Monday, May 14, 2012

For All the Mothers

I trust that all my lovely mothers had a wonderful Mother's Day yesterday. Remember that you are blessed to be called Mother. You have been honoured by God to bring forth His children and to care for them until they can care for themselves. You are loved and appreciated for all you do. May God continue to bless you abundantly.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Last Day


Today is the final leg of our training people. I pray that we will be refreshed and energized as we go back to our various schools to impart and implement the knowledge!

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Group Lesson Plan


Subject:
Spelling

 


Topic:
Compound Words


Class:
Grade 3


Objectives:
By the end of this lesson, pupils should be able to:
1.       Define compound words
2.       Identify compound words and their parts
3.       Combine simple words to form compound words
4.       Use compound words in sentences
5.       Spell compound words

Introduction:
Play a 3-minute video from www.spellingcity.com to introduce compound words in a short passage.

Step 1
Students discuss video and the highlighted words.  At the end of the video, teacher will ask students if they recognized anything special about the words that were highlighted. Each group will come up with a definition for compound words. Teacher will verify or correct their submissions.

Step 2
Students will give their own examples of compound words.

Step 3
Students will be given a list of ten compound words to learn. The “teach me” link on www.spellingcity.com can be used to help them learn to spell these words.

Closure/Evaluation:
Students will complete a mini-test where they must complete sentences using compound words. This will be done using the mouse-mischief technique.
What is the information age? Learning new ways of transferring information to the students is paramount. Technology-- (the information age) is changing the way we network to transfer information.  This will not only influence our students but it will take each educator to a higher level of learning.

Internet Privacy: A Word to the Wise

There is no such thing as internet privacy. Once you are onnected to the internet, you have virtually no privacy. Everything you do can be traced. Your information like your email address and other personal information that you use to register online can be viewed by others. Be careful where you go, what you do and what informaiton you share.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

ICT Workshop Bloggers

Here's a list of the blogs created (using blogspot.com) on Day 1 of our ICT Training Workshop. Very creative names. Great job teachers!

1.  anublogblazers
2.  ictworkshop
3.  technocation12
4.  eightofus123
5.  dadlisuperteachers
6.  fountainofknowledge_knowledgebase
7.  anthea-ictworkshop
8.  ictinitiative
9.  sevenstars
Testing Testing 123

Views on ICT in Education

ICT is a very useful classroom teaching tool. There are so many ways it can enhance the teaching-learning experience. It provides a more exciting way for children to learn, although it may require more planning and research on the teacher's part. The positive outcomes however far outweigh the challenges.