Passionate EdTech Educator

Explaining data processing for grade 1 students could be challenging. Students must learn what are Input parts, differentiate them from output parts, and understand how data is being processed. Infographics   attracts students by graphical representation of information rather than large texts.  They  help in  breaking down complicated concepts into understandable pieces of information which students can absorb and digest effortless.  During my masters study in Educational Technology - in the E-evaluation course I collaborated with my colleges  Ali Ghanawi and Imad Noureddine to create this infographic which helps us in explaining data processing lesson to grade 1 students.  Note that it was create using   Easilly  which is a web-based infographic platform used by educators, students, executives and businesses for representing and conveying their ideas, concepts, reports, processes and projects through visual forms that are easy to follow and inspiring.  I find this website very imp

Gathering information from your students is very important. It helps you in understanding them more and get their feedback  on the course materials, teaching aids, learning room environment and your performance. Below is a survey created by   Marwa Al Kalaaji, Samah Sourani, Yasmine El Zein, and I during our "E-evalution" course session. It is   targeting secondary students to get to know more about their healthy lifestyle.  This survey was created using survey monkey: Survey Monkey  which  provides free, customizable  surveys , as well as a suite of paid back-end programs that include data analysis, sample selection, and data representation tools. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FVTW32Y

A mind map is an easy way to brainstorm thoughts organically without worrying about order and structure. It allows you to visually structure your ideas to help with analysis and recall. This mind map was created by  Marwa Al Kalaaji, Samah Sourani, Yasmine El Zein, and I using Bubbl.us as an E-evaluation for  action and non-action verbs, during our masters study in Educational Technology. This website helps you create mind maps easily and in just few steps. Trust me when I tell you that you'll be able to create beautiful mind maps in just few minutes, and your students will love. You can also encourage your students to create their own mind maps as an e-evaluation to see how much information they grasped.

Teaching angles to grade 4 students is by no means easy unless you know what tools to use in your teaching process. Using technology alongside with the hands on activities definitely enriches your session. Below is a podcast that my friend Samah Sourani and I created as an E-evaluation for grade 4 students during our masters study in Educational Technology and then uploaded it on SoundCloud . I provided you with the lesson plan  of this session, it may be useful to you. Song lyrics: Angles are all about degrees   And here's how to remember them with ease Between zero and ninty an angle is acute. This angle is small & skinny and kind of cute. Only when an angle measures ninty do we call it right You can tell this angle just by sight. Between ninty and 180 an angle is obtuse It's like the antlers on the head of a full grown moose Angles are all about degrees And here's how to remember them with ease   Angles lesson plan from Dana Al Rifai

Being a computer lab manager for the past six years I noticed how important it is to block some websites that you don't want your students to access in their ICT session. Here are the steps to block any website (for Windows): Step 1: Click the Start button and select Run. Now copy and paste the following text in that Run box: c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts Choose “Notepad” to open it. Step 2: Go to the last line of the file, hit the enter key and type in the following format: 127.0.0.1 xxxx.com Eg: If you want to block facebook.com and myspace.com 127.0.0.1 facebook.com 127.0.0.1 myspace.com Step 3: Save the modified file That’s it. None of the above sites can be visited on your computer. One per line if you want to add more web sites. Note that you should have administrator rights so that you can modify the "hosts" file. I used this way to block access to some games' websites that were inappropriate for my students, and it worked perfectly.

Implementing robotics in classrooms provides project based lessons that instill a lifelong interest in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) in a uniquely engaging way. Grade 6 students followed step-by-step instructions to build their first VEX IQ robot, and then they developed it to construct different designs. Beyond robotics, students learned essential skills in teamwork and communication. What are you waiting for go ahead and start using them in your classroom:)