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Pax Technica: How the Internet of Things May Set Us Free or Lock Us Up
Philip N. Howard · Yale University Press Format: Hardcover |
Should we fear or welcome the internet’s evolution? The “internet of things” is the rapidly growing network of everyday objects—eyeglasses, cars, thermostats—made smart with sensors and internet addresses. Soon we will live in a pervasive yet invisible network... |
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Hydrofracking: What Everyone Needs to Know®
Alex Prud'homme · Oxford University Press Pages: 184 Format: Paperback |
Constantly in the news and the subject of much public debate, fracking, as it is known for short, is one of the most promising yet controversial methods of extracting natural gas and oil. Today, 90 percent of natural gas wells use fracking. Though highly effective, the process-which fractures... |
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The Game Believes in You: How Digital Play Can Make Our Kids Smarter
Greg Toppo · St. Martin's Press Pages: 256 Format: Hardcover |
What if schools, from the wealthiest suburban nursery school to the grittiest urban high school, thrummed with the sounds of deep immersion? More and more people believe that can happen - with the aid of video games. Greg Toppo's The Game Believes in You presents the story of a small... |
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Ahead of the Curve: What Parents Need to Know to Get Their Kids Into College
Amber C Saunders · Peterson's; 1 edition |
Navigating the high school years and getting a student ready for the next step in their education can be challenging for everyone involved. Ahead of the Curve will be your college adviser in a book, keeping you and your child on the successful path to college. It includes separate chapters... |
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NEW JERSEY TEST PREP PARCC Practice Book English Language Arts Grade 4
Test Master Press New Jersey · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |
In 2014-2015, the NJ ASK tests will be replaced by the PARCC assessments. This book has been developed specifically to prepare students for the new PARCC assessments. It covers both the Performance-Based Assessment (PBA) and the End-of-Year Assessment (EOY). It includes practice for all the tasks... |
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