Saturday, March 28, 2020

Looking at the Free Online Tuition and Tutoring Application

Looking at the Free Online Tuition and Tutoring ApplicationOne of the first things that you may want to look at in the Sentia Education website is the 'FREE' part of the website. For any business or individual who is looking for information about how to find the best tuition and college classes, this is a great place to start. You'll be able to take a look at many different educational options that are available to you, including 'voucher' colleges, or private online schools.Many universities' websites offer a selection of different choices in teaching. When you're ready to enroll, it's important to make sure that you have taken the time to do a bit of research on any online programs that you are considering. This will allow you to choose the course of study that is right for you.You will also want to consider whether or not you would prefer to pay tuition. Some universities may only charge tuition on a per-semester basis, while others may offer two-year degrees or four-year degrees. In many cases, you will want to take the time to contact each university and find out what their tuition fees are.Some universities have specific graduation requirements. You will want to ask what their graduation requirements are so that you can complete your application for your online degree. You will also want to know about any educational guidelines or standards that you will need to meet before you can receive a degree from a university.Once you've finished filling out your application and applying for scholarships and grants, you will want to sit down with an admissions counselor at the university that you are interested in attending. Ask them if they can help you in other ways. They may be able to help you get connected with local colleges, or they may be able to connect you with a scholarship fund that you can apply for directly.In most cases, you will need to sit down with your admissions counselor to tell them about yourself and what you have to offer the university. The admissions counselor will need to see if you fit the requirements for admission, and they will also need to see if you have the skills to succeed in the environment that you will be in.Finally, the admissions counselor should be able to answer any questions that you may have about what kind of classes that are offered at the university that you are considering. Depending on the type of school you are applying to, you may have an additional admissions interview that will give you an opportunity to have your questions answered. It is important to make sure that you give each school that you apply to the same amount of consideration that you give to every other college.

Friday, March 6, 2020

The Making of a Video Game Easy for Everyone

The Making of a Video Game Easy for Everyone The Art of Video Games 2012 by: Blake PattersonQuote on wall: Games are a toolkit we use to create. -Henry Jenkins Wiley, who created his own video game studio called Hot Trouble, encourages all to create their own game with the help of friends. “No experience is necessary,” he said. “[You] just have to love games.” And consequently, know what you like in games â€" what works for you and what doesn’t. He said that you don’t have to be a programmer or an artist to create a game, since modern technology, and program-sharing people, have made it entirely possible to create a video game without prior knowledge. Wiley knows. With no previous programing knowledge, he made his own recognized game, “Lumpy Space Chess,” based on the Cartoon Network program “Adventure Time.” Who wants to play video games? by: JD HancockThis is Beemo, the friendly video game console from the TV series Adventure Time. Classically trained programmers are not needed for all types of video games now, thanks to the Internet. Wiley listed platforms that could be used to make games without knowing traditional game programming. They are: GameSalad, the worlds fastest game design engine where you can learn to make and publish hit games for free, with no coding; GameMaker: Studio, used for fast, cross-platform game development for non-programmers and programmers; and Flixel, a open source game-making library and coding community. Wiley also named where people with unsatisfactory art skills could obtain game art â€" not everyone is an artist â€" and a place to get game audio.   They are: OpenGameArt(.org), a place with high-quality, appropriately licensed, 2D and 3D  artwork; and Bfxr(.net) a flash-based sound generator used for game sound effects. He said there are many avenues to get involved, like game jams such as “the Global Game Jam” or “Ludum Dare.” The Art of Video Games by: Ryan Somma (Because Wikipedia can word it 10x better than a girl with no gaming knowledge can, “A game jam is a gathering of developers, artists, and other creatives over a short time during which a collective effort is made to make one or more games.” Thanks Wiki.) Wiley also said there are various meetings people can go to, to get connected to the gaming community â€" one being “Juegos Rancheros,” an independent gaming community based in Austin, Texas. “It’s the golden age of video games,” Wiley said. “Games are art, art creates culture and culture determines your life.” Go game.

2015 New Years Language Challenge Wrap-Up!

2015 New Year’s Language Challenge Wrap-Up! What a great way to welcome the New Year with the completion of the italki 2015 New Year’s Language Challenge! The Challenge was to complete 20 hours of language lessons on italki in 6 weeks (from January 15th to February 28th) to win a reward of 400ITC! (Click here for the Official rules) Challenge Recap! We did an analysis of this Challenge and it was similar to our previous Challenges (2014 October Challenge, 2014 World Cup Challenge, 2014 New Year’s Challenge). For this year: 48% of Challengers completed the Challenge! We had Challengers came from all over the world (representing 66 countries). These were the top 5 countries participating: 1. United States 2. United Kingdom 3. Russian Federation 4. Spain 5. Canada Wow! We had over 49 languages that were learned in the Language Challenge. The 5 most popular languages that our Challengers were learning were: 1. English 2. Spanish 3. French 4. Chinese 5. Italian We also had a lot of much greater representation from our less popular languages like: ? Armenian ? Bengali ? Esperanto ? Galician ? Icelandic ? Lao ? Mongolian ? Punjabi ? Tamil ? Telugu ? Urdu ? Zhuang Other interesting tidbits: ? 71% of Challengers who submitted a Public Video Pledge completed the Challenge. Compared to the 48% that finished from all the Challengers, this really helps! ? One hardcore challenge winner completed over 100+ hours (and you know who you are). This is doing more than 2 hours of language lessons a day! Wow! ? 11.5% of our challengers were also Community Tutors or Professional Teachers on italki so many of them were not only learning but teaching during the challenge! ? 3.9% of the challengers just missed winning by 1 hour or less. Ouch. ? Planning ahead pays off! In one of our surveys, 82% of successful Challengers had already chosen a teacher (or teachers) before getting started.   They were also twice as likely to have considered their Challenge goal and mini-goals. ? Confidence is not enough. Of Challengers who told us their confidence levels, those who did not finish the language challenge were just as confident as those who did!   Plan ahead to create a structure and study habits to help you commit. ? Josie, Karthik and Aime our italki staff completed the Challenge and really improved their Chinese. They all won the reward but their bigger prize was that was they got to keep their jobs (just kidding)! Again, while it’s great that 48% of you that finished the New Year’s Challenge! We wanted congratulate all the challengers who participated. Even if you didn’t finish, we hope that this was a positive experience and it helped you kickstart your language learning for 2015! Give yourselves a big pat on the back! If you missed this Challenge, don’t worry as we’ll have future Language Challenges. See you at the next Challenge! 2015 New Year’s Language Challenge Wrap-Up! What a great way to welcome the New Year with the completion of the italki 2015 New Year’s Language Challenge! The Challenge was to complete 20 hours of language lessons on italki in 6 weeks (from January 15th to February 28th) to win a reward of 400ITC! (Click here for the Official rules) Challenge Recap! We did an analysis of this Challenge and it was similar to our previous Challenges (2014 October Challenge, 2014 World Cup Challenge, 2014 New Year’s Challenge). For this year: 48% of Challengers completed the Challenge! We had Challengers came from all over the world (representing 66 countries). These were the top 5 countries participating: 1. United States 2. United Kingdom 3. Russian Federation 4. Spain 5. Canada Wow! We had over 49 languages that were learned in the Language Challenge. The 5 most popular languages that our Challengers were learning were: 1. English 2. Spanish 3. French 4. Chinese 5. Italian We also had a lot of much greater representation from our less popular languages like: ? Armenian ? Bengali ? Esperanto ? Galician ? Icelandic ? Lao ? Mongolian ? Punjabi ? Tamil ? Telugu ? Urdu ? Zhuang Other interesting tidbits: ? 71% of Challengers who submitted a Public Video Pledge completed the Challenge. Compared to the 48% that finished from all the Challengers, this really helps! ? One hardcore challenge winner completed over 100+ hours (and you know who you are). This is doing more than 2 hours of language lessons a day! Wow! ? 11.5% of our challengers were also Community Tutors or Professional Teachers on italki so many of them were not only learning but teaching during the challenge! ? 3.9% of the challengers just missed winning by 1 hour or less. Ouch. ? Planning ahead pays off! In one of our surveys, 82% of successful Challengers had already chosen a teacher (or teachers) before getting started.   They were also twice as likely to have considered their Challenge goal and mini-goals. ? Confidence is not enough. Of Challengers who told us their confidence levels, those who did not finish the language challenge were just as confident as those who did!   Plan ahead to create a structure and study habits to help you commit. ? Josie, Karthik and Aime our italki staff completed the Challenge and really improved their Chinese. They all won the reward but their bigger prize was that was they got to keep their jobs (just kidding)! Again, while it’s great that 48% of you that finished the New Year’s Challenge! We wanted congratulate all the challengers who participated. Even if you didn’t finish, we hope that this was a positive experience and it helped you kickstart your language learning for 2015! Give yourselves a big pat on the back! If you missed this Challenge, don’t worry as we’ll have future Language Challenges. See you at the next Challenge! 2015 New Year’s Language Challenge Wrap-Up! What a great way to welcome the New Year with the completion of the italki 2015 New Year’s Language Challenge! The Challenge was to complete 20 hours of language lessons on italki in 6 weeks (from January 15th to February 28th) to win a reward of 400ITC! (Click here for the Official rules) Challenge Recap! We did an analysis of this Challenge and it was similar to our previous Challenges (2014 October Challenge, 2014 World Cup Challenge, 2014 New Year’s Challenge). For this year: 48% of Challengers completed the Challenge! We had Challengers came from all over the world (representing 66 countries). These were the top 5 countries participating: 1. United States 2. United Kingdom 3. Russian Federation 4. Spain 5. Canada Wow! We had over 49 languages that were learned in the Language Challenge. The 5 most popular languages that our Challengers were learning were: 1. English 2. Spanish 3. French 4. Chinese 5. Italian We also had a lot of much greater representation from our less popular languages like: ? Armenian ? Bengali ? Esperanto ? Galician ? Icelandic ? Lao ? Mongolian ? Punjabi ? Tamil ? Telugu ? Urdu ? Zhuang Other interesting tidbits: ? 71% of Challengers who submitted a Public Video Pledge completed the Challenge. Compared to the 48% that finished from all the Challengers, this really helps! ? One hardcore challenge winner completed over 100+ hours (and you know who you are). This is doing more than 2 hours of language lessons a day! Wow! ? 11.5% of our challengers were also Community Tutors or Professional Teachers on italki so many of them were not only learning but teaching during the challenge! ? 3.9% of the challengers just missed winning by 1 hour or less. Ouch. ? Planning ahead pays off! In one of our surveys, 82% of successful Challengers had already chosen a teacher (or teachers) before getting started.   They were also twice as likely to have considered their Challenge goal and mini-goals. ? Confidence is not enough. Of Challengers who told us their confidence levels, those who did not finish the language challenge were just as confident as those who did!   Plan ahead to create a structure and study habits to help you commit. ? Josie, Karthik and Aime our italki staff completed the Challenge and really improved their Chinese. They all won the reward but their bigger prize was that was they got to keep their jobs (just kidding)! Again, while it’s great that 48% of you that finished the New Year’s Challenge! We wanted congratulate all the challengers who participated. Even if you didn’t finish, we hope that this was a positive experience and it helped you kickstart your language learning for 2015! Give yourselves a big pat on the back! If you missed this Challenge, don’t worry as we’ll have future Language Challenges. See you at the next Challenge!

Thursday, March 5, 2020

What You Should Know About Ordering Groceries Online

What You Should Know About Ordering Groceries Online Image via Pixabay.com Not only can time be an issue when you go grocery shopping, but the trip itself can be tiresome. Who actually enjoys going grocery shopping? Even the people waltzing from aisle to aisle in their Grinch pajamas arent dying with excitement to be in a grocery store. Sometimes, the trips can be downright awful. Finding available parking can be tough, especially if you’re at the one grocery store near campus. You know the one. Every college student decides that is the only store in the city and it becomes the designated spot for students to shop. And if parking is bad, then you know the inside of the store is going to be utter chaos. Waiting in line can take thirty minutes at times, even with the addition of self-service checkout stations in many grocery stores. However, if it’s a busy time of the day, even the line for the machines can wind back into the aisles. Don’t get me started on how aggressive people can get while grocery shopping and it happens to be extremely crowded. I’ ve lost count of the number of times that I’ve nearly been mowed down by old ladies whizzing down the spices aisle with their packed carts. Grocery shopping: it’s a dangerous sport. Naturally, when I heard about ordering groceries online, my curiosity was thoroughly piqued. Ordering groceries online is a relatively fast and new way to bring the groceries you need right to your front door, helping you skip the crowds of other grocery shoppers and time restraints. Many grocery stores have implemented this ordering groceries online into one of the services they offer while other companies have made this their specialty. If you’re interested in ordering groceries online, there are several things you should know before you make that first order: 1.  Not every grocery store offers this service. As I mentioned, ordering groceries online is a service that’s still being introduced in many grocery stores. This service is in the testing stage at some place. Stores want to see if this way of getting groceries will prove to be popular or if it’s something that no one will be interested in.  To see if a store offers a way for you to order your groceries online, check out their website and search for an option that will allow you to start adding items to your virtual cart. 2.  You might be paying more money Companies like Instacart, an online grocery-ordering service, offer items from grocery stores at slightly higher prices to help cover the cost of the service. Prices for things like eggs, bread, and cheese might be a little more expensive online. It’s up to you to decide if the increased price is worth the convenience of having your groceries delivered to you. 3.  Some stores offer grocery pickup instead Maybe you’ve noticed those giant, orange parking lots that have started popping up at some Wal-Marts. Those are the pickup areas. Customers can use their Walmart Grocery app to pick out and purchase goods online. After paying online with your credit, debit, or gift card, you’ll select from a list of available pickup times and days. From there, Walmart will notify you when your grocery order has been processed and rounded up by one of their employees. Then, all you have to do is drive into one of the pickup spaces, check in on your app, and an employee will bring your things right out to you. Fun fact: I used this service to pick up two giant bean bags before! It was great!  4. You’ll need to be home if you’re getting groceries delivered to your door This one probably goes without saying but you’ll definitely need to be at home if you ordered groceries online and you’re expecting them to be delivered soon. I list this as a “need to know” item because you should factor this into your decision on whether you want to order groceries online or not. Sometimes, the delivery time will change, according to how fast your delivery person is. If you think you have time to run a quick errand but your delivery person arrives at your house before you’ve finished, it could cause a problem. It’s best to pick a delivery time when you know you’ll have a few hours where you can be at home. 5.  You should tip your delivery person They did a lot of hard work for you! It’s only polite to give them a nice tip. There you have it! Have you decided if online grocery shopping is the thing for you?

The Chemistry Department at Hunter College

The Chemistry Department at Hunter CollegeThe Chemistry Department at Hunter College is one of the most popular in the country, especially in urban areas like New York City. Unlike some schools where the department may be small or only as large as the major, the Department of Chemistry at Hunter College is a department for the whole Hunter College student body.Chemistry is such a broad subject that you can study it at any university as long as it is related to chemistry. The exact word you will hear is 'academic chemistry'academic chemistry and biological chemistry.' Both these disciplines include chemistry for teaching in classrooms, labs, and lecture halls. However, the exact sciences that are taught in the curriculum are different.If you have taken an undergraduate chemistry course, you may have found out that most of the students who get into chemistry graduate at a lesser level. This is because the syllabus that they use at the major college where they are majors are different f rom the syllabus that they will use in their undergrad.If you took biology courses, you will find that your science classes are slightly more challenging and you will probably have to take remedial chemistry if you are not prepared for this. After you take science classes, you may have to take a similar type of chemistry class to follow up with that course. The Chemistry Department at Hunter College has six different science courses, which they offer in a bi-weekly basis.These chemistry courses for biology majors are the following: A Physical and Biological Chemistry, Computational and Quantum Chemical Chemistry, Physics of Nature and Applications, Biochemistry, Analytical Chemistry, and Molecule Structure and Functions. The chemistry department covers all the sciences necessary for a good university and they offer a lot of supplemental courses, based on the classes that the major and minor course students take. The department also offers a first-year course on organic chemistry. Th is is something that is offered every year at every university.The department has thirty class numbers in all, and each class number has ten to fifteen students in it. Some of the class numbers have no seating on the floor and some have seats in the gymnasium. Each class numbers class has a corresponding chemistry department sign and they have each of their students sit down at their assigned class number when they sit down for their respective chemistry class.In addition to the other chemistry courses that they offer, they also offer four different majors: Biological Engineering, Medical and Clinical Chemistry, Applied and Computational Chemistry, and Computational Analysis and Science. All of these different departments provide students with a full range of scientific knowledge that includes anatomy, botany, geology, biology, chemistry, physics, and all the rest of the sciences of nature.

Finding a Private Tutor in Walnut Canyon California

Finding a Private Tutor in Walnut Canyon CaliforniaIf you are looking for a private tutor in Walnut Canyon, California, then there are a few options that you have to consider. First, you can check out the school in person and visit some of the classes. You might see the tutor in action or you might see him in the park on the playground when you are taking a break from work. The reason why you want to see the tutor is because you will get a firsthand view of how he goes about tutoring children.If you are still considering which school to enroll in, the most important thing to consider is the price. Since tutoring in Walnut Canyon costs more than tutoring at a normal California public school, you might find it a bit difficult to afford. However, you don't have to worry as there are several private schools out there that are affordable and you will definitely find the perfect place to attend.One of the schools that you can attend is Cal Poly Pomona. This is one of the private schools th at is very affordable and they offer a great educational experience. They have great tutors and they teach students how to communicate with their peers and share ideas with other students. This is what makes the school so affordable, they offer many different courses that can be completed online if you wish to.Another option that you can take up is online classes. These courses are not as expensive as the traditional ones, but they are still very affordable and you can take it up whenever you have the time. For example, if you have a lot of free time on your hands and you have no idea on how to go about doing online classes, you can do it by yourself. For those who do not have any time on their hands, they can hire a tutor online or you can simply apply for a scholarship offered by the school.Of course, this is just one school out of many tutoring options in California. You can also look for tutoring in places like UCLA or Stanford. Other private schools like these include Tompkins and Plummer.If you really cannot find one at all, you can always look for a private school in California. There are many options like the Waldorf School, Bagehot, Frankel, and others. All of these are great schools to attend and they all have their own advantages and disadvantages, but there are many good places to find a private school in California.All in all, this is a huge list of schools that you can consider. Of course, you need to determine whether you are able to pay the tuition fees and if the school offers a guarantee that the tutoring will be up to the expectations that you had in mind.

Prentice Hall Chemistry Answer Key

Prentice Hall Chemistry Answer KeyA Prentice Hall Chemistry Answer Key can help you with all your problems. There are several questions that you will have to answer before you can gain access to the one that will help you out. If you know that you will be able to answer all of the questions in a certain amount of time, this can make it easier for you.Many people will take longer to work on getting the right answers than someone who has it already at hand. Some people would rather spend their time studying for other things. But, if you know that you will get a little bit of help from the Prentice Hall Chemistry Answer Key, then that will help.This key comes with all of the question types. You are given twenty-one questions. You will need to put together a specific sequence of words that you will need to use with the question types. These can be the same question types you will find in other similar tests.The question types are simple to learn. You will be given two or three questions in each type of question and you will be given a short time limit. This will help you answer the questions. You can choose to use the same words in the sequence of questions or not use them at all.You will also find that when you are studying for the Prentice Hall Chemistry Answer Key, that you can apply your skills and knowledge to other kinds of questions. You will find that this helps you to score higher than others who do not have this on hand.You will find that this is helpful for any kind of questions that you find in the Prentice Hall Chemistry Answer Key. You can find that this works with any kind of question and you can use it for any kind of test.A Prentice Hall Chemistry Answer Key can help you on any kind of question that you can think of. It is not easy to find one but when you find it, then you can use it to help you learn more about chemistry.