Keyboard shortcuts are an easy way to save yourself some time and typing if you spend a lot of time click-clacking away at your keyboard like I do. The most common ones are somewhat universal (to many applications, at least). Control + P to print, Control + C to copy, Control + V to paste.
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It’s no secret that online learning is all the rage these days. But how does it stack up against classroom learning and similar models? A new infographic claims that online learning is the wave of the future but I’d prefer to hear your thoughts. What are the differences in online vs classroom learning?
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WELCOME to another Edition of Passnownow Tweets of the Week. This column summarises our interview with an important personality on Twitter. Yesterday, we had a chat with Gbenga Sesan – The Executive Director of Paradigm Initiative Nigeria. The discussion was based on The Relevance of ICT in Nigerian Education. Below are some of his thoughts
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Everybody wants to become a better person, but many of us don’t know how. Sometimes its hard and one can get confused. But not to worry, we’ve brought some steps that can help you in achieving this. 1. Forgive everyone The first step to becoming a better person is forgiveness. This can be a
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Top students aren’t made, they’re born. After effortlessly absorbing whatever the teacher throws at them, they spout it back on tests and watch the A’s come rolling in. They have exceptionally high IQs, making it next to impossible for the rest of the class to compete with them. They’re the ones who leave exams early
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Stage one sees the student go for the joke (Picture: Reddit) A student giving a deliberately cheeky answer in an exam paper has been bested by an ever better answer – from his teacher . When the unnamed student realised he didn’t know the correct answer in his biology exam, he decided to give a
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Heavy use of mouthwashes may lead to a higher risk of oral cancer, an expert claims. Research suggests that people rinsing with such products more than three times a day have a greater chance of developing mouth and throat cancer. Dr David Conway, a senior lecturer at the University of Glasgow Dental School, said
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YouTube is once again proving how lucrative it can be as yet another teenager claims to be making a living from the video site. Student Fred Pye, 17, is making more than £24,000 a year in advertising on videos of him playing Grand Theft Auto V. Pye has amassed more than 25 million views of his
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Niger Delta University chapter on Thursday kicked against the formula adopted in the sharing of the Federal Government N200 billion to public universities. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the fund was disbursed by the Federal Government in the wake of the recent ASUU strike.
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The caretaker Chariman of Gubio Local Government Area of Borno State, Alhaji Zannah Modu Gubio has pledged to give a brand new car to any student from the area who gets 9 credit in the on-going SSCE. Gubio, who made the pledge in Gubio the headquarters of Gubio Local Government Area at a parley
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