INKSCAPE

INKSCAPE

INTRODUCTION ABOUT INKSCAPE

Inkscape is a professional-quality vector graphics program running on Windows, Mac OS X and GNU / Linux systems. It is used by design professionals and amateurs around the world, to create a wide range of graphics such as illustrations, symbols, logos, charts, maps, and web graphics. Open Inkscape SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) uses W3C as a native format and is free and open-source.

ITS FEATURES AND FUNCTION

Object creation

• ·         Drawing: pencil tool (free drawing with simple paths), pen tool (creating Bézier curves and straight lines), line tool (free drawing using filled paths representing linear lines)
• ·         Shape tools: rectangles (may have rounded corners), ellipses (including circles, arcs, sections), stars/polygons (can be rounded and/or random), spirals
• ·         Text tool (polyline text, full edit on canvas)
• ·         Embedded bitmaps (with the command to create and embed bitmaps for selected objects)
• ·         Copying (direct copying of objects), including a tool to create patterns and arrangements for copying

Object manipulation

• ·         Shifts (motion, scaling, rotation, knitting), interactively by setting precise numeric values
• ·         Z-order operations (lift and lower)
• ·         Group objects ("select in the group" without ungrouping, or "Enter group" making it a temporary layer)
• ·         Alignment and distribution orders

Fill and stroke

• ·         Color selector (RGB, HSL, CMYK, color wheel, CMS)
• ·         Color Picker tool
• ·         Copy / paste pattern
• ·         Gradient Editor is capable of multiple stop gradients
• ·         Fill out the form (bitmap/vector)
• ·         Intermittent beat, with many predefined dash patterns
• ·         Path markers (end, start, and/or start marks, such as arrowheads)

Operations on paths

• ·         Edit node: move nodes, bezier handles, align node, distribute, etc.
• ·         Convert to path (for text objects or shapes), including stroke conversion to path
• ·         Logical operations
• ·         Streamline track, with variable threshold
• ·         Insetting and out setting a path, including dynamic and connected displacement objects
• ·         Bitmap tracking (color and monochrome paths)

Text support

·         Multi-line text

·         Uses any installed external fonts, including right-to-left scripts

·         Spacing, character spacing, line spacing

·         Path text (text and path remain editable)

·         Text in shape (fill shape after stroke)

Rendering

• ·         Full anti-aliasing display
• ·         Support alpha transparency for viewing and exporting PNG
• ·         Complete During Drag, rendering objects during interactive conversions

File formats

• ·         Create and edit a fully compatible SVG file format
• ·         Live View and edit the document tree in XML editor
• ·         Export PNG, OpenDocument, DXF, sk1, PDF, EPS, PostScript and more
• ·         Export command-line options and conversions

HOW IT CAN HELP IN YOUR CLASSROOM

• ·         To teach students vector drawing.
• ·         To draw maps.
• ·         Teachers can use Inscape to make worksheets.
• ·         Teachers and students can edit photos for presentations and publications.
• ·         Story telling after editing pictures using Inkscape.
• ·         Students can make a logo for the school logo competition.

SCREENSHOTS OF THE TOOL

Inclusive Education

What is Inclusive Education?

Inclusive education means that all students are present at and are welcomed by their schools in age-appropriate, regular classes and are supported to learn, contribute and participate in all aspects of the years of the school.

Inclusive education is about how we build up and design our schools, classrooms, programs, and activities so that all students learn and contribute together.

Schools are the heart of our communities, and Inclusion, I believe they are essential for a quality inclusive education system. Therefore it is important to support a public education system.

The benefit of Inclusive Education

All children benefit from inclusive education. It allows them to:

• Build up individual strengths and gifts, with high and appropriate expectations for each child.
• Work on individual goals at the same time as participating in the life of the classroom with other students their own age.
• Involve their parents in their education and in the activities of their local schools.
• Foster a school culture of respect and belonging. Inclusive education provides opportunities to learn about and accept individual differences, decrease the impact of harassment and bullying.
• Develop friendships with other children, each with their own individual needs and abilities.
• Positively affect both their school and society to appreciate diversity and inclusion on a broader level.

Why ban - teenagers making important decisions about their lives?

Why to ban - teenagers making important decisions about their lives..?

For many years parents have been making decisions for their teenage children’s. Most of the parents believe teenagers are not old enough to make decisions to their future.  But I strongly believe that teenagers should be allowed to make important decisions about their lives. 

The most important reason for my belief is that teenagers know their skills and abilities better than their parents and elders. This means that they can apply and show their abilities and skills confidently in their lifetime. Moreover, teenagers are the ones who are going to live their lives. So they should have the freedom to decide for themselves. As a result, they feel they are important and start being motivated to fulfill their dreams.

Furthermore, teenagers are independent. They will learn by making mistakes. This may result in them becoming a more responsible person in their lives. Lastly, teenagers need their own privacy and our parents must learn to trust us. Consequently, teenagers become more comfortable to be open and talk to their parents about everything in their life. 

However, a few people believe that the experience of the parents and elders make them aware of what is best for teenagers. Some others observed that immaturity of the teenagers may lead them to take wrong decisions. But I believe that everyone makes mistakes and mistakes made them more experienced. So, teenagers are also learning from their mistakes to be experienced.

In conclusion, allowing teenagers to make important decisions about their life is a blessing to them to their future. Besides, parents must trust them. Then only they will feel they are old enough to take decisions and to be a grown-up in their lifetime. So I firmly believe that teenagers should be allowed to make important decisions about their lives and their decisions should be accepted.

Working with parents to create a safe and accountable classroom

A teacher's duties do not end when the school day is over. There are lots of works to do. Like lesson plan, assignments and test or book to be marked, and general organization tasks to be complete. One and very important responsibility which begins when the school day is over is to communicate with parents about their child’s academic performance. It is commonly thought that teacher-parent contact occurs only when there is a problem. But this is not true. I believe it is very important to working with parents to create a safe and accountable classroom.

Why should parents be involved?

Increased parental involvement with the school is beneficial for everyone, the parents, teachers, and the students. The most important reason for my belief is that involving parents will improve the relationship between parents, teachers, and students. And also will have a beneficial effect on the community at large. Moreover, the teacher gains a great deal of insight into their students, his/her home environment and the students-parents relationship. This means that by understanding the student’s home life, the teacher can provide differentiated assignments to address the student’s perceived weakness and build on their strengths.

Some of the challenges of working with parents

However, there are some challenges to working with parents. Like, parents can be disinterested in their child’s school experience. This is an especially difficult situation for teachers who strive to create an ideal learning environment for the students but cannot establish a partnership with the child’s parents. In such a case, the options for the teachers are limited. He/she can continue to offer their support, in the hope that the parents will eventually agree to cooperate.

Some other challenges like increasing number of instances of parents finding difficult to provide academic support at home, even if they would like to do so. For example, the percentage of single-parent families has been steadily increasing over the world. Single parents often need to support their household on one income. As a result, the parent needs to work longer hours to earn money and is forced to sacrifice the time which would have been available to support the child’s learning.

Some tips when working with parents

There are lots of tips for teachers to help them work with parents. Firstly, keep the parents informed of what is happening in the classroom. And teachers should be aware of the parent’s home situation, this will allow for easier communication and diplomatic handling of sensitive issues. Furthermore, teachers have to be patient when parents come with concerns. Because it is natural and normal for parents to worry about their children’s, so as a teacher we should make every effort to resolve their concerns. Moreover, be prepared to discuss plans and the reasoning behind them, so parents will accept a new situation more easily if they can understand why things are being done in a particular way.

SPORTS INJURIES

Introduction

For many students, a positive academic environment is increasingly harder to obtain. This is mainly due to their lack of safety. Whether it be inside the classroom or out. 

Unfavorable situations at home, psychological stability, physical dangers, and violence all contribute to this evident shortage. There have been investigations on how organizations, teachers, and parents collaborate together in today's society to influence the students understanding of safety in school. The purpose of this paper is to display some information on sports injuries, first aids, and CPR.

Sports Injuries in School level

Playing sports is part of most childhoods. Physical education first entered the school system in 1820 and became an official requirement by law by 1855. Sports and physical education are not only part of the school curriculum, but about 30 million students are involved in an organized sport both in and out of school.

There are countless benefits associated with playing organized sports:

• Improved cognitive function
• Ability to work as a team
• Better physical strength and overall health
• Better time management skills, self-esteem, leadership abilities
• The likelihood for and active lifestyle in the long-run.

Adolescents who play sports are likely to be active at age 24 and only 3% of adults who play sports currently did not play when they were young.

A survey of 400 female corporate executives found 94% played a sport and that 61% say that has contributed to their career success.

However, despite the innumerable benefits, there is also a stark connection between playing sports and injuries. There are more than 3.5 million injuries each year among children aged 14 and younger. Additionally, 2.6 million children between the ages of 0-19 are treated for sports-related injuries.

While the size of these national numbers may be shocking, this reality is reflected by the concerns of individual parents across the country. For 9 out of 10 parents, the chance of injury is extremely top of mind and is a bigger concern than issues such as poor coaching, cost, or time commitment.

Luckily, most injuries fall under the “minor” category and most can be treated at home and at urgent care, saving you time and money.

If your kid gets injured during a sports activity, here’s what you can do immediately post-injury:

• RICE Method

Rest: stay off your injured area and rest for at least 48 hours
Ice: ice the injured area 4-8x per day for about 20 minutes
Compression: ask your urgent care clinic or doctor about the best way to compress the injured area (splits, boots, casts, wraps, etc.)
Elevation: elevate the injured area above heart level to help keep swelling down

• Stay out of the heat 
• Drink plenty of water and rest

If symptoms do not go away after resting, you should see a medical professional as soon as possible. Urgent care is often the quickest, most convenient, and most affordable first step in treating sports injuries.

Some of the most common sports injuries are:

• Sprains
• Strains (such as groin pulls and hamstring strains)
• Bruises
• Scrapes
• Dislocations
• Fractures
• Cuts
• Concussions
• Sunburns
• Pulled muscles
• Dehydration
• Tennis Elbow
• X-rays
• Stitches

Injuries happen. Make sure that your children and their coaches are prioritizing warm-ups, cool-downs, and wearing supportive footwear and you’ll be on the right path to a safe routine!

Drama

Drama and Elements of Drama

             Drama is written to be performed by actors and watched by an audience. In drama, there are 3 major elements which are literary, technical, and performance elements.

1) Literary elements

Plot- The basic storyline of the play.

Theme- Theme is the main idea or lesson to be learned from the play.

Character- The people portrayed by the actors in the play.

Dialogue- This refers to the words written by the playwright and spoken by the characters in the play.

Music – Music is often featured in the drama,

Spectacle - This refers to the visual elements of a play: sets, costumes, special effects, etc. The spectacle is everything that the audience sees as they watch the play.

2) Technical elements

    Scenery (set) - The artificial equipment, such as curtains, flats, backdrops, or platforms, used in a dramatic production to communicate environment.

Costumes- Clothing and accessories are worn by actors to portray the character.

Properties- Properties are any article, except costume or scenery, used as part of a dramatic production; any moveable object that appears on stage during a performance,

Lights- Light elements mean that every placement, intensity, and color of lights have to be set as needed to help communicate environment, mood, or feeling

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Sound- The effects and audience hear during the performance to communicate character, context, or environment. 

Makeup- Makeup includes costumes, wigs, and body paint used to transform an actor into a character.

3)   Performance elements

Acting- The use of face, body, and voice to portray the character

Character Motivation- The reason for a character’s behavior; an inducement for further action for a character in the drama.

Character Analysis- In responding to dramatic art, the process of examining how the elements of drama –literary, technical, and performance –are used.  

Empathy- The capacity to relate to the feelings of another

Elements of drama in the modern theatre

Plot- The basic storyline of the play

Theme- Theme is the main idea or lesson to be learned from the play.

Characters- People portrayed by the actors in the play.

Dialogue- The word written by playwright and spoken by characters in the play.

Convention - These are the techniques and methods used by the playwright and director to create the desired stylistic effect.

Genre - Genre refers to the type of play. Some examples of different genres include comedy, tragedy, mystery and historical play.

              Audience - This is the group of people who watch the play.   

    

 

Benefits of using drama in classrooms

Ø  Concentration

Ø  Organization skill

Ø  Enhance Physical expression

Ø  Voice and speech

Ø  Imagination

Ø  Social and emotional awareness

Ø  Critical thinking

Why Children Need Physical Education

Why Children Need Physical Education?

·         Physical education is an integral part of the total education of every child in Kindergarten through Grade 12. 

Quality physical education programs are needed to increase physical competence, health-related fitness, self-responsibility and enjoyment of physical activity for all students so that they can be physically active for a lifetime. Physical education programs can only provide these benefits if they are well-planned and well-implemented.

Improved Physical Fitness: Improves children's muscular strength, flexibility, muscular endurance, body composition, and cardiovascular endurance.

Skill Development: Develops motor skills, which allow for safe, successful and satisfying participation in physical activities.

Regular, Healthful Physical Activity: Provides a wide range of developmentally appropriate activities for all children.

Support of Other Subject Areas: Reinforces knowledge learned across the curriculum. Serves as a lab for application of content in science, math and social studies.

Self Discipline: Facilitates development of student responsibility for health and fitness.

Improved Judgment: Quality physical education can influence moral development. Students have the opportunity to assume leadership, cooperate with others; question actions and regulations and accept responsibility for their own behavior.

Stress Reduction: Physical activity becomes an outlet for releasing tension and anxiety, and facilitates emotional stability and resilience.

Strengthened Peer Relationships: Physical education can be a major force in helping children socialize with others successfully and provides opportunities to learn positive people skills. Especially during late childhood and adolescence, being able to participate in dances, games, and sports is an important part of peer culture.

Improved Self-confidence and Self-esteem: Physical education instills a stronger sense of self-worth in children based on their mastery of skills and concepts in physical activity. They can become more confident, assertive, independent and self-controlled.

Experience Setting Goals: Physical education provides children the opportunity to set and strive for personal, achievable goals.