this is not the use of technology itself but that the technology increased motivation and the subsequent task became easier to perform. The drawing and documentation became a real learning experience and the students were able to contribute to their own learning by discovering new ways of documenting their own experiments.
It would be easy to take this further again. Looking at hormones under an electron microscope would give you beautiful images of crystalline structures. This opens up some great links between art and science. This is itself a discussion that has gained attention lately and one area where a cross curricula project could be beneficial to develop.
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| Progesterone, Estradial, Estrone, Methhotrexate, Testosterone,and Diethylstilbeshol |
These are images of hormones as seen under a microscope, from the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University.
I would love to hear how you have used iDevices in your science lessons. Include them in the comments section so we can share these ideas with others. Science teachers do get to do some pretty cool stuff.
To see what is possible check out Princeton Universitys 2011 Art of Science winners.
Related Article: Great microscope accessory
http://appsineducation.blogspot.com/2011/04/ipad-accessories-for-learning.html
To see what is possible check out Princeton Universitys 2011 Art of Science winners.
http://www.princeton.edu/artofscience/gallery2011/index.php%3Fp=1.html
Related Article: Great microscope accessory
http://appsineducation.blogspot.com/2011/04/ipad-accessories-for-learning.html
Sunday, March 8, 2015
Lilith Adam and Eve the Nephilim and Childrens Lullaby’s
Lilith, Adam and Eve, the Nephilim and Childrens Lullabys
An enigmatic character within the Biblical scriptures is that of Lilith. Her presence confounds that the current Christian teachings and paradigms of the church, concerning the story of Adam and Eve. Few churches claim Eve to be Adams second wife, nor that Adam many have also fathered a race of demons. The presence of Lilith created a real and tangible fear to the early Sumerian and Hebrew peoples. This fear is easily recognized today in the etymology of the word “lullaby,” whichcomes from the words “Lilith abi” which means “Lilith, go away.”
Lilith is mentions in Isaiah 34:14, New Revised Standard, “The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.” Translations replace "Lilith" with "screech owl" or "night hag," the Latin word becomes "lamia." Lamia, is a Greek mythological figure who eventually became a child killer. It is evident that the mythology of Lilith existed when the Book of Isaiah was written, but largely omitted from the texts,
According to Jewish writings, Lilith was the first wife of Adam. She was expelled from the Garden of Eden when she refused to make herself subservient to Adam. When she was cast out of Eden, she was made into a demonic figure, and Adam was given a second wife, Eve, who was fashioned from his rib to ensure her obedience.
Michelangelos painting on the Vaticans Sistine Chapel depicting a serpentine Lilith with Adam and Eve. (1508-12). There is evidence inGenesis that the Serpent can be identified as Lilith.
Perhaps the most indisputable evidence of the rival between Lilith and Eve are the parallels between God’s curses upon the Serpent and upon Eve.
The belief that Eve was Adam’s second wife was a common theory in early Rabbinical writings. Early theologians on Genesis adopted this view to describe for the double account of the creation of woman. In the Bible itstates in Genesis 1 : 27, "So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them." In Genesis II we get another account of the creation of women, "And Yahweh said, It is not good for Adam to be alone. I will make a fitting helper for him....And Yahweh fashioned the rib that He had taken from the man into a woman; and He brought her to the man."
In the Jewish Apocrypha, Lilith is a Mesopotamian demon who was created by God to be Adams first wife. However, Lilith disobeyed Adams commands and so was rejected. After that, she was cast out of the Garden of Eden. In retribution, she became a demon and promised to give birth to a race of demons named "Lilim" who would murder humanitys children. From "Liliths Cave," Liliths Cave: Jewish tales of the supernatural
The "Lilim" are the Neph "ilim" whose gigantic skeletal remains have been found extensively in the British Isles and the Ohio Valley within the burial mounds. In Genesis 6 : 4 it says that the giant race was spawned by the union of the Fallen Angels and mortal women. "There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were ofold, men of renown."
The Apocrypha corroborates the version that attributes Lilith as the mother of theNephilim. "Though he avoided intercourse with Eve, Adam was visited in his sleep by female spirits, and from his union with them sprang shades and demons of various kinds,and they were endowed with peculiar gifts." Female spirits visiting men while they sleep for the purpose of fertilization is the definition of a succubus.
"One of the earliest mentions of succubus comes from Mesopotamia on the Sumerian King List, circa, 2400 BC, where Lilitu, a female demon, appears to men in their erotic dreams. Two other corresponding demons appear as well: Ardat lili, who visits men by night and begets ghostly children from them, and Irdu lili, who is known as a male counterpart to Ardat lili and visits women by night and begets from them. According to Zohar and the Alphabet of Ben Sira, Lilith was Adams first wife who later became a succubus.
More horrific attributes of Lilith is that she comes to men in the middle of the night, to take their sexual energy, harm pregnant women, steal male babies, and drink their blood. This story has merged with the Jewish tradition of placing amulets around a malebaby’s neck until they are circumcised. It was a Jewish tradition not to cut male child’s hair until the age of three hoping to confuse Lilith into thinking the child was female. To guard against her, young men would hang a script on their walls or door saying” Adam and Eve may enter here, but enter not Lilith the Queen.
Amulets like the one in Medicine Man would have been worn around the necks of pregnant women or hung in the fourcorners of rooms where newborn babies slept.
The theft of babies is reminiscent of the Fairies who are prone to kidnapping humans, either as babies, leaving changelings in their place. In Christian mythology is the belief that the Fairies were a class of "demoted" angels. One popular story held that when the angels revolted, God ordered the gates shut; those still in heaven remained angels, those in hell became devils, and those caught in between becoming fairies. Thefairies are inexorably tied in with the Nephilim because of the folkloric belief that the fairies dwell in the subterranean chambers of the burial mounds.
The story of Lilith and Fairies stealing babies appears to be ancient wives tales that has little relevance in today’s world. Historically, mothers would sing a song to their children at night to keep Lilith, an evil angel, away from their children." Today, it is common practice to encourage children to beckon demonic fairies and sell them their teeth.
Proverbs 22:3 “prudent[man] foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.”
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