Storyboard That: The World's Best FREE Online Storyboard Creator A Brief Life of Fitzgerald The dominant influences on F. Scott Fitzgerald were aspiration, literature, Princeton, Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, and alcohol. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on September 24, 1896, the namesake and second cousin three times removed of the author of the National Anthem. Fitzgerald’s given names indicate his parents’ pride in his father’s ancestry. His father, Edward, was from Maryland, with an allegiance to the Old South and its values. Edward Fitzgerald failed as a manufacturer of wicker furniture in St. During 1911-1913 he attended the Newman School, a Catholic prep school in New Jersey, where he met Father Sigourney Fay, who encouraged his ambitions for personal distinction and achievement. In June 1918 Fitzgerald was assigned to Camp Sheridan, near Montgomery, Alabama. Fitzgerald quit his job in July 1919 and returned to St. In the fall-winter of 1919 Fitzgerald commenced his career as a writer of stories for the mass-circulation magazines. F. Matthew J.
How Etsy Crafts Their Content Marketing Success Etsy is the premiere online marketplace for artists and connoisseurs of original, handmade, and vintage goods. According to a blog by Etsy CEO Chad Dickerson, in 2013, the site, which has been profitable since 2009, celebrated its most successful year ever. Around the world, there were sales of $1.35 billion. In total, the 40 million sellers on the site have listed more than 25 million items. The site is killing it in the e-commerce space, and it’s not just because they provide niche goods. Let’s take a look at how Etsy utilizes content marketing to drive sales and increase membership around the globe. Do the Work for Your Audience Newsletters are a big aspect of Etsy’s overall strategy. Under Etsy subscriptions on their website, there are 19 different newsletters to choose from including finds, weddings, fashion, gifts, and dudes, all for a general audience of shoppers. Thanks to these newsletters, customers and sellers don’t have to work as hard. Find Your Fans Where They Live
Information Overload Is Not Unique To Digital Age Copyright © 2010 NPR. For personal, noncommercial use only. See Terms of Use. For other uses, prior permission required. TONY COX, host: It is a near-constant anxiety. This overload is not, however, a new human experience. We'll talk to Ann Blair in a moment. Ann Blair is professor of history at Harvard and the author of a new book, "Too Much to Know: Managing Scholarly Information Before the Modern Age." Professor ANN BLAIR (History, Harvard University): Thanks for having me. COX: So this is not a new condition. Prof. So on the one hand, there's nothing new under the sun. COX: Now, before... Prof. COX: Before we get into the specifics of that, I want to ask you a couple of things. Prof. And there are, of course, wide cultural variations in how - what the purpose of the collection was for. COX: Now this will lead... Prof. COX: Go ahead, finish your answer. Prof. Prof. COX: Okay. Prof. COX: I've got to say - I take it that's a lot. Prof. (Soundbite of laughter) Prof. Prof. Prof. Prof. Prof.
Timeline Maker Teacher Resources Common Core Video Series Education Commissioner John King, David Coleman and Kate Gerson explain every key aspect of Common Core standards in depth. By viewing this 15-part series, New York educators and administrators will learn step-by-step how to implement the Common Core for ELA/Literacy and Math in their schools and classrooms. You’ll also gain a deeper understanding of the rationale behind the Common Core and what it will mean for students across our state. Produced in partnership with NYS PBS stations WCNY/Syracuse and WNET/New York City, the series illuminates the Common Core through conversations between Commissioner King, a former high school social studies teacher and middle school principal; Coleman, a contributing author of the Common Core State Standards; and Gerson, a Senior Fellow with the USNY Regents Research Fund and a former high school English teacher and principal. Viewing the Videos The Common Core videos can be viewed online or downloaded from the links below for offline viewing.
Creative Content Marketing Strategy: Best Brand Examples Content marketing has exploded over the past year and will continue to grow in importance throughout 2013. Still, many marketers make the mistake of rushing to publish or producing content without a purpose in an effort to capitalize on the trend. Quality rules the day when it comes to content creation. We write often here on the importance of content planning and optimization and Lee Odden offered a complete framework for optimizing across SEO, social media and content marketing in his book, Optimize . Here are just a few examples of brands killing it with great content. Check them out and see what lessons you can take away to improve your own content strategy: Open University Excels in Multimedia Content Creation In April 2012, OU became the first European university to reach more than one million subscriptions on their iTunes channel. Corning Complements Video with Repurposed Written & Visual Content Corning launched the video at their annual Investor Day in New York, Feb. 4, 2011.
What is the most important thing you can do to improve your life?# I can’t think of a single thing that can make as profound a difference in your life as being able to dissolve your “occurrings”—the meaning you unconsciously and automatically give events, which you think are The Truth. Our “occurrings” are the source of most of our negative emotions, which means they are the source of most of our suffering; they are the vehicle through which our beliefs determine our behavior and feelings; they are the source of most disagreements and arguments between people; and they are one of the biggest barriers to being able to successfully resolve problems in our life. There is nothing else you can do—regardless of how much you pay or how much time it takes—that will improve the quality of your life as much. Although I’ve written on this topic before, this will be the best overall summary of what occurrings are, where they come from, what determines the content of a given occurring, why occurrings are a problem and how to dissolve occurrings. What is an occurring?
Beautiful web-based timeline software How To Make Students Better Online Researchers I recently came across an article in Wired Magazine called “ Why Kids Can’t Search “. I’m always interested in this particular topic, because it’s something I struggle with in my middle and high school classes constantly, and I know I’m not alone in my frustrations. Getting kids to really focus on what exactly they are searching for, and then be able to further distill idea into a few key specific search terms is a skill that we must teach students, and we have to do it over and over again. We never question the vital importance of teaching literacy, but we have to be mindful that there are many kinds of “literacies”. An ever more important one that ALL teachers need to be aware of is digital literacy. In the past, we spent a lot of time in schools teaching kids how to do library research, and how to use a variety reference materials like dictionaries, encyclopedias, microfiche, card catalogs, public records, anthologies, and other sources too numerous to recall. The real answer? 1. 2.
Can We Have Some Order Here?: The A-To-Z Of Getting Organized: I Is For Imagination It's great to get advice from the experts -- but one of the quickest ways to fail at your organizing efforts is to adhere too rigidly to someone else's ideas of what "organized" looks like. What helps a person keep order can be very different for each individual -- true organization is being able to see beyond the standardized systems so you can find a creative solution that works just for you. Thinking Outside Of The Box Recently, I was helping a new client with her "closet challenges." It's a standard practice in the organizing industry to group like wardrobe items together so you can easily create a variety of different outfits -- but it was clear that my client was never going to be a mix-and-match girl, no matter how many times Mission Organization told her to change her ways! We ended up putting her clothes together in complete outfits, attaching a zippy bag with the appropriate jewelry to the hanger, and including a notecard that reminded her which shoes to wear.
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