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Letting Go of the Words: Writing Web Content that Works (Interactive Technologies)
$49.95
Letting Go of the Words (Writing Web Content that Works) has a very interesting and easy way of letting consumers know how to write content on the internet that won't bore their audience. Janice (Ginny) Redish does a great job explaining how to keep your audience interested by using terms the general public can relate to. Throughout the book, the author tries to relay the overall message that people don't want to read along the way! Instead, they skim until they find a topic that relates to what they are looking for and then scans that piece of information. This skim and scan method is explained in more detail within the book and is just one of the techniques she uses to explain her finding. With each method that she talks of, the messages are all the same. Trying to keep information short, cut down and as few words as possible is exactly what she is trying to convey. This 350 page book reveals Redish's recommendations that can be used to slice your content in half so your main message shines clear.
Chapters
1. Content! Content! Content!
2. People! People! People!
3. Starting Well: Home Pages
4. Getting There: Pathway Pages
5. Writing Information, Not Documents
6. Focusing on Your Essential Messages
7. Designing Your Web Pages for Easy Use
8. Tuning Up Your Sentences
9. Using Lists and Tables
10. Breaking Up You Text with Headings
11. Using Illustrations Effectively
12. Writing Meaningful Links
13. Getting From Draft to Final Web Pages
My overall thoughts of this book were that I believe the author did a fantastic job at getting to the underlying message that many web content writers miss out on. There are too many times you go to a web site and are bogged down with information but instead of reading it, you leave. I find myself in that exact situation constantly, even while in the process of reading this book it happened. People including myself, don't have time to sit at their computers and read through all that information just to find one simple question they were looking for. People want information that is fast and easy to find, and this book shows you how to do just that.

Content
$14.99
A rollercoaster review of past, present and future of OMA / Rem Koolhaas, dazzling, inspiring, breathtaking, irritating and presumptuous, like his best work. A remorseless insight into the man, his method and his madness.

Making Content Comprehensible for English Learners: The SIOP Model (3rd Edition)
$50.99
I bought a used copy from my college bookstore and also bought it new here. I had not known if this would arrive soon enough so I wanted to be covered as there was no leniency with my professor. However, it arrived way before promised so I was able to use it for the first assignment I needed it for. The used copy I had purchased at the school had an annoying sticky place on the book I had not noticed so when this one showed up, perfect and usable, it was such a relief I could return the irritating used one to the school bookstore. Thanks for being so great. I will be looking your way again!

Memory-Boosting Mnemonic Songs for Content Area Learning
$14.99
I love to teach with songs to help students reinforce what they are learning. I love this book because I usually have to make up my own songs for teacher history, math, or science. This book has so many great songs. However, a few of the songs I want to use are sung to a tune/song I've never heard before. The book would be even better if it came with a CD of the music sung by children.