[kictanet] Day one What Knowledge/Skills do we expect std 1 Pupils to acquire (Learning objectives and outcomes)

Mon Jun 10 14:53:16 EAT 2013

Thanks Jaco,

We will explore it extensively tomorrow as we focus on content.

Best Regards

On 6/10/13, Du Toit, Jaco <j.dutoit at unesco.org> wrote:
> Dear Barrack,
>
> The Commonwealth of Learning wiki educator is a good place to start looking
> at content, see http://wikieducator.org/Main_Page.
>
> Regards
> Jaco
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> Jaco DU TOIT
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> UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barrack Otieno [mailto:otieno.barrack at gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, June 10, 2013 1:58 PM
> To: Du Toit, Jaco
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day one What Knowledge/Skills do we expect std 1
> Pupils to acquire (Learning objectives and outcomes)
>
> Thanks Jaco, agreed,
>
> It appears the greatest challenge we have might be to define the type of
> content that would need to be plugged into the class one curriculum for
> example what was presented by Lucy, any experiences or best practices from
> UNESCO that we may want to look at from other countries in this respect?
>
> Best Regards
>
> On 6/10/13, Du Toit, Jaco <j.dutoit at unesco.org> wrote:
>> Dear Barrack,
>>
>> KIE has digital content, but let us not forget all the Open Education
>> Resources (OERs) that exist online and can be adapted to local needs.
>> Jaco
>>
>> -------------------------------------------------
>> Jaco DU TOIT
>> Adviser for Communication & Information UNESCO Regional Office for
>> Eastern Africa United Nations Avenue, UNON, Gigiri (Room C-104) P.O.
>> Box 30592-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
>> Tel: +254 (0)20 762 2346/2566
>> Fax +254 (0)20 762 2750
>> Email:j.dutoit at unesco.org,
>> Website: http://www.unesco-nairobi.org
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: kictanet
>> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+j.dutoit=unesco.org at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On
>> Behalf Of Barrack Otieno
>> Sent: Monday, June 10, 2013 1:51 PM
>> To: Du Toit, Jaco
>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day one What Knowledge/Skills do we expect std
>> 1 Pupils to acquire (Learning objectives and outcomes)
>>
>> Good Intervention Evans, absolutely on point, anyone with an idea as
>> to the kind of digital content we have at KIE ?
>>
>> Best Regards
>>
>> On 6/10/13, Evans Ikua <ikua.evans at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Well, as I said in a different post some time back, I have a child in
>>> Class 1. He has also been using a computer for more than 2 years
>>> actively.
>>> Everytime he gets a gadget, he is excited to try and explore it to
>>> see what is in it for him. Lately, I have shown him how to save his
>>> work and how to fish it out later if he needs to work on it again.
>>> Interestingly, when he learned to do this he wrote a piece about
>>> President Uhuru and its pretty obvious why he sees a connection to him!
>>>
>>> The one thing I know is that children like playing. So the content
>>> that they need is the same content that they learn at school,
>>> presented in a playful manner. This makes the learning fun. The child
>>> learns while thinking that they are playing. The use of technology is
>>> always to give us a better solution to something that we are already
>>> doing. So, if you are teaching a child math, use a computer and make
>>> that process easier and fun so that the technology makes the child
>>> learn better. That kills two birds with one stone.
>>>
>>> He also learns the how to navigate the computer and in the process
>>> learns how everything works together. Because he is "playing" with
>>> the mouse every day, he knows what a mouse is and what its used for.
>>> He learns keyboarding skills and the different keys. Basically, he
>>> becomes familiar to technology without realizing it.
>>>
>>> Ikua
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 12:34 PM, Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> @Lucy,
>>>>
>>>> Neither am I an expert in early childhood development. My ideas are
>>>> just off-my-finger-tips...hoping to stimulate other and better ideas
>>>> like yours below :-)  We are crowd-sourcing for ideas that we hope
>>>> can feed into the government strategy paper on this laptop project -
>>>> irrespective of whether it does exist or not.
>>>>
>>>> walu.
>>>>   ------------------------------
>>>>  *From:* Lucy Kimani <lkimani at yahoo.com>
>>>> *To:* Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com>
>>>> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
>>>> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>>>> *Sent:* Monday, June 10, 2013 11:09 AM
>>>>
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Day one What Knowledge/Skills do we expect
>>>> std
>>>> 1 Pupils to acquire (Learning objectives and outcomes)
>>>>
>>>> Walu,
>>>>
>>>> You are really selling our kids short:-)  I am no expert in
>>>> children's learning so I did some research and see 155 skills that
>>>> std 1 pupils can expect to learn here:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-1
>>>>
>>>> There is lots of stuff that we can look at as background material...
>>>>
>>>> http://savedwebhistory.com/k/computers-for-children
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.ped.state.nm.us/EarlyChildhood/dl08/preK/NM%20PreK%202006
>>>> % 20Early%20Learning%20Outcomes-Full%20Version.pdf
>>>>
>>>> --- On *Mon, 6/10/13, Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com>* wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> From: Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day one What Knowledge/Skills do we expect
>>>> std 1 Pupils to acquire (Learning objectives and outcomes)
>>>> To: lkimani at yahoo.com
>>>> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions"
>>>> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>>>> Date: Monday, June 10, 2013, 2:01 AM
>>>>
>>>>   Thnx Barrack for volunteering to moderate this week's session on
>>>> this topic.
>>>>
>>>> Looks like Listers are still waking up from their weekend and so I
>>>> will take the opportunity to be the first to shoot my ideas on what
>>>> we skills/knowledge expect the kids to have.
>>>>
>>>> 1. Usage Skills:- just basics of operating the gadget, turn on/off,
>>>> load basic programs such as typing, drawing, etc 2. Searching
>>>> skills:- ability to "google" around the devices for specific items -
>>>> very important in a world with an overload of information.
>>>> 3. Elementary Skills:- the NON-ICT stuff, we still have an
>>>> obligation to teach the kids reading, writing, and numerical skills
>>>> and so the question is how can ICTs support this elementary skill
>>>> build-up.
>>>>
>>>> walu.
>>>>
>>>>   ------------------------------
>>>> *From:* Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>
>>>> *To:* jwalu at yahoo.com
>>>> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
>>>> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>>>> *Sent:* Sunday, June 9, 2013 10:45 PM
>>>> *Subject:* [kictanet] Ensuring Effective Implementation of the
>>>> Laptop Project - The Key Variables (Day one What Knowledge/Skills do
>>>> we expect std
>>>> 1 Pupils to acquire (Learning objectives and outcomes)
>>>>
>>>>   Listers,
>>>>
>>>> Over the past two weeks we have had animated discussions on various
>>>> lists regarding the laptop project that is to be implemented by the
>>>> Government.
>>>> The outgoing permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information and
>>>> Communication Dr. Bitange Ndemo and his education counterpart Prof.
>>>> Godia attempted to join the discussion but could not provide
>>>> substantive response since the discussion was not structured. As
>>>> stakeholders in the ICT sector, we have decided to hold a five day
>>>> online discussion to gather views in a structured manner. This will
>>>> then be synthesized during a face to face meeting that will be
>>>> hosted by Strathmore University. We expect the Cabinet Secretaries
>>>> for Information and Communication, Education and their Principal
>>>> Secretaries to join us in the face to face meeting.
>>>>
>>>> This discussion will take place over a five day period and will be
>>>> as
>>>> follows:
>>>> 1. Day 1: What Knowledge/Skills do we expect std  1 Pupils to
>>>> acquire (Learning objectives and outcomes) 2. Day 2: What
>>>> Educational Content would support the Knowledge Objectives
>>>> above(examples of educ.
>>>> content/software used) 3. Day 3: How would this be delivered and
>>>> assessed? (Administrative & Institutional infrastructures at primary
>>>> school levels) 4. Day 4: Maintenance & Disposal (issues of support,
>>>> environmental concerns, etc) 5. Day 5: Wrapup and Way Forward (Key
>>>> declarations, what next)
>>>>
>>>> *Today we start with day 1
>>>> *
>>>> *What Knowledge/Skills do we expect std  1 Pupils to acquire
>>>> (Learning objectives and outcomes)*
>>>>
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>>>
>>> --
>>> *----------------------------------------------------
>>> Kind Regards,
>>> Evans Ikua,*
>>> lanetconsulting.com,
>>> lpi-eastafrica.org,
>>> ict-innovation.fossfa.net,
>>> Skype: @ikuae
>>> Cell: +254-722-955831
>>>
>>
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