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===Select References===
===Select References===


Brown, Desmond. 2011. [http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/11/07/363117/census-programs-poverty/ New Census Data Shows Safety Net Programs Keep Millions Out Of Poverty]. November 7. Cambridge, MA: Think Progress.
Brown, Desmond. 2011. [http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/11/07/363117/census-programs-poverty/ New Census Data Shows Safety Net Programs Keep Millions Out Of Poverty]. November 7. Cambridge, MA: Think Progress.


Garofalo, Pat. 2012. [http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/02/27/433223/hunger-report-2011/ One In Five Americans Report Not Having Enough Money For Food In 2011]. February 27. Cambridge, MA: Think Progress.
Garofalo, Pat. 2012. [http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/02/27/433223/hunger-report-2011/ One In Five Americans Report Not Having Enough Money For Food In 2011]. February 27. Cambridge, MA: Think Progress.


Mandell, Betty Reid. 2012. [http://newpol.org/node/601 Demonizing the Poor]. February 25. New York, NY: New Politics.
Mandell, Betty Reid. 2012. [http://newpol.org/node/601 Demonizing the Poor]. February 25. New York, NY: New Politics.


Manual scavenging figures shocking, says Jairam. 2012. [http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/article3511068.ece Manual scavenging figures shocking, says Jairam]. June 10. New Dehli, India: The Hindu.
Yglesias, Matthew. 2011. [http://thinkprogress.org/yglesias/2011/11/15/368214/will-science-reframe-poverty/ Will Science Reframe Poverty?] November 15. Cambridge, MA: Think Progress.

Yglesias, Matthew. 2011. [http://thinkprogress.org/yglesias/2011/11/15/368214/will-science-reframe-poverty/ Will Science Reframe Poverty?] November 15. Cambridge, MA: Think Progress.




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Small Business: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Small_Business
Small Business: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Small_Business







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=== Academic Press at World University and School ===
===Academic Press at World University and School===

Academic Books at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Academic_Books_at_WUaS

Academic Journals at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Academic_Journals_at_WUaS


http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Academic_Press_at_World_University_and_School
Academic Press at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Academic_Press_at_World_University_and_School




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Ask a question in a specific discipline, or find, for example, a Robotics' or Computer programmer, or Translator, easily and freely.
Ask a question in a specific discipline, or find, for example, a Robotics' or Computer programmer, or Translator, easily and freely.

Contacts for this page




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===Bookstore / New-Used Computer Store at World University and School===
===Admissions at World University and School===

Admissions' Department: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Admissions_at_World_University_and_School


===Blog for World University and School===

http://worlduniversityandschool.blogspot.com/


===Bookstore / Computer Store (New & Used) at World University and School===

Bookstore / Computer Store (New & Used) at WUaS: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Bookstore_/_Computer_Store_%28New_%26_Used%29_at_WUaS


with educational electronics, as well;
with educational electronics, as well;
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value pricing ... 2% below market, consistently;
value pricing ... 2% below market, consistently;
available via mail and electronically;
available via mail and electronically;



===Calendar (Schedule what you'd like to teach)===
===Calendar (Schedule what you'd like to teach)===
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===Careers===
===Careers===

Career counseling: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Career_counseling


Finding / creating a job you really love: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Finding_/_creating_a_job_you_really_love
Finding / creating a job you really love: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Finding_/_creating_a_job_you_really_love
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===Credits===


===Credits===




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Android
Android


Brainwave device / Headset




Broadcast to radio frequency
Broadcast to radio frequency


Broadcast to TV




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Digital Text to Audio file format (Browse Aloud / Read Aloud?)
Digital Text to Audio file format (Browse Aloud / Read Aloud?)


MIT OCW Mirror Site Instructions: http://ocw.mit.edu/about/mirror-site-program/mirror-site-instructions/




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Send to phone
Send to phone


Tablets




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===Free Degrees / Credit===
===Free Degrees / Credit===


Admissions at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Admissions_at_World_University_and_School


Conference Method of Teaching and Learning: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Conference_Method_of_Teaching_and_Learning
===In Google Earth===


The College at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/The_College_at_World_University_and_School
Google Earth.

Ph.D. Degrees at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Ph.D._Degrees_at_World_University_and_School

World University Law School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Law_School

World University Medical School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Medical_School

World University Music School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Music_School

WUaS International Baccalaureate Diploma and Programme: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_International_Baccalaureate_Diploma_and_Programme (probably in United Nations' languages only - Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Russian, Spanish)




===In Virtual World===
===In Virtual World===


- Coordinates in virtual worlds
OpenSim. http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Main_Page
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- Add a learning-oriented virtual world here.


ScienceSim. 2011. http://www.sciencesim.com/wiki/doku.php . Research, teach, learn and share ideas - in voice or in type chat.


Active Worlds Educational Universe (AWEDU). 2012. http://www.activeworlds.com/edu/
Second Life - Harvard's virtual island: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Berkman/115/53/25 and teach, learn and share ideas - in voice or in type chat.


Alice. 2012. http://www.alice.org/index.php?page=what_is_alice/what_is_alice
Add a learning-oriented virtual world here:
Minecraft. 2012. www.minecraft.net


Google Earth. http://www.google.com/earth/index.html
Travel to this virtual island to learn building:

Google Maps | Street View. http://maps.google.com/help/maps/streetview/

OpenSim. 2012. http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Main_Page (http://www.scribd.com/doc/57959626/OpenSimulator-School-Quick-Start-Guide)

Open Croquet. 2012. http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?OpenCroquet

Open Wonderland. 2012. http://openwonderland.org/

Quest Atlantis. 2012. http://questatlantis.org/ and http://atlantisremixed.org/ (http://questatlantisblog.org/ - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZoT3pilNPI).

ScienceSim. 2012. http://www.sciencesim.com/wiki/doku.php . Research, teach, learn and share ideas - in voice or in type chat.

Second Life - Harvard's virtual island. 2012. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Berkman/115/53/25 - and teach, learn and share ideas - in group voice chat, or in group type chat, and via building.

Unity3D. 2012. unity3d.com/


- Travel to this virtual island to learn virtual world building ...




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Facebook.com's World University and School - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=48753608141 (This group may be archived).
Facebook.com's World University and School - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=48753608141 (this group may be archived).




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Google Profiles World University and School - https://profiles.google.com/WorldUniversityAndSchool
Google Profiles World University and School - https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/108179352492243955816/108179352492243955816/posts




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LinkedIn's World University and School - http://www.linkedin.com/groups/World-University-School
LinkedIn's World University and School - http://www.linkedin.com/groups/World-University-School-4024337




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===Tutoring===
===Tutoring===





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Apple iChat - http://www.apple.com/support/ichat/
Google Video Conferencing - in Gmail


Google Video Chat - https://www.google.com/chat/video/


iChat - http://www.apple.com/macosx/what-is-macosx/ichat.html
G+ Video Hangout - http://www.google.com/tools/dlpage/res/talkvideo/hangouts/



Skype - http://www.skype.com/
Skype - http://www.skype.com/




=== Universal Translator at WUaS ===


http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_Universal_Translator
=== Wiki Software for Courses ===



=== Wiki Software for Courses ===


Media Wiki - http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki
Media Wiki - http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki
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World University and School incorporated as a nonprofit in April 2010 and is treated as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity (Pub. 557, p. 19).
World University and School incorporated as a nonprofit in April 2010 and is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity, as of 2011.


World University & School is a community of learners and teachers who value — and are themselves strengthened by — the rich diversity of its participants. In order to cultivate a flourishing teaching, learning and creating conversation in a diverse and complex world, WUaS welcomes all languages, students, families, faculty, board members, and staff with differences based on (but not limited to) race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, family structure, and economic background.
World University & School is a community of learners and teachers who value — and are themselves strengthened by — the rich diversity of its participants. In order to cultivate a flourishing teaching, learning and creating conversation in a diverse and complex world, WUaS welcomes all languages, students, families, faculty, board members, and staff with differences based on (but not limited to) race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, family structure, and economic background.


All content on this site is freely available under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ .
All content on this site is freely available under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ .




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Hardware Resource Possibilities: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Hardware_Resource_Possibilities
Hardware Resource Possibilities: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Hardware_Resource_Possibilities
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World University Foundation: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Foundation
World University Foundation: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Foundation

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World University Agriculture School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Agriculture_School
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World University Law School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Law_School
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World University Medical School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Medical_School
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World University Music School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Music_School
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SUBJECT TEMPLATE: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/SUBJECT_TEMPLATE
SUBJECT TEMPLATE: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/SUBJECT_TEMPLATE
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