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Luisa Holden Artist @ LuisaBHolden   Great example of colors from low to high saturation. Barry Perez @ BarryPArtist ‏   Free association creativity. Laurie Lipton @ laurielipton ‏   Incredibly detailed technical renderings Michael Perschke @ michaelperschke ‏   Inventive media use Paul Reid @ Minotaur_Man Good example of realism in painting   

Apps for Learning Languages

Here are two sets of ratings for two apps designed to help students learn a new language. The ratings examine seven categories and assign a score of 1-4. The two apps selected at Babbel and Rosetta Stone.  Babbel https://www.babbel.com/ Relevance : High (4) The app’s focus has a strong connection to the purpose for the app and appropriate for the student Customization : Medium-High (3) App offers some flexibility to alter content and settings to meet student needs Feedback : High (4) Student is provided specific feedback Thinking Skills : Medium-low (2) App facilitates the use of mostly lower order thinking skills like understanding and remembering Usability : High (4) Student can launch and operate the app independently Engagement : High (4) Student is highly motivated to use the app Sharing : Medium-low (2) Limited performance data or student product is not accessible Rosetta Stone https://www.rosettastone.com/ Relevance : High (4) The app’s focus has

What is SAY / SAY LA?

What is Say? Say is dedicated to blurting things out, without worrying over whether these opinions, reflections, or reactions are polished enough to be "worthy" of presentation. Writers, artists, and thinkers can spend their whole lives polishing and perfecting their vision, never feeling it is ready to be shared. The goal of Say, therefore , is to say as much as possible about as wide a range of things as possible, in as short an amount of time as is possible to get the main idea across. The main focus here is on art and culture. However, as politics are a reflection of culture, you can expect to get a healthy dose of politics, too. Look, basically everything is culture, right? Go ask an anthropologist. Even science is an aspect of human culture. So no topic is really off limits for Say . If we have something to say, we're going to say it. Who is Say ? We are a team of writers, designers and artists living in the greater Los Angeles area. Say 's executive c