Gadgets and Technology: Friend or Foe We as a family are consciously aware that These are some ways that we have adapted to (A Parent perspective) while we cannot do away with this gadget ensure the balance. I am sure many of us as In today’s times hand a smartphone to a toddler, high dependency completely, we also need to find the right parents of today’s gadget friendly generation have chances are that he/she will figure out how to open it or for that matter install or uninstall applications in a matter of balance to this new challenge or maybe find the adopted a lot more innovative ways to ensure the seconds. The use of gadgets means that children are becoming right relationship with tech gadgets ‘right’ balance. Having said that, this is not to in computer experts at a very young age. School kids have classes on computers, and many of them have been My alarm with my 8-year-old was triggered when any way undermine the lot of advantages that using desktops/laptops/ tablets at home well before they have started school. In fact, there are times my he complained of being bored or sad when physical activities or the son helps me with troubleshooting and can’t seem to get my head around certain apps he didn’t have access to gadgets (phone or laptop!) or other learning activities that we can engage our However, with all this continuous exposure to technology and gadgets there are some real concerns about how this him turning to these gadgets to avoid face to children in. It is so that we can in may impact childhood development as ours and the past generations have never had this same kind of access to face human communications! our best of ability try to mold our little ones gadgets or technology. With the disruption to the traditional schooling With a quite a few research that we did on how to to understand and utilize all that is available to methods, thanks to the pandemic, use of technology and gadgets has further blended into our day to day lives. find the right balance in usage of tech gadgets, these them in the best and the safest possible way! All over the world, teachers and educational institutions have stretched over and beyond to ensure are some ways that we have adopted as parents: Sunitha Nair continuous learning, access and temporarily make our little · Watching or playing alongside with my son. This Aditya S Nair ones feel they are back at school! meant sitting through some so-called Minecraft Gadgets and technology are here to stay and kids shall be only digitally driven in the future. As much builds or building my knowledge base with the ‘Binocs Grade: 2 Section: A as it is empowering for kids of all ages and with all the show or the Aumsum videos. This helped as I was able apps and tools being easily available, learning is definitely fun and engaging. However, I as a parent worry to review/vet the content that my son was watching about the impact of ‘too much’ screen time on healthy development and hitched to the gadgets. and to some extent experience his excitement and keep up with him · Establishing the understanding that an hour of watching You tube videos isn’t the same as an hour spent on a digital creativity platforms e.g. Scratch- creating stories, animations games etc. · Sharing the weekly activity report from ‘Microsoft Family safety’ to check on the number of screen hours in a week · Blocking or setting application time limits. So, every time my son wants to spend an additional hour or minutes than the stipulated time, a permission request gets triggered to me or my husband
Harvest festival is celebrated to mark the beginning of the harvesting season Written by: Ms. Gurvinder Singh in the country. It is probably the only festival that is celebrated in every Social Studies Teacher region of India, on the same day, but in different manners and names. The Harvest Festival is a celebration of the food grown on the land. Makar Sankranti, one of the oldest and most colourful festival is celebrated in various parts of India. Bihu (in Assam), Pongal (in Tamil Nadu) and Lohri (in Punjab). Celebration by flying kites indicates a metaphor of one soaring high in life. Families gather around a bonfire having fun and this helps them to beat the chilly winters especially in Northern parts of India. Sugarcane, pongal (sweetened rice boiled with lentils), makhana, gajjak, rewri are savouries offered on the day of the harvest festivals. Students at Cambridge are taught about the significance and importance of various harvest festivals. They learn about how these festivals bring the families together. The values of harmony and kinship are effectively inculcated in the students.
Children often say that online classes are boring because they can’t interact with their friends. In a classroom, students are free to interact and speak their minds. They have to work cooperatively in groups. The classroom environment has always proved to be essential to promote and stimulate collaborative learning. To explore creativity and discipline we need to provide an environment for students to learn. When taking online classes at home there are fewer chances to create an environment for study, but I am happy that our students have adapted well to virtual classes. A well-maintained and safe physical environment fosters students’ ability to learn, to show improved achievement scores, and to exhibit appropriate behaviour. KEEP ON DOING WHAT YOU ARE DOING! Written by – Ms. Sharmila WE WILL ALL GET THROUGH THIS SOON! Mother Teacher Grade I C
The physical environment of a classroom is not something that can be undermined or ignored, given the fact that a classroom is not all about books, lessons, and class works. Things like the colour of walls, the arrangement of furniture, the decorations on the walls, and more alike, come together to send an impression to the students that affects the way they learn. It adds to the ambiance in a way that makes the children more inclined to concentrate and focus on the tasks at hand. It pertains to everything from the way the materials in the room are arranged to how easily each student can see the board, projection screen, and the teachers. Taking care of all these aspects in a classroom ensures a positive physical environment where students can concentrate on their studies, without falling for any kind of distraction. The educative posters on the walls that help them to learn, the books that adorn the shelves give them an idea that they are at a place of learning, it is bound to help them get more engrossed in their studies.
To us, our learning space must be inviting and comfortable, along with being conducive for expression and exploration of knowledge among the tiny tots. we understand that a classroom is a place where a child spends a majority of his/her time in the day. Thus, through our well-thought-out physical environment, we strive to ensure that every minute of that time is filled with productive and focused learning to hone the skills and attain greater knowledge. We teachers are really missing our students. Our students never got an opportunity to venture into their new classrooms after getting promoted to next grades . Children have told that “I am in a new class, I have got my new set of books also, teachers are taking the class every day, but I don’t know where is the new classroom, how does my new classroom look ?”
Expression of patriotism by Grades 1 & 2
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