Thinking Activity :- Education and Technology.

   1)  In his talk he mention the Idea of concentration in children’s. So what are the reasons behind that children not paying attention in class, while teacher teach the things. So it is called ADHD(Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), It means Children with ADHD maybe hyperactive and unable control their impulses. Or they may have trouble paying attention. Most of children attracted towards games, mobile, laptop, and T.V, so if parents don’t allow to use this things whole day so what children do?. They always think about this all technology. And in class while teacher gave lecture they not concentrate there. Than teacher complain his parents that your child not concentrate in class. So, the thing is that you can allow children to use the technology

There is another idea presented by  Ken that, Education is modeled on the interests of industrialization and in the image of IT. Like after industrial influence schools are build like factory. If we compare both the things as bells, sector facility (boys, girls), specialized subject. For Example Education given as by age, not by interest. Factory make product, as compare with schools they also make product by age group and by subject. So one question raise that Why do we do that?. So the thing is that same age can’t define as all are same student. But there knowledge are different, by the age difference.

       2) Sugata Mitra :-

     He work on one idea that was “Hole in the Wall”. It is the idea of unsupervised learning and computers. He decided to test his idea in the field. So Dr.Mitra’s team carved a “hole in the wall” that separated the NIIT premises from the adjoining slum in Kalkaji, New Delhi. Through this hole, a freely accessible computer was put up for use. This computer proved to be an instant hit among the slum dwellers, especially the children. With no prior experience, the children learnt to use the computer on their own. This prompted Dr.Mitra to propose the following hypothesis:

“The acquisition of basic computing skills by any set of children can be achieved through incidental learning provide the learners are given access to a suitable computing facility, with entertaining and motivating content and some minimal(human) guidance”.

Sugata Mitra think that everyone can learn language and computer, so why this things are in a separate in schools, why not provide to slum area?.  students attractive towards learning. So environment is important. He also tell that why learn in a classroom that have 20-30 students. What about other students?. So the thing is that make video of any lecture and put on internet for education purpose. This thing can help to so many students, and this is what maybe Sugata Mitra tells about “school in the cloud”. And the idea of self leaning also.


      3) Salman Khan :- (Use video to reinvent education) 
      
     Now a days technology came as for information, for games and other things so now children are attracted towards them. So if teacher can allow technology in classrooms, teacher can also connect with students and that environment makes children to learn new things. But it not happen like this so Salman Khan think about make video and put on internet or you tube, for education purpose. And he succeed in that.


     4) Marc Prensky :- (Digital Natives, Digital immigrants)


      Marc Prensky deal with the conflict between native and immigrants. That how they differ by technology. Like digital Is this true? That natives are faster in doing work to compare with immigrants. Because it is about new generation education, and now a day's we live in digital era, so teacher have to learn faster by technology.


     5) David Crystal :- (The effect of new technologies on English)

     Technology is part of our life and with the help of that tools like Facebook, twitter, Telegram Etc.. it can help to learn new things, gives new kowledge also English language.

Example of twitter  : what people think they write on twitter, every day. It is like send massage.
      So this massage seen by many users, and that user think that this particular man think this way. And many times use as information tool.

      When we connect texting with the English language, we find the small use of words. Like,

Okay – K
      I Don’t Know – IDK
  You - U 
  How are you - Hru?
  Where - whr
  Bhavanagar - BVN

This way maybe we can connect the think of destroy English language.

•       The biggest challenge for English language teacher in the times of internet :-

So in first point he talk about old generation teacher that can’t upgrade by the technology, but students are fast in technology, student can easily find the reading material from internet but, old generation teacher can’t upgrade with technology they use book and blackboard. So maybe this point that David deal with.

• Texting is good for the English language :-

Texting provide two uses 1) Reading, 2) Writing. The more you text the better your literacy scores. Earlier you get your mobile phone the better your literacy scores. It is kind of learn English language through texting, and talk in English, or read other things in English.

Thinking activity on mass media communication

Thinking activity on mass media communication

Now in our  generation communication is very important.

Through by:- 1. What's app
                         2. Facebook
                         3. Instagram
                         4. Twitter
                         5. YouTube... Etc

We are connected through this social media apps. Now we know that we are never reach everywhere every time.

That's why we used this types of many apps. And this apps very useful to us.

What's app:-

In used what's app for Connect with my old friends and my family. I have so many friends but i can't talk with them everyday face to face that's why in use this app for talk with them. Mostly in use what's app, because in like use what's app batter than others app and I mostly like to do massages better than calls.

Facebook:-

Facebook is very fast and very important app. Because when I have not mobile numbers for connecting my friend and family members that time in message through by this app and we connect each other. In rarely use Facebook but when I use for sharing my on views. And connect for who they don't connect to me easily.

 

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Thinking activity on 'A Grain of wheat'

Riday in Robinson Crusoe for postcolonial aspect in the context of A Grain of Wheat

Thinking Activity: In the Context of A Grain of Wheat. How is the Native represented by colonizers? Do a character study of Friday in Robinson Crusoe.

Throughout the history of mankind, there has always been an individual or a group of individuals who have deemed himself to be superior. This master-slave relationship has occurred skin color. Friday is slave and Crusoe is his master. This relationship has also occurred in A Grain of Wheat. Britain is ruled upon Kenyan people. English people and the English language are strongly used, therefore, natives civilization does not understand the English language.

Negros was a black people of Africa and people was a master (superior). Englishman has sold African people as a thing. During the 1930s, the first colonial laws were authorized formally establishing the institution of slavery. In the context of A Grain of Wheat, both the colonizer and the colonized feel morally justified in their pursuits, colonialism is ultimately an immoral and oppressive practice, justifying the colonized people’s struggle for freedom, even through violent means. The British, in the expansion of their empire, seek to modernize Kenya with technology and government.

Thinking activity on 'A Grain of wheat'

In the context of 'A Grain of wheat' how is the native represent by Colonizers? Do a character study of Friday in Robinson Crusoe

Few Information about this two novel-

Robinson Crusoe-

Robinson Crusoe is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719. The first edition credited the work's protagonist Robinson Crusoe as its author, leading many readers to believe he was a real person and the book a travelogue of true incidents.

A Grain of wheat

Grain of Wheat is a novel by Kenyan novelist James Ngugi (Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o) first published as part of the influential Heinemann African Writers Series. The novel weaves together several stories set during the state of emergency in Kenya's struggle for independence (1952–59), focusing on the quiet Mugo, whose life is ruled by a dark secret.

As we know Daniel Defoe was a British writer so he belong to colonizer that why his description is different from colonied writing. When we read Robinson Crusoe novel at that time we can see master and slave relation, Robinson as white person who is master of Friday. Friday as black slave his native place and Friday's moral values or his identity down than Robinson's identity. And show that Friday's native people like uncivilized that why Robinson try to make them civilized.

While A Grain of Wheat novel is written by African writer Ngugi Wa Thiongo. African also suffered from imperialism, they also suffer Britisher power. But this novel quite different described, because this novel is point of view of the colonies. Novel beginning to one state Kenya there people excited for Uhuru day celebration then it story going on flash back how they suffered from British imperialism. Also Mau Mau rebellion party fight for native land. It is not about the struggle for freedom or about the 'lonely African'. This novel written by African writer that why here we can see native described is completely different from British writers. When we read Robinson Crusoe novel their master portrait other native land and they show himself powerful than other. While we read A Grain of wheat novel in this novel we can notice that here is native land people fight for their freedom but this is not seen in the Robinson Crusoe novel because this is novel by British writer.

Workshop on how to find quality of web resource

Workshop on how to find quality of web resource

                            In 21st century in which we are living we can feel that internet or social media or also mobile was integral part of our life . We can't live without it. We can see that every common man has using Phone and technology with some innovative ideas and social media. But there are many websites on internet on which we can find what we want ? But........ Was it Authentic or reliable for us? Are we getting real information or truth? Can we trust on any kind of website?

                     Nowadays, Internet tool is best tool for anyone because there we can do anything like fight with other, we can learn anything, anywhere this kind of numeral use of internet. But As students we need to know which kind of material we have to refer in the academic writing like assignment, presentation, research paper, examination etc.

                     We are living twenty first century here we can know anything which we want to know but problem about authenticity their we need to suggestion of teachers. So our professor explain which kind of web resources use for academic propose.

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