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Posted by Jackson on 04 Oct 2009 | Tagged as: How To, eBooks|Learning|Teaching
***In addition to math help, this item includes additional materials for teaching related to reading, classroom games and board games used for learning!***
As school subjects go, math seems to be one that kids either love or hate. Sadly, the kids who hate math usually feel that way because the just
“don’t get it” and have been wandering around for some time feeling frustrated as more and more material goes over their heads. This can be extremely discouraging. A key to helping these kids to learn can be making math more fun. Having new material and work shoveled upon you when you are already feeling overwhelmed by your current load of work feels terrible. It really is no wonder why problems with math often spiral out of control once a student has gotten lost.
One way to help children to get back on track is to try a different approach to learning. Simply sitting and listening to an adult drone on about proper math procedures just does not work for some kids (or adults). Using math games to re-frame and re-introduce math lessons can sometimes be a much better way to reach math students. Another way to break through walls of frustration is to give the student hands on materials to work with to actually “see” what is happening in a math problem. Adults often forget that they cannot assume understanding of certain “basic” concepts before they press on through lessons. A common example of this is fractions. If a child has no idea what a fraction actually is, adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing them really has no meaning to them. For this example in particular, manipulatives can often help them to break through walls of frustration.
Making Math More Fun is designed to help both parents and teachers as they try to find new, creative ways to get through to students who need help with math homework or with understanding math concepts in general. There are also free help worksheets available for the asking on the introduction page. Click to start Making Math More Fun!
Posted by Jackson on 02 Oct 2009 | Tagged as: How To, eBooks|Learning|Teaching
Let’s cut to the chase. If you are desperately seeking a way to learn to speak Chinese, you can get a FREE six part course HERE.
The world is getting smaller. Well, not really, but it can seem like it with the world of communication technology exploding with new possibilities every day. China has a huge population and they are a major player in the world economy. More and more, people are being required as part of their work to be able to communicate with people from other cultures. There are also many people who just like know that they can communicate with others if they have to at some point. Learning for the sake of learning can be a great thing.

Speak Chinese
With billions of citizens, China certainly has it share of Chinese speaking people. The rest of the world would probably be wise to know at least a little bit about language spoken by so many people. Rocket Chinese is a program designed to help people to learn the language quickly and to be able to actually use it in real life speaking situations. This is not the traditional method that you may have used when learning a language back in high school. If you feel that you do better using the rote memorization techniques you learned sitting in those classes, this might not be for you. Rocket Chinese is designed to be much more interactive.
If nothing else, I would recommend checking out the free six part course to get a feel for things. You can check that out here.
Posted by Jackson on 01 Oct 2009 | Tagged as: Computers and Internet, eBooks|Learning|Teaching
Everyone has a story and everyone has something useful to share with the world. Today there are an amazing number of eBooks sold online as people do just this. Many people realize that they have information that others might pay for, but they don’t know how to get that information into a form that they can sell for a profit. This book is meant to help these people take their ideas and get them to market in eBook form.

Write eBooks
“How to Write and Publish Your Own eBook in as Little as 7 Days” is designed to take advantage of this highly lucrative market where you pay nothing in delivery costs and simply scoop up the profits from products that do not have to be published, handled, or shipped.
This book touts itself as a step by step guide to getting a successful eBook written and ready to go quickly. How quickly? Within one week. Not bad, and it also leads you through the essential steps of correct formatting. If you have been at a standstill because you don’t know how to deal with the actual logistics of putting your great ideas down in workable form, this eBook could be the answer you have been looking for to get you back into action. Click here to learn more…
Posted by Jackson on 28 Sep 2009 | Tagged as: Family and Home, eBooks|Learning|Teaching
Everyone is looking for a way to get lower energy bills. If you have been struggling with a high electric bill and have tried all of the tips and tricks that are so often suggested, you might want to start considering some form of alternative energy for your home.

Alternative Energy
Although there are certainly costs involved in changing over to a non-traditional form of home energy, you might find that it is worth your while in the long term to make the switch. Energy bills don’t seem to be showing any signs of going down dramatically any time soon and people who are struggling now might find themselves having to learn to make some budget adjustments to maintain the status quo.
There are already government incentives being offered for people to make the switch to more efficient methods of heating and cooling, but some of those opportunities are tied directly to actually purchasing and installing more of the same traditional heating equipment, but with higher efficiency ratings.
It isn’t for everyone, but you might want to read more about the possibilities of wind power and solar power. You will have to decide if it is an option that makes sense for your particular situation, but you might like what you see.
Learn more about Here!
Posted by Jackson on 26 Sep 2009 | Tagged as: Fitness|Health|Exercise, eBooks|Learning|Teaching
There are many people who have decided to take the route of exploring the untapped powers that have been sitting dormant within them and around them. This is a Qigong Chi Manipulation course designed to quickly and efficiently help people to learn ancient techniques that have been previously only been known to relatively few people.
Chi, of course, is believed to be an absolutely essential energy running not only through living beings, but also manifesting in the world around us. The balance of chi or the imbalance is said to directly affect areas such as health and wealth. Knowing this, it becomes crystal clear why the ability to balance chi on one’s life is such an important skill to acquire. People who follow belief systems base on such powerful life forces may believe that the skill of manipulating chi energy is something that must be taken into consideration at all points in one’s life. This particular offer includes free videos and a Chi Power seminar that can be downloaded without making a purchase. You can find that material here.
This course includes quite a bit of material and to be honest, some of the claims might seem a bit much for some people until they try them. Methods of chi breathing, seeing through the “third eye” and balancing the organs are just the beginning. There are also much more dramatic, physical manifestations taught in this material. You will learn about these as you learn about chi meditation, chi exercises and other methods to get in touch with chi powers. I would say more, but if this interests you at all, I think you should check out this video.
Posted by Jackson on 26 Sep 2009 | Tagged as: Fitness|Health|Exercise, eBooks|Learning|Teaching
Author Lynnee Davidson reveals in her book Double Your Brain Power how to use the same tricks that the “clever” people you know are already using. Ms. Davidson offers “insider secrets” and reveals her secret success formula to boost brain power.

How to Become Smarter
The power of the human brain is amazing. Unlocking this enormous powerhouse is something that comes more naturally to some however, than others. If you have ever known someone who could just hear or read something once and then understand it, you have seen this power in action. Learning how to become smarter and “getting smarter” may just require changing your approach to learning. This book might be just the difference maker you need if you have ever struggled with memorizing material or understanding concepts that seem to abstract for you to comprehend.
Ms. Davidson offers powerful and practical advice about the best foods to eat to improve brain power, how to “turn numbers into words” as a way to increase your retention levels, how to most effectively read to learn, and much more. She also bluntly tells what must be avoided if you are going to actually commit to learning how to become smarter.
Follow this link to read a free preview of the book and to learn more.
Posted by Jackson on 21 Aug 2009 | Tagged as: Society and Popular Culture, eBooks|Learning|Teaching
Sometimes it seems like some people were just born to sing and other were born to be the ones that just listen. The truth is, most people have never really been trained in how to sing properly and most people would like to know how to sing better than they can right now. We all sing sometimes but a lot of people are very shy and tentative. That can be a problem all on its own because singing too quietly can really have an effect on the overall quality of your voice. This is a course that can teach you to get the most of your voice without trying to force you into imitating someone else. The key is that it teaches you how to sing properly using what you have already got!
This is a course designed to help you to learn to hit notes you never could before and to do it with the precision of a professional singer. Many people love to sing but they find that their voice just sort of “disappears” when they head up the scale too far. You can learn how to sing higher and even add an entire octave to your singing ability. The information included is designed for any level of singer from someone just getting started all the way up to professionals who have been singing for years but who would like to learn how to sing better. If yo have been searching for online singing lessons, you owe it to yourself to Click Here! (be sure to watch the video).
