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Technology tools for students with autism : innovations that enhance independence and learning / by Boser, Katharina I.,(Katharina Irene),editor.author.; Goodwin, Matthew S.,editor.; Wayland, Sarah C.,editor.author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.What is driving innovative and assistive technology solutions in autism services? / Tracy Gray and Alise Brann -- Universal design for learning: meeting the needs of learners with autism spectrum disorders / Yvonne Domings, Yvel Cornel Crevecoeur, and Patricia Kelly Ralabate -- Classroom-based technology tools / Christopher R. Bugaj, Melissa A. Hartman, and Mark E. Nichols -- Using virtual reality technology to support the learning of children on the autism spectrum / Sarah Parsons, Nigel Newbutt, and Simon Wallace -- Using therapeutic robots to teach students with autism in the classroom: exploring research and innovation / Katharina I. Boser, Corinna E. Lathan, Charlotte Safos, Rita Shewbridge, Carole Samango-Sprouse, and Marek Michalowski -- Language software for teaching semantics, grammar, and pragmatics to students with autism / Katharine P. Beals and Felicia Hurewitz -- Mobile media devices: a paradigm shift in communication technology for persons with autism spectrum disorder / Jessica Gosnell Caron and Howard C. Shane -- Technology to support literacy in autism / Sarah C. Wayland, Katharina I. Boser, and Joan L. Green -- Using new technology to teach emotion recognition to children with autism spectrum disorders / Simon Baron-Cohen, Ofer Golan, and Emma Ashwin -- Incorporating technology into peer social group programs / Andrea Tartaro and Corina Ratz -- Technologies to support interventions for social-emotional intelligence, self-awareness, personal style, and self-regulation / Dorothy Lucci, Minna Levine, Kelley Challen-Wittmer, and Donald Scott McLeod -- No more clipboards! mobile electronic solutions for data collection, behavior analysis, and self-management interventions / Minna Levine -- Tools to support simplified capture of activities in natural environments / Gregory D. Abowd, Julie A. Kientz, Gillian R. Hayes, Rosa I. Arriaga, and Nazneen -- Racing through the professional-development obstacle course / Christopher R. Bugaj, Melissa A. Hartman, and Mark E. Nichols -- Using distance learning technology to increase dissemination of evidence-based practice in autism spectrum disorder / Brooke Ingersoll and Allison Wainer -- Bringing a school up to speed: experiences and recommendations for technology implementation / Monica Adler Werner, Kathryn Nagle, Chris Bendel, and Bonnie Beers -- Using mobile technologies to support students in work-transition programs / Gillian R. Hayes, Michael T. Yeganyan, Jed R. Brubaker, Linda J. O'Neal, and Stephen W. Hosaflook.
Subjects: Autistic children; Educational technology.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Our next reality : how the AI-powered metaverse will reshape the world / by Graylin, Alvin W.,author.(CARDINAL)896957; Rosenberg, Louis(AI researcher),author.(CARDINAL)896958; Stephenson, Neal,author of foreword.(CARDINAL)342505;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Over the last 100 years, technology has changed our world. Over the next decade it will transform our reality. We are entering a new technological age in which artificial intelligence and immersive media will transform society at all levels, mediating our lives by altering what we see, hear, and experience. Powered by immersive eyewear and driven by interactive AI agents, this new age of computing has the potential to make our world a magical place where the boundaries between the real and the virtual, the human and the artificial, rapidly fade away. If managed well, this could unleash a new age of abundance. If managed poorly, this technological revolution could easily go astray, deeply compromising our privacy, autonomy, agency, and even our humanity. In Our Next Reality, two industry veterans provide a data-driven debate on whether the new world we're creating will be a technological utopia or an AI-powered dystopia and give guidance on how to aim for the best future we can. With a Foreword by renowned author Neal Stephenson and section contributions from industry thought-leaders such as Peter H. Diamandis, Tom Furness, Phillip Rosedale, Tony Parisi, Avi Bar Zeev and Walter Parkes, this book answers over a dozen of the most pressing questions we face as spatial computing and AI accelerates the digitization of our world. Find out why our actions in the next decade could determine the trajectory of our species for countless millennia.Is the metaverse really going to happen? -- What is the role of AI in our immersive future? -- Will our next reality be centralized or decentralized? -- The AI-powered metaverse: How will the ecosystem unfold? -- Privacy, identity and security: Can society manage? -- Will AI and immersive media redefine marketing? -- How will tech advancement disrupt art, culture and media? -- What will be the impact on our health and medicine? -- How will our kids learn and develop in an AI-powered future? -- Will superintelligence and spatial computing unleash an Age of Abundance? -- What will be the geopolitical impact of a Global Metaverse? -- The human condition: Will the future make us happier? -- How can we realize the future we want? -- Epilogue: Our next reality -- Utopia or Dystopia?
Subjects: Metaverse.; Computers and civilization.; Artificial intelligence; Mixed reality;
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The power of awe : overcome burnout & anxiety, ease chronic pain, find clarity & purpose--in less than 1 minute per day : introducing the scientifically proven A.W.E. method / by Eagle, Jake,author.(CARDINAL)860324; Amster, Michael,author.(CARDINAL)860325; Chernyaev, Karen,1961-author.(CARDINAL)417155;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-241) and index.""Mindfulness" has become a part of our everyday lingo, yet it is a practice that many find elusive. Now Jake Eagle, a therapist and longtime mindfulness practitioner and instructor, and Dr. Michael Amster, a physician specializing in chronic pain, sharetheir bite-sized approach to this life-changing practice, using wonder and awe as an entry point. Their proprietary, science-based A.W.E. method itself is comprised of just three steps: Attention (giving your focus fully to something you value or find amazing), Wait (take a deep breath and appreciate this cherished item), and Exhale and Expand (as you exhale slowly, allow whatever you are feeling to expand and grow)-for a total of only about 5-15 seconds. Practiced two or three times a day, these microdoses of mindfulness have been proven to help reduce anxiety, burnout, chronic pain and inflammation, and confer a host of benefits. You might think you need to stand on the edge of the Grand Canyon, see the ocean at sunrise, or watch a legendary musician perform to truly feel awe; indeed, all other studies had previously relied on taking participants to breathtaking vistas or replicating that experience with virtual reality. Jake and Michael's accessible practice allows you to find awe everywhere, every day. In "The Power of Awe," you'll learn: the surprising and little-known science of awe; how we unwittingly cut ourselves off from feeling awe; the practice of A.W.E. to improve relationships, alleviate existential anxiety, and manage chronic pain; and more. The results of the practice speak for themselves: Jake saw greater connectedness, joy, and satisfaction in his clients, as well as, amazingly, decreased existential dread. Michael's chronic pain patients experienced decreased chronic pain and less acutepain flare-ups. Participants in the UC Berkeley studies, even those who were frontline healthcare workers in the early stages of the pandemic, experienced decreased stress and burnout, lower perceived loneliness, and greater feelings of overall well-being. There is a wide range of readers with heightened anxiety and disconnect about where they find themselves in the world. Microdosing mindfulness through the A.W.E. program is a simple, powerful antidote"--
Subjects: Self-help publications.; Meditation; Mindfulness (Psychology);
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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The power of awe [audio-enabled device] by Eagle, Jake,author(CARDINAL)860324; Amster, Michael,author (CARDINAL)860325; Petkoff, Robert,narrator(CARDINAL)349086; Hachette Audio (Firm)(CARDINAL)346394; Playaway Products, LLC(CARDINAL)868990;
Read by Robert Petkoff""Mindfulness" has become a part of our everyday lingo, yet it is a practice that many find elusive. Now Jake Eagle, a therapist and longtime mindfulness practitioner and instructor, and Dr. Michael Amster, a physician specializing in chronic pain, sharetheir bite-sized approach to this life-changing practice, using wonder and awe as an entry point. Their proprietary, science-based A.W.E. method itself is comprised of just three steps: Attention (giving your focus fully to something you value or find amazing), Wait (take a deep breath and appreciate this cherished item), and Exhale and Expand (as you exhale slowly, allow whatever you are feeling to expand and grow)-for a total of only about 5-15 seconds. Practiced two or three times a day, these microdoses of mindfulness have been proven to help reduce anxiety, burnout, chronic pain and inflammation, and confer a host of benefits. You might think you need to stand on the edge of the Grand Canyon, see the ocean at sunrise, or watch a legendary musician perform to truly feel awe; indeed, all other studies had previously relied on taking participants to breathtaking vistas or replicating that experience with virtual reality. Jake and Michael's accessible practice allows you to find awe everywhere, every day. In "The Power of Awe," you'll learn: the surprising and little-known science of awe; how we unwittingly cut ourselves off from feeling awe; the practice of A.W.E. to improve relationships, alleviate existential anxiety, and manage chronic pain; and more. The results of the practice speak for themselves: Jake saw greater connectedness, joy, and satisfaction in his clients, as well as, amazingly, decreased existential dread. Michael's chronic pain patients experienced decreased chronic pain and less acutepain flare-ups. Participants in the UC Berkeley studies, even those who were frontline healthcare workers in the early stages of the pandemic, experienced decreased stress and burnout, lower perceived loneliness, and greater feelings of overall well-being. There is a wide range of readers with heightened anxiety and disconnect about where they find themselves in the world. Microdosing mindfulness through the A.W.E. program is a simple, powerful antidote"--Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Self-help publications.; Meditation; Mindfulness (Psychology);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The story paradox : how our love of storytelling builds societies and tears them down / by Gottschall, Jonathan,author.(CARDINAL)471069;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In 2012, Jonathan Gottschall received a strange letter from DARPA, the research and development arm of the United States Department of Defense. What could a military research program possibly want with a literary critic? The letter was an invitation to a conference for a new program called STORYNET, a plan to map how stories affect our brains and use that knowledge to craft narratives that could more effectively drive compliance with military initiatives. DARPA was trying to turn stories into weapons. Reading this invitation (which Gottschall declined), he remembered a famous proverb: The one who tells the story rules the world. Stories are fundamental to how we think, and how we change our minds. Our brains value them so highly that we often seem them even when they aren't there: when scientists showed subjects a video of simple shapes moving randomly around a screen, they interpreted the scene as a love story between two triangles. Countless books celebrate the ability of storytelling to help us think and communicate more effectively, including Gottschall's own bestselling The Storytelling Animal. But in The Story Paradox, he argues that there is a dark side to storytelling, and we ignore it at our peril. At base, stories are tools. They help us create a shared reality. But stories are also inherently manipulative and divisive: they split the world into heroes who represent something good, and villains who do not. For most of human history, this was a manageable problem. But we now find ourselves in what Gottschall calls a 'story explosion,' an era in which new storytelling technologies allow people to tell stories of unprecedented scale and sophistication. Virtual reality, personalized newsfeeds, stories that viewers can tailor in real time, deepfakes: these make it harder for us to deal with the ways that stories can confuse and divide us. If we're not careful, they could cause the shared reality we all depend on to collapse. The Story Paradox is a provocative and personal reckoning with the ways that storytelling lies at the heart of some of humanity's greatest threats. Gottschall explains why authoritarians like Trump rise and fall and how the media helps them, why radical ideologies are so effective at stamping out other belief systems, and how good stories compel us to accept conspiracy theories about which we should know better. When Plato envisioned the perfect state in The Republic, he saw a world in which storytellers were banned. They were simply too dangerous. The Story Paradox is a crucial counterpoint to books like Made to Stick or The Story Factor, arguing that the most urgent question we can ask ourselves now, is not: 'how we can change the world through stories?' Rather, it's 'how can we save the world from stories?'"--The girl in the woods -- The dark arts of storytelling -- The great war for Storyland -- The universal grammar -- Things fall apart -- The end of reality -- Conclusion: A call to adventure.
Subjects: Persuasion (Rhetoric); Storytelling; Storytelling; Rhetoric;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Digital literacy : skills & strategies / by Nicosia, Laura M.,editor.; Nicosia, James F.,editor.(CARDINAL)863220;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 669-730) and index.3D Printing -- Access to Communication Technology -- Algorithms -- Anchored Instruction -- Android OS -- Anonymity and Anonymizers -- Apple -- Apps/Applications -- Artificial Intelligence -- Assessing Digital Literacy -- Assistive and Adaptive Technology -- Assistive Technology in Education -- Audio Streaming -- Augmented Reality -- Avatars and Simulation -- Bandcamp -- Binary Hexadecimal Representations -- Blended Learning -- Bloom's Taxonomy -- Bots -- Boyd, Danah Michele -- Brain-Computer Interfacing (BCI) -- Browsers -- Catfishing -- Children's Online Privacy Protection Act -- Clickbait -- Cloud Computing -- Coding in the Curriculum -- Collaborative Software (Groupware) -- Community of Practice -- Computer Addiction -- Computer-Aided Design -- Computer-Aided Design in Education -- Computer-Assisted Instruction -- Computer Ethics -- Computer Fraud -- Computer Fraud and Abuse Act -- Computer Viruses and Worms -- Constructivism -- Creative Commons -- Cyberbullying -- Cybercrime -- The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act -- Cyber Monday -- Cybersecurity -- Cyberstalking -- Cyberterrorism -- Dark Web -- Data Harvesting -- Data Literacy -- Data Management -- Data Protection -- Deepfake -- Desktop and E-publishing -- Digital Citizenship -- Digital Divide -- Digital Economy -- Digital Footprint -- Digital Forensics -- Digital Libraries and Artifacts -- Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants -- Digitial Storytelling -- Discord -- Doxing -- DVDs -- E-books and Education -- Encrypton -- Ethics of algorithms -- Ethics of Social Media: Free Speech -- Facebook -- File Transfer Protocol -- Firewalls -- Firmware -- Freedom of Information Act -- Game-Based Learning -- Gee, James Paul -- Gmail -- Google -- Google Slides -- Graphical User Interface -- Graphics Formats -- Graphics Technologies -- Green Computing -- Hacking -- Holographic Technology -- HTML -- Human-Computer Interaction -- Hypermedia in Education -- Identity Theft -- Image Editing -- IMGUR -- Information Ethics -- Information Technology -- Instagram -- Instructional Design -- Intellectual Property -- Intelligent Tutoring Systems -- Internet Privacy -- Internet Safety -- Intranet -- iOS -- iPads in the Classroom - iTunes -- Jenkins, Henry -- Keynote -- Light-Emitting Diodes -- LinkedIn -- Liquid Crystal Technology -- Mac OS -- Malware -- Media Literacy -- Microscale 3D Printing -- Microsoft Excel -- Microsoft PowerPoint -- Microsoft Word -- Mobile Operating Systems -- Music Editing -- Myspace -- Online Anonymity -- Online Communication -- Online Entertainment and Music Databases -- Online Games: Roles, Rules, and Etiquette -- Online Privacy -- Online Safety -- Open Source -- Optical Storage -- Peer-to-Peer Payment Apps -- Phishing -- Privacy Settings -- QR Codes -- Random-Access Memory -- Ransomware -- Reddit -- Scientific Literacy -- Search Engines -- Sexting -- Snapchat -- Social Impacts of Cybercrime -- Social Media -- Social Media Addiction -- Social Media and Depression -- Social Media and Isolation -- Social Media and Job Hunting -- Social Media and Law Enforcement -- Social Media and Religion -- Social Media and the Self-Esteem of Its Users -- Social Media as a Teaching and Learning Tool -- Social Media Mining -- Social Networking Services -- Software Architecture -- Spam -- Spam Filters -- Speech-Recognition Software -- Spotify -- Spyware -- Technical Drawing -- Technoethics and Society -- Telecommunications -- TikTok -- Touch Screens -- Transmedia Storytelling -- Tumblr -- Turkle, Sherry -- Twitch -- Twitter -- Universal Design for Learning -- UNIX -- Virtual Reality -- Wearable Technology -- Web 2.0 in the Schools -- Wikipedia -- Windows Operating System -- XML (Extensible Markup Language) -- YouTubeAims to introduce users to explanations of cutting-edge, as well as everyday, technology, explaining these technologies and their primary elements through clear prose informed by expert analysis.
Subjects: Reference works.; Computer literacy.; Digital media.; Information technology.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Spirit tech : the brave new world of consciousness hacking and enlightenment engineering / by Wildman, Wesley J.,1961-author.; Stockly, Kate J.,author.(CARDINAL)834274;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The scattered supermarket of special spiritual services -- Stimulating the brain -- Neurofeedback-guided meditation -- Engineering togetherness -- Virtual sacred reality -- Cleansing the doors of perception -- Spirit plants and their high-tech replacements -- A new horizon in spiritual direction -- Is spirit tech authentic? -- Is spirit tech healthy? -- Spirit tech and the future of spirituality -- Afterword: What's going to happen next?"Technology can now control the spiritual experience. This is a journey through the high-tech aids for psychological growth that are changing our world, while exploring the safety, authenticity and ethics of this new world. We already rely on technology to manage our health, sleep, relationships, and finances, so it's no surprise that we're turning to technological aids for the spiritual journey. From apps that help us pray or meditate, to cybernauts seeking the fast track to nirvana through magnetic brain stimulation, we are on the brink of the most transformative revolution in the practice of religion: an era in which we harness the power of "spirit tech" to deepen our experience of the divine. Spirit tech products are rapidly improving in sophistication and power, and ordinary people need a trustworthy guide. Through their own research and insiders' access to the top innovators and early adopters, Wes and Kate take you deep inside an evolving world: - Find out how increasingly popular "wearables" work on your brain, promising a shortcut to transformative meditative states. - Meet the inventor of the "God Helmet" who developed a tool to increase psychic skills, and overcome fear, sadness, and anger. - Visit churches that use ayahuasca as their sacrament and explore the booming industry of psychedelic tourism. - Journey to a mansion in the heart of Silicon Valley where a group of scientists and entrepreneurs are working feverishly to bring brain-based spirit tech applications to the masses. - Discover a research team who achieved brain-to-brain communication between individuals thousands of miles apart, harnessing neurofeedback techniques to sync and share emotions among group members. Spirit Tech offers readers a compelling glimpse into the future and is the definitive guide to the fascinating world of new innovations for personal transformation, spiritual growth, and pushing the boundaries of human nature"--
Subjects: Hallucinogenic drugs and religious experience.; Spirituality.; Technology;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 8
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Retail therapy : why the retail industry is broken -- and what can be done to fix it / by Pilkington, Mark,1957,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-308) and index.Retail apocalypse now! -- A tale of two bankruptcies -- The great stores meltdown -- No longer a nation of shopkeepers -- Dark satanic malls -- My kingdom for a horse : the knock-on impact on branded suppliers -- The next big short? -- Killing more jobs than China -- A global problem -- The impact of public policy -- The causes of the crisis in retailing -- The classical retailing model -- The rise of e-commerce -- The broader impact of the technological revolution -- The generational revolution -- The death of brands -- Passing peak consumption -- Conquering the final mile -- The dawn of a virtual world -- This is your fridge talking -- Algorithm-n-blues -- Veni, vidi, 3D -- See you later, incubator -- Direct is best -- Retail derailed -- Bankers away! -- Can the last one out switch off the lights? -- How to save retail -- The importance of simplicity -- Go with the flow -- Cannibalize, cannibalize, cannibalize! -- Lean and mean -- Brand theatre -- The third space -- Re-tech -- Becoming the conversation -- The price is right -- Inclusive is the new exclusive -- Virtuous reality -- The hacker way -- Reinventing shared shopping spaces -- Advice to governments -- Summary : the new rules for survival.An insightful review of the collapse of the traditional retail sector in the West, and a roadmap for its potential recovery. Almost weekly, the news is full of stories about disappearing retail chains--some of which have been around for decades. From Toys'R'Us, Aeropostale and A&P, recognized names are vanishing overnight--with the loss of hundreds of stores and thousands of jobs. As such large organizations disappear, so the malls, shopping centers, high streets and main streets become emptier and less appealing to visit. Mark Pilkington argues that, while the decline in manufacturing receives more news attention, the retail sector is more important in terms of job numbers: in the US, it employs around 30 million people; in the UK, around 10 million (not just in selling, but in property, manufacturing, logistics and distribution as well). And as such, anything that jeopardises the retail sector will have a deep and lasting impact on millions of lives, as well as on public policy. While many people will point a finger at the "Amazon effect," this is an oversimplification. Deeper forces are at work that are changing people's relationships with brands, the balance of power between producers and consumers, and the whole nature of the supply chain that has existed since the industrial revolution. Retail Therapy offers a comprehensive analysis of these forces and their impact on the world of retailing. More importantly, it presents a cogent analysis of the longer term trends that are shaping retailing, and outlines a clear road map for sustainable success in the future.
Subjects: Retail trade; Electronic commerce.; Competition.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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You mean I'm not lazy, stupid or crazy?! : a self-help book for adults with attention deficit disorder / by Kelly, Kate.(CARDINAL)749451; Ramundo, Peggy.(CARDINAL)386930;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-419) and index.
Subjects: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A mind so rare : the evolution of human consciousness / by Donald, Merlin,1939-(CARDINAL)362706;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-362) and index.
Subjects: Consciousness.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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