December 9th, 2011 Email
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Leading Organizational Plagiarism Checker Reports Record Growth
iThenticate Welcomes its 250th Publisher and Now Features More Than 30 Million Scholarly Articles
OAKLAND, Calif., December 8, 2011 iParadigms, creators of iThenticate and the leader in plagiarism prevention, today announced it has seen record growth in the number of publisher members and scholarly papers for its iThenticate service. More than 250 publishers rely on iThenticate to compare 2.5 million documents against a database of 30 million scholarly articles, books and conference proceedings, more than 14 billion web pages and 70,000 research articles.
“Plagiarism checking is quickly becoming a critical component of editorial review and iThenticate has become the industry standard for originality checking in scholarly research,” said Chris Caren, iParadigms President and CEO. “Our rapid growth of publisher members has driven the significant increase in organizations using the service. In addit
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Carl Cohn, co-director of the Urban Leadership Program in Claremont Graduate University’s School of Educational Studies, has received the Contributions to the Field Award from the Learning Forward organization for his impact on the professional development of educators.
A national leader in education, Cohn’s distinguished career has spanned over 30 years. He has worked as a teacher, counselor, professor, superintendent, and federal court monitor. Cohn served as superintendent of the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) in California from 1992–2002. During his tenure as superintendent, the LBUSD achieved record attendance, the lowest rate of suspension in a decade, decreases in student failure and dropout rates, and an increase in the number of students taking college preparatory classes. In 2011, California Governor Jerry Brown appointed Cohn to the state Board of Education. Cohn is also a board member of ACT, Inc., the Center for Reform of School Systems, and EdSource.
Learning Forward’s annual awards program recognizes individuals for their commitment to improving student achievement through effective professional learning. C
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The internet is literally like having the world at ones fingertips. Not only does it provide families a cheap way to stay in touch (e-mail and instant messaging), it allows students to cram for finals and write last minute papers in the middle of the night, long after the library has closed, but the internet is suddenly a way for the smallest business to break into a global market.
Lets pretend that you are the owner of a small novelty store in a small rural town in the Midwest. Most of your merchandise is handmade trinkets and crafts created by the residents of the small town (on commission so the up front cost of most of your merchandise is minimal). Although business is slow during the winter months during the tourist season you turn a tidy profit. One day as a Chicago tourist purchases a photo of the late afternoon sun glinting off a herd of sleeping cattle she mentions that she wishes you had a website so she could purchase quaint Christmas gifts for her family. As she leaves the story, her wrapped photograph tucked under her arm, you stare at your computer.
The internet could be a cheap way to increase your profit margin.
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The Ohio School Resource Officers Association is hosting a “Cultural Diversity and School-Based Law Enforcement/School Administrators” workshop on February 16, 2012 in Hilliard, OH. The workshop will help participants develop the skills necessary to bridge cultural differences of students and their families and to build a positive learning environment in Ohio schools. to download a registration flier.
For $200, Chris Shepheard will drink a liter of sour cream. For $300, Steven Jockisch will give up talking, texting and email for 24 hours. For $600, Larry Olson will shave off his eyebrows. All in the name of charity.
A new campaign challenges young people to “do whatever it takes” to raise money to fight youth homelessness. The initiative, sponsored by Virgin Unite and the Minneapolis-based branding agency mono, asks people to make a pledge to do something crazy like eat a head of raw garlic or freestyle rap nonstop for a full hour then use social media to solicit donations from friends. “We wanted to make millennials the hero and leverage the power they bring into the world these days,” campaign account director Julie Vessel told The Daily Good. “We wanted it to have a spirit of fun.”
- Health care provider for homeless launches endowment Jan. 18, 2011
November is National Homeless Youth Awareness Month and the Do Whatever It Takes campaign is just one of many efforts to raise money for and reach out to children and teens who are trying to make it on their own.
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