How we use coal.

Para apreciar cómo se usan las riquezas naturales y como punto de partida para el aprendizaje de las propiedades y sobre cuáles son algunos de los usos del carbón. La minería del carbón, tipos de carbón: el carbón para la calefacción, carbón para la producción de energía. Humo de carbón, alquitrán de hulla, la turba. Mas combustibles de carbón. Describe la forma en que no se debe utilizar. Tiene glosario, bibliografía y direcciones de Internet.

How we use soil.

Para apreciar cómo se usan las riquezas naturales y como punto de partida para el aprendizaje de las propiedades y sobre cuáles son algunos de los usos del suelo:Qué es lo que es como suelo, el suelo y el drenaje, suelo para el cultivo. cómo utilizan las plantas el suelo, suelo para la agricultura, para la construcción. Los cambios en el suelo. Describe la forma en que no se debe utilizar. El suelo y el medio ambiente. Tiene glosario, bibliografía y direcciones de Internet.

How we use oil.

Para aprender cómo se usan las riquezas naturales y como punto de partida para el aprendizaje de las propiedades y sobre cuáles son algunos de los usos del petróleo, como combustible, los productos químicos del petróleo. Lubricantes. Plásticos de petróleo. Ceras y betún. Gases del petróleo, el gas natural. Describe la forma en que no se debe utilizar. El petróleo y el medio ambiente. Tiene glosario, bibliografía y direcciones de Internet.

How we use metal.

Para apreciar cómo se usan las riquezas naturales y como punto de partida para el aprendizaje de dónde provienen, las propiedades, y sobre cuáles son algunos de los usos de los metales: en las máquinas, en el hogar, en la construcción, en la decoración. Metales y electricidad, metales e imanes, metales y el corazón. La mezcla de metales. Describe la forma en que no se debe utilizar. Tiene glosario, bibliografía y direcciones de Internet.

Professional English in use : ICT. Intermediate to advanced.

Recurso para estudiantes con nivel medio o avanzado en inglés que cuenta con cuarenta unidades en la tecnología de las comunicaciones de información. Incluye sistemas informáticos, procesamiento de textos, hojas de cálculo y bases de datos, aplicaciones multimedia, correo electrónico, diseño web y seguridad de Internet, también tiene temas referentes a los teléfonos móviles y a la video conferencia. Hay unidades que explican la formación de palabras y funciones del lenguaje característico utilizado en el mundo de las TIC y como utilizarlo. Diseñado principalmente como una referencia de autoaprendizaje y libro de prácticas, también puede utilizarse para complementar el trabajo de aula.

Redes sociales en internet.

on muchas las utilidades de los wikis pero quizá uno de lo usos mas significativos de las redes en la educación son las múltiples posibilidades que ofertan para desarrollar propuestas de colaboración entre docentes que comparten un mismo proyecto de trabajo, en este caso la animación lectora. En esta misma línea, encontramos multitud de herramientas y aplicaciones de Internet que nos proporcionan diferentes ventajas como son espacios compartidos, toma de decisiones comunes, asignación de tareas y responsabilidades, votaciones, gestiones de grupo, entre otros. El objetivo de este artículo es exponer una experiencia de trabajo colaborativo mediante la animación a la lectura y mostrar las características principales de las aplicaciones para el trabajo colaborativo utilizando una red social Ning para los docentes, como complemento y ampliación al uso de las wikis, para el alumnado.

Recursos educativos abiertos y uso de internet en ense??anza superior: el proyecto OpenCourseWare

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Amenzas a través de la telefonía móvil e internet: perfil psicológico y consecuencias emocionales

En los últimos años se ha producido un incremento del uso de la telefonía móvil e Internet con fines intimidatorios o simplemente para amenazar a los iguales en los centros escolares de nuestro país. Con la voluntad de aportar datos que puedan ayudar a su prevención, se ha realizado un estudio de encuesta en el que se ha obtenido información relativa a las amenazas recibidas a través de los nuevos medios de comunicación, es decir, Internet y la telefonía móvil. Los resultados indican que un 23.3% de los estudiantes de los centros públicos de Enseñanza Secundaria Obligatoria de la ciudad de Girona (Cataluña), durante el curso escolar, han recibido vía Internet o telefonía móvil algún mensaje que, por su contenido, ha supuesto una amenaza para su bienestar. Se analizan las consecuencias emocionales y las estrategias de afrontamiento utilizadas por parte de estos adolescentes

Mobile Internet : perspectives from the Stakeholders

Mobile internet represents a major new trend in communication technologies use and consumption, but few evidence exists that confirms claims of novelty and social change in association with this technology use. This paper characterizes the use of mobile internet in a southern European country and associated patterns of use, focusing both on users’ profiles, forms of access, motivations to use and most popular activities undertaken via this technology, from a diffusion of innovations and social adoption of technologies perspectives, and tries to compare mobile it with fixed access to the internet in order to validate possible transformations that point to new social configurations. We seek to understand the way stakeholders perceive and characterize the European context of mobile internet. The depicted study involved a qualitative stage consisting of a set of interviews with mobile communications industry representatives and market research community in the country. These interviews were analysed in Nvivo, leading to the following eleven main categories that are explored throughout the paper: smartphones in Europe, mobile internet in Europe, users profiles, obstacles to the spread, forms of access, forms of use, motivations to use mobile internet, limitations of smartphones, apps, digital divide VS digital union and predictions for the future, as well as several subcategories forming a tree categorization. According to the data collected, mobile phones’ sales are decreasing in Europe and worldwide but on the other hand smartphones are having an exponential growth which leads to the democratization of internet access via mobile devices. As a consequence of this, it is believed that mobile internet access will soon exceed the fixed one. Mobile internet users are multiplatform, they exploit all the possibilities of mobility and they are spending less time on computers. The main obstacles to the spread of mobile internet are the high prices of price plans and there is still a lack of information and knowledge regarding the service. Mobile internet users are developing new online surfing behaviours based on apps and less in browsers and social networks represent a very high share of internet traffic through mobile phones. With mobility, “dead time” is turning into useful time and users are more likely to be available to try new services and analyze products. Innovative services concerning geolocation, consumerism, share and relationships are growing and it is necessary to highlight that mobile internet allows calling and texting, which can turn telecommunications companies into the role of Dump Pipes. This exploratory design raises questions in relation with mobile internet access and its social consequences, and provides interesting indicative research results relevant for future research in this area.

Uso da Internet na elaboração do trabalho de conclusão de curso pelos alunos de Enfermagem

A enfermagem se destaca como consumidora de tecnologia em diversos contextos: ensino, pesquisa e assistência. Como os alunos do curso de Enfermagem utilizam a internet para o processo de produção de Trabalhos de Conclusão de Curso (TCC)? Com o intuito de responder a essa questão e compreender melhor como a internet vem sendo utilizada na construção dos TCC dos alunos de Enfermagem, este trabalho tem os seguintes objetivos: avaliar a utilização da internet na elaboração de TCC; investigar o uso da internet por esses; identificar as bases de dados utilizadas; levantar as principais dificuldades e/ou facilidades; e descrever como a internet é usada para buscar a literatura produzida. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, seccional, com abordagem quantitativa, desenvolvido em duas instituições de ensino superior em Teresina – Piauí, sendo uma de caráter privado e outra de caráter público. A pesquisa teve como amostragem os alunos de Enfermagem do 8º período das duas instituições. É relevante considerar que o acesso democrático e a falta de conhecimento frente à internet ainda são realidade em nossa sociedade, o que nos remete à necessidade de implementar estratégias de educação relacionadas à utilização da internet como ferramenta para a construção do conhecimento em saúde e enfermagem.

Biblioteca 2.0 : produção e organização do conhecimento na Internet

O objectivo principal deste trabalho de investigação é na análise do aproveitamento das potencialidades da tecnologia da Web 2.0 pelos profissionais de informação na gestão do conhecimento nas bibliotecas, especialmente nas universitárias, onde a utilização destas tecnologias se revela de extrema importância. Para enquadrar o estudo no âmbito da aplicação das tecnologias da Web 2.0 ao serviço da biblioteca foi analisado, em primeiro lugar, o impacto que o desenvolvimento tecnológico teve na sociedade e a globalização do saber originado pelo software social. Para complementar o estudo e verificar a gestão de uma das redes sociais, o Blogue, foi usado o método qualitativo, através da aplicação de uma grelha de avaliação da qualidade dos Blogues desenvolvida por Luísa Alvim. Os resultados obtidos da análise dos Blogues foram submetidos à observação dos princípios da Web 2.0, defendidos por Maness. Concluiu-se que as potencialidades do Blogue não são completamente exploradas pelos profissionais de informação, nem mesmo nas bibliotecas universitárias. Este estudo pretende fazer a análise da situação, mas também ser um ponto de partida para que os responsáveis das bibliotecas, especialmente das bibliotecas universitárias, repensem o conceito e mais-valia da Web 2.0, de forma a que o Blogue seja gerido estrategicamente em benefício do utilizador, profissionais de informação e do próprio serviço da biblioteca.

The use of computer-based learning tools for teaching and clinical purposes: Interactive computing strategy for Iraq

Medical universities and teaching hospitals in Iraq are facing a lack of professional staff due to the ongoing violence that forces them to flee the country. The professionals are now distributed outside the country which reduces the chances for the staff and students to be physically in one place to continue the teaching and limits the efficiency of the consultations in hospitals. A survey was done among students and professional staff in Iraq to find the problems in the learning and clinical systems and how Information and Communication Technology could improve it. The survey has shown that 86% of the participants use the Internet as a learning resource and 25% for clinical purposes while less than 11% of them uses it for collaboration between different institutions. A web-based collaborative tool is proposed to improve the teaching and clinical system. The tool helps the users to collaborate remotely to increase the quality of the learning system as well as it can be used for remote medical consultation in hospitals.

A typology of internet users based on comparative affective states: evidence from eight countries

Purpose - The role of affective states in consumer behaviour is well established. However, no study to date has empirically examined online affective states as a basis for constructing typologies of internet users and for assessing the invariance of clusters across national cultures. Design/methodology/approach - Four focus groups with internet users were carried out to adapt a set of affective states identified from the literature to the online environment. An online survey was then designed to collect data from internet users in four Western and four East Asian countries. Findings - Based on a cluster analysis, six cross-national market segments are identified and labelled "Positive Online Affectivists", "Offline Affectivists", "On/Off-line Negative Affectivists", "Online Affectivists", "Indistinguishable Affectivists", and "Negative Offline Affectivists". The resulting clusters discriminate on the basis of national culture, gender, working status and perceptions towards online brands. Practical implications - Marketers may use this typology to segment internet users in order to predict their perceptions towards online brands. Also, a standardised approach to e-marketing is not recommended on the basis of affective state-based segmentation. Originality/value - This is the first study proposing affective state-based typologies of internet users using comparable samples from four Western and four East Asian countries.

Acceptable use policy and employee computer usage: case of Sri Lankan software development industry

Organizations introduce acceptable use policies to deter employee computer misuse. Despite the controlling, monitoring and other forms of interventions employed, some employees misuse the organizational computers to carry out their personal work such as sending emails, surfing internet, chatting, playing games etc. These activities not only waste productive time of employees but also bring a risk to the organization. A questionnaire was administrated to a random sample of employees selected from large and medium scale software development organizations, which measured the work computer misuse levels and the factors that influence such behavior. The presence of guidelines provided no evidence of significant effect on the level of employee computer misuse. Not having access to Internet /email away from work and organizational settings were identified to be the most significant influences of work computer misuse.

Effect of acceptable use policy on employee computer use : case of Sri Lankan software development organizations

It is a known fact that some employees misuse the organizational computers to do their personal work such as sending emails, surfing the Internet, chatting, playing games. These activities not only waste productive time of employees but also bring a risk factor to the organization. This affects organizations in the software industry very much as almost all of their employees are connected to the Internet throughout them day./ By introducing an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) for an organization, it is believed that the computer misuse by its employees could be reduced. In many countries Acceptable Use Policies are used and they have been studied with various perspectives. In Sri Lankan context research on these areas are scarce. This research explored the situation in Sri Lanka with respect to AUPs and their effectiveness./ A descriptive study was carried out to identify the large and medium scale software development organizations that had implemented computer usage guidelines for employees. A questionnaire was used to gather information regarding employee’s usual computer usage behavior. Stratified random sampling was employed to draw a representative sample from the population./ Majority of the organizations have not employed a written guideline on acceptable use of work computers. The study results did not provide evidence to conclude that the presence or non presence of an AUP has a significant difference in computer use behaviors of employees. A significant negative correlation was observed between level of awareness about AUP and misuse. Access to the Internet and organizational settings were identified as significant factors that influence employee computer misuse behavior.