What are emotions good for?

There are advantages to having emotions. Without emotions, we would react spontaneously and robotically to events around us. With emotions, situations have meaning, there is a lull as new information is assessed and evaluated in relation to our past experiences, our ambitions and desires. Emotions are crucial to learning and memory: positive emotions motivate us toward rewarding situations and resources, negative emotions avert us from harm and distress. Emotions also prepare our bodies internally for the action we need to take to maintain our goals and desires. Facing a mugger with a knife, fear sends blood rushing to our limbs in preparation for taking flight. On stage, addressing a crowd, adrenaline races through our veins enhancing our performance and speeding our thoughts.
Emotions also serve a social function. Our facial expression, our tone of voice, even our body language, convey to others something of what we are thinking and feeling. In the case of your job offer, the delight and enthusiasm in your voice will hopefully signal to your new employer that they’ve made the right choice. Spend a few minutes at an airport arrivals lounge and you’ll see emotional communication begins long before words are uttered, as eyebrows are raised and smiles shared in a visible display of welcoming. Indeed, around the world, across cultures there is remarkable consistency in the facial expressions associated with certain feelings like happiness, fear and anger. Again, in the presence of threat, the urgency of these signals is magnified – a look of terror warns others, a shrill scream deters the enemy.

GROUPWORK

Many groups of approximately 5 students each. In each group two or three students drive the project, do the bulk of the work (80%) and the others are effectively passengers and take care of the remaining 20% of the work.Those who contributes 20% always get more marks than the ones contributing 80% at the end of the day.
Did you experience the same thing in your groupwork environment?

EMOTIONS

So an emotion is a series of synchronised, interconnected changes in our thoughts and in the state of our body, preparing us, affecting how we feel, and the way we appear, from the look on our face to the sound of our voice. And this all occurs in light of what a new situation means to us, based on our past experiences, the social context, our goals and desires. But if that’s what an emotion is, just how many emotions are there?

CLEVER MIND

Animals posses sight and auditory abilities, but lack langauge, nevertheless, they are capable of thought. Granted, the development of language is often used as a gauge of mental aptitude in humans." langauge competence is intimately tied to, or maybe even definitive of, our concept of human mentality. However, while language is an assest which enables people to conceptualize their world, it is by no means a necessity. This is demonstrated by the ability of physically handicapped person( e.g. deaf) and mentally handicapped person (e.g. victims of celebral palsy to communicate using symbols. It is also demonstrated by the reliance on kinesis, body langauge, in young children. Numerous studies attest to the ability of apes and baboons to communicate using symbols and body language.
What is your reaction towards the information given by me?

Exams are around the corner

Exams are a time when stress levels are higher than usual. Stress can be positive, helping you to stay motivated and focused. However, too much stress can be unhelpful - it can make you feel overwhelmed, confused, exhausted and edgy. It's important to try and keep things in perspective and find ways of reducing stress if things seem to be getting on top of you.

What tips would you suggest for exams readiness?

Are poor people lazy?

Many people jumped to the conclusion that “poor people are lazy,” which is an extremely broad brush, but a fairly reasonable one. After all, if the difference between high incomes and low incomes is a handful of personal choices and actions, the people not taking them – the people with low incomes – must be lazy, right?

High blood Pressure

“High blood pressure increases one’s chance for developing heart disease [heart failure, heart attack], stroke, and other serious conditions such as kidney failure.
High blood pressure is often called the “silent killer” because it usually has no noticeable warning signs or symptoms until other serious problems arise, therefore, many people do not know that they have it.
Normal blood pressure is measured at less than 120 over 80 while high blood pressure is a level of 140 over 90 or more. “A blood pressure of over 140/90 mmHg should be monitored and treated with lifestyle modification and antihypertensive pills if necessary.

anyone, including children, could get high blood pressure but that being overweight and inactive; eating too much salt and aging increase the risk of getting the disease.
However, high blood pressure is easily detectable and can usually be controlled. Maintaining a healthy blood pressure is an important public health strategy and it is therefore important for people to know their blood pressure level and to check it regularly.

a healthy diet and regular physical exercise are required to control hypertension.
Some of the foods recommended for people with high blood pressure include:
· plenty of fruit and vegetables;
· low fat milk, yoghurt and cheese;
· whole grains and other high fibre foods;
· lean meats and alternatives prepared with little or no fat; and
· a small amount of unsaturated fat.

On the 23 Augustus 2009 i discovered that i have High blood pressure and my left eye was having a red cloud which was caused by stress, etc.

Have you started to check your High blood pressure before is too late?

Swine Flu the killer or not?

What if I get this new virus and I am pregnant?

We don’t know if this virus will cause pregnant women to have a greater chance of getting sick or have serious problems. We also do not know how this virus will affect the baby.
We do know that pregnant women are more likely to get sick than others and have more serious problems with seasonal flu. These problems may include early labor or severe pneumonia. We don’t know if this virus will do the same, but it should be taken very seriously.

What is difference between Virus and Pandemic?

TECHNOLOGY CHANGING THE WAY WE DO THINGS.

The world of today would look quite different without computers. In the relatively short span of time that has elapsed since the world's first electronic digital computer was invented in 1939, computers have become universal tools that are an integral part of modern life. Yet, comparatively few people know that John Atanasoff, the genius who invented the first computer and initiated the computer revolution, was of Bulgarian ancestry.
" Do you think that this technology is also contributing to the climate change?"

Free Twitter

Hey there! Everybody today is using Twitter.
Twitter is a free service that lets you keep in touch with people through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing? Join today to start collaborating with other people.

Twitter is another ICT resource that will enhance teaching and learning.

" Are you keeping with this technological change of the 21st century?''

Twitter in Education

Twitter teach students to write concisely with its strict limit on the length of posts and it also enables them to share valuable information but it destroys the ability to spell, as vowels are dropped or numerals used in place of words.
Educators must adapt their teaching to take advantage of new technology, a small but growing number of college professors are using Twitter to keep discussions going long after class is over, share research, pose questions and gather information. Some use it to keep students engaged in large lecture halls by fostering a running online dialogue during class.

" What impact will Twitter have in South African schools?"

ICT FOR CHANGE IN EDUCATION

Six years ago, the internet was limited both in what it could do and in who used it. Many people had heard the word but did not have a clue what it was. Today, most teachers have not only been exposed to the internet but also have access at home or at school. In fact, a large number of schools are being retrofitted to place the internet in every classroom. Even more exciting than this is the newest technology: Wireless. A school can purchase a 'Portable Classroom'. This consists of laptops networked together, allowing students to work at their desks WITHOUT wires. If the laptops are networked to a printer, students can print from their personal computer to the classroom printer. Imagine the possibilities!

"Will the e-school be a reality in 2014 for South African schools?"

COMPUTER-PHOBIA BY TEACHERS

The time of change has come, where we have to integrate technologies in our teaching and learning environment. Most educators are still "allergic to computers, etc" and to integrate these technologies in their teaching and learning.

The question will be: " Are educators still adhering to their old ways of doing things or just afraid of challenges?''

Using of ICT resources to enhance teaching and learning

Today in our teaching and learning environment, learners and teachers carry a cellphone that can be integrated into the curriculum as a tool to enhance teaching and learning.

If schools can draft or draw ICT policy that will drive the integration of these ICT resources in e-learning, e-content,e-portfolio,et cetera.
Question will be:"Who is suppose to integrate ICT resources(Cellphones) to enhance teaching and learning?"

Cellphones at schools

Learners of today carry Cellphones to school: they play music, watch video clips, send messages or collaborate with others learners using (Mixit,twitter, et cetera), browser in the internet and sometimes take photos.
This actions takes places or happens during school hours. For example during lunch break, learners play music loudly in the open without using they headphones.
The is question is" Carring of cellphones by learners at school it is a good or a bad thing?

Laptops promise for teachers.

Hi everybody
If the promise is true!! to give teachers laptops for teaching,learning and administrating they school work, then our current state in education will drastically change before 2014 for the better because this perfect tool to be used by a teacher anywhere and any time. I can't wait for that moment to come. I'm really fascinated and encouraged by that promise of getting the laptop.

VIVA Laptops VIVA!!!!!

Let's have fun using ICT resources in our everydaily life.

Hi the Blogger s out there!!!!
The time of shifting our mindset towards ICT integration in our teaching and learning has arrived. Every educator in our country- South Africa must be ready for this shift on or before 2014. The skills attained must be used to enhance teaching and learning.
Using ICT resources every day, will improve your performance in class or outside the teaching and learning environment.
yours in education
Tom

collaborative learning is the key to self-esteem

One starts to believes in himself/herself when there is social interaction. Collaborating with other students, it informs your about different styles of learning, how people do things, get help from them.

Mindset towards usig ICT in learning and teaching

Hi mellucy
You're like that candle to me that light and shine throughout it's entire "life span", so that whoever sees the light should follow until to it's destiny. You're providing a map for our journey in education.
ICT enhance learning and teaching provided you're surrounded by this Technology: computers, digital cameras/phones, et cetera.
The biggest challenge i'm having is to have internet at my working place so that i can be able to collaborate with other bloggers frequently.

enjoy your stay in the net.
Tom

Hi colloeagues.
It is my greatest pleasure to introduce myself to the other bloggers out there.I hope we are going to enjoy our studies this year in ICT and we will also collaborate to each other.
My name is Tom.