Integrated Co-Teaching (ICT)

Students with disabilities who receive Integrated Co-Teaching services are educated with age appropriate peers in the general education classroom. ICT provides students the opportunity to be educated alongside their non-disabled peers with the full or part-time support of a special education teacher to assist in adapting and modifying instruction.
As described in the NYC Continuum of Services for Students with Disabilities, Integrated Co-Teaching “ensures that students master specific skills and concepts in the general education curriculum, as well as ensuring that their special education needs are being met, including meeting alternate curriculum goals.”
The title of the services was changed from Collaborative Team Teaching to Integrated Co-Teaching when the service was incorporated in the New York State continuum of services. The state requires all school districts to use the terminology “Integrated Co-Teaching” so that the level of services being provided to a student is clear and consistent among school districts.

http://www.uft.org/teaching/integrated-co-teaching-ict


my opinon:
I See this way of teaching its very sucssful because we find dieffrent experince from other teacher
and every work shoud be corporated defintly had sucsseful.

Creating Job Satisfaction

Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

For many of us, the idea of having a job that is truly satisfying – the kind where work doesn't feel like work anymore – is pure fantasy. Sure, professional athletes, ski patrollers, and golf pros may have found a way of doing what they love and getting paid for it. But is there actually anyone out there who dreams of sitting at a desk and processing paper, or watching products fly by them on conveyor belts, or working to solve other people’s problems?
Career dreams are one thing; practical reality is often another. When they happily coincide, seize the opportunity and enjoy it! Luckily, when they do not, it’s good to know that it is possible to get job satisfaction from a practical choice of career. Job satisfaction doesn’t have to mean pursuing the ultra-glamorous or making money from your hobby. You can work at job satisfaction, and find it in the most unexpected places…
The heart of job satisfaction is in your attitude and expectations; it’s more about how you approach your job than the actual duties you perform. Whether you work on the farm, a production line, in the corner office or on the basketball court, the secret is to understand the key ingredients of your unique recipe for job satisfaction.

Identify your Satisfaction Triggers

There are three basic approaches to work: is it a job, a career, or a passion? Depending on which type of work you are in right now, the things that give you satisfaction will vary.

• If you work at a JOB, the compensation aspects of the position will probably hold more appeal than anything else, and have the greatest impact on whether you stay or go.
• If you work at a CAREER, you are looking for promotions and career development opportunities. Your overall satisfaction is typically linked with your status, power, or position.
• If you work at a PASSION, the work itself is the factor that determines your satisfaction, regardless of money, prestige, or control.

Inevitably, these are generalizations, and you will probably find that you get satisfaction from more than one approach to work. Being aware of the type of work you are doing, and the things you need for job satisfaction, will help you to identify and adjust your satisfaction expectations accordingly.

Building Job Satisfaction

Once you have identified the blend of status, power, or intrinsic enjoyment that need to be present in your work for you to feel satisfied, you then need to work on some of our seven 'ingredients' for a satisfying job. These ingredients are:

• Self-awareness.
• Challenge.
• Variety.
• Positive attitude.
• Knowing your options.
• Balanced lifestyle.
• A sense of purpose.

Self-Awareness

The first step in the search for job satisfaction is to know yourself. If you're to be happy and successful, you need to understand your strengths and weaknesses. This will help you identify what types of profession will allow you to build on those strengths, and minimize those weaknesses. A useful framework for conducting this type of analysis is a Personal SWOT analysis. You can find a Bite-Sized Training session on how to do this here.
It is difficult to feel satisfied with something you aren’t very good at, so rather than spend time beating yourself up about it, take a long hard look at the things at which you excel, and try to find a position that uses some of those skills too.
Another important component of self-awareness is to have a good understanding of your personality traits and your preferred style of working. A useful tool for this is Schein’s Career Anchors , which helps you understand what you value and what motivates you in your career, (and also what you do not value, and what de-motivates you).

Tip:

For more information on some of the most commonly used personality and behavioral typologies, the MindTools site has an article on Myers Briggs . This also provides links to assessment tools such as the MAPP assessment as well as a suite of assessment tools at Analyze My Career.

By increasing your self-awareness, you can work towards the ideal blend of compensation, status, and intrinsic reward that suits you, and that you can realistically achieve. Knowing this will help you to set appropriate goals, and manage your own expectations.
The greater the match between your preferences and the requirements of the job, the more potential for job satisfaction you have. The remaining six 'ingredients' determine how much of that potential you actually achieve.

Challenge

Some days you may deny it, but we all thrive on interesting challenges. Does this mean your job has to be the head of engineering at NASA? No, different things challenge different people at different times. You just need to figure out what you can do to make sure you don’t allow yourself to go stale at work.
Even if the job itself is not all that challenging, you can make it challenging. Some great ideas here include:

• Set performance standards for yourself –aim to beat your previous record, or set up a friendly competition among co-workers.
• Teach others your skills – nothing is more challenging, or rewarding, than passing your skills and knowledge on to others.
• Ask for new responsibilities – these will give you opportunities to stretch yourself.
• Start or take on a project that uses skills you would like to use, or want to improve.
• Commit to professional development – take courses, read books or trade magazines and attend seminars. However you do it, keep your skills fresh and current.

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New agreement between Ahfad University for Women and the American University of Beirut

The signing agreement took place on May 14, 2014 between Badri and Diab [L-R]

The American University of Beirut has signed a new three-year agreement with Ahfad University for Women (AUW) in Sudan, to help build the academic and administrative capacities of the Sudanese university.

The signing agreement took place on May 14, 2014 between AUW President Gassim Badri and Hassan Diab, vice president for Regional External Programs at AUB, on behalf of President Peter Dorman.

“AUB perceives its project with AUW as very strategic in terms of improving higher education in Sudan, specifically in a university that is devoted to women’s development and education,” said VP Diab, who is also AUB’s interim chief operating officer. “AUB prides itself for supporting AUW, which has been at the forefront of preparing women in Africa to assume responsible roles in their families, in the communities, and in their nations.”

Meanwhile, AUW President Badri thanked AUB for its continuous cooperation, emphasizing that the fruits of this collaboration were evident all along the past few years when AUW witnessed marked improvements in its academic and administrative capacities.

The relationship between AUW and AUB dates back to January 2007 and has always been rewarding. AUW is unique in Sudan in many ways. Most notably, it is a non-profit institution that plays a proactive role in empowering women by graduating them with various specializations, including medicine. Furthermore, several faculty members at AUW, including its president, are AUB alumni.

To date, AUB has helped AUW develop the school of management studies, the school of health sciences, the school of psychology and pre-school education, the English Language unit, and the IT Department.

This new agreement comes at a strategic time in AUW’s evolution, since its impact has fanned out to all regions of Sudan and even neighboring countries.

Through this agreement, AUB will offer AUW technical assistance to develop its academic and non-academic units, through training activities and the revision/establishment of structures, policies and procedures, systems, workflows, implementation strategies, and curricula, as well other activities.

In particular, AUB will be helping AUW enhance its Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), the Physical Plant Department (PPD), Registrar and Admissions, Human Resources and Finance, Health Sciences, Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation, General Education, Security & Protection, Alumni, Marketing & Communication, and Student Affairs. A team of more than 35 consultants from AUB will be offering their expertise and know-how for the success of this project, in particular, and of Ahfad University in general.
“This agreement will further deepen AUB’s commitment to serve the people of the Middle East and beyond, by delivering the highest level of consulting services and continuing education programs,” noted Diab.

Presenting & Public Speaking Tips - How to improve skills & confidence

Student Participation/Active Learning

 

Tips marked with an * indicates that the tip is consistent with learnng-centered teaching

Student Participation/Active Learning:

• *Getting students to participate in class
• *Promoting class participation, discussion among the entire class
• *Student classroom participation
• *Getting more student discussion
• *Active learning within a large classroom
• *Students working together on group projects, assignments
• *Promoting class discussions
• *Getting students to participate, answer your questions
• *Promoting discussion in your class
• *Making class discussions more of a group event
• *Helping students learn more from lectures
• *Making group presentations better and more meaningful learning experience
• *Helping students master the vocabulary and definitions in a discipline quickly
• Getting students to participate more in class
• Evaluating students on class participation
• Using brief questions to students in class
• Calling on students in class*Making student presentations more of a learning experience for the listeners.

How Planners Help Kids Become Better Students

Time management, organizational skills and goal setting are key components to maintaining success in any student career. Healthy organizational habits begin as early as elementary school and are carried into professional life.
Student planners are often the answer in developing good organizational and time management skills. With planners, young people will be able to keep track of and prioritize their schoolwork while becoming better students. Quality academic planners are designed to help educate students more effectively.
In order to get proper insight, planners are often created both for students and with student input. Students and faculty review planners before they’re sold, so you can be sure your planner gets the right seal of approval. For effective results, certain content and features are included to motivate students in effectively utilizing planners.
Not Your Ordinary Planner
Quite often, planners are not used as just a calendar. There are many types of planners fit for individual student needs that range from primary school to high school while focusing on building organization skills and promoting successful study habits.
These planners can be ordered directly on websites such as http://www.meridianplanners.com/. They are often manufactured in the United States to ensure high printing standards and a quality product. Planner pages are set up to improve organization, foster parent-teacher-student communication and enhance learning overall. If school is only a few days away, be confident that the company you order from ensures 100% on-time delivery.
Personalize Your Planner
The cover you select for your planner is an important choice. Students carry around the planner all year, and the cover should be something that properly reflects their school. Many companies offer beautifully designed covers for each age group. Some companies even offer personalized planners that can include elements like the school name and mascot, as well as the specific school year. Don’t forget that you can also have a special cover, where you design your own and submit it for printing. After personalizing your planner, some companies allow customers to request and receive a quote within one business day. Using a successful student planner means recognizing that every school is unique, each with their own dates of note, schedules and policies.
Choosing the key features that the particular student will value and rely on in their daily life while having a variety of options that can help make a school planner a useful and valued organizational tool is of utmost importance.
To Jim, writing is everything. The topic he most enjoys writing about is education. If you'd like more information regarding http://www.meridianplanners.com/, please visit http://www.meridianplanners.com/

When do children start lying

Children can learn to tell lies from an early age, usually by around three years of age. This is when they begin to work out that grown-ups are not mind readers, and that they can give people false information – perhaps to get out of trouble or to cover up.
Generally, children lie more between 4-6. They may become more skilled at telling a lie through their body language or being good actors, but will often implicate themselves if pushed to explain further. Studies suggest that four-year-olds can lie about once every two hours, and six-year-olds about every 90 minutes.
When children reach school-age, they lie more often and can do so more convincingly. The lies also become more sophisticated, as their vocabulary grows and they better understand how other people think. By eight, children can lie successfully without getting caught out.

What to do when your child lies

Be positive, and emphasise the importance of honesty in your family.
You can tell your child that you appreciate being told the truth and don’t like it when she lies to you. For example, try saying ‘When you don’t tell me the truth, I feel sad and disappointed’. You could also try books or stories that highlight the importance of honesty. For example,  gives a good example of how lying can work against you.
Generally, it’s better to teach children the value of telling the truth than to punish them for minor misdeeds. Praise your child for honesty, even if it sometimes takes you a while to get it.

how we can beneft from scrap in dealy life

 

Save those scraps! Here’s a big new collection of free tutorials and patterns to help use up those fabric pieces and remnants you have tucked away in your craft room (updated 2012).

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I’ve listed plenty of ideas for goodies that are not only useful but also a few cute and charming just-for-fun items too (some even gift-worthy!).
No matter how big or small that little piece is, you should find something here to make with it.
Note: Many are just a sample idea from a larger collection of projects, I’ve included reference links to those pages as well (found here on Tipnut).
Have fun and as always…I’ll be updating this page with new goodies as I find them so you may want to keep it bookmarked for future reference. Enjoy

The Psychological Effects of Children's Movies

Many young girls relate to Disney princesses. The characters in Disney movies are often well-developed - impressing young admirers. Many children watch these movies over and over again until they memorize the dialogue and songs in them. Almost all, if not all, Disney movies consist of a hero and a romantic fantasy. For instance, Cinderella’s rescue by Prince Charming can significantly influence a female’s psyche, including her ability to make wise relationship decisions as an adult.
For one, Disney movies provide children, parents, teachers and daycare workers with a little breathing space. While the children are busy watching these movies, parents and others can complete chores, etc. Moreover, these movies can help strengthen children’s communication, language, problem-solving and coping skills. Some Disney movies can even teach children words in foreign languages. Furthermore, these movies are used as a social tool, in which parents and children can come together over a common interest or activity. Some parents feel the need to provide their children with regular or constant entertainment or to indulge them with what they feel makes their children happy. For others, it has almost become reflexive, “Disney is for kids”, movies have become an American way of life from childhood, and of course, this does not exclude other countries. However, there is evidence that child-based movies have become significantly more violent in recent years and that parents have increased the amount of time they allow their children to watch them. In the past, children watched a limited amount of television and movies. Most children in the 60s, 70s, and 80s, tended to go to the movie theater to watch child-based movies, but since the advent of the VCR, child-based movies are a constant. In fact, in the past “going to the movies” was an exciting event for most children. Why? Not only tto watch a movie, but it also gave them a chance to socialize with friends. With the VCR and CDs, Netlix and the like, movies can also become a solitary, isolative way of life. It is important to note that a passive lifestyle that consists of spending large amounts of time watching movies and television can influence a child’s thoughts and behaviors. If a child sees violent, sexual and/or unrealistic child-based movies and cartoons, he or she may internalize these images and concepts and this can contribute to acting them out in school or at home. Emotions from movies and music can also be internalized.

the Importance of dance lesson for kids in preschool

that is very importantce for kids in these stage ,becuose  to explore about iner nagative feelings by dancing ,be relax mood after geting dance ,  make asocial relatuions with others.

ICT in the modern world

Sunday, 11 December 2011

Entertainment in the information age

Life in the information age entertainment

Entertainment is changing more and more as ways of accessing it and new forms of entertainment are being made. With new ways of gaming, listening to music and watching films and they are becoming smaller but can hold more information.

Gaming

There has been a huge change in gaming in recent years, graphics have improved dramatically and with the introduction of the Blu-ray disc more information can be put onto a disc. There are 4 main platforms that people game on, these platforms are:

Microsoft’s Xbox 360

The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony’sPlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles. As of September 30, 2011, 57.6 million Xbox 360 consoles have been sold worldwide. On June 14^th 2010, Microsoft announced a redesigned Xbox 360 that would ship on the same day. The redesigned console is slimmer than the previous Xbox 360 model and features integrated 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, TOSLINK S/PDIF optical audio output, 5 USB 2.0 ports (compared to the 3 from older versions) and a special AUX port. Older models of the Xbox 360 have since been discontinued. The first new console to be released features a 250 GB hard drive, while a later, less expensive SKU features 4 GB internal storage.

Microsoft also revolutionised motion capture technology an enjoyable, family orientated hands free experience. It is called “Kinect” Kinect is a "controller-free gaming and entertainment experience" for the Xbox 360. It was first announced on June 1, 2009 at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, under the codename, Project Natal. The add-on peripheral enables users to control and interact with the Xbox 360 without a game controller by using gestures, spoken commands and presented objects and images. The Kinect accessory is compatible with all Xbox 360 models, connecting to new models via a custom connector, and to older ones via a USB and mains power adapter. It had a release date of November 4, 2010.

Sony’s Playstation 3

The playstation 3 (PS3) is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles. It was first released on November 11, 2006, in Japan, with international markets following shortly thereafter. The Blu-ray Disc is its primary storage medium. Following speculation that a 'slim' model was in the pipeline Sony officially announced the PS3 CECH-2000 model on August 18, 2009 at the Sony Gamescom press conference. Among its features are a slimmer form factor and quieter noise when powered on. It was released in major territories by September 2009. Numerous accessories for the console have been developed. These accessories include the wireless Sixaxis and DualShock 3 controllers, the Logitech Driving Force GT, the Logitech Cordless Precision Controller, the BD Remote, the PlayStation Eye camera, and the PlayTV DVB-T tuner/digital video recorder accessory.

Nintendo’s Wii

is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others. As of December 2011, the Wii leads the generation over the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in worldwide sales, and in December 2009 broke the record for best-selling console in a single month in the United States. A distinguishing feature of the console is its wireless controller, the Wii Remote, which can be used as a handheld pointing device and detects movement in three dimensions. The Wii is Nintendo's fifth home console and the direct successor of the Nintendo GameCube, with most models being fully backwardly compatible with all GameCube games and most accessories.

PC gaming

A gaming computer (also gaming PC and gaming rig) is a personal computer that is capable of playing computationally demanding video games. Gaming computers are very similar to conventional PCs, with the main difference being the addition of a performance-oriented video card. Gaming computers are often associated with enthusiast computing due to an overlap in interests. However, while a gaming PC is built to achieve performance for actual gameplay, enthusiast PCs are built to maximize performance, using games as a benchmark.

Music has also changed from the portable formats to the devices we use to listen to our favourite songs and music artists.

iPod

iPod is a line of portable media players created and marketed by Apple Inc. The product line-up currently consists of the hard drive-based iPod Classic, the touchscreen iPod Touch, the compact iPod Nano, and the ultra-compact iPod Shuffle. iPod Classic models store media on an internal hard drive, while all other models use flash memory to enable their smaller size (the discontinued Mini used a Microdrive miniature hard drive). As with many other digital music players, iPods can also serve as external data storage devices. Storage capacity varies by model, ranging from 2 GB for the iPod Shuffle to 160 GB for the iPod Classic. The iPod line was announced by Apple on October 23, 2001, and released on November 10, 2001. All of the models have been redesigned multiple times since their introduction. The most recent iPod redesigns were introduced on September 1, 2010.

CD

The logical format of an audio CD (officially Compact Disc Digital Audio or CD-DA) is described in a document produced by the format's joint creators, Sony and Philips in 1980. The document is known colloquially as the "Red Book" after the color of its cover. The format is a two-channel 16-bit PCM encoding at a 44.1 kHz sampling rate per channel. Four-channel sound is an allowable option within the Red Book format, but has never been implemented. Monaural audio has no existing standard on a Red Book CD; mono-source material is usually presented as two identical channels on a 'stereo' track.

E- readers

e-book reader, also called an e-book device or e-reader, is a mobile electronic device that is designed primarily for the purpose of reading digital e-books and periodicals. An e-book reader is similar in form to a limited purpose tablet computer.

pre school education use all activites in the same time

that is very importantce of child for developing skills ,and make achild socialy behaviour.

 

 

 

 

Impact of Globalisation in Higher Education

 

Education is undergoing constant changes under the effects of globalisation. The effects of

Globalisation on education bring rapid developments in technology and communications are

foreseeing changes within school systems across the world as ideas, values and knowledge, changing

the roles of students and teachers, and producing a shift in society from industrialisation towards an

information-based society. It reflects the effect on culture and brings about a new form of cultural

imperialism. It brings rapid developments in technology and communications are foreseeing changes

within school systems across the world as ideas, values and knowledge. The rise of a global society,

driven by technology and communication developments are shaping children, the future citizens of

the world into ‘global citizens’, intelligent people with a broad range of skills and knowledge to apply

to a competitive, information based society. The future of countries often lies within their ability to

compete in a global market where industrial based economies are giving way to knowledge based

industries, realising the importance of "knowledge, skills and the intellectual capacity to meet the

challenges of accelerated change and uncertainty

 Education is becoming a lifelong learning and

training process, developing transferable skills and knowledge that can be applied to competitive

markets where knowledge and information is being traded as a commodity.

male teacher in kindergarten

The Role 

Of  Male Teacher In Kindergarten 

 

 

 

 

 

The importance of Face Painting for kids

Paintings have always been adored by people and displayed to serve as stunning decorations. While regular paintings are often seen at exhibits and in homes, though, face painting for children is now seen as a fun activity at events. In fact, it is often a must-have activity at celebrations today.

Why Kids Love Face Painting

There are numerous reasons why face painting is such a hit in kids’ parties, but the most notable ones are the following:

• Colorful—children love colorful things, and that’s one reason why parties generally showcase a splash of colors, both in terms of decorations and food. That’s also the primary reason why face painting has become a popular party activity.
• Artsy—although some might disagree, children generally have a penchant for artsy things; they tend to have a knack for choosing colors and are very open when it comes to appreciating designs.
• Magical—great imagination. That’s one thing children always have—no wonder why they love face painting, which allows them to become a character they adore, be it their favorite superhero (e.g., batman) or a fairy princess.

Face painting is often requested at special events for children to enjoy. The kids choose their favorite from a variety of different designs on the full face chart or the cheek art chart.

Popular Face Paint Designs

As an experienced children’s entertainer, I offer a handful of cute and cool face paint designs, which are divided into two categories, namely, the full face art and cheek art. Some popular full face designs are the following:

 

There may be a many reasons why children pick a particular face paint design. However, perhaps the biggest reason is that it allows them to become the character they want to be. For boys, Batman and Spiderman face make them feel as if they are really a hero who’s out to save the day, fighting villains and saving damsels in distress. Quite similarly, for girls, the Princess.

Importance of Finger Painting in Preschool

 

 

 

 

Finger painting can help your child learn.

While you might not put finger painting at the top of the list when it comes to learning in preschool, this artsy endeavor is actually an important part of your little one's early education. Although simple art, such as finger painting, seems like child's play -- and it certainly is -- it is also a teaching tool that can help preschoolers build motor skills and more.

Fine Motor Development

Your preschooler is beginning to develop more precise and controlled hand and finger movements, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics' Healthy Children website. Although she can now do things like zip her jacket or feed herself with a spoon, your little learner still needs an array of activities that boost fine motor development. One way that preschools often help kids build up finger and hand skills is through art activities. Finger painting allows your child to literally test these growing finger skills by using her hands as painting tools instead of a brush. Finger painting may seem easy, but it can involve complex movements of the hand that can build hand-eye coordination, muscle control and dexterity.

Other Content Areas

Finger painting isn't just an art activity. If you think that your child's preschool finger painting activity will only build up his artistic abilities, think again. The early childhood educator, or you as the teacher at home, can use finger painting to teach other content areas. For example, the child development experts at PBS Parents suggest using finger painting to help preschoolers learn about basic math concepts such as shapes. Kids can use this messy medium to spread across a piece of paper. Using a subtractive method, your preschooler can make shapes in the paint and let the paper underneath show through. Another content area that preschools may tie to finger painting is science. Preschoolers can experiment with color mixing by blending the primaries -- red, blue and yellow -- with their fingers.

Creativity

Process-based art activities that allow preschoolers to explore and experiment can help young children to build creativity. Finger paint is an important part of this process in the preschool setting. Unlike a coloring sheet or a cut-and-paste activity that are more finished-project oriented, finger paint is typically more experimental. Finger painting activities allow the young child to work with the medium, moving it around, blending it and creating anything from an abstract expression to a family portrait to explore his own creativity.

Literacy and Vocabulary

As the teacher experts at Scholastic note, vocabulary development is a key part of building early literacy skills. While your preschooler isn't ready to read the classics yet, his school will help him to build the basics of literacy. Instead of setting aside a special time for vocab -- like your older child might have in school -- preschool teachers may choose to use other activities, such as art, to help the children to learn new words. The interactive process of finger painting is an important way that preschoolers can learn new words such as color vocabulary or sensory words like slimy, squishy or sticky.

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References

• Healthy Children: Hand and Finger Skills of Your Preschooler
• PBS Parents: Finger Paint Math
• PBS Parents: Creative Arts: 4 to 5
• Dilly Dali Art: Process Art Fingerpainting
• Children's Museum of Manhattan: Art
• Scholastic Teachers: Early Literacy: Building Vocabulary to Build Literacy

About the Author

Based in Pittsburgh, Erica Loop has been writing education, child development and parenting articles since 2009. Her articles have appeared in "Pittsburgh Parent Magazine" and the website PBS Parents. She has a Master of Science in applied developmental psychology from the University of Pittsburgh's School of Education

Finger painting can help your child learn

While you might not put finger painting at the top of the list when it comes to learning in preschool, this artsy endeavor is actually an important part of your little one's early education. Although simple art, such as finger painting, seems like child's play -- and it certainly is -- it is also a teaching tool that can help preschoolers build motor skills and more.

 

The Role of the Mass Media in the Education of Children

Freedom of Education

Our greatest challenge … is the influence of the mass media of entertainment on our families, our children and our grandchildren. The media, for good and for ill, is the primary teacher of our youth. There’s hope though – children can be taught to be media-wise, and the entertainment industry can be turned toward the good, the true, and the beautiful. (We need) to teach children to be media wise, (to) understand the wide influence of the mass media, and (to know) how to redeem the industry. This (article) covers: The Media’s Influence on Different Stages of Development; Understanding the Mass Media; Asking the Right Questions; and, Using and Influencing the Media for the Good, the True, and the Beautiful.


 This is an edited version a paper originally given at the World Congress of Families VI in Madrid on Sunday, 27th May, 2012.
 

The important role of mass media in education

 

The education of our children has always been emotive and when the mass media is added to the mix, volatility is inevitable.

Hardly a country in the world is spared controversy in education, but when one looks behind the sometimes anarchic scenes, there is a lot about which to be optimistic and hopeful.

Traditionally, the mass media and education have enjoyed a love-hate relationship. On one hand television and newspapers particularly, have provided extensive and extremely useful education content. On the other, however, their newsrooms never seem to hesitate when controversy rears is ugly head.

In theory, it is absolutely vital for the mass media to keep an eye on the way in which governments administer and develop education, but it has to be said that in this day and age of a battle for survival within the mass media industry, the watchdog does tend to become somewhat rabid at times.

Like most businesses the mass media often takes a line of least resistance when problems occur and a first step always seems to blame the trades union movements.

In South Africa the South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) inevitably faces tremendous criticism from the mass media when its members protest the enormous challenges and deprivations they face in the classrooms. Many of those challenges having very little to do with actual teaching.

Regrettably, the relationship between the mass media and education involves a lot of indulgence in blame-games and reaction by both sides to superficial symptoms

Education in refugee camps

 

               

ICT has become an essential tool for humanitarian aid work, and its role in both education and healthcare throughout sub-Saharan Africa is indispensable: particularly its use in educating large groups of young refugees, from diverse backgrounds and with varying levels of basic education and literacy. The eLearning Africa News Service took a look at the inspiring way ICT is being put to use in the world’s largest refugee camp to provide young refugees with personalised education and a brighter future.
The largest refugee camp in the world is located in Dadaab, in north-eastern Kenya, 100 km from the Somali border; more than 500,000 refugees reside here, many of them displaced by the civil war taking place in southern Somalia. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has been working to provide not only food and healthcare for the camp’s residents, but also educational opportunities for its more than 80,000 young people. To achieve this, they have been integrating solar-powered technologies to support ICT delivery in the 39 primary and secondary schools and 4 vocational centres in the camp.
The difficulty in educating such a large and diverse population using traditional educational tools is in addressing language barriers, illiteracy, and the high drop-out rate found throughout the camp. Making the task more difficult is the absence of necessary infrastructure, materials and qualified teachers. This is where ICT is making a difference: the use of computers and portable devices has allowed young people to obtain quality education in a safe and secure environment, taking part in eLearning programmes that can be adjusted to the needs of the individual student.
The close-knit community in the camp has played an important role in the design, sustainability and success of the project, with meetings attended by teachers, students and parents at every stage of its creation. Additionally, each school was responsible for designing solutions to the challenges of security and computer maintenance, as well as for sourcing additional funding to ensure the project’s sustainability. Erin Hayba, Associate Community Services Officer at UNHCR and a speaker at the upcoming eLearning Africa conference in Namibia, has been involved in the project for several years and explains the situation:
“When working with communities, particularly in a refugee camp, I believe that it is crucial to involve various members of the community in every aspect of a project, from planning to implementation and beyond. Refugees in Dadaab Refugee Camp had expressed the need and desire for increased access to, and training in, technology. Involving community members from the beginning helped to not only design a project plan that met the needs of the community, but also built in ownership and interest within the community, which will lead to the sustainability of the project. In addition, it has helped build the capacity of these stakeholders to explore and develop solutions to challenges they face.
“This particular project that I have worked on to bring computers, Internet and solar power into the schools has sparked a new trend amongst the refugee community and partner NGOs to be innovative. Implementing change and innovation is often extremely difficult, with many hurdles to overcome, including dealing with naysayers. Innovation, in my mind, happens when people come together with varying perspectives, experiences, and knowledge to address a challenge and work toward a solution. Once a solution proves viable and people see positive results, this encourages more innovation to occur.”
The stakeholders involved in the project have been brought together to find innovative uses of ICT in education, particularly within the harsh and volatile environment of humanitarian work. And because the schools and communities are encouraged to participate in the design and implementation, as well as to invest in their own learning, the solutions found are more sustainable and appropriate. It has sparked a wave of innovative thinking within school- and education-focused humanitarian organisations. As a result, a foundation of learners, teachers, and community members who are more knowledgeable about ICT in education has been developed, creating a platform from which eLearning can grow and flourish.
Erin Hayba is a keynote speaker at the upcoming eLearning Africa 2013 in Namibia. For more information on the UNHCR ICT programme see here. You can register for the event here.

 

 

The Impact of ICT in Entertainment

      ICT has impacted entertainment and leisure byenhancing and providing us with different waysin which we would casually spend our time.With the use of these technologies, the ways inwhich we can entertain ourselves hasdramatically increased.                     

   Impact of ICT on Entertainment• An advantage to this is that anyone can get access to almost anything on the internet from online games to videos on youtube• However, the development of these technologies has meant that many people stay inside, watch TV, play online games etc. Therefore you couild say that the amount of leisure activivies that people do have decreased with aspect to the wide range of entertainment technologies.

 ICT has made a huge impact on entertainmentand on how we spend our time casually. Thisindicates that the increase in technologiesprovides us with more ways of entertainingourselves. Many things that did in the past cannow be done on the computer more easily.Now almost anyone can easily get access tothings like music, music videos and online gameswith the touch of a button.                     

 

 Examples of Entertainment in ICTICT provides users with a great number of entertainment.Here are the main ones:Playing computer games can be a popular leisureactivity. They are published for personal computers. Anindividual player can play against the computer or cancompete against other players.The internet is used as a channel for the distribution ofmusic through music download websites.Using ICT enables you to communicate with others andsocialise online with friends using certain websites likeFacebook.The next slide explains some of these in more detail

 

 Music in ICT• Back in the 1950’s there were only vinyl records and the radio. Today we listen and gather our music in a number of ways which all consist of ICT.• The invention of the compact disc made a huge leap in sound quality- no more hiss crackle in the old vinyl records.• We can pay for a music track in an online music store and download it to our computer, laptop or personal mp3 playerAdvantages: ICT allows you to have many ways of listening to music, on the move or through our living room Disadvantages: The music indsutry is so concerned about illegal copying that Digital Rights Management (DRM) methods have become common. These sometimes cause a problem when trying to listen to perfectly legal music.

 

  VideosNow It is so easy for anyone to catch up with anyTV episode they have missed or any programmesby going online and watching it. Many of the mainTV channels such as BBC and ITV have their ownwebsites and players like bbc iplayer where anyonecan watch something they missed on that certainchannel.The good thing is that you only need access to acomputer and internet and you can watch itwhenever you feel but the bad thing is that thevideo can be slow and take time to load.

 

  Bibliography• http://www.teach- ict.com/gcse/theory/social/miniweb/entertainment. htm• http://wiki.answers.com/• http://igadgetlife.com/wp- content/uploads/2008/06/bbc-iplayer-beta.jpg• https://www.google.co.uk/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi

 

Use ICT IN Fashion Design

The use of ICT for administration and information management in early childhood education

Although computers and ICT are likely to be used in planning, administration, and information management in many early childhood education settings, there is little research which specifically investigates this aspect of ICT use in early childhood education. ICT also presents opportunities for sharing and exchange of information between different services and agencies involved in children’s care and education, but it is difficult to locate examples of this in the literature.

Some relevant messages can be drawn from international literature about computerisation of systems for managing and sharing information about children who are looked after by social services. For example: the need for systems to make it easy to enter information and produce reports that save on administrative work; the need to establish common goals between ICT specialists, managers, and those who gather and input data; and the need to establish common data exchange standards to allow for data transfer between systems. Individual early childhood education centres may be using a variety of business and education administration packages. This may offer flexibility for individual centres to customise packages for their specific needs. However, it may also reduce the ease of communication and exchange of information between different systems and different locations.