Learning Fun With an IBM Watson Tutor

Learning Fun With an IBM Watson TutorThe IBM Watson Tutor is one of the best technology based learning management systems (TLMS) to date. This is because it is a complex software system that can address learning management challenges. The IBM tutor is one of the few systems that has the ability to teach people how to program in an interactive manner. With the right tools, the IBM tutor can make you successful in a classroom.If you want to learn computer programming, the IBM tutor is designed to teach you the basics and then you can move on to more advanced subjects. The tutor is especially useful for people who have a history of having trouble in math classes. The tutor makes learning fun by teaching you in an interactive manner.The tutor will also show you how to use tools like equations, tables, graphs, visualizations, and coding language to help you learn. It's a great way to avoid what I call learning overwhelm, which is where you're overwhelmed by too many tools and no clear pat h to a problem solving problem. You'll soon find that there are multiple paths you can take in each area so you can decide which is most likely to benefit you.The IBM tutor also provides a wide variety of resources that you can use to help you learn. There are games that are very interactive, video tutorials, and audio-visual materials to help you understand more about your learning. These are all tools that help you learn faster, but they are also great ways to keep you interested in the tutoring process.Using the IBM tutor will help you remember things you already know. You will become more efficient in the class. You will learn faster and learn better than before.If you want to program in an interactive manner, the tutor can make this easier for you. You can program a spreadsheet, video game, or applet, a virtual robot, or other graphical programs so you can keep yourself involved with the tutoring process.The IBM tutor makes learning fun because you'll be able to use the tools t o solve problems and see how they work. The tool can also make it easier for you to learn math by giving you examples, graphing tools, and other learning aids.

Facebook

Facebook It's What You Make of It Facebook was intended to be a social networking site between friends of a similar age. The Berlin wall was never intended to fall; the Ozone layer was intended to withstand anything, and any written word ever published was intended to be read. However, intentions are not permanent or withstanding, and Facebook is no longer for people your age. Your high school teachers may not have been on Facebook, but your college professors will be. If you participate in class, and they remember your name; then they might even friend request you on Facebook. This does not have to be an ominous email of a professor looking to see what youre like outside of the third row, last seat on the left, in economics. It could just mean your professor wants to add you to his/her line of communication. Facebook can be networking. Its not Linkedin or other professional networking sites, but you can use Facebook to your advantage, as long as your status is not about how your professors eyebrow(s) strongly resembles a plump furry caterpillar. If you keep your Facebook site clean; then you can friend your professor, and he/she is now an extended form of contact. You can even write on your professors wall, inquiring about future internships or jobs. You could even ask him/her what that economics equation was. Your professor would be humored by that. Also, if you deny your professors friend request, he/she will wonder why. Your professor could be a person you get to know outside of the classroom better. College professors love to interact with students on personal levels. Facebook could be a great way for your professors to get to know you better. This professor could be your direct line into the Human Resources department of a company in your field. Your professor might even be Facebook friends with HR people. You, as a college student, could even friend a HR person, granting you a great contact into his/her company. You could even send them messages and tell them you know professor so-and-so. This could give you a huge advantage for landing a job or internship. These opportunities are prevalent if your Facebook is kept clean. Clean is broad term, and depending on what field youre in and what companies you are looking at clean is a very broad term. Not all of your pictures have to be of you doing community service or rescuing lost, wounded puppies. They can be of you playing sports in high school or hanging out with your friends. Your pictures could even be of you wearing your 10-sizes-too-small Batman Halloween Costume that you recycled from Halloween 1998. Dont be afraid to show a little personality with your Facebook page and your pictures. Not every picture has to depict you in a highly professional manner. You can even show what you do with your social life. However, Facebook is not just for your friends anymore. Some of your professors will see your Facebook page, and some of your future employers will be looking at is as well, and it could affect their decisions. Facebook is no longer just for college and high school students. It is growing to everyone and anyone. Fortune 500 companies have Facebook pages, and their top executives have pages too. Your parents and professors probably are probably already on it as well. Essentially, we are not trying to scare you into eliminating your Facebook page or removing most of its content. However, some content could be detrimental to your success as it might show your professors and future employers who you really are. Your Facebook page is what you make of it. If you keep it clean, then it can help you network through professors and other professional friends. But, if you dont monitor your page it could be detrimental, and it could even keep you from attaining a great job or internship. The internet is a public medium, and Facebooks firewall settings that allow only your Facebook friends to see your profile are no obstacle for people who really want to know more about you. Ultimately, if you dont want your professors or other people to see certain aspects of your life, then dont put those aspects on Facebook.

Why I Volunteer - Lotties Story

Why I Volunteer - Lottie's Story Lottie volunteers through the Tutorfair “Tuition for all” programme, where tutors help students who are struggling at school and cannot afford private tuition. Lottie has been teaching maths, or more specifically, Trigonometry and Quadratics to a small group of year 11 students. Lottie explains why she chose to become a volunteer, and how it has helped her progress professionally within teaching. I decided to join Tutorfair after I heard about the great opportunity through TeachFirst. I am a History graduate that has recently been accepted onto the 2015 TeachFirst graduate scheme. However, I was offered the place on the condition that I taught Mathematics from my Maths A-level. This was a very daunting prospect because I had not picked up a Maths book in five years! Therefore, I needed to gain some experience before stepping into the classroom. This was my most dominant reason for signing up to Tutorfair; it would provide an excellent opportunity to reconnect with Maths in a less pressurized environment. Moreover, Tutorfair shares a similar ethos and vision to TeachFirst and therefore it would give me a chance to work with students in a poor socio-economic background. I have found the experience most enlightening and useful. Firstly, the training day provided by Tutorfair gave an excellent overview of creating personal relationships with students and planning successful lessons. This not only helped me when planning my tutor sessions but has made me think more widely about planning lessons for larger classes. Secondly, the experience has given me a unique insight into the teaching world in general. It has tested my strength as a tutor and also as a teacher in training. I have been able to witness my strengths and weaknesses when dealing with students. This has been vital when preparing for the TeachFirst Summer Institute. I have been very grateful for this opportunity and would recommend it to anyone that wants to gain vital experience in the teaching or tutoring profession. Written by Lottie C - Tutorfair Volunteer

GCSE poem analysis When We Two Parted by Lord Byron

GCSE poem analysis When We Two Parted by Lord Byron What is it about? The poem recalls the end of a previous relationship that the narrator (or Byron himself) still feels sad and regretful about.  The relationship was secret and ever since the break-up, he has been unable to outwardly express his sadness.  Byron also feels that his lover was untrue to him and is still hurt, long after the events. When We Two Parted by Lord Byron   In silence and tears Half broken-hearted To sever for years, Pale grew thy cheek and cold, Colder thy kiss; Truly that hour foretold Sorrow to this. The dew of the morning Sank chill on my brow - It felt like the warning Of what I feel now. Thy vows are all broken, And light is thy fame; I hear thy name spoken, And share in its shame. They name thee before me. A knell in mine ear; A shudder come o'er me - Why wert thou so dear? They knew not I knew thee. Who knew thee too well - Long, long shall I rue thee, Too deeply to tell. In secret we met - In silence I grieve, That thy heart could forget, Thy spirit deceive. If I should meet thee After long years, How should I greet thee? With silence and tears. Form The poem has four stanzas of eight lines each, but these lines are rather unusual in their form.  They are largely written in falling rhythm, and the lines tend to have two 'feet', meaning that you can scan the poem as dactylic dimeter but the lines are irregular in length, pattern and weight.  You can feel this by counting syllables (5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 4, 6, 4) or, more obviously,  by counting stressed syllables: 'When we two parted | In silence and tears | Half broken-hearted | To sever for years'.   This broken pattern gives the poem a stilted, stop-start, uncomfortable rhythm that begins to move, then hesitates, then moves on again, just as the poet is struggling to move on from his memories.  Short lines are particularly powerful at slowing a reader down: the large amount of white space on a page prompts the reader to be thoughtful. The rhyme in the lines (a relatively straightforward ABABCDCD scheme) means that the lines end with a particular heaviness or finality, adding to the stiltedness of the thoughts. Language Byron uses alliteration and consonance to reinforce key words and images in the reader's mind: he is convinced that he 'shares' in the 'shame' of his lover, who has now lost the respect of his acquaintance. 'shame' is also reinforced by the internal rhyme with 'name', which is then repeated in the next stanza and helps to highlight the 'knell' - the ringing of a bell.  This word has a very formal, even funereal connotation, particularly when coupled with the archaic language of 'mine ear' and 'Why wert thou so dear?' Ironic that her 'name' is now associated with the heavy weight of a metal bell, when it he also says 'light is thy fame'.  However, what Byron really means is that his lover's reputation ('fame') is now insignificant or unvalued ('light').  Old-fashioned language like this means that although he uses relatively short and simple vocabulary, his verse has a complexity that intrigues and puzzles his reader: his lover's name is 'light' to him in one way and 'heavy' in another. Emotions A poem like this is more for the writer than for the reader: expressing his 'grief' at the end of the relationship is an important way of coming to terms with what he feels. This makes this a very cathartic poem.  Byron asks himself why he cared for his lover so much ('Why wert thou so dear?'), implying that he has a very different attitude to her now even though he is struggling to change his feelings. He is also deeply bitter about the breakup, believing that he will continue to 'rue' or regret the relationship for a 'long, long' time.  He believes that it was his lover's fault that the relationship ended - that 'thy heart could forget, | Thy spirit deceive' - but we are unable to tell what objectively happened.  This doesn't make the poem any less honest, but it is essentially about the poet's feelings about the breakup, not really about the breakup itself. The poem is also very secretive: Byron addresses his past lover as 'thee', not using a name or giving any details, and explains that none of his friends knew of the relationship ('They knew not I knew thee' and 'In secret we met').  This secrecy has made it hard for him to share his feelings as he is also ashamed of the breakup and his unhappiness.  He feels guilty (he says he knew her 'too well') and hasn't forgiven himself or his lover. Time and Memory In the second stanza Byron sets the poem in the 'morning' of some day long ago and explains that the 'dew' dampened his head.  When he writes 'It felt like the warning | Of what I feel now' he changes the tense of the verb 'felt' to make it 'feel' so that we have a sense of how the emotion has continued in time. By the end of the poem, When We Two Parted, Byron looks towards the future, but is unsure of what will happen, not writing what 'will' or 'shall' be but what 'should' be 'if' another meeting ever takes place. He asks a rhetorical question which the poet answers with the same words he used to describe the parting 'years' ago: 'With silence and tears'. Clearly, he feels that on their next meeting, he will still be feeling the grief of the end of their relationship. catharsis The release of pent-up emotion dactyl A rhythmic pattern of three syllables, the first stressed and the next two unstressed (like Gregory or Colder thy…) dimeter A line with two stressed syllables (although sometimes more stressed syllable are added!) For extra support with poetry analysis, why not book a lesson with one of our experienced  GCSE English tutor?  With Tutorfair you can browse through a selection of great tutors to find the right one for you. For More GCSE poem analyses similar to Love's Philosophy:  The Farmer's Bride, Love's Philosophy,  Neutral Tones, Kamikaze,  Medusa, and Bayonet Charge.

Seven Computer Skills Your Child Should Learn in Primary School

Seven Computer Skills Your Child Should Learn in Primary School Some students are surrounded with opportunities to use technology at home as well, but students in a primary school setting typically have frequent chances to work with computers today. Computer labs filled with desktops, tablets in a cart tolled from class to class or laptops that follow the student from class to class--every school manages student technology use a bit differently. No matter how your school approaches computer classes and uses for students the following is a list of basic skills an elementary student should develop and work toward improving. This base will prepare these students for more advanced computing in middle and high school and beyond. Keep in mind elementary students will develop these proficiencies over a number of years. Identification Of Components And Basic Positioning Younger students will be expected to identify the keyboard, the monitor, the mouse, headphones and printers. They will be able to sit at a computer station with proper posture, turn on the machine and login with a shortened password. Students acquire knowledge of common icons and symbols. The cursor can be pinpointed and moved. Graphic Programmes Students will practice and become proficient at choosing tools, colors and shapes. Filling, erasing, and detailing will become routine over the elementary years. Keyboarding To start with students manipulate the space bar, letter/number keys, enter key, escape, delete and shift keys. As they move through school most basic keyboarding functions are added, with practice at home row based keyboard mastery. The goal is to increase typing speed and confidence, often accomplished with online tutorials or software written for youngsters. Intermediate students will use spelling, grammar, dictionary and thesaurus applications. Spacing and text alignment proficiency will develop. Copy and paste commands will be mastered. Tables may be copied and inserted, lists formatted and blocks of texts moved within a document as skills increase. Manipulation With Mouse And/Or Touchpad Beginning with simple pull-down menus and single and double click commends elementary computer users will select options and pull and drag items. Programmes can be selected and launched and then closed as skills progress. Graphics and text block can be added to documents and resized. Fonts, text colors and font style can be selected and changed. Documents And Archiving After documents are created the elementary student will become adept at naming, saving and printing. Saved documents will be located and reopened at later times to edit and complete. Spreadsheets And Graphing Students will master elementary spreadsheet applications and software. With the information entered into spreadsheets students will be able to create graphs and charts. Safe Internet Browsing Younger students will be taught how to log in with a username and password. While online the students will respect the internet protocols of their school districts and will practice safe browsing. Individual student's capabilities will vary as they acquire these computer skills, often correlating with the opportunities they have at home to practice. With the increased availability and use of tablets in schools some of these skills may be adapted for those more mobile devices.

Want to teach abroad Try teaching English online first.

Want to teach abroad Try teaching English online first. Eager to see the world and explore different countries, landscapes and cultures? A couple weeks of vacation a year might not quite cut it, then. If you’re planning on teaching abroad this year or next, though, here’s our advice: If you’ve got a few hours free in the early morning or on weekends, it’s well worth giving online English teaching a go first. Whether you’re working or studying, full or part-time, teaching English online is a great (and super flexible) way to work around the world, save for the move abroad, get some relevant experience for your teach abroad resume. Or, if you have some nagging doubts about this whole teaching English abroad thing, it’s the perfect chance to figure out whether it’s the right move for you in the first place! Read on to find out more: You can work your way around the world - without the hassle of getting a visa. The world is too big to stay in one place forever, right? You want to live the dream - travel the world, set your own hours and fund yourself along the way. The digital nomad lifestyle is gaining huge traction for a very good reason. Working on the road could be the solution you’ve been looking to make long-term travel attainable for you at long last. If you don’t want to commit to one job or living in one country for a prolonged period of time, then an online English teaching job could be the perfect remote gig for you. Usually, you need a working visa to teach English abroad. In lots of countries, being granted a visa involves lots of jumping through hoops and all sorts of tiresome paperwork, including a medical check. Teaching English online, however, takes visas and all that annoying red tape out of the equation. So long as you continue to pay taxes in your home country, you’re not technically working in the countries that you visit along your travels. All you need to teach English online is a decent internet connection, your laptop or computer and, more often than not, you can easily teach remotely with just a tourist visa. Best of all, the cost of living in places like Bali, Thailand, Argentina Mexico, Hungary and Portugal is a whole lot cheaper than, say, Toronto or Chicago. Meaning the money you can make teaching English online will stretch a whole lot further than it would at home. Watch this: A day in the life teaching English online Teaching English online doesn’t just help you bemore location independent, though… Teaching English online can also make enough money to cover your startup costs for your move abroad. Let’s be real here. Moving abroad to teach can be an expensive process. Homesickness and language barriers aside, there's a lot of logistics that go into dropping your life and moving halfway across the world. Let’s say you snag a teaching job abroad that helps with housing and airfare costs. Great! But there’s other stuff you’ll need to stump for before you hop on that plane, like getting TEFL certified. Not to mention everyday living expenses, like food, cell phone and entertainment, that can all mount up well before that first paycheck actually hits your bank account. At a minimum, you’ll need to bring enough cold, hard cash to get you through the first 4 - 6 weeks, along with a contingency fund in case of a rainy day. And if you need to cover your own rent and utilities, plus health insurance, you’ll really need to bump up those savings. Which can be a tough ask when you’re fresh out of college and broke. Or already renting in an expensive city. This means that if you’re looking to teach abroad sometime in the next few months to a year but you’re light on funds, then you might want to look at a flexible way to earn some extra money on the side. Enter teaching English online. Sign up to Teach Away today for access to the latest teaching jobs around the world. You can find out if you even like teaching English in the first place! This one’s pretty important. We know you’ve probably read a lot of overwhelmingly positive stories about how incredible and life-changing teaching abroad is (we have our fair share of these on the blog - here’s one for starters). But let’s face it - teaching, in general, isn’t for everyone and is certainly not a step to be taken lightly. Most English teaching job contracts overseas are at least a year and finding a job in the first place is a fairly big time (and financial) commitment. Getting TEFL certified is one way to ease the transition. But what if teaching kids just isn’t your thing and you find yourself in a classroom in some far-flung location, teaching English grammar 25 boisterous five-year-olds? You’ll have spent a whole of time, money and effort to get there in the first place. It’s difficult to back out at this point without: Leaving your students down Losing your visa status Heading back home with your tail between your legs (and a massive dent in your savings) Anyone who’s taught young learners understands the battles you have to fight to get kids to pay attention and consistently do their work. Adult learners, on the other hand, are usually a little more self-motivated and serious about the whole learning-a-new-language thing. To figure out which age group suits you best, you can test the waters a little with the numerous online English teaching jobs out there working with all age levels. You’ll have a killer resume for English teaching jobs abroad. Not all English teaching jobs abroad require you to have teaching experience - the minimum schools usually require is a bachelor’s degree, native English fluency and an ESL teaching certification. But there’s no getting away from the fact that having direct experience teaching English language learners will not only better equip you to help your new students. It’s also far and away the best way to stand out from the crowd as a superstar candidate for the best-paying teaching positions abroad. Love the idea of a job you can do from anywhere? Apply today to learn more about teaching English online with VIPKID, including upcoming jobs, requirements, work environment and more.

Five things English majors should do this fall - TutorNerds tutornerds.com

Five things English majors should do this fall - TutorNerds tutornerds.com/ Tips From a Los Angeles English Tutor: Five things English majors should do this fall Thousands of college students will decide to major in English because it leads to so many different career fields that specialize in research and writing. Students who choose this course subject as their major field of study should be prepared to do a few things this fall, so they are on track for graduation and get a foot in the door to the job or company that interests them most our private Los Angeles English tutors are here to help you succeed. 1. Take a prerequisite All English majors will need to take a series of prerequisites before they can move on to courses within their chosen subfield. Prerequisites, such as English 1A or English 101, are very popular and taken by general education students as well as English majors, meaning the courses fill up fast. Students should take a look through the course requirement handbook or meet with an academic counselor to make sure theyre taking all of the prerequisites available during the fall term. Otherwise, students may have to wait until the next fall and possibly delay graduation in order to get into required courses (READ: 4 Reasons to get an Irvine Back-to-School tutor). 2. Apply for an internship English majors should definitely consider applying for an internship with a company that interests them. This is one of the best ways for students majoring in a broad field to figure out how they will specifically put their new skills to use. Completing an internship will help college students determine their strengths and weaknesses and what they want to be doing for the next 30 years or so. Internships also look great on a student resume and help new adults develop professionalism so they can be a contributing member of any workplace. 3. Meet with an English professor English professors serve as a great resource for students who want to know about the career field as well as the classes available to them. English is an incredibly broad major and students might end up as a writer or editor, a teacher, a researcher, or working at a corporate office. English professors can give tons of valuable insight to students who are willing to reach out. Even if a student doesnt know exactly what they want to do for their whole life, they will gain a ton of skills by taking advanced level English courses. 4. Read! It may seem obvious that English majors will be reading a lot but its also important that they read a certain number of books considered to be great literature. There are tons of texts on the Great Books list that students will never get to know about in their high school English courses. Students can consult a professor, teaching assistant, or even just do some online research in order to find out which novels will best push their knowledge to the next level. Students who are well-versed in famous authors and titles will be more likely to excel in their classes and improve their reading comprehension to a point that is expected of an English language expert. 5. Join a club or society for English majors One of the best ways for students to network and get career ideas is to join one of their on-campus societies or clubs geared towards English majors. This gives underclassmen, especially, an opportunity to learn from their more experienced peers, get recommendations on classes and professors, get a foot in the door in the career field, and enjoy being around like-minded people. Most college campuses will have several organizations geared towards people who love English and literature and will provide an opportunity for students to socialize and have fun in addition to focusing on academics. Finally, our experienced Los Angeles English tutors are here to help you succeed in your courses. Call us today to learn more. All blog entries, with the exception of guest bloggers, are written by Tutor Nerds. Are you an education professional? If so, email us at pr@tutornerds.com for guest blogging and collaborations. We want to make this the best free education resource in SoCal, so feel free to suggest what you would like to see us write.

American International School in Abu Dhabi

American International School in Abu Dhabi American International School in Abu Dhabi The American International School in Abu Dhabi is celebrating its 23rd anniversary, having been established in 1995 to provide local andexpatriate residents of Abu Dhabi with high quality American education. Current enrollment sits at over 1400 students coming from over 70different countries. Based on American standards and an international curriculum,AISA received its first accreditation in October 1997 from the Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges (MSA), and in January 2010 was accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS). AISA offers education from Kindergarten to Grade 12. It was the first school to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma in the UAE and later became the first school in Abu Dhabi to be authorized to offer the IB Primary Years Program (PYP). AISA is known among other schools in Abu Dhabi for the diversity and excellence of its faculty who originate mostly in North America but are joined by colleagues from Britain, Australia, South Africa and other countries. We invite qualified applicants wishing to join our school to submit their credentials for review and consideration. Positions at AISA are much sought after. We receive many applications and, the selection process is very competitive. Our recruitment efforts are dedicated to engaging only the very best teaching professionals... our children deserve nothing less! Please be advised that AISA recruits only professional educators who are in possession of at least a bachelor's degree with a current teaching certificate, plus at least two years' experience as a certified teacher. AISA is an English medium school and complete fluency in written and spoken English is required. American International School in Abu Dhabi American International School in Abu Dhabi The American International School of Abu Dhabi was established in 1995 to provide both local and expat residents of Abu Dhabi with well-rounded American education based on high international standards. AISA aims to develop students academic excellence in a positive and safe environment that inspires global and critical thinking. The school maintains high accreditations from the Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges (MSA) and the Council of International Schools (CIS).

The New Titan Tuting Center Job - How Does It Work?

The New Titan Tuting Center Job - How Does It Work?If you have always been interested in becoming a tutoring professional, then maybe you want to think about applying for a Titan Tuting Center Job. As there are many tutoring companies in the world, you can apply for different tutoring positions which could help you have a better paying job with a tutor company.Before applying for tutoring jobs, you need to consider which is the right profession for you and your family. If you like the outdoors and enjoy camping and hiking, you might want to think about employment with a camping and hiking tutoring.However, if you want to stay at home and complete your homework, you should first determine which different field you would like to be in. After doing that, you need to get in touch with the different tutoring companies in your area. Once you have decided on the career you would like to be in, you need to apply for tutoring jobs in the particular company.When you apply for a Titan Tuting Ce nter Job, you will be asked to submit a few details such as your qualifications and education. This would help them to check your skills and experience to ensure that you would be a good tutor.After you have submitted your application, they will go through it and evaluate you for the most suitable position. However, there are some tutoring positions that are only open to tutors who are already working in the same company.If you are interested in this type of position, you should first look up the online bulletin boards of the tutoring company, their website and contact them. You can ask questions regarding the requirements for the job and also request for the tutoring centers list of companies where they have applications to fill.Titan TutingCenter Job gives you the opportunity to work with good paying jobs and at the same time, you can be very much involved with your children and be a part of their life. Being a tutor may seem like a very demanding job, but if you are dedicated, yo u can easily find yourself being successful at your new job.