Smartphones – They Do It All For You

Posted on 14th November 2011 in Communication

Article by Malcolm Grant

In the world today, millions of people have never heard of Smartphones. They are incredible pieces of technology that that are small enough to hold in your one hand, however they have the capability of a top of the line computer. Smartphones are also known as Cell Phones. Since their inception, Smartphones have grown with the times. The technology of the first phones has paled in comparison with today’s phones.

When Smartphones were first introduced, everyone was amazed with features like calculators, calendars and notepads. Today, Smartphones are equipped with Internet access, where you can download and install programs to enhance the phone address books, email, and many other features and accessories. Smartphones are considered mini computers, they are called Smartphones because they are able to very efficiently manage and edit the information that is on them.

Most likely you have seen the more popular brands of Smartphones. They are Blackberry, Nokia and PalmSource to mention but a few of the more popular brands of Smartphones on the market today. Many companies have realized that these phones are sought after more and more and they have developed generic brands to be sold at a much lower cost. Smartphones are not just a passing fad; they are the wave of the future.  Read more...

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Are you searching for cheap smartphones! Here they are

Posted on 17th September 2011 in Communication

Article by Mithun

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A Conceptual Framework in Professional Learning Communities as They Impact Strategic Planning in Education by Queinnise Miller & Wm. Kritsonis, PhD

Posted on 29th November 2010 in Communication

Queinnise Miller & William Allan Kritsonis, PhD 

 

Introduction

Unprecedented change is taking place in schools all over the world. Schools are increasingly being managed like businesses. Without effective strategic planning principals will be involved in crisis management (Van der Linde, 2001).  As schools engage in strategic planning, professional learning communities should be heavily depended on to help districts move from infancy to maturity in their quality of instructional and overall educational success.  By using the Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning (Kritsonis, 2003) as a guide for professional learning communities this will increase the success of professional learning communities and their impact on strategic planning. 

 Purpose of the Article

The purpose of this article is to explore professional learning communities while taking a look at how they impact school improvement and their place in strategic planning in education.  This article will address how the Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning (Kritsonis, 2003) is implemented in the core of professional learning communities.  By utilizing the six realms in professional learning communities, leaders and teachers will be able to achieve the highest excellence possible in educational achievement.

  Professional Learning Communities

 Professional Learning Communities (PLC) has over the last few years been almost a house hold name among educators of all levels.  In fact, the term has been used so ubiquitously that it is in danger of losing all meaning (DuFour, 2004).  Each word of the phrase “professional learning community” has been chosen purposefully.   Read more...

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Ruyan Electronic Cigarettes – Top Mistakes People Make When They Don’t Quit Smoking Right Now

Posted on 8th July 2010 in Electronic

Ruyan Electronic Cigarettes

It is a mistake when you have tried smoking way before your younger years. It was an experiment, a risky venture that led to a lifelong faulty addiction. Given that you are growing up, it is time to fix the mistake you have once made. You have to quit smoking right now, before your chances run out. Are you going to do the same mistake again? NO!

In this article, I will discuss the most common mistakes people make when they do not stop smoking. This will help you realize your shortcomings and become a healthier, non-smoking person for the rest of your life.

1. If you don’t quit now, you are prolonging your nicotine addiction. The difficult it is for you to quit.

Indeed, smoking is one of the most difficult activities to finish, especially if you have smoked for a longer period in your life. If you just started smoking, you should consider quitting smoking right away while you are still young and the desire for nicotine is lesser than those who smoked for 20 years.

2. It can shorten your life between 2-10 years when you don’t stop smoking.

It is true that there are serious medical conditions associated to smoking. While you don’t meet these conditions at the moment, sooner or later, you will eventually get these diseases. Sometimes, these illnesses appear when your body is too weak and, conditions are at their most severe form. Then, you are obliged to quit since you cannot even raise your hand to light a cigarette stick. Are you willing to wait for that time instead? Consequently, your average life expectancy is reduced between 2-10 years. Ruyan Electronic Cigarettes  Read more...

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Electronic Health Records – How they Effect Mental Health and Behavioral Healthcare Organizations

Posted on 12th April 2010 in Health Electronic

WHEN

In 2004, President Bush issued an executive order requiring fully operational EHR adoption throughout the healthcare industry by 2014. He also established the Office of the National Health Information Technology Coordinator and charged it with developing a “health information technology infrastructure” that “reduces healthcare costs resulting from inefficiency, medical errors, inappropriate care and incomplete information.” In November 2006, the Medicaid Commission completed its second and final set of recommendations to Congress, recommending that EHRs, including compatibility among different healthcare providers, be required for all Medicaid beneficiaries by 2012. Congress will focus on healthcare information technology during its 2007 legislative session.

Today, EHR adoption is slow among healthcare providers in general – one study shows that only eight percent of community health centers are using full electronic medical record systems. A September 2006 National Council quick poll of community behavioral health providers across the country indicates that just under eight percent have implemented the EHR with clinical components fully functioning, while 32 percent have implemented the EHR with billing components in place. Another 11 percent of providers are in the process of installing an EHR. Lack of funding and the complex demands of multiple payer and reporting systems are the biggest barriers to EHR adoption in behavioral and mental health patients.

WHY

EHR adoption is expected to reduce healthcare costs by up to 20 percent, significantly cutting back on the approximately 25 cents of every healthcare dollar that is now spent on record keeping and “administrivia” (according to James Kretz, MA, a senior survey statistician at SAMHSA’s Center for Mental Health Services).  Read more...

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