- Five Chalkboard Fonts for Back-to-School Typefaces
- 10 Essential Items in a Telecommuting Home Office
- Five Free Stitch Fonts
- Tips for Managing Gifted Children's Asynchronous Development
- Learning Storytelling Elements the Fun Way!-A Visual Storytelling Lesson Using Comics
- Five Free Rubber Stamp Effect Fonts
- How to Upload Photos from iPhoto to Facebook
- Five Free Paint Effect Fonts
- How to Add Clip Art to Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac OS
- 4 Podcasting Lesson Ideas and Tips
About Me
S.A. Coggins is a freelance writer, editor and publisher with over 10 years' worth of experience. She has written for various print and online publications like About.com (a NY Times company), ELLE Magazine, Today's Child and Language Update. She is also the author of "Goodbye Grandma", a children's story book.
Some of the topics that she has written about and edited include: Education, Lifestyles, Business, Psychology, Social Media, Art, Writing, Technology, Travel, Communications, and the Internet.
Current Loves (not in this order!): Macbook, Chocolates, Social Media, Special & Gifted Education (esp in Primary school), Goal Setting, her Pink Car, Family, Boots, the Beach, Asian Food, Photography, Memory Keeping, Art making, Books, Crafts, Travel...
My Awards & Certifications
Education:
- Master of Teaching (Special Education) - ongoing
- Master of Social Science (Applied Psychology) - awarded 2004
- Bachelor of Science (Psychology) - awarded 1995
Media & Accolades:
- "Most Influential Women in Technology" - included in the list by Fast Company (Jan 2009)
- Top 100 Bloggers lists
- Essay and Poetry Writing awards - (1987 - 1995)
- Featured in various media outlets such as Reader's Digest (Australia), Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN TV, SBS Radio, The Advertiser (Australia), among others
My Experience
Writing/Publishing:
- Print Publications: Today's Child, Language Update, Elle Magazine, Woman Today, etc.
- Web Publications: About.com, a NY Times company (Guide to Web Logs & Language Arts for Kids), Ezyhealth, Syndikos
Teaching/Consultancy Work:
- Taught speech, communication, and leadership skills in an enrichment school (ages 4 to 16, as well as some adults).
- English/Communication Consultant to Japanese and Chinese business expats.
- Private tutor to primary school students
- Part-time lecturer in Psychology (University level)
- Taught various online courses
Other Work Experience:
- Psychology-related work with adults and kids with disabilities.
- Human resources and communications work with various international businesses.
My Latest Articles
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Retelling and Remixing of Folk Tales and Fairy Tales
Put a new twist to age old favorites! In this English lesson plan, you will find a few guidelines and tips on how to carry out a genre study using retold and remixed folk tales and fairy tales using literacy boxes and readings.Published on July 5, 2011 to K-12 Learning
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10 Essential Items in a Telecommuting Home Office
If you're considering telecommuting or working from home, these must-haves are well, a must-have!Published on July 2, 2011 to Home Office
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IDidWork: Work Management on the Web
IDidWork is an online application that will help workers and managers track productivity and give/receive feedback. It is especially useful as a work management tool for those organizations and businesses that have telecommuting and/or freelancing...Published on June 28, 2011 to Home Office
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