Classes on the Big Screen

Will the classrooms of the future be the screen in front of you? Will you attend class from your laptop or tablet? How will this effect student interaction and participation?

Some aspects of technology are helping us to grow and develop, however, does that mean some of the old methods still are not just as valid?

Check out the BBC's view of the future of classrooms. Where will the future classroom find you?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15722194

Graduate Students Preparing for the Working World

These days it's not enough just to have a graduate degree. Making the most of networking and opportunities presented is essential to securing a job; and even more work has to go into the process to secure your dream job.
This recent graduate writes an article on how and why grad students have been ignoring the warning signs given to them in the past about the difficulties of finding a job.

http://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2011/11/21/essay-why-graduate-students-ignore-warnings-about-job-market

So you agree with everything she says? Is it only the economy making it tough on recent graduates? What other education can help you excel?

Writing a Book

Many of us have a lot to say and just don't have the time to sit down and say it. Well this article explains the scientific method of writing a book according to the snowflake method.
Maybe it can help loosen up that writers block?

http://www.ehow.com/how_4681591_write-novel-using-snowflake-method.html

Would this method work for you? Do you have other suggestions?

Encyclopedia of Philosophy

There have been hundreds of philosophers over time. However, how do you keep track of them all? Now you can check them out on the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Look up a philosophy or philosopher and refresh your memory on some of the greatest ideas of all time. From Nihilism to Nietzsche you can get the answers you need regarding the philosophies on your mind.

www.iep.utm.edu/

Liven up your next party and start a philosophical debate! See where it leads you, maybe you'll be the next entry in the encyclopedia.

Exams

We have all had to take exams. Sometimes during an exam we don't always know the answer. In many of these cases we guess.

This website shows a list of creative answers to questions where people didn't know the answer.

Have a good laugh and check out some of these responses.

http://funnyexam.com/answers/popular/36398-complete-exam-like-a-boss

Don't want to have to guess?

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Sentence Length

How many words do you need in a sentence? Are short sentences better than long sentences?

Here is a fun article that shows you the importance of diversifying your sentence length in order to engage the reader.

www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2010/09/this-sentence-has-five-words/

What do you learn from this paragraph of sentence length? Do you know how to write effective sentences?

Let Praxis help you improve your writing skills!

Improve Your Brain

What if you could improve your memory? Your brain's speed and flexibility?
How about improving your problem solving skills? Is it possible?

Well Luminosity claims that through their excerises people can improve their 5 major core brain fuctions of:

1. Memory
2. Attention
3. Speed
4. Flexibility
5. Problem Solving

Does it work? We will let you be the judge of that. Check out:

http://www.lumosity.com/personal-training-plan/brain-areas

And let us know if you feel smarter!

The History of Movie Trailers

We all love move trailers and the origin of words can help lead us to discover why we say expressions the way we do.

This article addresses how the word Movie Trailer developed.

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2011/08/why-short-movie-advertisement-clips-are-called-trailers/

Praxis works with translation, dubbing, and interpreting. If you need help making a project reach it's target audience we can help you!

Anagrams

What is an anagram?

It is a word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase. Many famous names and expressions come from Anagrams.

You may just be surprised the anagrams that can be produced!

Check out this website that allows you to play with and create your own Anagrams.
 www.wordsmith.org/anagram/
 What will you create next?

Telephone Greetings

Now we answer with Hello, Hi, Hey, What's up?, or the more formal: "This is so and so speaking"

However, what about the original telephone greetings?

Ever wonder what people used to say back in those days?

This article addresses the original preferred way to answer the phone. What do you think of it?

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2011/10/saying-ahoy-hoy-was-at-one-time-the-preferred-way-to-answer-the-phone/

Interested in improving your telephone skills in a language? Contact Praxis International, we can help you reach your goals!

Booming Brazil

People from around the world are flocking to Brazil. Brazil right now is thriving with economic development in preparation for the World Cup, the Olympics, and many new companies are bringing their business to Brazil where the economy is doing well and steady. In Sao Paulo it’s not difficult to be out one night and hear at least 4 or 5 languages in popular locations. Portuguese of course is the dominant language, but there are large communities of English, French, Spanish, and German speakers as well in Sao Paulo.

The New York Times wrote an interesting article about this migration here in Sao Paulo.
 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/13/world/americas/13brazil.html?_r=1&ref=americas

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Teach A Class

Teach A Class is an online non-profit that is trying to bring education to orphans around the world. Using modern technology, including skype and virtual classrooms, they are creating a team of everyday people with something to share; a guitar lesson, language classes, a bit about a new culture, or anything else to connect children that normally wouldn’t have these opportunities to the world.

Those lucky enough to have internet access regularly are saturated with learning possibilities; from learning new cultures to learning things via the internet. What if you can share basic knowledge with someone that normally wouldn’t have the opportunity to learn it?

http://www.teachaclass.org/