The Malicious Virus

The Corona ….

As if all what is happening is never enough ! As if people still need more reasons to think of or worry about . Beside the political situations and the economical crises , a new threat now is making the people busy and worried . 

Corona . No dear it is not Corona Beer . It is Corona Virus !!!! 

What is this incurable virus that is infecting thousands of people around the world and especially China . And how suddenly these viruses are appearing and disappearing ??!!! are they for real ? is it the snake and the bat as they say the main reason behind ??? 

In this article I will be borrowing some “ facts “ that I pulled together from different sources that might be containing all what you need to know about the malicious virus .

Coronaviruses were first identified in the 1960s, but we don't know where they come from. They get their name from their crown-like shape. Sometimes, but not often, a coronavirus can infect both animals and humans.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a global health emergency over a new coronavirus that has killed at least 304 people in China following an outbreak in the central city of Wuhan, forcing a government lockdown in almost 20 cities that, in effect, has quarantined an estimated 56 million people.

More than 14,500 cases have been reported worldwide, most of them in China's Hubei province. A man from Wuhan also died in the Philippines on February 2, becoming the first fatality outside of China.
The virus has spread to many Asian countries, as well as Australia, Europe, North America and the Middle East. Nearly all of the dozens of cases outside China are among people who recently travelled there.
WHO has published a range of interim guidance for all countries on how they can prepare for the virus, including how to monitor for sick people, test samples, treat patients and communicate risks to the public
Common signs of infection include fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. In more severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure and death
There is no vaccine yet. Nine studies are examining coronavirus vaccine development.

"Development of vaccine is a complex process, and it's not going to be available tomorrow," said Nancy Messonnier, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.

While there is no particular treatment for the coronavirus, recommended measures are similar to those for cold, such as rest and drinking a lot of fluid

References:
Usatoday.com
Www.bloomberg.com
Aljazeera.com
Www.webmd.com

Our Challanging Year

Exceptionally Challenging !

Challenges are a part of everyday life. They make us stronger and without them life becomes somewhat meaningless because we have nothing to compare the good times to. Regardless of the challenge, facing up to it is key. Doing so will make you feel like you can take care of yourself, it will also make you understand the value of what you have now. Facing up to challenges and living through them give us the experiences that make up our life.

As a matter of fact, many challenges will face the teachers each year. To clarify, each year is challenging: new students, teaching ways, behavior…  I love interacting with young people and help them develop and work, it is a satisfying profession. However, sometimes, in most cases there will be lack of teamwork between me and my students. In order to give in, I must receive. On the top of that, each student has different style of understanding, thus trying to find new strategies is a challenge in order to make sure any idea is fully understood.

Moreover, being a student at the same time couldn’t be more challenging. Here, time plays an important role. Between the stress and lack of resting it’s a whole new journey. But being satisfied with my call makes it less challenging. Yet, returning home late and trying to finish my duty plus closing of the roads and the condition of the country… it’s a huge problem. It only makes sense returning home early when it’s snowing, it seemed difficult and award leaving for another reason. I could go on and on and on non-stop.

In conclusion, every year is a challenge for me yet a reward at the same time. Being a student and a teacher is like a great feeling. Being able to learn and pass my knowledge to the generation feels awesome.

ActivInspire

It's the time to replace all white boards at schools

New technologies are evidently gaining access to daily school life. Considering new challenges, the educators search for new ways to update educational content in the 21st Century when learning paradigms are changing. Soon, the new technological tools and solutions become predominant and change the traditional approach to teaching and learning, such as Active boards.

A software program for Promethean Boards. ActivInspire software helps teachers bring lessons to life with rich, powerful activities that grab students' attention, blending real-time assessment and real-world experience into the learning process.

Promethean is a global leader in interactive displays and interactive screens for education that expand student perspectives in the classroom.

Teachers have a positive opinion about the use of this system, and emphasize in particular the aspect of usefulness of the audience response system. For example: different styles of teaching, better visuals, online resources, and environmentally friendly.

Generally, according to producers of technological tools and software, such technologies with specially adapted material are useful for a number of functions. They help the teachers to integrate digital technologies into the educational process. In addition, widen possibilities of digital demonstration and modelling. Further, they improve communication between teachers and class during the lesson.

As a result, we cannot overstate the importance, value, and hard work that teachers have put into the millions of ActivInspire lessons and activities created.

Reference : https://sites.google.com/site/learnteachtech/technology-of-the-week/activinspire-promethean