Monday, December 26, 2011

Razor E100 Electric Scooter (Pink)

!±8± Razor E100 Electric Scooter (Pink)


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The Razor E100 electric scooter is extremely powerful and reaches speeds up to 10 mph. This scooter can be used for up to forty minutes of continuous use. There is a new chain driven motor and a new twist-grip throttle to control your acceleration. Features include a hand operated front brake, adjustable handlebar height, handlebar folding mechanism, variable speed chain drive, high torque motor, and rechargebale battery. For kids ages 8 +.

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Motor Scooter Reviews

!±8± Motor Scooter Reviews

Motor Scooter Reviews - Read This Guide First!

A guide to motor scooter brands, prices and engine size to save you time before you start reading motor scooter reviews.

Motor scooters are a relatively new market in the U.S. and with over 50 brands available it's a good idea to spend some time reading the many online motor scooter reviews before you buy. However, nobody has got time to read through hundreds of reviews in the hope of finding the best quality, performance and price. This general motor scooter review will help you by explaining a little about which countries produce the best scooters.

For example, it's no good going to the motor scooter reviews looking for an American brand, because there are very few scooters made in the U.S. Almost all scooters are imported from Italy, Korea, Japan, Taiwan and China. When you talk to a dealer he'll always tell you what country the scooter comes from, but how will you know which country makes the best scooters?

Well most motor scooter reviews agree that Italy and Japan produce high quality scooters. Scooters from Korea and Taiwan are usually judged to be in the middle range and Chinese scooters are amongst the cheapest, but with a mixture of good and bad brands. So if you decide to buy a Chinese brand because you have a small budget, this is where motor scooter reviews will really help you to find a decent model.

Amongst the Italian brand names, Aprilia, Piaggio and Vespa are the ones that get the best motor scooter reviews for quality and reliability, but they are also the highest priced. And the well-known Suzuki, Yamaha and Honda brands are also reckoned to be high quality but expensive. Yamaha mopeds and Honda mopeds are also know as gas motorized scooters.

You can also buy a good quality scooter from little-known brands like Hyosung, Genuine, SYM or Kymco; they are a bit cheaper than the famous brands and are nearly as good. Your choice of brand may be restricted to what's available in your local dealership and if you read some motor scooter reviews before you talk to a dealer, it will help you with your final decision.

If you're looking for the best you can get at the cheapest price, have a look at the online stores. Their prices for decent brands are a lot cheaper than dealers because they have low overheads. Names like: Wildfire, Roketa, BMS, RoadRunner and Tank are discussed in plenty of motor scooter reviews and can be shipped right to your door. The drawback is that the guarantee on these scooters only covers parts.

Discount scooter brands like the Chinese: Schwinn, Lance, TNG and Flyscooters are not available online and you can only buy these from a dealer. But you should know that decent online brands are up to 500 dollars cheaper than these.

It's also possible to buy discount gas powered motorized scooters as second-hand deals and Vespa scooters for sale as used, are also available in some dealerships. Look out for the Yamaha Razz scooter, the Yamaha Zuma scooter and Cushman motor scooters which I can personally recommend as good gas motorized scooters.

Before you start consulting the reviews you need to decide what engine size is right for you. If you'll mostly be on roads with a 40 mph limit, a 50cc engine will do the job with a top speed of about 35mph - 40mph. They are pretty economical with a gas mileage of up to 100 mpg. Cheap mopeds are great for short neighborhood trips.

A 150cc engine will give you a top speed of 50mph - 60 mph and this is powerful enough to use on a highway occasionally and give a mileage of about 70 mpg. If you need a scooter to use regularly on the highways, a 250cc engine is the best choice. It has a top speed of 75 mph and a gas mileage of about 60 mpg.

I hope that by reading through this basic guide you've saved yourself some time and now have a better idea of what brands and engine size you need to read about in the motor scooter reviews.


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Friday, December 16, 2011

How Does Play Help Children's Development?

!±8± How Does Play Help Children's Development?

In this article I will introduce my personal definition of play, but acknowledge that play is basically indefinable because it is so vast and variable. I examine free flow play and the obstacles to play, and the purpose and value of play. I examine one small group of students working definition of play as a developmental tool that helps children develop holistically and other aspects of our definition, ie a developmental journey, play being accessible to all, and the aspect of fun and enjoyment in play. Alongside this, this article examines structured and unstructured play, including theorists views and I include some of my own observations and examine the play content in them.

Before I extend on group's definition of play, I would like to state my own theory about play, and explain what I mean stressing again, that play is basically indefinable because of its flexible and vast nature.

My theory is that play is fluid. It can take many forms, have many meanings, express itself in many ways, but it cannot be contained in a box or shape and labelled as 'play'. If play is taken out of one context and into another it changes its shape and purpose, and the way it moves and performs. All of it is play in its many facets, and all of it is of equal value, because it meets the differing needs of the child at the time it is being played.

Play is fluid so therefore cannot be defined purely as one aspect or another, and as water is fluid, so is play - it changes its shape to its environment, circumstances and players, taking on different forms, expressions and meanings to the players concerned. It has intrinsic meaning to the children and may change direction at any moment, according to the children's needs and personality etc. Bruce verifies that play is like fluid and free-flowing,

She stated: "the whole point about play is that it cannot be pinned down. It flows. It is on the move." (Bruce 2004:154)

Free-flowing play can be limited by obstacles such as time, adults, relationships, routines, outcomes, interferences, circumstances, environment, or disability, and may not flow in the natural direction a child may wish to take it if limited by any of the above obstacles. However, because play is fluid, it can continue where it was left, or be restarted and flow in entirely different direction if obstacles do not restrict play.

Props may be used during free flow play which then takes on a symbolic characteristic, and children may engage in role play or socio-dramatic, plus rough and tumble, all rolled up into one, making it difficult to untangle and define! Children do not need adults to direct free-flow or fluid play, only to keep them safe from harming themselves or harming others. This may be viewed as an obstacle by children (and so it is) but as long as adults are not being 'over-protective' or 'over-restrictive' and children understand the need for safety rules (they tend to like rules in play anyway!) then the

obstacle or interruption is only a temporary obstacle, that children can overcome and move one, because their play is flexible and fluid.

The purpose or value of play, as mentioned is intrinsic to the child and players and appears to be part of children's developmental journey. Bruce (2004:149) describes play as a process with no productive end. Play helps children develop in a holistic way, developing their social interactions, language skills, co-operation, understanding of how the world works, and personal, social and emotional development. Play is a tool that brings knowledge and experiences together. Vygotsky viewed play as a vehicle (or tool) for social interaction. Bruner believed roleplay was a vehicle (or tool) for learning about society's rules and conventions. Piaget believed play unifies children's experiences, knowledge and experience. Frobel, Steiner, and Issacs were the biggest advocates of holistic development. Frobel believed learning and development is holistic, involving the child, other adults and the environment, and that childhood is a stage in it's own right. Steiner based his principles on Frobels and developed a programme involving

play. Issacs believed play was central to the overall development of the child.

Play is as an important of children's developmental journey - it becomes a tool by which children learn to develop in a holistic manner, it enables them to understand themselves, other people, their community and the world around them. Play also enables children to act out experiences, past and present, and enter into fantasy worlds. Bruner believed that play is process-led rather than task orientated, but also believed it prepares children for adulthood. (Fisher 1996:97) We are all on a lifelong journey and the journey, and the journey for me may be different to your journey. We may start at the same place, but go in different directions, and we may meet again but be different people, because life (and play, as part of that process) shapes the people and character we become. The journey of developing and learning is a long, slow, and ongoing process throughout life - a developmental journey which starts at birth and finishes at death, and play in its many fluid forms, becomes part of the process.

If play is structured, directed or initiated by adults, play takes on a different role. If play has a goal, target or outcome for a child to achieve, often children do not view this type of play as play, but as work.... they view

work as teacher-directed and play as choice, sitting down as working, and being active as playing (Wood & Attfield, 2005:17). However, a divide between play and work cannot easily be made. Children learn in and through play, whether it is teacher initiated or child initiated. Frobel, Steiner, Issacs, Piaget believed play should not be directed. Miss Boyce believed in a mixed approach, including free flow play and a more structured timetable for teacher-directed sessions. Montessori, demonstrated skills to children and did not believe in freeplay. Brunner saw play as a process but also believed adults need to scaffold children's experiences in order to help them progress to the next stage, as did Vygotsky, who advocated adults working alongside children to build on / scaffold their understanding to move them onto the next stage. McMillian also believed in a structured environment that was planned to support children's needs, and which integrated subjects such as maths, science and literacy.

Whether play is adult led or child led, children will learn many skills through play such as; co-operation, negotiation, other people's views, social skills, language skills, fine and gross motor skills may improve and other skills may

be mastered, thinking and cognitive skills are used and improved, so therefore children will learn through play whether there is an intended outcome or not! My own observations of children's play confirmed this. Children learned through many different types of play, structured and unstructured. Structured play helped children develop more in the cognitive realm whereas unstructured play helped children develop more in the creative, language, physical and personal/social realm.

If they do meet the outcomes (which they should do if the resources, processes and intensions are aimed at the right level...) then this is an added bonus! If planned and resourced correctly by practitioners, play can help children meet targets within the Foundation Stage or Key stage 1, covering all aspects of the curriculum from Personal, social and emotional development through to creative development.

Adults can improve the quality of children's play by providing a rich variety of resources, and well planned structured play, indoors and out, needs sensitive scaffolding for children to progress or learn new skills and knowledge. Adults also need to provide plenty of free flow play, and time

to complete tasks. If adults aim to intervene as little as possible in free play, this will provide a better outcome for children.

In structured play the teacher/adult has used play as a 'tool' (others call it a vehicle or medium) but may not be viewed as play in its purest form. Play cannot be categorized into 'play' or 'not play' (because play is fluid and takes many forms) but may be better defined as 'more pure play' or 'less pure play'' (Wood & Attfield 2005:4-5) Wood and Attfield further define pure play as unstructured, active, fun, a process, pretend, child invented and child-choosen. Linden states, "Circumstances can prevent or restrict play. Constraints may be placed by adults or the environment limits children's experiences. Alternatively, developmental problems, disability or illness can shape the possibilities for children." Play may be hampered (children may have obstacles to play) if they have any form of disability or cultural, language, social or economic differences. Children (like adults) tend to be exclusive, uncertain about things or people they don't understand or are not like them, unless they are informed/educated that all children have an equal right to play and should be granted access and opportunities to play.

Children need adults to be good role models demonstrating equality by provision and adaptability to children's needs. Children need adults to provide different types of play or different ways of playing, so that children can access it. Some children may need more adult support to access play, especially if there is some form of disability or complex needs. These children may access play differently, but all children have the same right to develop in a holistic way that all children do. All children need the 'tool' of play for their own development; because play is fluid, the way the tool is used may be different.

I observed a young boy (of about 8 years old) and other children aged between 6-10 years in a social club setting. All the children, except the little boy of 8, were engaged in locomotive play. They were chasing, tickling, rolling, dancing etc throughout the night, mainly in small groups of children. The play looked chaotic but was not out of place in the setting. The adults observed this play and did not intervene. The children appeared

to have no purpose or intension but to enjoy themselves, and the value to them was in participating in the fun, making up games and dances, enjoying social activities together and passing time in an enjoyable way.

The other little boy of 8 however, did not join in any of the play, he merely acknowledged the other children. Instead of playing with the other children, this little boy stood in front of the band that was performing, and appeared to be conducting them (using a toy), virtually all night. He was engrossed in his play/work. Later on when the band had a break, he circled around the

hall floor, (walking on his toes) making 'car-like' movements. At this point the boy may have been involved in role play. However, his first play was very difficult to understand (possibly role play or practice play?) This little boy appeared to have special needs along the line of Asperger's syndrome (noted from previous study and personal experience) I suspected Asperger's syndrome because he did not communicate with the other children, contact them, play alongside them, or join in their play. When they came near him once during locomotive play, he visible repelled / moved himself clearly out of their way. He couldn't or didn't access any type of social, co-operative or

parallel play, but preferred his own solitary activity and the type of play he engaged in was repetitive. Although his play didn't make sense to me, it was meaningful to him. He appeared to believe he was truly directing the band (though they ignored him and continued their performance) however he was engrossed in roleplay or practice play and appeared to enjoy what he was doing. His play was intrinsically valuable to him and he had as much right to play in this way as the other children had to play in their way. Linden Stated "Play stems from children's own perception of the world and how it works... play is a very personal, creative activity... within children's understanding, their play is meaningful in it connection to non-play reality. (2000:43).

I also observed other types of play in other settings with younger children. The type of play I observed included socio-dramatic (2-3 year olds involved in playing with dolls, prams and accessories, going shopping etc); exploratory play (2-3 year olds exploring playdough and cutters, moulding, shaping, cutting etc); creative play - free painting, mixing paints, making patterns and pictures and epistemic play (2-6 year olds involved in table top games,

including sounds game, snakes & ladders and alphabet jigsaw). The learning processes during these observations was vast, from social skills, co-operation and concentration to language skills, physical skills, fine motor skills, mathematic skills, creative skills to cognitive skills, being used, extended and enhanced in play to the benefit of the child/ren concerned.

Play however, is not just a tool that enables development, play in itself is fun and has value in itself. Play is as valuable to the child as work is to adults. Fisher (96:103) stated "Play has its own intrinsic rewards, it is done spontaneously and voluntary and it is thoroughly enjoyable." If play is self-chosen, self-motivated and directed, then it can only be enjoyable. Theorists such as Lazarus and Garvey hold this view; indeed children would not engage in play so readily if it were not so! Linden (2001:44) stated, "children play for play's sake. The activity is an end in itself and is not undertaken for an end product."

Conclusion

In this article I have stated my theory of play as being fluid, and other aspects or definitions of play and its value in children's development. Included in this are some theorist's views of play, and observations of children's play and what they are gaining from it, noting however, that defining play in all its elements, is very difficult! Play has many facets and functions it is impossible for one or two statements to adequately state what play is or does and many theorists hold differing views, reflecting this difficulty.

Play has become a tool in the Early Years sector and education and it is key to understanding how children think and feel. It has become clearer to me that play is crucial to children's social and emotional development, and other aspects such as language skills, cognitive skills and understanding the world in which they live. It has also become clearer to me that the least amount of time adults intervene in children's play, the better! (Though of course there is a time when structured play is appropriate). Play is enjoyable and motivating and a tool that develops children holistically and plays is fluid in that it fulfils many different roles that aids children in their developmental journey.

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Monday, December 5, 2011

Super Turbo 800watt Elite 36v Electric Scooter "Neon Green" (Now includes Econo/Turbo mode button!)

!±8± Super Turbo 800watt Elite 36v Electric Scooter "Neon Green" (Now includes Econo/Turbo mode button!)

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The true Super Turbo 800watt Elite Scooter from Super Cycles and Scooters is back in stock!! Now has an Econo/Turbo Mode Button!Attention Amazon Customers! There is a company trying to steal our name brand on this great product by selling a cheaper lower quality version of this scooter, but with the same name. If it's not from Super Cycles and Scooters it's not the real SUPER TURBO 800-ELITE! We are currently seeking legal action against them to prevent them from ruining our good name.. We guarantee that this scooter is more powerful then any 1000watt scooter on the market because our motor is a true 800watt as where other companies exaggerate their motor wattage and we do not. The latest model now uses deep cell lead acid batteries for an even longer run time per charge! We garantee these batteries hold a charge longer then any other lead acid battery available. We are also giving our customers exclusive access to our "How Videos" such as: "How to change the tube in your tire if you get a flat", How to govern or slow down the Turbo 800-Elite for kids" and many moreComparing this scooter to the competition: The Super Turbo 800-Elite may look similar to our competition. However we spared no expense on the quality of this scooter. It includes many upgrades not found on other scooters. It is the only scooter in its class that has a LED head light and a front swinger mono shock. If you are looking for the fastest, highest quality, electric scooter then; look no further!Parts are easily available from top to bottom on this scooter. We are not a fly by night company. We have been in business for over 8 years and we pride ourselves in outstanding customer service.We inlude a 90day bumper to bumper parts warranty and free lifetime tech support via email or over the phone!If you have any questions or need parts please call us at 843-997-7902.To see our complete feed back click on our business name located under the words "Item in stock" near the top of this page.

  • One of the most powerful and durable electric scooter on the market; can carry up to a 300lb rider! True 800watt 36v motor that spins at 2750rpms producing speeds up to 25mph and now features an Econo/Turbo Mode Button Econo Mode for Distance and Turbo Mode for Speed! Includes 3 12v 12ah "Deep Cell" batteries making one powerful 36v battery pack producing ride distances of up to 18miles per charge.
  • Features include: Chain Drive, Front Swinger Mono Shock, Turn Key Ignition, Dual Rear Shocks, Solid Steal Frame, Folds Down in one Second, Extra Wide Tires, Twist Throttle with Turbo/Econo mode button, and Front and Rear Disc Brakes.
  • Comes with removable Comfort Seat, Small Storage Bag, LED headlight, Charger, access to our exclusive "how to videos", lifetime tech support and free tool kit.
  • If you're looking for an even more powerful electric scooter please check out our Super Turbo 1000-Lithium found right here on Amazon!
  • Attention Amazon Customers: All Scooters purchased after November 1st will be considered as a Xmas purchase and your warranty will start on December 25th. Accessories can now be purchased on Amazon. Simply search for Super Scooter Accessory. The following accessories are available: Hill Kit, Mirrors, Speed Charger, Brake Light Kit, and a 36v 20Ah LifePo4 lithium battery upgrade. Any accessory purchased at the same time as a scooter it will be installed at no extra charge if installation is required.

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Friday, December 2, 2011

Scooterx 49cc Power Kart - Gas Powered Gokart - Black

!±8± Scooterx 49cc Power Kart - Gas Powered Gokart - Black


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A powerful 49cc engine and many added safty features make the Power Kart the most popular gas powered gocart available today

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