[Kannada Stf-13498] Studying Childhood in India, Prof Krishna Kumar. Commentary - Vol. 51, Issue No. 23, 04 Jun, 2016

Dear teachers, Perhaps our school system does grave injustice to childhood this article provokes serious thinking... Instead of focusing on SSLC Pass percent, can we see how many students (and girls and dalit students) joyfully join PU education, to study what they are interested in

[Kannada Stf-13298] language teaching tips

the newsletter below has some suggestions for English teaching - the principles will apply for Kannada, Hindi (Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu) teachers also... pls read and share your comments and suggestions. Language learning can be made enjoyable and meaningful for students, and teachers should

[Kannada Stf-13132] circulars for primary and secondary education

http://www.schooleducation.kar.nic.in/Prypdfs/GenCirculars/PrathamikaShaikshanikaMargadarshi1617.pdf http://www.schooleducation.kar.nic.in/Secpdfs/circulars/SecondarySchoolShaikshanikaMargadarshi1617.pdf IT for Change, Bengaluru www.ITforChange.net -- *For doubts on Ubuntu and other public

[Kannada Stf-13559] Article on "child-centred learning systems" by Dr H.B Chandrashekar, in Deccan Herald today

Seehttp://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Main_Page In Focus 1. Article on child-centred learning systems

[Kannada Stf-13770] Parents protest replacement of textbooks with tabs

Parents protest replacement of textbooks with tabs: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/parents-protest-replacement-of-textbooks-with-tabs/article8766685.ece Sometimes parents can be more sensible than the school management ☺ Gurumurthy Kasinathan, ITfC -- *For doubts on Ubuntu and

[Kannada Stf-11193] modern-pedagogy-the-way-forward-inclusive-schooling-makes-the-grade

Schools are becoming more 'stratified' with private schools being able to attract parents able to pay fees. Increasingly, Government schools are for children whose parents are not able to afford the fees. However, it is important for all schools to have a mix of children from divergent backgrounds

[Kannada Stf-11121] The 'good morning' syndrome

dear teachers let us use whatsapp / telegram / hike and the google groups setup for our interactions for education related discussions and avoid sending irrelevant messages. We should avoid forwarding messages unless we are sure the information is correct (blood donation requests, Maaza

[Kannada Stf-11128] All India Radio programme for SSLC students

All India Radio programme for SSLC students: http://m.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/all-india-radio-programme-for-sslc-students/article8190984.ece -- *For doubts on Ubuntu and other public software, visit http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Frequently_Asked_Questions **Are

[Kannada Stf-11580] http://m.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/students-to-take-digital-literacy-to-the-masses/article8274178.ece

http://m.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/students-to-take-digital-literacy-to-the-masses/article8274178.ece -- *For doubts on Ubuntu and other public software, visit http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Frequently_Asked_Questions **Are you using pirated software? Use

[Kannada Stf-11666] Make a banner for encouraging parents to enrol their children in your school

Dear teachers, Private schools often do publicity for getting enrolment. Even though in many cases, private school teachers are not qualified as required by RTE, infrastructure is poor, teachers are poorly paid, academic facilities are poor, parents are sometimes misled by this publicity. Also

[Kannada Stf-11600] Social media addiction

http://googleweblight.com/?lite_url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/excessive-social-media-use-is-like-drug-addiction/article8277544.ece=PyCiAyZD=en-IN=1=804=www.google.co.in=1456367010=ALL1Aj4HnJ2ZXu3V8dXwB1i2o_f24oLWkA -- *For doubts on Ubuntu and other public software, visit

[Kannada Stf-12475] Re: [karnataka_teachereducators:1627] Re: [tsstf-'487'] Re: [ss-stf '27221'] Why Finland has the best schools

oad > Bangalore 560042 > > Phone 080-41131930, +919845390914 (Mobile) > Website : www.teacherfoundation.org > Link to us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/teacherfoundation > Link to us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ttfUpdates > > On Wednesday 06 April 2016 12:20 PM, Gurumurthy K wrot

[Kannada Stf-12472] Re: [tsstf-'487'] Re: [ss-stf '27221'] Why Finland has the best schools

k out in getting the concept and explain. May be some differ with this > opinion. > > On Sat, Mar 26, 2016 at 1:44 PM, Gurumurthy K <itfc.stfk...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Sir >> >> I don't have details about their examination system, but i do know tha

[Kannada Stf-12509] learning about conserving and protecting our environment - a key priority for school education

Dear teachers Deep in the Himalayas, on the border between China and India, lies the Kingdom of Bhutan, which has pledged to remain carbon neutral for all time. In this illuminating talk, Bhutan's Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay shares his country's mission to put happiness before economic growth

[Kannada Stf-12513] Re: [tsstf-'466'] Make a banner for encouraging parents to enrol their children in your school

o are doing this type of propaganda by banners and pamphlets > please share those photos in the mailing groups. So that all can do this. > Please share your banners and pamphlets photos here. > > regards, > > On Sunday 28 February 2016 08:15 PM, Gurumurthy K wrote: > > Dear tea

[Kannada Stf-12520] Re: [ms-stf '56778'] Science paper was tough and kannadamedium students fails to understand questions why every year only science paper difficult I don't understand plz give clarif

is year. every year science question paper was not >> difficult to our teachers.compare to other subject QP,sc QP is little bit >> difficult to rural Kannada medium students, they took passmark but cont >> get more marks >> On Apr 8, 2016 2:04 PM, "Gurumurthy K&q

[Kannada Stf-11719] language learning - videos

video resources for reading comprehension ... pls see.. Guru Forwarded Message Subject: Update | Reading Comprehension Strategies Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2016 08:29:36 + From: Teacher Pages Reply-To: Teacher Pages To: Guru

[Kannada Stf-14461] (environmental disaster) Biblical Flooding, Crocodiles in the Arctic and Warning Signs on North America's Highest Mountain

dear teachers I feel the most important subject in our high school curriculum must be how we can protect our environment, which is now subject to a very deadly attack by human beings. How we need to change our economics (development models), consumerist practices... specially in the so called

[Kannada Stf-15097] NCERT SURVEY - K'taka class 10 students score above national average in four subjects

"   Examinations may be far away but class 10 students seem to be on the right track. Karnataka students have scored more than the national average in English, mathematics, science and social science, according to the National Achievement Survey (NAS)-Class 10. Conducted by the National

[Kannada Stf-15208] The art of English writing (also applies to writing in Kannada or Hindi ....or .... )

*" the limits of your language are the limits of your world.” ... * *Ludwig Wittgenstein *Please read article for importance of teaching students to write well this is important both for them to write their exams ... and generally to write well in life ... Source

[Kannada Stf-15172] Psychological problems faced by school children. Movie haaro hakki.

http://m.deccanherald.com/articles.php?name=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deccanherald.com%2Fcontent%2F561269%2Fhaaro-hakki-depicts-problems-faced.html -- *For doubts on Ubuntu and other public software, visit http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Frequently_Asked_Questions **Are you using

[Kannada Stf-15180] 136th Birth Anniversary of Munshi Premchand - Hindi 'Upanyas Samrat'

Today is the 136th Birth Anniversary of Munshi Premchand. Google Search has put a doodle of Munshiji!! Every language teacher (every teacher) MUST read Premchand's short stories, which are translated into English also. His stories touch your soul Access Premchand stories from KOER ...

[Kannada Stf-15191] Re: 136th Birth Anniversary of Munshi Premchand - Hindi 'Upanyas Samrat'

, Bengaluru www.ITforChange.net On Sun, Jul 31, 2016 at 6:22 PM, Gurumurthy K <itfc.stfk...@gmail.com> wrote: > Today is the 136th Birth Anniversary of Munshi Premchand. Google Search > has put a doodle of Munshiji!! > > Every language teacher (every teacher) MUST read Premchand

[Kannada Stf-13864] 20,000 govt school teachers in Delhi involved in finding ways to make students learn the right lessons, and have fun

Dear teachers How delhi teachers are trying to address the huge gap between the student contexts and the text books comments welcome regards Guru source - http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-government-schools-teachers-smart-study-pronunciation-education-fun-2872300/ 20,000

[Kannada Stf-14354] Examine feasibility of LKG, UKG in govt schools: HC to Tamil Nadu Govt

Parental support and even pressure for governments to provide quality education is quite important, read article below regards Guru By: PTI | Chennai | Published:July 2, 2016 7:20 pm

[Kannada Stf-14423] Re: [ms-stf '60734'] Re: Parents protest replacement of textbooks with tabs

Dear Siddu sir you can access KOER for resources http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Main_Page and http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER regards Guru IT for Change, Bengaluru www.ITforChange.net On Sun, Jun 26, 2016 at 8:26 PM, siddu patil wrote: >

[Kannada Stf-14424] Fwd: [karnataka_teachereducators:1736] ERG_13th July 2016

Pls see invitation in mail below, and please participate *Documentary 'Resources in Education'* Guru IT for Change, Bengaluru www.ITforChange.net -- Forwarded message -- From: rvec Date: Fri, Jul 8, 2016 at 2:55 PM Subject:

[Kannada Stf-14323] Fwd: [karnataka_teachereducators:1734] Good presentation on language learning

of the language and process of knowledge generation in Kannada. I am giving the link here. It could probably shared. http://epapervijayavani.in/article.php?articleid=VVANI_BEN_20160707_9_4=46944 Regards Kumara Swamy On 7 July 2016 at 14:50, Gurumurthy K <itfc.stfk...@gmail.com> wrote: >

[Kannada Stf-15397] Tips for whatsapp members. Forwarded from a WhatsApp post

*How to function in a Whatsap group?* 1. Know the *purpose / reason* for the formation of the group and act accordingly. 2. Confirm the *validity of the news you wish to share* in your group before circulating it. 3. If the news you circulate is true, you will be respected by the members. It

[Kannada Stf-15399] The world has already finished off this year’s quota of natural resources

The world has already finished off this year’s quota of natural resources: http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/earth-overshoot-day-worlds-finished-off-this-years-quota-of-natural-resources/article8960296.ece -- *For doubts on Ubuntu and other public software, visit

[Kannada Stf-15395] " “Why Our Future Depends on Libraries, Reading and Daydreaming.” Reading for ones own pleasure .... one of the most important aims of language teachers / school education...

Neil Gaiman on Why We Read and What Books Do for the Human Experience The question of

[Kannada Stf-15215] Climate change (environment protection) a very important issue for education??

Dear teachers I think environment education / conservation, is perhaps the most important issue that we should have in our syllabus ... it will not be another 'subject' but the heart of all other subjects - science, social science, languages. Please read article below and share your thoughts

[Kannada Stf-14123] It is a much appreciated quality at the workplace. Why not try to develop it in the classroom?

nice article, useful life skill to develop in students (and in us :-) ) It can be done through actual practice - by encouraging formal debating in the classroom on issues and helping students to acknowledge their errors (as inevitable part of learning) openly ... this will support development of

[Kannada Stf-19033] the Internet (the digital world) ... brief past, present and future ... will it be a space of enslavement or empowerment???

Dear teachers, Happy Republic day ... As we celebrates the 68th Republic Day, we should think to what extent the goals of 'justice,liberty, equality and fraternity' that the preamble to the constitution ( http://www.constitution.org/cons/india/preamble.html) spoke of, are being promoted or

[Kannada Stf-19055] Social stratification in schools ... Bridge gap in school enrolment share (Dr HBC)

Dear teachers, Our colleague, Dr HB Chandrashekar has raised very important issue of inclusion in schools in his article in DH today. (article below) The current school system is seeing a very high level of social stratification, with the marginalized groups going mostly to Government schools.

[Kannada Stf-19375] two cities just committed to 100% renewable energy

Dear teachers, Global warming / climate change is going to have very serious (fatal) impact on all life, and the end of all life / human life is a possibility over the next few decades(?). One important cause of global warming is the use of fossil fuels (coal, petroleum) for energy that powers

[Kannada Stf-18882] Serious problem in Economics ....

dear Social Science teachers there is something seriously wrong with our Economic theory and practice today. In our text books we describe functioning of the economy ... with the aim of economic development and social justice/equity However in the last 2 1/2 decades (in India after the 1991

[Kannada Stf-16021] whatsapp settings

dear teachers you will be getting a message from whatsapp that facebook will get information about your whatsapp messages. this is to help facebook to use your whatsapp information to show advertisements on facebook since this violates our privacy and allows facebook to use our personal data,

[Kannada Stf-16664] Noam Chomsky on the Evolution of Language: A Bio-linguistic Perspective

Perhaps enabling our students to love language and reading is the most important ability that a school can give to students language permits us (in their words) to construct "from 25 or 30 sounds an infinite variety of expressions, which although not having any resemblance in

[Kannada Stf-16543] lets remove plastic from our lives ..... (France bans plastic cutlery)

France, in order to be more environmentally conscious, has become the first country to implement a new law banning the use of plastic silverware, plates and cups. Companies who produce these plastic products have until 2020 to make sure their products are biodegradable. read the article on

[Kannada Stf-15808] Climate Catastrophe as a key part of our high school syllabus

dear teachers, Climate change... can destroy our world .. our children need to learn about it, how can we bring it into our classrooms? in theory and practice... Some teachers have replied to earlier similar mails with their work in tree plantation, rain water harvesting, bio-diversity

[Kannada Stf-17631] California becomes first U.S. state to ban plastic bags

Karnataka Government has banned plastic use in Bengaluru. But not yet fully enforced :-( we need to completely stop use of most varieties of plastic items ... must to save our environment... Guru IT for Change In July of 2015, Hawaii made headlines when it completely banned the use of plastic

[Kannada Stf-17683] Let us avoid using plastic water bottles, specially the use and throw bottles (like bisleri, aqua fina etc etc) ....

Bottled water is one of the biggest threat to our environment. Let us stop using bottled water and let us educate our students also to avoid it always. We can carry our own water bottles and fill from water sources. read article below, it is for the National Parks in USA but equally applicable to

[Kannada Stf-17689] Govt may frame a new new education policy :-)

Prakash Javadekar told Parliamentarians that the government will appoint a new committee “headed by an educationist” to draft the new education policy read article on http://www.livemint.com/Education/O1WEuwZ4sOrcEniZjBfcpM/Govt-may-frame-a-new-new-education-policy.html Guru IT for Change,

[Kannada Stf-17725]

See a sentence that can be made to have eight different meanings by placing ONE WORD in all possible positions in the sentence: "I hit him in the eye yesterday." The word is "ONLY". The Message: 1. ONLY I hit him in the eye yesterday. (No one else did.) 2. I ONLY hit him in the eye yesterday.

[Kannada Stf-17333] School wiki page as school and community knowledge repository

http://googleweblight.com/?lite_url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/school-wiki-kerala-wikipedia-education-it-at-school-nov-1.html=udyglbtd=en-IN=1=804=www.google.co.in=1477890409=AF9Nedn7I7OWyV33kINbhoMVw1f_La80Aw We have a similar school wiki page on koer

[Kannada Stf-17442] MP scraps no-detention policy .....

there is a huge pressure to bring back exams/detention ... this is not going to solve the problem :-( Guru source - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/MP-scraps-no-detention-policy-to-restore-quality-education/articleshow/55106340.cms MP scraps no-detention policy to restore quality

[Kannada Stf-16991] having an active library in our schools....

dear teachers, Wishing you all 'Happy learning' on Saraswathi Pooja day today. Perhaps the most important gift of learning we can give our students, is to make them fall in love with books through our school library... read story below " Working and living in migrant farmworkers’ fields,

[Kannada Stf-18735] Even presence of smartphone may distract you from work!

dear Teachers more reason why we should ensure smart phones are not used in classrooms/schools regards Guru Even presence of smartphone may distract you from work! Tokyo, Jan 8, 2017 (PTI) As a part of their research, Associate Professor Jun-ichiro Kawahara of Hokkaido University and Motohiro

[Kannada Stf-18738] ‘Hi School Kuttikoottam’ to promote ICT among students, Kerala IT@Schools next steps....

Kerala has begun the next phase of its IT@Schools program... after ensuring ICT use in all high schools they are moving to structured work with and by students using ICT regards Guru source -

[Kannada Stf-17948] global warming will make barren our gangetic plains .....

Dear teachers for many years, it has been clear that the glaciers on top of the Himalayas are melting at faster rates, and the cycle of ice-water-ice that has sustained the water supply to most of North India is under strain. we are likely to see heavier rainfall, more water during rainy season

[Kannada Stf-17991] Dangers from digital technologies

Dangers from digital technologies. We must alert our students about the dangers and risks of using digital camera, Facebook indiscriminately. Guru Read todays-paper

[Kannada Stf-18660] How "Open Source" Seed Producers From the US to India Are Changing Global Food Production

The spirit of free and open source software (of making knowledge freely available for all..) is spreading across fields "... The Open Source Seed Initiative , inspired by "the free and open source software movement that has provided alternatives to proprietary software,"

[Kannada Stf-18564] समय की .. इस अनवरत बहती धारा में .. अपने चंद सालों का .. हिसाब क्या रखें .. !! ..... फिर भी नया साल मुबारक हो !!

In this relentless stream of time .. .. .. why to keep track of your few years .. !! ... (translation of first two lines of Hindi poem below ...poetry itself is a sufficient reason to learn as many languages as possible!!) - Dear teachers, still wish you all

[Kannada Stf-18485] "We live in a world of radical ignorance" – Robert Proctor... Must read article ...

Dear teachers, this article is very thought provoking... for me it highlighted an important role for teachers ... not to 'give our knowledge' to students to counter ignorance... but rather to help students develop skills to discriminate, judge, consult, be slow to judge... so that they can reduce

[Kannada Stf-18461] Re: 'population explosion' as a cause of poverty in India

f God." Merry Christmas to all regards, Guru IT for Change, Bengaluru www.ITforChange.net On Sun, Dec 25, 2016 at 1:18 PM, Gurumurthy K <itfc.stfk...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear teachers > > I learnt in my school that India's biggest (or one of India's biggest > problem

[Kannada Stf-18466] Hindi Literature Whatsapp Group - RULES FOR POSTING

Dear teachers, Most of you will also be members of many whatsapp groups. Sometimes, we find that the members post irrelevant and meaningless messages which waste reader's time. Sometimes the messages are offensive and create unnecessary quarrels in the group. To avoid such problems, the Hindi

[Kannada Stf-18460] 'population explosion' as a cause of poverty in India

Dear teachers I learnt in my school that India's biggest (or one of India's biggest problems) was 'population explosion'. During the emergency, mass sterilisation (often forced) was done to 'control population'. Even today, we have sterilisation camps (mostly for women), to reduce the

[Kannada Stf-18329] the crisis in teaching ....

Indeed, the reasons why teachers are leaving -- or not going into teaching in the first place -- are not difficult to discern : Micromanagement of teachers; disorganized school administration; a lack of voice in matters affecting school functioning; too few chances to teach collaboratively;

[Kannada Stf-18271] Prof Krishna Kumar on American education system and democracy

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/Mapping-the-American-mind/article16867412.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed_medium=RSS_campaign=RSS_Syndication -- *For doubts on Ubuntu and other public software, visit http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Frequently_Asked_Questions **Are you using

[Kannada Stf-18274] public health

In my previous post,I had shared Prof Krishna Kumar's article on Education and democracy ... and the dangers of privatised education ... read http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/38659-why-the-us-should-have-universal-healthcare for an article on why health too needs to be a public space -

[Kannada STF-20026] Paper shortage delays textbook printing

Dear teachers, If the text book supply to the schools gets delayed next year, as the article below suggests, what options do we have to still plan our classroom teaching in an effective manner? Any suggestions or comments? Is collecting text books from current batch students and giving them to

[Kannada STF-19890] World Water Day - water conservation structures have been constructed in over a hundred schools in Dakshina Kannada

Dear teachers, Yesterday was World Water Day. World is facing a serious water crisis... Schools and teachers can do a lot for water conservation... read an article on DK schools efforts... this can be done by most schools... regards, Guru Source -

[Kannada STF-20362] reducing consumption is essential to combat climate change ....

Dear teachers, making/keeping our lifestyle simple by avoiding/reducing consumption is a necessary individual action, to combat the danger of global warming ... here as teachers we can work with students through teaching and through personal example to lead a life of 'simple living, high

[Kannada STF-19680] ALL FEMALE TEACHERS SHOULD READ. ALL MALE TEACHERS MUST READ

Sharing some articles for our reflection today ... celebrated as Women's day... Please discuss with your students as well . regards, Guru, IT for Change, Bengaluru www.ITforChange.net Who tucks children into bed? This International Women’s Day, let’s talk about men and how much care work they

[Kannada STF-22479] ICT Student Text Book and Teacher Hand Book based on National ICT Curriculum

Dear Teachers, The Telangana Department of School Education, has developed, in collaboration with IT for Change, the student text book and teacher hand book for ICT integration in school education. This is perhaps the first ICT text book based on National ICT Curriculum

[Kannada STF-22712] Google voice search in eight more languages

Google voice search in eight more languages: http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/google-voice-search-in-eight-more-languages/article19493072.ece Pl try and share your feedback Guru -- --- 1.ವಿಷಯ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರ ವೇದಿಕೆಗೆ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಲು ಈ ಅರ್ಜಿಯನ್ನು ತುಂಬಿರಿ.

[Kannada STF-21902] Re: Let us avoid using plastic water bottles, specially the use and throw bottles (like bisleri, aqua fina etc etc) ....

www.ITforChange.net On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 12:01 PM, Gurumurthy K <itfc.stfk...@gmail.com> wrote: > Bottled water is one of the biggest threat to our environment. Let us stop > using bottled water and let us educate our students also to avoid it > always. We can carry our own water b

[Kannada STF-22353] Protecting our environment

We need such measures in all countries!! In the meantime, strengthen public transport systems and make them popular... regards Guru http://www.thehindu.com/business/uk-to-ban-diesel-petrol-cars/article19365771.ece U.K. to ban diesel, petrol cars Britain will join other European nations in

[Kannada STF-22337] Re: Let us avoid using plastic water bottles, specially the use and throw bottles (like bisleri, aqua fina etc etc) ....

, Bengaluru www.ITforChange.net On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 12:01 PM, Gurumurthy K <itfc.stfk...@gmail.com> wrote: > Bottled water is one of the biggest threat to our environment. Let us stop > using bottled water and let us educate our students also to avoid it > always. We can carry our ow

[Kannada STF-21777] Course on Inclusive Education

Dear teachers A* Certificate Course on Inclusive Education* is being offered by RVEC, Seva-in-Action and NIAS, using their experiences and the diverse range of field-tested materials and resources developed by them.The course content and materials draws from the unique synergy among

[Kannada STF-20501] India’s Silicon Valley Is Dying of Thirst. Your City May Be Next

Dear teachers, Perhaps the most important, certainly one of the most important steps young citizens need to learn is to conserve water and water sources ... at a micro level this means rain water harvesting, de-silting and protecting water bodies, reducing consumption to the essential minimum

[Kannada STF-20703] Computer virus attack. For ransom

2 lakh hit by 'unprecedented' cyberhack in 150 nations:Europol: http://www.deccanherald.com/content/611531/2-lakh-hit-unprecedented-cyberhack.html Affects computers with Windows operating system. Ubuntu system computers will not be affected. -- --- 1.ವಿಷಯ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರ ವೇದಿಕೆಗೆ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರನ್ನು

[Kannada STF-20709] Re: computers attacked and 'locked down' for ransom ... millions of computers in 99 countries affected ....

from Microsoft -https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms17-010.aspx IT for Change, Bengaluru www.ITforChange.net On Sat, May 13, 2017 at 1:45 PM, Gurumurthy K <itfc.stfk...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear teachers, > > Please keep updating the security updates on your comput

[Kannada STF-20609] ₹2,100 fine on women using mobile phones in public in U.P. village

The ruling was issued on Tuesday in Madora, mainly a Muslim hamlet. A village in Mathura in Uttar Pradesh has banned women from using mobile phones in public. Any woman found to be talking on a mobile phone in public will have to pay a fine of ₹2100. The all-male panchayat of Mandora village

[Kannada STF-20685] computers attacked and 'locked down' for ransom ... millions of computers in 99 countries affected ....

Dear teachers, Please keep updating the security updates on your computer. See article below. On Ubuntu, upgrade to the latest version can also be done freely without any license fees Pls do (see http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Kalpavriksha for information) regards, Guru

[Kannada STF-21524] The Real Threat of Artificial Intelligence

Dear teachers, Greetings on Eid-Ul-Fitr. Though the article below is mostly about economics, education will also be impacted greatly. In the area of education, AI / Big data will come through 'personal analytics' in which student assessment data on large scale will be analysed to 'predict'

[Kannada STF-20820] Making learning mother tongue (state language) compulsory

Dear teachers Kerala asssembly has passed a bill making learning Malayalam compulsory in all schools in Kerala (government schools, aided, unaided schools including state, cbse, icse boards) Malayalam will need to be learnt as a language (medium of instruction can be other languages) Is this a

[Kannada STF-20821] Inclusive education - 2 articles

Dear teachers and teacher educators, India has modified its copyright law to allow free translation of copyright texts, without needing any permissions, to cater to learners with disabilities. With the free and open source digital tools available today, teachers can collaborate to design and

[Kannada STF-20972] Re: [apscienceteachers-252] Inclusive education - 2 articles

, Bengaluru www.ITforChange.net On Fri, Jun 2, 2017 at 11:14 AM, Gurumurthy K <itfc.stfk...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Ebenezer sir > > 1. Ubuntu GNU/Linux is more secure than Windows. A Windows user can access > the programme files, while a Linux user cant. Only a Linux administra

[Kannada STF-20971] How companies try to take away our rights as consumers and citizens .... and recent Supreme court judgement.

Dear teachers normally when we pay money to 'buy' something, we should get all the rights to use it the way we want to. However companies try to restrict our rights to make more profits. For e.g. though refilling printer cartridges is much much cheaper than buying new cartridges, printer

[Kannada STF-21035] World Environment day ... two very happy news!!

Dear teachers You would have celebrated June 5th as World Environment day in your schools ... hopefully with sapling(s) being planted... or a water conservation program etc ... Usually these days, we hear news about environment destruction and sharing positive news/stories can give us good role

[Kannada STF-20486] 56,000 teachers High school teachers to be trained in IT

Source - http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/high-school-teachers-to-be-trained-in-it/article18314872.ece High school teachers to be trained in IT Staff Reporter MALAPPURAM April 29, 2017 23:37 IST IT@School is spearheading the training programme for 56,000 teachers during summer

[Kannada STF-21548] Re: [HindiSTF-'4239'] Re: The Real Threat of Artificial Intelligence

Dear Aravind sir, Yes, I agree that AI cannot replace human intelligence in a broad manner. But there will be specific areas where it will be much superior (as you know the Google AI computer recently defeated the world champion in the GO game (http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-40042581). "It is

[Kannada STF-21569] Another Ransomware virus hits Microsoft Windows computers across the globe

Dear teachers, Petrwrap/Petya/NotPetya is the latest powerful ransomware hitting Microsoft Windows computers across the globe - http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/hackers-strike-across-europe/article19156266.ece In India, operations at India's biggest container port in Mumbai was hit by

[Kannada STF-23706] Soon, computers will correct your English - Deccan Herald

http://m.deccanherald.com/articles.php?name=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deccanherald.com%2Fcontent%2F634140%2Fsoon-computers-correct-your-english.html -- --- 1.ವಿಷಯ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರ ವೇದಿಕೆಗೆ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಲು ಈ ಅರ್ಜಿಯನ್ನು ತುಂಬಿರಿ.

[Kannada STF-24055] India had 97 million underweight children in 2016

India had 97 million underweight children in 2016: http://www.deccanherald.com/content/637322/india-had-97-million-underweight.html -- --- 1.ವಿಷಯ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರ ವೇದಿಕೆಗೆ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಲು ಈ ಅರ್ಜಿಯನ್ನು ತುಂಬಿರಿ.

[Kannada STF-23482] Re: Blended course on Technology integrated learning”, for student teachers and teacher educators (B.Ed.) at Vijaya Teachers College.

. A nominal fee will be charged for the course participation to part cover course expenses. regards, Guru -- IT for Change, Bengaluru www.ITforChange.net On Mon, Jul 3, 2017 at 10:46 PM, Gurumurthy K <itfc.stfk...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear teachers, > > I am happy to share

[Kannada STF-23888] NCERT Journal - Voices of Teachers and Teacher Educators (Publication of August 17 Volume V Issue II)

Dear teachers Voices of Teachers and Teacher Educators (Publication of August 17 Volume V Issue II) has been recently released, it can be downloaded from http://ncert.nic.in/publication/journals/vtte.html ( Issue-II - Vol-V, August, 2017 )

[Kannada STF-23880] Global food crops also face Earth’s sixth great mass extinction

over reliance on few crops is a danger to our existence pl share your comments on the article below. this needs to be a part of our geography and economics teaching ... regards, Guru Source -

[Kannada STF-23018] (the dangerous) world of Chhota Bheem - The Hindu, Meenakshi A.

Dear teachers, the world of animation/multi-media is a powerful one for students/learners ... but it is only a medium of learning ... and can be as harmful as useful read article below from Hindu, today. Can we make simple animation films which bring life and life's lessons to our learners?

[Kannada STF-23017] Living lessons from the Narmada, Sumitra M. Gautama

dear teachers our Economics text books promote one view of development focus on growth through industry, massive infrastructure projects without discussing the costs on environment, on marginalized sections of society this view is becoming more and more untenable and we need to

[Kannada STF-24907] Have we lost our way.... Thought provoking article

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/have-we-lost-our-way/article20930124.ece -- --- 1.ವಿಷಯ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರ ವೇದಿಕೆಗೆ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಲು ಈ ಅರ್ಜಿಯನ್ನು ತುಂಬಿರಿ. -https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevqRdFngjbDtOF8YxgeXeL8xF62rdXuLpGJIhK6qzMaJ_Dcw/viewform 2. ಇಮೇಲ್ ಕಳುಹಿಸುವಾಗ

[Kannada STF-25034] Kerala Prepares to Take Public Schools to New Heights

Dear teachers, A happy and inspiring article about steps being taken to make public education (government schools) stronger and bring students back to government schools... this should be the priority for every education department/system in our country, to support government schools and

[Kannada STF-24428] Supporting adolescents to become resilient

dear teachers many times, when we discuss our students as being adolescents we associate this with risks/dangers/problems/challenges. The article below (from today's Hindu) discusses how we can help adolescents become resilient and become capable young adults. While the article mentions that

[Kannada STF-24506] Facial in classroom lands UP teacher in soup

Facial in classroom lands UP teacher in soup: http://www.deccanherald.com/content/641691/facial-classroom-lands-up-teacher.html -- --- 1.ವಿಷಯ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರ ವೇದಿಕೆಗೆ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಲು ಈ ಅರ್ಜಿಯನ್ನು ತುಂಬಿರಿ.

[Kannada STF-27364] Karl Marx in five core ideas

Karl Marx in five core ideas: http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/karl-marx-in-five-core-ideas/article23774957.ece Remembering Marx on his 200 birth anniversary today Marx was perhaps the most influential economist in the world... And his thoughts are more relevant as societies all

[Kannada STF-27383] 50% decrease in project burden for school students (Telangana)

Dear teachers will this be relevant to Karnataka also? regards Guru HYDERABAD: In a huge relief to students, the Telangana school education department has decided to slash the project burden by 50%. The rule, to

[Kannada STF-26011] Reuse, repair, recycle...... U.K. may impose tax on disposable cups

Going back to our native wisdom and protecting our environment U.K. may impose tax on disposable cups: http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/uk-may-impose-tax-on-disposable-cups/article22378627.ece Hope such measures will be taken up here as well GGuru -- --- 1.ವಿಷಯ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರ

[Kannada STF-26189] India ranks 177 out of 180 in Environmental Performance Index

India ranks 177 out of 180 in Environmental Performance Index: http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/india-ranks-177-out-of-180-in-environmental-performance-index/article22513016.ece -- --- 1.ವಿಷಯ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರ ವೇದಿಕೆಗೆ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಲು ಈ ಅರ್ಜಿಯನ್ನು ತುಂಬಿರಿ.

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