Fruits Of My Tree

ECN: Session 7_Week 1_Scenario 10_Activity 2.1:

Fruits of My Tree:

I played this game with my students and revealed the following virtues of valued life.

1) Honesty,

2) Fairness,

3) Straightforwardness,

4) Dependability,

5) Cooperativeness,

6) Determination,

7) Imagination,

8) Ambition,

9) Courage,

10) Caring,

11) Maturity,

12) Loyalty,

13) Self-control,

14) Independence.

15) Integrity

16) Respectfulness

17) Responsibility

18) Humility

19) Forgiveness

20) Politeness

21) Non Violence

Students also told the quotes:

·        “Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.”
― Albert Einstein

·        “Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.”
― Socrates

·       

    Principle of my Life:

 "Live And Let Live In An Innovative Way."

Cooperative Juggling

ECN: Session 6 _ Week 2 _ Scenario 8_ Activity 1:

Cooperative Juggling Game

Objective:

To appreciate that through unity of action and coordination it becomes easier to perform even difficult tasks.

Experience:

Through this activity all group members developed their concentration, coordination, communication   level. It teaches us to be more active, to be in action and coordination, to remember the persons to which we've to throw the ball and from which we've to collect the ball. And we can complete the difficult tasks.  

They teach new norm: cooperation versus competition. This helps build a positive social climate, which feels safe and enjoyable to children.

Cooperative games teach kindness and fairness and demonstrate the increased productivity of working together rather than against each other. Thus it model peaceful and equitable social interaction needed in the 21st century global community.

We can implement it at Swachhata Abhiyan, all the projects where always communication goes on in a proper way, at equal level. Through this activity students learn many social values enjoy fully.

Adjective Game

ECN : Session 6 – Week 2 - Scenario 7 - Activity 1 :

Adjective Game

Objective:

To enhance unity among the group members by associating and remembering a good quality in each member.

Experience:

We all game members and particularly I like the game. It furnishes our childhood memories.  It increases our memory capacity.  It also expresses the specialty of our name. It was easy as we are playing it from childhood. For my name Suvarna the adjective names are "Sober Suvarna", "Sincere Suvarna" "Sweet Suvarna"……any many more.

I feel associating a good quality to someone is always a good experience.  It results in healthy relationship or friendship with moral values.

If any group member or game member is having an adjective problem then other can help him or can give some suggestions but these are conditional. To complete the task enjoy fully everyone want to be an active participation. Thus it improves cooperation and collaboration quality.

It was a very nice activity. It improves our brain capacity, enjoyment with the moral and ethical values like cooperation, collaboration, enthusiasm, group work (unity) and many more. So it was a very nice experience.

Video of the Game : 

Guard The Treasure Game

ECN:  Session 6 - Week 1 - Scenario 5 - Activity 8:

Guard The Treasure:

Objective:

To experience how difficult life could be without trustworthiness.

Experience :

            Students are very well known with the fact that:

"Trustworthy people are respectful. Trustworthy people respect themselves and others, too. Trustworthy people possess good manners and strong values".

During the game students & I experience the following:

            Mostly all members got the chance to snatch the treasure. While guarding the treasure obviously we feel that no one should snatch the treasure & we try our best for the same. But when we have to snatch the treasure, we misguide the guarder & try to snatch the treasure when guarder is not noticing us. In both cases, we are happy if successful. If not successful, then tries with other ideas to be successful. In our daily life, we should take care of our own things & should not try to snatch other's property (includes everything).

When your team trusts you as a leader, it increases commitment to team goals. Communication improves, and ideas flow more freely, increasing creativity and productivity. Perhaps most important, in the hands of a trusted leader, employees are more comfortable with change and more willing to embrace a new vision. We all believe that no relationship is successful without trust,without honesty. Self-respect and being trustworthy are the most important things in friendship. An honest with friends stands with you at every stage of life. Trustworthiness and honesty develops positive relationship.  

Experience as a Developer and Nurturer of E-Culture :

                  As an E-Culture Developer and Nurturer I will promote the use of ICT, E-Learning in education. I will try to increase the integrity, communication skills, leadership qualities like problem solving, decision making, fairness, etc.

      

Sharing The Resources

ECN: Session 6 _Scenario 8_ Activity 1:

Sharing The Paper Game

Objective:

To appreciate that a quality such as sharing when practiced in the family can make life more interesting, can bring more unity, and can stop wastage of resources.

Experience:

This game is very effective for building the moral value - sharing resources in family, in friends & in life. Students shared the details of resources with various examples as -

·           Resources are limited both qualitatively and quantitatively.

o    E.g. Time, Energy, Petrol, Diesel, Water

·           Resources are Useful.

o    E.g. Knowledge & Money.

·           Resources are interrelated and interdependent.

o    E.g. Petrol, Diesel, Water

·           Resources have alternative uses.

o    E.g. Money

·           One resource may be substituted for another.

o    E.g. Side business

Students understands the importance of unity. Families are the most important economic units in society. If family is united then it can overcome any worst circumstances easily & can enjoy together.  And through this game they decided to share all the possible resources in their families so that they can prevent the wastage of resources and can helpful in surviving the environment.

Power of Imagination & Visualization

Session 5 – Week 1 - Scenario 1 - Activity 2 :

Vision game experience:

In general, when we have a task, initially due to our own limitations and boundaries we feel that we cannot do this. But when we try, we can go one step towards the goal  & when we combine the power of visualization and imagination, we can go much more further than our own boundaries.  That means visualization and imagination enables the person to achieve what he thinks is beyond his capacity.

All the participants - we group members and students enjoyed the game and finally concluded that "Creative visualization is a mental technique that uses the imagination to make your goals and dreams come to life. You can improve your life and attract to you success, health and prosperity. It is a power that can:

• transform your habits into good habits
• improve your lifestyle
• create events to take shape
• attract money and possessions
• bring you an abundance of work
• connect you to the right people
• invite love into your life
• increase health and happiness."

Creative visualization uses the power of the mind, which is the potential behind every success.

Some Snaps and a video of the activity : 

Students with group members

Group Members

Online Discussion

Online Discussion :

Online discussions can be greatly beneficial to student learning. Online discussions need careful planning if they are to be successful, but as a precursor you might like to consider the advantages and disadvantages of online discussions.

Advantages :

1.     Students can participate from any place at the time of discussion.

2.     It activates the students to think in all angle and develop their ideas.

3.     Some students avoids face-to-face communication, it is always beneficial for them.

4.     It can save the timing of teachers as well as parents and students.

5.     Individual attention is possible.

6.     Students get more time to develop and express their ideas,

7.     Answers given by both teachers and students can be visible to all.

8.     It is one of the effective and efficient way of teaching and learning process.

Disadvantages :

1.     Some students may not express themselves due to some personal problems like poor writing skills,, some facial problems, etc.

2.     And due to this these students only agree with others.

3.     Needs to be moderated and monitored for inappropriate postings.

4.     Should have Technical knowledge.

5.     Accessing of all peripherals must be OK.

 Table of rules and regulations to manage an online discussion.

Sr.No	Rules and Regulations
1	Everyone should participate by sharing their ideas and perspectives
2	When you speak, state your name and where you live.
3	One person speaks at a time.
4	Listen to and respect other points of view
5	No one or two individuals should dominate a discussion
6	Prevent conflict and misunderstanding
7	Be polite and respectful
8	Be tolerant of views expressed by others
9	Address the idea, not the person
10	Think carefully about what you write with Proper Writing Style
11	Promote openness to points of view and increase learning
12	Help Others
13	Respect Diversity
14	Manage problems before and as they occur
15	Build trust and a sense of safety among group participants

 Manage & Conduct Online Discussion using above rules & regulations:

As all team members are very nicely aware of the advantages, disadvantages, rules & regulations of the online discussion, our online discussion fulfilled it's purpose, it's motive. All team members are satisfied with complete process,  and it's final successful output.

Essential Points For Website Designing

  

Essential Points In Creating a Website :

Website usability plays a vital role in the success of a website. Good usability helps to provide a seamless experience for visitors and improves your   chances of success. It is one of the factors that sets a professionally designed website apart from the rest. It can help to make your website a success.

   Identify Your Goal :

Setting up your goal is very important. Make a list of everything you want from your website. Create a list of queries like what kind of website you want to design, why you are designing the website, what outcomes you expect from that web and many more. Identifying your goals and planning a strategy according to those goals is the first step of your hundred miles journey here.

    Well Planned Information Navigation and Architecture:

Having a clear site navigation helps your visitors easily find what they are looking for. Not only visitors, clear site navigation also helps search engines in indexing your website pages easily. Every important page of a good business website is directly linked from the home page. Any page of your website should not be two clicks away from your home page.

   Concentrate More on Home Page :

     Your website should have potential to impress the visitor within the first 10 seconds he or she visits your website. Actually, these moments are very valuable because over 90% visitors take immediate decision about you and your website by watching the home page. A good business website should not leave scope for guessing, it should clearly convey what's  on offer  as soon as a visitor arrives.

   Clear & Visible Call to Action(CTA) :

Your website should clearly guide them what should be their next step to complete the task. Call to actions are important to turn a website visitor into a customer. Add contact info in top right and footer with their quick links. Request a quote button should stand out and clearly visible from the rest of the content of the website. Generally use of a different color constantly for call to action on the website proves very effective.

    Mobile friendly Version or Mobile Compatibility :

Every second, 25% of people are using smartphone and tablets for browsing webs and this is why, your website should be mobile optimized. If you don’t want to stay behind from your competitors, you should also prefer designing the mobile version of your website.

   Importance of  ‘About Us’ :

It impressive to tell more about your customers than the company in About Us page. This is how  you can create a humble and engaging portrait of your team before visitors. You should present your information attractively in this section of the web.

   Excellent visual design :

This is the basic thing but it works as an essential element for success of your website. The principle of applying attractive templates in web designing reflects your brand well and successfully catches your visitors. However, the number of colors you incorporate in your design is also a very important aspect. Too many colors become visually distracting, so most modern website designs opt for only two or at the most three in their major design elements.

   Be cautious about Content :

There is no alternative to high quality content. Only good quality content can engage visitors.

   Robust Content Management System (CMS)  and back-end infrastructure :

This all depends upon the ability of your website to updating contents and interacting with visitors. The platform your website is built upon creates a huge impact on its usability, performance and how easily you can update the content of your website and interact with your visitors. While selecting content management system for your website, you should check following things –

·        Simple content editing from any device, any time

·        Backed by a Wide community or designers and developers so you can get help when needed

·        Search Engine Optimization (SEO) friendly

·        Secure enough to prevent hacking attempts

·        Faster loading speed -

To make sure your website is fully optimized for speed, here are a few tips:

Ø  Always optimize a photo, no matter how small it is.

Ø  Enable compression so files will be smaller and open quicker.

Ø  Minimize HTTP requests in Google Chrome’s Developer Tools.

Ø  Choose the proper hosting options, whether its shared hosting, VPS hosting, or a dedicated server.

   Tracking of conversions :

Tracking the conversions is a good strategy to implement for a successful website. This is how you can not only evaluate the marketing strength of the website but also measure the cost which is required to acquire visitors.

    Good Error Handling :

Good error handling and description on-screen messages are very important for good usability. Correct handling of errors at a code level ensures the website is robust and free from bugs. Displaying the right error message improves the user experience and overall usability.

   Smart marketing strategy:

Just designing a website and launching it is not enough for those who have high ambition. Success of a business website means more than just online presence and it depends upon smart marketing strategy.

   Audit the website regularly :

Audit your website time to time and click on links and update them regularly. Make sure they work every time they are being clicked. If you miss this point, it will definitely be counted under violation of internet etiquettes too.

   Analyze and Improve :

Always keep the list of your goals handy and match the performance of the website to check whether it is moving towards your goals or not.

    Browser Consistency :

It is important to ensure your website appears and behaves consistently across all major browsers such as Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari and Opera.

   Seek for support :

The day by day increasing competition and number of websites in internet has vanished the days when web designers were based upon the idea of just building a web and leave everything upon expectation that visitors will surely come. Now, you need to search for all the possible supports to boost your web’s performance. 

§  Reference : https://www.google.com