Audio Summaries of Shakespeare, Austen, Dickens and Other Required Authors, Written Specifically for Students, Now Available for iPods and MP3 Players, Announces InterLingua.REDONDO BEACH Redondo Beach (rĭdŏn`dō), city (1990 pop. 60,167), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1892. Once a commercial port for Los Angeles, it is a residential and resort city with a protected harbor and an excellent marina. , Calif. -- InterLingua Educational Publishing announced today the availability of its NotePods collection of audio downloads for iPods and MP3 players A digital music player that supports the MP3 format, which was the audio format that started a revolution in online music downloads and distribution. All portable music players, the iPod being the most popular, support MP3 along with one or more other audio formats. . Created to help students with their exams and term papers, NotePods cost only $1.99 each and can be downloaded at www.NotePods.com. "NotePods are audio summaries of books and plays by Shakespeare, Dickens, Austen and other required authors that can be played on a student's iPod, MP3 player or computer," says Jack Bernstein Jack Bernstein, also known as "John Dodick," "Kid Murphy," and Young Murphy," (born November 5, 1899, in New York, New York; died December 26, 1945) was an American boxer. He was World Junior lightweight Champion. Early life He attended P.S. , President of InterLingua Educational Publishing. An exhaustive online survey of required reading found almost 500 titles that are commonly assigned at the high school and college levels. The titles were ranked in order of popularity, and InterLingua, literally, started at the top and worked its way down the list, so the most popular titles, such as Macbeth and The Catcher in the Rye, are completed first. By the end of 2006, InterLingua expects to have about 125 audio summaries available, and the goal is to have around 300 titles available by the end of 2007. "The NotePods are being written by university teachers and recorded by professional actors," says Bernstein, "so they should be accurate, comprehensive and easy to listen to. By formatting the summaries for use on an iPod or MP3 player, students can study while riding on the bus, jogging jogging Aerobic exercise involving running at an easy pace. Jogging (1967) by Bill Bowerman and W.E. Harris boosted jogging's popularity for fitness, weight loss, and stress relief. , biking, laying on the grass and even walking the dog." In addition to the audio summaries, students can also download text versions of the summaries which can be read on their computers or iPods, and they can also download the full text version of many, but not all, of the books and plays, also for only $1.99 each. Also, to help students focus their studies, a "Test Questions Blog" is being added to the www.NotePods.com website, so students can review typical exam questions prior to taking a test. InterLingua Educational Publishing, a Southern California-based publisher founded in 1992, has been aggressively expanding its offerings to the K-12 and higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. markets. Its portfolio of products now includes: the TADELL line of K-8 bilingual bi·lin·gual adj. 1. a. Using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency. b. math assessment and development workbooks; bilingual math glossaries/posters/flash cards; bilingual GED GED abbr. 1. general equivalency diploma 2. general educational development GED (US) n abbr (Scol) (= general educational development) → prep materials; and now, the latest new product introduction, NotePods. |
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