Check Out The Reasons Why The Richest Man In The World Withdrew His Children From School And What He Did That Will Amaze You

Check Out The Reasons Why The Richest Man In The World Withdrew His Children From School And What He Did That Will Amaze You

Feb 12, 2021

Education is something rich people don' t joke with in their life. Elon registered his children in Los Angeles at Mirman school, a private educational institute for gifted children that requires pupils to pass an IQ test, As you all expected Mirman school is for rich kids at least for you to enroll your ward, you must have 30000 dollars, while average student teacher ratio in America school is 16 to 1, Mirman school boast of a student ratio of 7 to 1 to tell you it a school with shocking standard.

Elon Musk withdrew his kid from the school disappointed, he said" The regular school weren' t doing the things that I thought should be done! well, let' s see what we can do, after he made this statement he established his school and named it AD ASTRA( WHICH MEANS TO THE STARS)

One of the most advanced technological citadel of learning making huge waves in the world.

1. Children aren' t conditioned to see learning as a race for grades

Unlike here in Nigeria and some other parts of the world, where school is synonymous to certificates and grades, where we also don' t care about learning but grades and degrees. Elon musk' s school doesn' t treat learning that way.

2. As astra school students are not compelled to sit in class for many hours. 

A Student can leave school anytime he/she want, or leave a lecture room when he/she feel the class is getting too long, Elon believes it not how long lecture is but the quality. Sometimes students can be asked to come to school in a week.

3. Ad Astra school focuses on getting the students to know why and how not just giving students theories or bulky notes. Elon musk said " if you want to teach children how engines work, you wouldn' t first teach them all about wrenches and all about screwdrivers. You would show them the engine, and ask how they would take it apart. Then, a very important thing happens, which is that the relevance of that tool becomes apparent"

4. As Astra makes children see school as a playing field.

Children likes to play, but Elon finds out that schools around the world don' t make it look like they need to play, he said playing makes children grow mentally, emotionally, it makes them creative, healthier and learning enjoyable. He also stated that children in Ad Astra hate going on vacation.

What is your take on this, do you think Elon is right? And would you love to learn in that kind of school or probably your kids. 

Share in the comment section.

The best comment gets a gift from me this valentine. 

CLASSROOM ACTIONS TO TAKE THIS YEAR, NO 1, IS A GAME CHANGER

CLASSROOM ACTIONS TO TAKE THIS YEAR, NO 1, IS A GAME CHANGER

Every new year comes with a new perspective, most times we set goals and strategic for attaining or improving certain aspects of our life's

As a teacher, we also are not exempted from setting goals and preparing strategic plans to achieving successful academic term. I belief we all pass through much to educate children most especially taking up their shortcomings.

This new term, there are some strategic actions we can employ in our classroom that can revolutionize our class.

1. Create a friendship relationship with your students - normally it should be called students-teacher relationship, however this conotes different meaning to different teachers, what I mean is that see them more as a tools to pass knowledge, This could be inform of positive words and engaging personal discussion such as 

how are they doing?, are you alright?, what do they think of something that involves them and much more?.

2. Eliminate corporal punishment - there are other means of correcting a student from cane, slapping, verbal insult e.t.c, look for other means and employ it, most especially student's who are naughty in my class are engage more so as to keep them occupied.

3. Minimize individual learning - try to promote learning as a group, group learning has been a game changer in my class. It builds academic excellent, cooperation and life skills that could not be taught individually.

All these can improve your class this term. Do have a wonderful term.

10 Netiquette guidelines every online student needs to know

10 Netiquette guidelines every online student needs to know

Learn how to be on your best behavior in an online classroom with 10 netiquette guidelines every online student needs to know.

1. NO YELLING, PLEASE

There’s a time and a place for everything—BUT IN MOST SITUATIONS TYPING IN ALL CAPS IS INAPPROPRIATE. Most readers tend to perceive it as shouting , If you have vision issues, there are ways to adjust how text displays so you can still see without coming across as angry.

2. Sarcasm can backfire

As a rule of thumb, it’s best to avoid sarcasm altogether in an online classroom. Instead, lean toward being polite and direct in the way you communicate to avoid these issues. This has happened in lots of my classes.

3. Don’t abuse the chat box

Chat boxes are incorporated into many online classes as a place for students to share ideas and ask questions related to the lesson even if the class is set on MUTE mode. It can be a helpful resource or a major distraction—it all depends on how well students know their classroom netiquette.

“Rather than asking relevant questions or giving clear answers, Treat it like the learning tool it’s meant to be, and try not to distract your classmates with off-topic discussions.

4. Set a respectful tone

Every day may feel like casual Friday in an online classroom where you don’t see anyone in person, but a certain level of formality is still expected in your communication with instructors. In addition to proper punctuation and spelling, it’s good netiquette to use respectful greetings and signatures, full sentences and even the same old “please” and “thank you” you use in real life.

5. Submit files the right way

You won’t be printing assignments and handing to them to your teacher in person, so knowing how to properly submit your work online is key to your success as an online student.

Always adhere to instructions and if I ask for your ICT assignment to be turned in via email in Docx format, you should abide to this, also I have lots of Student who tend to submit answers incomplete in a turn in mode on Google classroom, please take your time to type else where and copy and past to the section you need to submit your answers. Online course instructors often establish ground rules for file assignment submissions, like naming conventions that help them keep things organized or acceptable file formats. Ignoring these instructions is a common example of bad Netiquette.

6. Read first if you came in late 

Take some time to read through each of the previous discussion post responses before writing your own response. If the original post asked a specific question, there’s a good chance someone has already answered it. Submitting an answer that is eerily similar to a classmate’s indicates to the instructor that you haven’t paid attention to the conversation thus far. So do take time to read along previous conversation in an online class.

7. Think before you type

A passing comment spoken in class can be forgotten a few minutes later, but what you share in an online classroom is part of a permanent digital record. “Whether or not privacy settings are in place, the internet has a tendency to house things forever, and what you say privately can easily become public,” advises etiquette expert Devoreaux Walton.

8. Be kind, Punctual and a good student.

Online communication comes with a level of anonymity that doesn’t exist when you’re talking to someone face-to-face. Sometimes this leads people to behave rudely when they disagree with one another. You as well have to be time cautious and as well punctual to all schedule classes. Online students probably don’t have the complete anonymity that comes with using a screen name, but you could still fall prey to treating someone poorly because of the distance between screens. Make a point to be kind and respectful in your comments—even if you disagree with someone.

9. Use a name you bear in School.

Many students give the idea of Nick naming themselves in an online class and this gives the instructor a poor view of whom you are , and as well as allocation of grades to you, so to avoid errors like this , always use your official name in an online class.

10. Participate in any requested activities.

This is only shown if you have your icon display based on the difference in technology apps used for teaching, as for Zoom, it's a must you turn on your videos so the instructor can have a better view of your attention.

Thank you.

Anthony Adesanya.

TOPIC: DATA PROCESSING

TOPIC: DATA PROCESSING

Definition of Data

Data are raw facts. They are figures, words and symbols that have not been processed or put into meaningful form. Data can be referred to as raw material from which information is produced. Data is the plural of datum.

Types of Data

1.  Numeric data: Data consisting of digits and not letters of alphabets or special character. E.g. 0 – 9

2.  Alphabetic data: Data consisting of letters and not digits or special characters. A-Z and a-z

3.  Alpha-numeric data: Data consisting of digits, alphabets as well special characters. Ussm12, #,!,? 07/01/2019, etc.

Definition of Information

Information is processed data. Information is the result of processing, manipulating and organizing data in a way that adds to the knowledge of the person receiving it.

Data can be processed physically by human beings, example calculation such as addition, division, etc to give it more meaning. Data can also be processed using machines like calculators, computer, etc.

Definition of Data Processing

Data processing is a computer process that converts data into information.

Data Processing Cycle

Data processing cycle is the sequence of stages in processing data. The stages in data processing include:

1.  Data gathering or collection

2.  Data collation or preparation

3.  Input stage

4.  Processing stage

5.  Storage stage

6.  Output stage

 

Data Gathering: This is the process of collecting data together before processing.

 The methods of gathering data include:

a.   Interview

b.  Questionnaire

c.   Record review

d.  Observation

Before data are gathered the following must be taken into consideration:

i.  The types of data needed

ii. The scope of the data

iii. Purpose of the data

iv. Relevance of the data

v.  The plan for gathering

vi. The methods for data collection

 

Data Collation: Data collation is the assembly of data in standard order

 

Input Stage: At this stage data are entered into a device like calculator or computer for processing. In computer, data are entered via input devices such as, Keyboard, Mouse, Joy Stick, Light pen, Track Ball, Scanner, Graphic Tablet, Microphone, Magnetic Ink Card Reader (MICR), Optical Character Reader (OCR), Bar Code Reader, Optical Mark Reader (OMR),

 Processing Stage: This is the stage whereby data are converted from raw form to information or a useable form. In computer, data are processed in the Central Processing Unit (CPU). The CPU is the brain of the computer.  It serves as the main information processor in a computer.

Storage Stage: This is the stage where data are kept after processing. Processed data are stored in the main memory. The main memory is also known as primary or internal memory. There are basically two types of primary memory:

a.   RAM (Random Access Memory)

b.  ROM (Read Only Memory)

 

Output Stage: This is the last stage of data processing where the result gathered from processing the data is sent out for the user to see and use. Examples of output device include Monitor, Printer, Projector, Speaker, and Plotter. Output devices such as printers and monitors send the result on paper and screen respectively.

 

Importance of the Computer as a Tool for processing Data

Computers have an edge over other devices for data processing for data processing for its:

1.  Increased Accuracy: Computer as a tool for processing data has the ability to perform rapid and accurate calculation. Computers don’t make mistakes as human do except a wrong instruction is given.

2.  Efficient Storage facilities: Computer storage is more efficient such that the quantity of data stored at any point can be accessed anytime. It is reliable in terms of storage

3.  Fast Access to Information: Unlike searching for files in cabinets which takes longer time, computer has the ability to supply stored information quickly and easily.

4.  Handling Repetitive Tasks: Computer can perform a single task repetitively without being tired unlike you and me.

5.  The computers have the ability to work continuously and under conditions not suitable for human beings e.g. very cold or very hot environment.

General ICT questions

1) ____________ controls the way in which the computer system functions and provides a means by which users can interact with the computer. 

 A.    The operating system

 B.    The motherboard

 C.    The platform

 D.    Application software

2) The difference between people with access to computers and the Internet and those without this access is known as the: 

 A.    digital divide.

 B.    Internet divide.

 C.    Web divide.

 D.    cyberway divide.

3) Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a: 

 A.    mainframe

 B.    supercomputer

 C.    network

 D.    client

4) Word processing, spreadsheet, and photo-editing are examples of: 

 A.    application software.

 B.    system software.

 C.    operating system software.

 D.    platform software.

5) A ____________ is approximately one billion bytes. 

 A.    bit

 B.    kilobyte

 C.    gigabyte

 D.    megabyte

6) All of the following are examples of input devices EXCEPT a: 

 A.    scanner

 B.    mouse

 C.    printer

 D.    keyboard

7) Computers use the ____________ language to process data. 

 A.    relational

 B.    megabyte

 C.    binary

 D.    processing

8) In the binary language each letter of the alphabet, each number and each special character is made up of a unique combination of: 

 A.    eight bytes.

 B.    eight characters.

 C.    eight bits.

 D.    eight kilobytes.

9) ____________ is data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful way. 

 A.    A process

 B.    Information

 C.    Software

 D.    Storage

10) All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks EXCEPT: 

 A.    Viruses

 B.    Identity theft.

 C.    Hackers

 D.    Spam

11) Which of the following is an input device? 

 A.    Mouse

 B.    Keyboard

 C.    Scanner

 D.    All the above

12) The set of instructions that tells the computer what to do is 

 A.    Softcopy

 B.    Software

 C.    Hardware

 D.    Hardcopy

13) Which of the following stores more data? 

 A.    DVD

 B.    CD ROM

 C.    Floppy Disk

 D.    CD RW

14) —- is the heart of the computer and this is where all the computing is done. 

 A.    Keyboard

 B.    Monitor

 C.    Central Processing Unit

 D.    Printer

15) One byte is equivalent to 

 A.    8 bit

 B.    16 bit

 C.    32 bit

 D.    64 bit

16) To move forward through the tabs 

 A.    CTRL+TAB

 B.    CTRL+SHIFT+TAB

 C.    SHIFT+TAB

 D.    None of these

17) Personal computers can be connected together to form a 

 A.    server

 B.    network

 C.    supercomputer

 D.    enterprise

18) Choose the smallest memory size 

 A.    kilobyte

 B.    megabyte

 C.    gigabyte

 D.    terabyte

19) The steps and tasks needed to process data, such as responses to questions or clicking an icon, are called: 

 A.    instructions

 B.    operating system

 C.    application software

 D.    system unit

20) The operating system is the most common type of ____________ software. 

 A.    system

 B.    communication

 C.    application

 D.    word-processing

21) The ability to recover and read deleted or damaged files from a criminals computer is an example of a law enforcement specialty called: 

 A.    simulation

 B.    animation

 C.    robotics

 D.    computer forensics.

22) The base of the hexadecimal number system is 

 A.    2

 B.    8

 C.    10

 D.    16

23) Computer software includes 

 A.    Packaged programs

 B.    Application programs

 C.    Operating system programs

 D.    All of these

24) The Operating System Manages 

 A.    Processes

 B.    Memory

 C.    Disks and I/O devices

 D.    All of the above

25) Allocation of a resources in a time dependent manner to several program simultaneously called 

 A.    multi user

 B.    multi tasking

 C.    time sharing

 D.    None of these.

26) Data that are accumulated and processed in group called 

 A.    Group processing

 B.    Batch Processing

 C.    Time sharing

 D.    None of these.

27) Multiprocessing supports more then one_____ at the same time 

 A.    User

 B.    Process

 C.    Hardware

 D.    None of these.

28) Which of the following are true about firewalls? 

 A.    Follows a set of rules

 B.    Can be either a hardware or software device

 C.    Filters network traffic

 D.    All the above

29) What are the four things needed to connect to the Internet? 

 A.    Monitor, keyboard, mouse, modem

 B.    Telephone line, PDA, modem and computer

 C.    Telephone line, modem, computer, and an ISP

 D.    Modem, computer, PDA and ISP

30) 1024 bytes equals: 

 A.    1 KB

 B.    1 MB

 C.    1 GB

 D.    1 TB

31) What is e-commerce? 

 A.    Buying and selling computer products

 B.    Buying and selling products and services not found in stores

 C.    Buying and selling international goods

 D.    Buying and selling products and services over the Internet

32) The process of transferring files from a computer on the Internet to your computer is called 

 A.    Uploading

 B.    Forwarding

 C.    FTP

 D.    Downloading

33) A person who uses his expertise to gain access to other people’s computers to get information illegally or to cause damage is a 

 A.    Programmer

 B.    Analyst

 C.    Spammer

 D.    Hacker

34) What is the commonly used unit for measuring the sped of data transmission? 

 A.    Mega Hertz

 B.    Characters per second

 C.    Nano seconds

 D.    Bits per second

35) ‘Blue tooth’ technology allows 

 A.    Satellite communication

 B.    Wireless communication between equipments

 C.    Signal transmission on mobile phones only

 D.    Landline phone to mobile phone communication

36) All of the following statements concerning files are true EXCEPT: 

 A.    A file is a collection of related pieces of information stored together for easy reference.

 B.    Files can be generated from an application.

 C.    Files are stored in RAM.

 D.    Files should be organized in folders.

37) All of the following statements concerning windows are true EXCEPT: 

 A.    windows are an example of a command-driven environment.

 B.    windows can be resized and repositioned on the desktop.

 C.    more than one window can be open at a time.

 D.    toolbars and scrollbars are features of windows.

38) Verification of a login name and password is known as: 

 A.    configuration

 B.    accessibility

 C.    authentication

 D.    logging in

39) ____________ is the ability of an operating system to control the activities of multiple programs at the same time. 

 A.    Streamlining

 B.    Multiuser

 C.    Multitasking

 D.    Simulcasting

40) The operating system does all of the following EXCEPT: 

 A.    provide a way for the user to interact with the computer.

 B.    manage the central processing unit (CPU).

 C.    manage memory and storage.

 D.    enable users to perform a specific task such as document editing.

41) The term ‘Pentium’ is related to 

 A.    DVD

 B.    Hard Disk

 C.    Mouse

 D.    Microprocessor

42) Which of the following is a valid IP address? 

 A.    192.168.111.1111

 B.    192.168.1.1

 C.    192.168.900.1

 D.    192.900.168.1

43) ‘LAN’ means 

 A.    Least Area Network

 B.    Large Area Network

 C.    Local Area Network

 D.    Light Area Network

44) Java is a

 A.    Operating System

 B.    Compiler

 C.    Input Device

 D.    Programming Language

45) What is the shortcut key of printing a document for computer having windows? 

 A.    Shift + P

 B.    Alt + P

 C.    Ctrl + P

 D.    Ctrl + Shift + P

46) What does HTTP stands for? 

 A.    Head Tail Transfer Protocol

 B.    Hypertext Transfer Protocol

 C.    Hypertext Transfer Plot

 D.    Hypertext Transfer Plotter

47) Which of the following is a correct format of Email address? 

 A.    sales@website@info

 B.    sales@website.info

 C.    saleswebsite.info

 D.    sales.website.info

48) A Web site’s main page is called 

 A.    Browser Page

 B.    Search Page

 C.    Home Page

 D.    Bookmark

49) The basic unit of a worksheet into which you enter data in Excel is called a 

 A.    cell

 B.    table

 C.    box

 D.    column

50) Which of the following is an example of a binary number? 

 A.    A1BCD1

 B.    23456

 C.    005

 D.    100101

ICT as Transformation Tool

Computer Science / ICT Knowledge

 ICT AS A TRANSFORMATION TOOL AND ICT GADGETS

WHAT IS INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT)?

ICT: ICT stand for Information and Communication Technology.  “ICT can be defined as a wide range of technological tools and resources used for transmitting, analyzing, retrieving, storing, processing and gathering information. Furthermore, ICT helps us to communicate, create, disseminate, store, and manage information.” These involves the use of digital devices like digital television, computers, fax machine, mobile phones, satellite communication, GPS, the Internet, broadcasting technologies (radio and television), and telephony and so on.

AS A TRANSFORMATIONAL TOOL:  Information communication technology has being able to transform the world from several billions of Villages into one single global village. It is so important in the world today that it makes it necessary for every person to be competent in the use Information communication technology for the task they have to accomplish. Organization of all sizes, even the smallest schools and businesses, rely on computer to help them operate more efficiently and effectively.

ADVANTAGES OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

1. Information Availability: ICT has made it possible for information to be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through access on the internet. This means access to information is timely, better and cheaper.

2. Communication: Communication has become cheaper, quicker and more efficient. We can now communicate with anyone around the globe by the simply text messaging them or sending them an e-mail for an almost instantaneous part of the world and people can aslo be seen with the help of video conferencing.

3. Cost Effectiveness: Information communication technology helps to computerize the business process. Thus streaming business to make them extremely cost effective, money making machine. This in turn, will increase productivity, which will also increase profit and that means better pay and less strenuous working condition.

4. Bridging the cultural gap: Information communication technology has helped to bridge the cultural gap helping people from different cultures to communicate with one another and allowing for the exchange of views and ideas, thus increasing awareness and reducing prejudice.

5. More business operation time: ICT has made it possible for business to be open 24×7, all over the globe. This means that a business can be open anytime, anywhere, making purchase from different countries easier and more convenient. It also means that you can have goods delivered right to your door step without having to move an inch.

6. Creation of Job Opportunities: The best advantage of information communication technology is the creation of new and interesting job. Computer programmers, system analyzers, hardware and software developed and web designers are just some of the new job opportunity created with the help of it.

7. Versatility:  Computer can perform vast activities effectively. Where the human imagination fails, computer comes into the picture, for instance, observing the motion of very fast moving particles. They can also work with different types of data and information like graphics and audio visual character.

8. E-Commerce: With ICT evolution, people do not need to leave home to shop. One can shop online on different range of products (that is, buying and selling online). It speeds up transactions and processes.

9. E-Learning: The use of ICT in schools has made it possible for the processing of student’s data using spreadsheet packages or database system.

10. Global Economy: ICT which brought about global economy has become the vital engine for national growth.

11. Provision of Research material in the Health Sector: In the health sector ICT helps in diagnosing diseases and damages to the body with body scanning machines. Also helps in innovative ways of discovery new things in science, technology etc.

12. Closes gap and distance barrier in communication: Distance becomes irrelevant in business transaction dealings and movement of people.

13. Instant Chatting: ICT helps human being to interact with each other in new ways via social networks like face book, twitter, etc.

 DISADVANTAGES OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

1. UNEMPLOYMENT: While information communication technology may have streamlined the business process, it still has created job redundancies, downsizing and outsourcing. This means that a lot of lower and middle level jobs have been done away with, causing more people to become unemployed.

2. PRIVACY: Though information communication technology may have made communication so easy, quicker and more convenient, it has also given rise to privacy issues, from cell phone signal interceptions to e-mail hacking, people are now worried about their private information becoming public knowledge.

3. LACK OF JOB SECURITY: Industry experts believe that the internet has made job security a big issue since technology keeps advancing each day. This means that one has to be in a constant learning mode, in order for job to be secure.

4. ADDICTION: People tend to get addicted to the internet, especially the youth. When they are supposed to view, read or download something beneficial to them, they will be on the computer playing games, watching movies, etc

5. PORNOGRAPHY: The internet serves as a storehouse for several information resources including good and bad. Youths are exposed to malicious websites on the internet where they watch pornographic movies. This affect them psychologically and emotionally.

6. CYBER-CRIME: Some people disguise themselves as businessmen and women on the internet. They defraud people by obtaining money and other valuables from them using trick

7. PLAGIARISM: The invention of ICT has made plagiarism rampant. Plagiarism is the act of copying other peoples’ work and presenting them as ones’ own.

Other problem caused by ICT includes 

1. High cost of purchasing and maintaining ICT infrastructures and the cost of training personnel.

2. There is more frequent of accidents as a result of some ICT means of transportation.

3. Air pollution and environmental pollution

4. Bad network services are still prevalent in developing countries which is a problem in ICT.

5. ICT threatens other areas/fields of human Endeavour.

8. It promotes laziness due to over dependant on machines.

9. Virus threat is another factor affecting ICT.

10. ICT causes unemployment or job losses to some individual.

INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY GADGETS

An information communication technology gadget involves the technology and the applications which are used in creating communication, transmission and storage devices. There are many ICT gadgets which are used in communication technology. Some of them are:

1. GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE (GSM): Global system for mobile communication is an ICT gadget and second generation digital technology. GSM is top-class standard gadget relied on by millions of people worldwide. Today’s GSM is a huge success wireless technology and an unprecedented story of global achievement. It is approximated that 80 percent of the world used GSM technology while making wireless calls.

2. FAX MACHINE: The fax machine is a device that can send or receive picture and text over telephone line. The idea of fax machine has been around since 1842, when Alexander Bain invented a machine capable of receiving signals from telegraph wire and translating them into images on paper. However, fax machine did not become popular until mid 1980s. A fax machine consist of an optical scanner for digitizing image on paper, a printer for printing incoming fax message and a telephone for making the connection.

3. TELEPHONE: Telephone is an electronic telecommunication device used for transmitting and receiving sounds. The most basic function of a telephone is to allow communication between two points, whether they are near or far from each other.

4. COMPUTER SYSTEM: The computer system will include the computers along with software and peripherals devices that are necessary to make the computer function. Every computer system requires an operating system.

5. PAGER: A Pager is a small telecommunication device that receives and sends alert signals or short messages. It is the size of a pocket calculator and has built in miniature keyboard and LCD screen that can display several lines of text.

6. TELEX: Telex is a communication system consisting of small typewriters connected to a telephonic network to send and receive signals or message.

GENERAL BENEFITS OF ICT

• Greater efficiency throughout the school.
• Communication channels are increased through email, discussion groups and chat rooms.
• Regular use of ICT across different curriculum subjects can have a beneficial motivational influence on students’ learning.
• It provides faster, cheaper, timely and wider access to information
• It removes distance barriers in the communication, since any part of the world can be connected.
• It speeds up transmission and processing of information.
• It aids learning by providing access to a wide range of information.
• It makes business transaction easy since distance, time and space are not relevant

Sanwo-olu Honours Iyabo Elusakin Nigeria's Overall Best Teacher With A 3 Bedroom

Sanwo-olu Honours Iyabo Elusakin Nigeria's Overall Best Teacher With A 3 Bedroom -

A Lagos State teacher, Mrs Iyabo Elusakin, has been honoured by the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

Mrs. Elusakin won the award of the Overall Best Teacher in Nigeria.

She was presented with a 3 bedroom apartment and an award of excellence on Monday, 14th October 2019 in Alausa, Ikeja by the Governor.

The Governor noted that teachers are the backbone of education hence the government will continue to invest in their capacity development.

The 50-year-old teacher from Oriwu Senior Model College, Ikorodu had earlier been presented with a Hyundai Sonata car as star prize in Abuja on the occasion of the World Teachers Day 2019.

Mr Adeeko Olakekan of Baptist Boys High School Abeakuta, Ogun State emerged as the 1st runner up.

The 2019 World Teacher’s Day was themed “Young Teachers: The Future of the Profession.”

Elusakin while receiving the award in Abuja said she has been in the teaching profession for 27 years, noting that the award will spur her into more hard work.

Another Lagos Administrator, Mr. Pius Bababo of Government Junior College, Ketu was also adjudged as the Best School Administrator and Best School in Nigeria and was rewarded by the Governor at the Lagos House, Alausa.

The presentation witnessed the presence of the President, Muhammadu Buhari, who was represented by the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, as well as the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu ably represented by the Minister of State for Education, Hon. Emeka Nwajiuba.

The NUT National President, Comrade Nasir Idris was also in attendance which saw Adebiyi Abiola Temitayo emerged the over-all winner of the best teacher award, private school category and was gifted a brand new Hyundai Accent.

Credits: https://www.onews.com.ng/2019/10/sanwo-olu-honoured-overall-best-teacher-in-nigeria-iyabo-elusakin-with-a-3-bedroom-apartment/
 

8 Computer Skills For Every Teacher To Master

8 Computer Skills For Every Teacher To Master

8 Computer Skills For Every Teacher To Master

Computer Skills For Every Teacher To Master

Nowadays teachers have to make use of desktop PCs, laptop PCs, and even mobile devices like tablets while carrying out their core duties. Also, these professionals must be knowledgeable of computer related technologies. This, of course, includes the world wide web, email, desktop conferencing, video conferencing to name but a few among other skills for resume. As a skilled educator, you will have to aim for uncommon excellence and proficiency in this computer oriented era. Well here are some top 8 computer skills for every teacher to master that can be regarded as been mandatory.

1. Word Processing Skills

Word processors are certainly some of the most ancient applications all modern computers now feature. As a teacher, you will have to be skillful in utilizing the best word processors, which are currently available in the market. This will let you undertake and ultimately complete all your written communications with both your colleagues and students in a markedly time efficient manner. You will have to learn just how to check spelling, create tables, and even insert hyperlinks into your word documents. All in all, you will need to be in an excellent position of creating lengthy and well-formatted documents.

2. Spreadsheet Skills

An excellent mastery of spreadsheets applications is also among the top ones in 21st century skills list for educators. Such an invaluable software will let you conduct some of the most pertinent aspects of your teaching duties in a convenient and highly methodological way. Some of the most notable of these duties are compiling grades for your students and even masterfully charting any critical data you might wish to pass to them.

3. Database Management Skills

As a teacher, you will have to learn just how you can use databases. This includes been able to create database tables, storing, and retrieving data from those tables. While also knowing just how you can create the right queries for the information found in your institute’s databases.

4. Electronic Presentation Skills

Electronic presentation applications are, in essence, part and parcel of an educator’s various teaching duties. As such, you will have to find a way to master the art of creating electronic presentations for your classes. While more to the point, just how you can showcase them to your students and even colleagues and superiors.

5. Internet Navigation Skills

As you might probably be aware the world wide web is a great repository of all manner of information, which can definitely make your life as a teacher much more easier. Generally speaking, you will have to find a good way of been able to efficiently navigate the internet for the exact data or teaching resources you stand in need of. You will also have to be well conversant with the basics of advanced search, including the utilization of Boolean operators within your search engine queries.

6. Email Management Skills

Email is now the most preferred means of written communication for most of us, in both our professional and personal lives. As an educator, you will have to be highly skilled in sending and receiving email messages and the various applications you need to utilize. You will also be required to be conversant with the variety of features and functionalities that these computer applications boast of. This includes mass mailing, link insertions, and even the utilization of email attachments in your communications with both your colleagues and students.

7. Networking Skills

Teachers who wish to remain relevant in their given fields must also find the necessary time to fully grasp the basics of computer networking. If applicable, they should also try their level best to totally understand just how their institution’s computer network functions and exactly how it can be of benefit to them in their professional duties.

8. Touch Typing

Finally, touch typing is yet another essential computer skill, which all 21st century educators must take time to master. This particular skill lets you significantly improve typing speed as well as accuracy. This is brought about by simply relying on your motor reflexes as opposed to sight while typing. By mastering touch typing, you will find it infinitely easier to draft highly detailed and accurate texts in a quicker manner than you previously did. You will also learn how to integrate the right typing ‘best practices’ to prevent injuries and fatigue. This includes using the ideal typing posture and the right finger placement on your keyboard.

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A Candid Appeal To JAMB Over Its Massive Feasting On Nigerian Students

A Candid Appeal To JAMB Over Its Massive Feasting On Nigerian Students

Almost a year since the tertiary institutions entrance examination body, JAMB, remitted a whopping 7.8 billion naira to the Federal Government as surplus from the conduct of its 2018 UTME, Nigerians’ curiosity have increased to the exospheric heights as they are now demanding to know whether the board was established to be a profit making institution or not.

As the anticipation for answers persists, the JAMB, again, remitted N5 billion to the federal government’s coffers as yet another surplus from the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted last April.

But, we understand that the 1978 decree – amended in 1989 – that established JAMB does not in any way charge the agency with the responsibility of generating revenue for the federal government.

Its core responsibility, according to the founding decree, is preeminently to conduct Matriculation Examination for entry into all tertiary institutions and to “carry out other activities as are necessary or expedient for the full discharge…” of this responsibility, Section 5 (e) of the decree expressly states.

However, today, it is self-evident that the board has found means to accrue money well beyond the threshold of what is necessary and appropriate for a public institution whose primary goal is not revenue generation, but facilitation of educational pursuit of young Nigerians.

Realizing the humongous revenue made by the body in 2018, the federal government was compelled to reduce the cost of JAMB form from N5000 to 3, N500, but the reduction did not exactly dissuade JAMB’s profit ambition, hence the N6.3 billion realized from mere sales of forms in 2019. This excludes money realized from sales of change of course or institution and direct entry forms.

It should be made perfectly clear, without any word mincing, that the rot in JAMB as a public institution, is beyond human imagining. Nonetheless, the federal government has decidedly looked away especially now that its new boss, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede is proving to be productive judging by the board’s latest remittances.

In just two rounds of examination, 2018 and 2019 to be specific, Oloyede has raked approximately N15 billion in revenue compared to the paltry N50.7 million remitted by the agency between 2010 and 2016. The N51m is arguably all JAMB has made in over 40 years of its existence.

Now, the shocking diametric increase in revenue in less than 3 years that Oloyede took charge of JAMB didn’t seem to prompt an inquisition and audit into the account of the body by the Buhari-led administration with its flagship anti-corruption campaign.

But, every year, Nigerian students seeking admission are subjected to a vicious cycle of financial encumbrances and exploited by the same government or say its agency (JAMB) whose main goal should be to safeguard their interests and see that their educational dreams are attained with limited hassles.

Presently, NECO form is purchased at N9, 850 against previous N11, 350. Having scaled through, they are confronted with JAMB which squeezes N3, 500 or more out of them, then tertiary institutions for Post-UTME fees— that range from N2000 to N3000 and more. It is common knowledge that these serial exploitations do not guarantee admission.

As it stands, of over 1.8 million of them who took the 2019 UTME, only about 600, 000 or less will be admitted based on the annual admission capacity of about 273 tertiary institutions in the country today; Many candidates will have to retake and go through the same cycle next year as some of them have been doing already.

In the unlikely event that the federal government through the Ministry of Education, the National University Commission (NUC) or even JAMB itself will realize the need for a drastic reduction in the UTME fee, we advocate that such money remitted as surplus to the federal coffers be deployed to better the lot of Nigerian students and improve education in the country.

The commission should partner relevant education agencies and evolve ways to utilize the money to develop appropriate support systems that will cater for a teeming students or candidates from disadvantaged backgrounds and communities, rural areas and those with special educational needs & disabilities (SEND) who apply for the examination on a yearly basis.

Projects and causes abound in the education sector that the commission needs to venture into by the virtue of its revenue generating potentials. A fully-funded scholarships for its best candidates on a state by state basis is one of the judicious ways to utilize this revenue.

Furthermore, the creation of permanent CBT exam centres in various parts of the country will help ensure probity in the conduct of the exams and check incidences of exam malpractices. 

While calling on the federal government to probe JAMB’s account in order to ascertain what the commission has done with billions of naira it has generated over the past decades that it only remitted N51 million, we hold that the Joint Admission And Matriculation Board must review its charges on the Nigerians students and make any money made from them count for them.

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JAMB to review 687 CBT centres' reports before releasing UTME results

JAMB to review 687 CBT centres' reports before releasing UTME results

thenationonlineng.net

Apr 30, 2019 12:01 AM

The results of this year’s unified tertiary matriculation examination (UTME) will be released as soon as reports from the 687 Computer-Based Test centres used for the conduct of the examination are reviewed, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, has said.

The board said the review of reports from the centres would be concluded either Monday (yesterday) or Tuesday (today).

JAMB spokesperson Dr. Fabian Benjamin, who addressed reporters yesterday in Abuja on the issue, attributed the delay in releasing the results to fraudulent practices by some candidates.

The UTME was conducted between April 11 and 17.

Benjamin said some candidates abused some of the innovations introduced by the board, making it necessary to properly screen the UTME results to ensure that the board does not release the results of a compromised examination.

He said: “We are comparing reports from the field, and as soon as we finish – either today or tomorrow – we will commence the process of releasing the results.

“We are collecting reports from 687 centres. The results will be released as soon as we finish what we are doing.”

The JAMB spokesman also said the board would investigate issues bordering on biometric failure during the conduct of the examination.

There were reports of biometric verification challenge in some centres during the examination.

Benjamin said the board would look into it as soon as it finishes releasing the UTME results to ensure that candidates with genuine biometric issues are not made to suffer.

According to him, if a candidate could be captured during registration, there is nothing stopping the fingerprints of such candidate from being captured during the examination.

“As soon as we finish releasing results, we will look into it. If there is any candidate with genuine reason, we will see what we can do.

“We will investigate all issues of biometric verification. If we find the cases to be genuine, we will do the needful,” he said.

JAMB to release 2019 UTME results Monday

JAMB to release 2019 UTME results Monday

dailytrust.com.ng

Apr 28, 2019 6:45 AM

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has assured candidates of the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) that results would be ready from tomorrow, April 29.

The Board’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Bwari.

Benjamin said that screening of the results would soon be over and the result released.

“We are still screening but hopefully, anytime next week, the results will be ready,” he said. (NAN)

2019 UTME results still under scrutiny ― JAMB

2019 UTME results still under scrutiny ― JAMB

tribuneonlineng.com

THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has explained the delay in release of the results of the just concluded 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), saying it is a “programmed delay.”

The Board said the results are still under scrutiny following discovery that the cases of multiple registration and impersonation were massive.

JAMB made this known in its Weekly Bulletin made available to newsmen on Monday in Abuja, disclosing that over 100 candidates have been picked up by security agencies particularly for incident of multiple registration aimed at facilitating impersonation and “ghost” writing.

The Board, however, said the process of checking the results has been simplified, saying all a candidate needed to do was to send RESULT to 55019 using the same phone number that was used for registration and that the result would be returned as a Text Message.

JAMB Registrar, Professor Is-haq Oloyede, had vowed to ensure that no act of examination infraction could escape the eagle eye of the Board having engaged cutting edge technology to capture all activities taking place in all Computer Based Test (CBT) centres nationwide.

This is even as the Board announced that the results of all examinations held at two CBT centres in Abia State, namely Heritage and Infinity CBT Centre and Okwyzil Computer Institute Comprehensive School, Ugwunabo, Aba, have been cancelled due to widespread irregularities.

“By implication, all the results of all the examination sessions starting from 11th April to 18th, 2019 conducted by the Board at these two centres were cancelled,” JAMB said.

It said the action was taken after visual evidence derived from a careful review of the CCTV recordings by a panel of experts engaged by the Board, adding that some candidates who had not taken their examinations were however, relocated from the two centres to others when the officials of the Board discovered massive irregularities at the affected centres.

The Board in the Bulletin said: “After a thorough, rigorous and successful screening process to identify and apprehend examination cheats especially those involved in multiple registration through the combination of fingers for biometric capturing, group bulk registration by elite schools, which ended up mixing candidates’ data, JAMB would release the results of the 2019 UTME.

“The examination began on Thursday 11 April, 2019 and as usual the results are expected to be out within 24 to 48 hours as obtained in previous examinations held in 2017 and 2018.

“However, the Board does not want the release of the 2019 UTME results to be business as usual; hence the programmed delay, which is part of its deliberate efforts to properly scrutinize, identify and address all forms of examination malpractices, particularly as it pertains to ghost writing and multiple registrations.

“The Board has simplified the process of checking the 2019 UTME results conducted from Thursday 11th April, to Thursday 18th April, 2019 for candidates thereby precluding their unconscionable exploitation by shylock business centres which often take advantage of candidates,” the Board said.

Meanwhile, JAMB has disclosed that no less than 100 candidates have been arrested by security agencies nationwide as the Board recorded a major breakthrough in the efforts to sanitize the examination process and strengthen the integrity of the Board’s examination results.

The Board said the annual examination had been bedeviled by unwholesome practices of candidates, their parents and other accomplices.

JAMB particularly noted that the incident of multiple registration according to its findings with respect to biometrics, facial recognition and names among others, indicated that multiple registrations bloat the actual candidates’ registrations in any given year by as much as 30 per cent.

It said from the data available, this unwholesome act was not limited to any part of the country but cuts across all the states of the federation including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The Board said in its efforts to stamp out all forms of examination malpractices had synergised with security agencies nationwide to entrap the culprits resulting in their apprehension.

It said: “Among those arrested was a candidate who registered sixty-four (64) times in a bid to ‘ghost-write’ examination for 64 candidates since the examination runs for seven days with an average of three shifts per day per centre.

“It should be noted that the arrest of the suspects was made possible by the comprehensive and mandatory identity checks conducted on those taking the examination with a view to fishing out professional ghost writers before the release of the results.

Outrage As University Student Dies In Accident After He Was Sent Out Of Exam Hall To Get A Haircut

Outrage As University Student Dies In Accident After He Was Sent Out Of Exam Hall To Get A Haircut

lailasnews.com

Apr 2, 2019 12:06 PM

A 400-level student of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, COOU, has died in an accident after he was sent out of an exam Hall to go have a haircut.

The student, Ezeh Goodluck was prevented from sitting for his exam when he arrived his faculty on Monday, April 1.

Before going for the exam, his whatsapp status expressed hope that the exam will favour him.

However, he was denied entry into the exam hall because his haircut didn’t meet faculty standard and was also told to produce his ID card.

On his way to get a haircut, the bike he took had an accident which killed the rider while he was flung into a ditch where he was unconscious.

The COOU student died at the Chukwuemka Odumegwu Ojukwu Teaching Hospital, formerly Anambra State University Teaching Hospital.

The Summary Of 'Sweet Sixteen' By Bolaji Abdullahi. 2019 JAMB Novel - Education -

The Summary Of 'Sweet Sixteen' By Bolaji Abdullahi. 2019 JAMB Novel - Education - Nairaland

nairaland.com

Mar 11, 2019 8:54 PM

Today, we are going to provide you with The summary of Sweet Sixteen, Official Novel for 2019 JAMB UTME Candidates (Sweet Sixteen). As you all know we always make you to make Examinations easier as our name implies (RunzPortal).

In the past we have brought to you the summaries of the past recommended Novels, Last Days in Forcados High School by A. H. Mohammed and Independence By Sarah Ladipo Manyika, Reading now is the Recommended Novel for 2019 JAMB UTME Applicants (Sweet Sixteen by Bolaji Abdullahi)

The Characters In The Novel and Frequently Asked Questions With Their Answers.

Every year, JAMB tends to change the text to read by UTME applicants. JAMB has changed its previous text (INDEPENDENCE) by Sarah Ladipo and the new Text is “SWEET SIXTEEN” written by Bolaaji Abdullahi. Sweet Sixteen It is now the recommended text by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board for all candidates who want to seat for 2019 UTME.

Therefore, it becomes compulsory for you to get a copy and read it, summarize it and provide answers to some likely questions on it.

You don’t have to be worried, we realized you got a lot to read from JAMB SYLLABUS, so therefore, we have summarized JAMB ‘SWEET SIXTEEN” for you here and accompanies it with likely questions and answers to help you pass your JAMB with ease. You can download it on your phone or print it hard copy.

Important Fact in the Novel.

Author of Sweet 16:- Bolaji Abdullahi
Genre:- Genre means a type of art, literature, or music characterized by a specific form, content, and style. The Genre of Sweet Sixteen is Fiction
Number of Pages:- 157
Publication Year: Sweet sixteen was published on February 1, 2017
Where to Download/Get JAMB Sweet Sixteen?
Prospective students have started asking us where they can download JAMB Sweet Sixteen, someone even want to buy the novel so they can start preparing immediately.

You can now get the recommended text at any Bookstores nationwide or at any JAMB accredited computer-based centres. You can be patient, the novel will be issued to every candidate during the registration.

Aliya has to constantly remind her father that she is not a child but ‘a young adult.’ He does not always agree with her.

Summary of the Novel – “Sweet Sixteen” for UTME.
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Aliya has to constantly remind her father that she is not a child but ‘a young adult.’ He does not always agree with her.

But now that she is turning sixteen, he is sitting up and taking notice. The expected birthday card from him is replaced by a present and no holds barred letter – a page for each year she has lived.

It chronicles the lessons he has tried to teach her and the wisdom he has attempted to pass to her. It unburdens the burning questions she has about life and sometimes shows through the cluelessness of parental units.

Aliya questions who she is and why she is; with her father as a guide on this journey of discovery. An engaging coming of age guide on life and love for the teenage girl.

FULL REVIEW:

In Bolaji Abdullahi’s Sweet Sixteen, the protagonist, 16-year-old Aliya, whom her father refers to adoringly as ‘My First Lady,’ bombards her father with questions, some of which threw her journalist father off balance.

‘’Okay Daddy, what does HAK and KOTL mean?,’’Aliya asked. And when the father expressed his ignorance of the acronyms, Aliya gleefully supplied them; ‘’HAK means ‘Hugs and Kisses’ while KOTL means ‘Kiss On The Lips’.

And when she added that some students were caught on the school’s basketball court at night having ‘’53X’ (s3x), Mr Bello almost fainted. ‘’But…how do you know all these?,’’ he asked almost in consternation, to which Aliya replied: ‘’Come on Daddy, everybody knows these things.”

In his debut fictional work, Bolaji Abdullahi, who has written extensively over the years on politics, policy and development, laid bare in an absorbing page-turner, murky truths and hitherto unspeakable issues in the ever-challenging world of teenagers and young adults.

Divided into seven sections; The Letter, The Drive, Work, The Gandhi Test, Dating, Stereotype and Beauty, Sweet Sixteen’s central focus is a series of conversations between Mr Bello and her 16-year-old intelligent and precocious daughter on the ‘facts of life.’

These are topics which the book’s editor, Molara Wood, referred to on the book’s cover jacket as ‘’everything a teenage girl ever wanted to know but was afraid to ask.”

Another part of the book’s blurb referred to it as ‘’a parenting manual and a guidebook for young adults.”

The above notwithstanding, sociologists, educationists and policy-makers, as well as parents and guardians, are still divided on how much ‘sensitive’ information, especially on s3x education, should be divulged to teenagers.

For example, in a recent UK survey, more than half of parents do not think s3x education should be taught to children at school. According to a poll by baby product website babychild.org.uk; ‘’Many think it is inappropriate to teach children about s3x, whilst others think it should be a parent’s choice to inform their own children.”

However, on the other side of the coin, it is believed that, just as Aliya put it in Sweet Sixteen, most teenagers are already aware of what adults seem to be hiding from them.

According to one expert; ‘’Comprehensive s3x education doesn’t encourage kids to have s3x. Just like abstinence-only programmes, good comprehensive programmes teach students that abstinence is the only surefire way to prevent pregnancy and STDs.

The difference is that these programmes also give students realistic and factual information about the safety of various s3xual practices, and how to improve the odds.’’

In writing Sweet Sixteen, Bolaji Abdullahi, a former Nigerian Minister of Youths and Sports, among other previous jobs, must have critically weighed the above positions before taking on a smorgasbord of young adult topics that ranged from bullying, dating, stereotype, ethics and s3x education, among others

In pushing out his themes, the author finds a good ally in Aliya Bello, a teenager with a curious, fascinating and inquisitive mind and a devoted as well as a responsible father.

Mr Bello, as expected of any good father, took responsibility for the education of his daughter, including the tricky but very important aspect of s3x education.

Aliya is, therefore, fortunate to have a father who does not leave her to struggle alone with the demons that usually torment teenagers when awash in a flood of hormones and the pull of peer pressure.

The result is a compelling tale, loaded with morality and textured with a rich lyrical prose and young adult lingo…story-story, my bestie, OMG among others.

The storyline has an upper-middle-class flavour with luxuriant meals, leisurely Saturday drives and a Mrs Bello, the nurse, often distant from father and daughter.

But in the hinterland between fact and fiction, the author is able to deftly sift the core values from the emotion, the treat from the trick and for this, parents and guardians will forever be grateful.