https://iteach.ro:443/pg/blog/cristina.solomon/archive/1349038800/1351720800?view=rss https://iteach.ro/pg/blog/cristina.solomon/read/38208/aspects-regarding-the-relation-between-the-new-technologies-and-the-educational-process Sat, 13 Oct 2012 23:51:51 +0300 https://iteach.ro/pg/blog/cristina.solomon/read/38208/aspects-regarding-the-relation-between-the-new-technologies-and-the-educational-process     Hello, I am a teacher in kindergarten and I’ll tell you my view about my preschoolers’ benefits of the e- Twinning collaborative activities. I shall start with an introductory part about early childhood and its needs in education. In my opinion, in order to improve the educational system we have to find ways to improve the learning process and to do this we  first have to take into consideration and understand one thing: each child begins to learn from the first moment of his life. It is now when the initiation into language begins, where education starts.
    Children need a healthy environment,  age- appropriate feeding, love and care- these are the basic conditions for healthy adults. Beginning from0 to the age of 6, children develope their psychological and social skills, hence it is natural to think that positive attitude towards oneself and the world starts from the first moment of life. Give a smile to a child and he will smile back at you, tell a child about how much you like his drawing and next time he will try to amaze you even more!
    During these years kindergarten comes as their second home. Here children often express their need of active and participatory learning methods. If they are approached by appropriate methods they will learn better and faster. If the child learns to learn the world of images (stories’ images in kindergarten) , even when it comes to writing, images on the screen, it encourages them to want to learn reading and writing, to count, to express themselves, and communicate with others.
    I’ll start telling you about us (we= me and my preschoolers ) and the e- twinning collaborative activities’ benefits. We are new twinners; our activities are generally nice and pleasant but are more interesting since we are partners in three e- twinning projects, two projects are wonderful to the children and complements their needs, one project I initialized and it was realized by children simply extremely happy exclamation during a practical activities and crafts lesson.
     Chindren have watched a video in which it was shown how to create a beautiful teddy-bear. That video captured their attention- children were involved in that activity. They had the necessary material resources for the activity and they were preoccupied with the pleasant task, started to “work”. At the end they realized that their little hands really made a teddy-bear and most of them said: “I made it! I made it!!!”
    My preschoolers are thrilled about using computer, and eager to perform new activities, they share with love with others and also love when others share with them. I let them know they are the most important in implementing these projects’ activities. With e- twinning activities they enhance performance, they are the same but I notice the increase of their sense of responability and their concerning for sharing future activities.   
     When children are stimulated to be curious into the different aspects of life they are becoming more apt in learning efficiently and effectively in school.  Whether you are a parent or a teacher, find possible ways to plan your daily activities according to the needs of your children. Be instructive and constructive, allow your children to do things they like to do, encourage them in activities like singing, dancing, painting, drawing, modelling, let them talk about it and if they don’t, ask them! You will be delighted to meet them... over many years!

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