On Saturday 16th November, We
conducted a workshop on Developing ICT Skills for both CIE and CBSE teachers.
We introduced "Scratch" software. Basically Scratch is an educational
programming language and multimedia authoring tool that can be used by
pupils, teachers, and parents for a range of educational and entertainment constructivist projects from math and science projects, including simulations
and visualizations of experiments, recording lectures with animated
presentations, to social sciences animated stories, and interactive art and music. Simple
games can be made with it, as well. Teachers enjoyed a lot while playing with sprites, changing backgrounds and creating their own stories.
Simrit Kaur
I had a pile of trials answer scripts waiting to
be marked and the CIE Saturday's schedule showed a "Developing ICT Skills
Workshop" and I was wondering if I would be whiling away time by going to
the ICT lab but I was wrong and somehow we pushed ourselves to the ICT lab. Little
did we know about the surprise awaiting us.
Ms. Simrit and Ms. Shikha introduced us to
software named "Scratch". It is a toolkit which allows kids and
elders to make games, animated stories, interactive art, and share with others
on the Net.
We learnt how to use the software and all the
inbuilt features such as motion, sound, and control. I created a sprite and
picked out a picture of a dog from the software which was inbuilt and put
motion into it and we could even control the motion, the angle of rotation etc.
Oh!! So many innumerable features in it!!
I feel really happy that I attended the workshop
and thank you so much for organizing such wonderful workshops. It is truly said
by Mahatma Gandhi, “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were
to live forever.”
Oops!! Forgot about the answer scripts, let me
get back to them till the "scratch software" gets downloaded in my
laptop.
Siby Gladis
It is really great to know that international schools in Hyderabad conduct workshops for teachers from other campuses.
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