Art and Craft Dilemma

I am not really a crafty person, but I love art and craft (do I make any sense?) I love looking up for new crafts for my little ones. I find the Internet ever so amazing. Just type in your key words unto any search engines and voila! There will be plenty of suggested websites for you to go into, sometimes (for my case, especially). There will be too many choices, till I don’t know where or which to choose from! Too spoiled for choice. :P

I do not particularly have a favorite website as I like to discover new websites and new ideas from different mom blogs and websites. But I do find myself browsing through Pinterest and The Crafty Crow the most. 

However, children’s end product may not be the same as on the website or as you hope that it will turn out to be.  So, I must remind myself all the time to keep an open mind and it is the learning process that really counts!

Do you have any favorite art and craft website? Please do share! 

P.S: Easter is coming! :)

Image is sourced from The Crafty Crow

Revolution of Education Through ICT

Image is sourced from Pinterest

I was looking through Pinterest when I found this picture. I though it was pretty cool. 

When was the last time you used an overhead projector or a voice recorder? That is what I thought. It this age of technology, we can just do anything and almost everything in just a click away, and young students who are tech savvy especially are able to respond to that.

I find it interesting on how technology has revolved in the education field. Gone were the days where students sit and learn through book and pencil method. Now, with advanced ICT, education is made fun and engaging to students. It is more hands on whereby they are able to relate their learning to the real world and students do not have to carry those dreadful heavy text books everywhere they go! (:  

Just put away that thingamagic thing, will you please?

A few weeks ago, I was having lunch with a friend; I could not help but to notice this young family. This young family consist of 2 children (a toddler and a child around 5 years old) and their parents. The moment the family were shown where they are to sit, the parents immediately took out 2 iPads and gave them to each child. The children had their eyes glued to the gadget, of course. The parents discussed their orders, placed their orders and took out their own smart phones and there was silence on that table.

Hmmm...  What ever happen to face to face communication? :/

Images are from Google Images

I find that parents should make an effort to TALK to their children instead of shushing them with gadgets. Yes, ICT is a good exposure to children for their future but I feel that nothing should be replaced with quality social time with your loved ones.

Children at this young age, should learn to socialise with other people, explore (the environment-not the device, mind you ) and question.. A lot.  

I was not raised in a tech savy family whereby Mom made us talk and put away all sorts of distraction during meal times and family time (even now). Even though sometimes we might get too caught up with our phones, Mom would gently remind us that it is dinner time. It breaks my heart to see families (young and old), even some friends who are ever so engrossed to the screen instead of caring what is going on with your friend/ child/ sister... etc.

So, for once, stop caring on what status or filter to use and talk to the person beside you. Ask them how their day is. Believe me, talking helps :)

Thank you, Tengku Nur Aulia, a fellow EDC 3100 classmate for the post inspiration :)

I find these articles from Elite Daily and NBC News interesting and meaningful regarding to this topic. Check them out

Phew...

I never knew doing an online artefact can be so fun but yet so frustrating (due to my lack of technology skills). I felt that I could have done much more and better but well...  I could not figure out how. I was feeling a bit panicky and everything seemed wrong, messy and all over the place. But I managed to get through it and it is finally over. This assignment has taught me a great amount of technology and I can’t deny that it has helped me understand ICT better. 

Image is from Google Images

I'm pretty sure all of us went through this before :p 

Online Artefact for Assignment 1... Done!

Hello there,

I have finally completed my online artefact (after much battling with my dinosaur technology skills).  This artefact discuss about what and whys technology should be used in classrooms. I hope this artefact will be informative to you and could be one of your references for your future teaching!

Please refer to this link :)

Have a great evening ahead! 

Where am I?

Ever since I started driving, I have always been getting lost or taking wrong turns. I am not good at taking directions either as I am always mixing up my lefts and rights especially when I am behind the wheels. Luckily for me and thank God for advanced technology, Global Positioning System (GPS), saved my life! GPS tells you exactly where you are and the fastest or alternative routes you can use to get you to your location.  

This is a short video (please refer to this link) I found interesting on how explain how GPS works. Having a basic understanding of how it functions is really important for those interested in getting a deeper understanding of how this technology can help solve one’s daily problem.  

One of the most reliable GPS I have used is Waze. Waze is an application for smart phones for users. It displays a live map of the area together with traffic conditions such as traffic jams, police traps and others. It also allows users to report on current road condition to other Waze users as well.  

Images are from Google Image

It even tells you where is the next petrol station! :)

GPS has been helpful to me as I am able to find my way without getting lost anymore. I discover new routes and I am more independent now (yay me).  

Educators and ICT

The world is changing more rapidly than ever before due to increasing technological advances. The influence of technology has played a huge impact on education especially.  Educators have to overcome their fears of technophobia. 

Using technology and ICT to teach students can fun and challenging. It provides teacher to expand students learning with various websites which provides ever ending list of ideas and what to dos! Technology also teachers to discuss and exchange ideas with other professionals alike abroad. It brings the whole world closer to each other :) 

Teacher need to keep themselves updated with the latest technology and help students to distinguish the right and wrong information from the internet can be rather overwhelming. Teachers should educate themselves to use technology as part of their living life so that they are able to use technology with ease. As educators, we should not let our fears to pull us down, but to take it as a challenge and to find ways of overcoming it (just like how we manage the children!)

Happy Tuesday!