Archive for July, 2010

What We’re Reading: Summer Reading List

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

This week, we decided to take our “What We’re Reading” theme and give it a bit of a fun twist. Here are our picks for Seward’s Summer Reading List.
 Nell Kauls’ pick: Brazzaville Beach by William Boyd
 I am loving this book. From Library Journal: “Hope Clearwater lives alone in a beach house in an unnamed African [...]

How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Graphic Interface

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Seward Inc. is currently in the middle of development of the Word Learning Strategies (WLS) project ; a program designed for teaching upper-elementary students (grades 4-5) essential strategies for vocabulary development, such as using context clues, using word parts such as prefixes and suffixes, and using the dictionary and thesaurus. The curriculum is multi-platform including [...]

iPad in eLearning: Challenges and opportunities

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

While the iPad really sparks the imagination with the possibilities it adds to eLearning, it has some challenges to overcome before it can truly be a game-changer in that arena.

What time is it? It’s REAL time!

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

Real-time search has and will change the strategies employed by Web site managers and search optimizers. This article examines the explosion of user-generated content and the increased reliance on search to navigate the Web and offers strategies for keeping your online brand alive.