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Educate to protect against security threats

January 6th 2012 18:58
It is common knowledge that security threats online are a real and present danger. Personal information, trade secrets and other company information is important to keep under lock and key. The problem is, knowing how to keep it all safe is NOT common knowledge.

Ongoing education should be a given in todays society. Technology is moving fast. What you learned in school, ten years ago, or one year ago, could very well be obsolete once you land a job.

Whether you own a company, or are the person in charge of keeping information safe, it can be overwhelming. You can lock everything up, only to have an employee accidentally sabatoge the system.


The very thing that can be the vehicle to hurt your company, can help you work on a solution. There are great courses on security awareness available online. It is important to keep everyone always learning. Set up the online security awareness courses to develop security conscious employees.

Resolve to protect, educate and safely serve customers by maintaining security awareness throughout your company.

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Personality Tests

November 4th 2011 12:44
While most people are not particularly found of taking tests, personality tests, such as the big five test, offer an intriguing look into the inner workings of an individual. Personally, I find them fascinating, but they are more than just fun, they can help point students in the right direction and can help universities and employers gauge a potential candidate.

Giving an employee or future employee assessment can include offering a sales personality test to see if they are suited for the position at hand. It can also help your tweak positions to make an organization run more efficiently.


I've taken several personality tests over the years and have been surprised to see nearly the same results...this is what made me want to give my teens these tests. Giving them a glimpse of themselves helps them plan for the future. It is one thing to imagine what they want to do with their lives, quite another to see what they are best suited for. Not to say the two cannot meet, but it can definitely help in determining a more focused direction.





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Encourage Creativity

November 3rd 2011 00:55
9 Ways to Encourage Creativity


Creativity is not a frivolous trait. Children raised to be creative thinkers are also often excellent problem solvers and have an innate trust in their abilities. Your child may not write a Pulitzer Prize winning novel or star on Broadway, but then again, you very well may have a budding creative genius underfoot. Regardless, the benefits of creativity are wide-spread. Here are 9 ways to encourage creativity.

1. Ask lots of questions. Let your child ask questions. Indulge your child's curiosity by letting them pursue tangents and explore new subjects.

2. Tell stories. Encourage your child to come up with alternate endings to favorite stories or movies. Before finishing a storybook, see if your child wants to guess the ending. Imagine new characters or put the same characters in a different setting. Retell these stories at bedtime, while cooking dinner or driving.

3. Allow time and space to create. Exploring takes time. Resist the urge to give short cuts, or exclaim that an idea won't work, let your child try. Unless of course their idea is dangerous to herself or others. If you can designate a corner for art work that can be left out, great.

4. Be silly. Singing and dancing along to the radio or making up your own silly tune is the best way to encourage the same freedom for your child. Even if you are not a natural extrovert, you can let your silly side show every so often.



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Little help

August 12th 2011 21:12
Heard of essay services? The companies that jump in and fill the gap for overwhelmed students?

Whether you are an A student, a star athlete with an important tournament approaching or just an average student who hasn't quite got his "sea legs" yet, essays can be the bane of a students college life. Get a little help from your friends with a service that holds your hand through the process.



Professional writers can help make you look good and give you an example of the quality that professors expect. Writing does not come easily to many students. Some kids can understand the course work, score high on tests and be able to perform the job and still not be able to write excellent essays.

Jump in the deep waters of college life with the help of a reliable essay service. You want one that is available the hours you need, namely 24-7. There is not a moment off for college kids whether they live on campus or commute, everything is about racing toward the finish line of a degree.

Essay services can give you the breather you need in the midst of the crazy, mad paced schedule. Part-time jobs on or off campus, sports, clubs and personal events can throw off a routine, but don't let them throw off your grades.


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Kids Art Show

August 2nd 2011 13:28
Better than a lemonade stand, a kids art show can be a fun way to promote creativity, earn money and build a sense of community.

Host your own with the following tips for a One Dolla Holla, Fifty Cent Center or Quarter Show Tips

Invite participates. You probably have a basic group in mind. It could be simply your own children or expand it to their close friends, a street in your neighborhood or make it a club event. Scouts or sports teams can pull off an effective quarter show.

Suggest sale items. Compile a list of items that are acceptable for the show. This can be decided upon as a group, or set in place ahead of time. Baked goods such as cookies should be wrapped ahead of time and ready to go. Handfuls of trail mix in baggies were just as popular as brownies at our show. Sun catchers, dream catchers, home made note cards and bookmarks were some of the offerings. Simple crafts, home made jewelry and little bouquets of flowers kept the show pretty, while they were there. We had a table for gently used toys and a place to buy hot dogs, lemonade and chips, for a quarter of course.

Read on for more information...and why a single set price is best.

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Assessing the damage

June 9th 2011 00:28
My adult son is in the middle of intense cramming for a VERY IMPORTANT TEST. I'm doing my best not to panic, but the truth is....shhh...he is not quite ready. I know this because even though he took his first student admissions test without too much trouble, I can see the gaps in his knowledge.

Gaps, who am I kidding, the boy needs some remedial help RIGHT NOW. Somehow, even with great grades throughout school, there are some areas that school work itself won't cover. While, inherent skills and cognitive ability can be tested, it is much tougher to teach


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Prepare your little CEO

April 23rd 2011 15:21
Are you raising the next CEO? What are you doing to prepare them? Veritas Prep is an option.

While most high school junior and seniors prepare to take the SAT, (and teachers and parents have done the same) the GMAT is for those students planning on heading off to business school....and need specific preparation. Since the test is taken generally by people in an older age range, 21-45, the truth is, they will often not have someone pushing them to study up, like for the SAT


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A is for Always

April 2nd 2011 12:52
For 26 days in April (minus Sundays) I will be posting a blog for each letter of the alphabet.
"Sylvie's word of the day"
I am all for challenges, so when this was dangled in front of me in my writers group, I grabbed it


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Fun Projects for the Classroom

December 20th 2010 04:56

Bring your students together by assigning fun classroom projects. Implementing projects throughout the year encourages cooperation and communication. New friendships can be formed while new skills are being learned. Classroom projects can be used to integrate several different subjects, reach out to the community and other classes, or used simply as teambuilding activities

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Learn About the Human Body

August 2nd 2010 11:27
Learning about the human body involves knowledge that children can use for the rest of their life. Help them become literate regarding the systems of the body through playing games. There is a lot of information to absorb; facts about the circulatory system, endocrine system, digestive system, bones and organs offer lots of game playing possibilities.

Use riddles to teach the children facts about the human body. Choose an organ and list the different attributes. Use these to form riddles about body parts. For example, ask the class, " I transport nutrients throughout the body. I am located in the middle of your body to the left. I am about the size of your fist. Who am I?" The answer is the heart. Ask just one fact at a time to see how quickly they can catch on. Include realistic images of the body parts. Cover the majority of the image with a sheet of paper. Slowly slide the paper down as you ask the questions


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Winnie the Pooh Math Fun

July 26th 2010 04:03
Winnie the Pooh Bear is a well-loved children's classic storybook character.

Use this sweet, honey-obsessed bear to gain your preschooler's attention when introducing math facts. Relate cooking, time, counting and sorting to Winnie the Pooh and his antics from his stories


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Fun Basketball Games

July 21st 2010 01:20
This weekend was my son's graduation party. We had approximately 200 people, give or take a neighbor. I had no idea my little ranch home could handle that volume...thankfully the weather was gorgeous and we had enough forethought to set up a volleyball net, corn hole and a couple of long tables to add to our outdoor seating.
The basketball hoop in the front driveway was a huge focus of attention for the boys. There were constant games, competitions and general silliness all night....well, until my son ended his own grad party by winding up in the ER. 18 stitches later, he is fine. Just a dunk shot gone wrong.

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Educational Games for Teens

July 14th 2010 02:49
Capture a teens attention and help them learn and retain information with games. (The following ideas are often just as fun and challenging for adults) If it has been a long time since you played a game with your teen, give these a whirl. They are a far cry from mind-numbing chutes and ladders!
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games for teens, chess, online games for teens, educational games

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Animal Classification Cards

January 5th 2010 03:27
My daughter and I had an enjoyable afternoon reading some animal classification cards - some which I discovered on the internet (see previous post) and others which I created along the same vein. She enjoyed animal spotting in her books and then locating the cards with a random fact that was placed on the bottom.

Fun yes - educational - double yes. Win win for sure


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