Me and Nandy interviewing Thompson.
1.What personal and/or entertainment technology do you use regularly?
iPhone, iPod, laptop, internet, Big Screen TV etc.
2.Which of these do you think would be hardest to give up? Why?
iPhone and the internet.
iPhone because it keeps me in contact with different people and also i use it for notes,reminders etc.
Itnernet because it also keeps me in contact with people.Also I acquire daily news and other media.
3.When was the last time you were "tech-free" (personal/entertainment technology only) ? How did you feel about it?
In Laos, 2 years ago. There was no technology around and I was busy with other things,such as visiting the city, walking round etc.
4. When you go on vacation, which technology items do you take with you?
Laptop, iPhone, iPod.
5. How have things changed since you were a kid?
When I was young, the technology thing just started-early technology.
Since we didnt own any, technology then was interesting, new and exciting.
Monday, June 1, 2009
My journal for last week-unplugged.
Day 1-Monday
So today was the first day of this project..I woke up round 7 as usual.brushed my teeth,took a shower,put on my clothes etc.I had coffee,looked through one of the magazines that Ive found in my room somehow =)..afterward I woke my dad up and he dropped me off to school..School as usual,nth special..after,I came home,did my homework,studied for the exams simply cuz i didnt have anything else to do..then i looked at others magazines and stuff that I found lying around the house..and yea..
oh and i used the phone just to talk to my friend who is in a hospital back home =)
Day 2-Tuesday
today was pretty much the same as yesterday..again woke up round 7 and did the usual..
school,came home,homework and read some magazines.
after that i couldnt sleep at all until like 5am..then i just got up,had coffee,did the rest of my hw.....
the house was really really quiet.ummm then i woke my dadd up round 7 which was very early for him but we talked and had coffee together =)) that was fun..well not really.hehe
Day 3-Wednesday
So today was ok,since I didnt sleep at all the night before and i had actually talked to my dad which i usually dont do.
anyhow,today was very very long..i was stuck at school until 5 30 cuz i had piano then i had to go to hibas to pick up mila cuz she is staying at my place the next few days.then we had to go and buy some stuff from different supermarkets.adn then we got home round 7 i think
then i had to study for my exams a little bit and then mila begged me to watch gossip girl with her and i did,only one episode though =))
then we went to bed round 12 i think and yeaa.thats all pretty much
Day 4-Thursday
I woke up as usual round 7,did the usual..had 'breakfast'-coffee and a bite of toast.=)
then we headed to school..nth special
after school i went out to buy shoes for prom and i did find these black ones in dressy shop.they're cute but really tall,i bet my feet are gonna hurt like hell but ill survive.then we went to irish pub with buka,bachka,hiba,mergee and other ppl.stayed there for a while and then headed home.ughh then i studied math-did my homework,well kinda.
oh and then when i came home my friend from back home called me and told me that someone logged into my facebook and changed simply everything on it.yupp so i HAD to go onto facebook and change my password and then i deactivated my profile so the dude couldnt do anything else..
umm then i talked to mila..and since we were really bored we tried on our dresses and shoes for prom..haha yeaa.then we ate sth and then went to bed pretty early,like round 11 or sth..
Day 5-Friday
Ohhh today was the last day.Very long.my mom came back from thailand,today is graduation,tomorrow is prom and that means fun.=]
so today i woke up round 6 30 and had breakfast.the school.then we went to charming beauty for manicure and pedicure for prom..then we went to get clothes from my house.went to hibas,changed and then headed to graduation.
after we were supposed to go out but then we didnt so some ppl came over to my place and left soon..
then mila nd me watched gossip girl and we slept..=]
it was a fun week thou cuz i had mila and other friends around..but some days it was very quiet around the house and very boring but well that is how some people even today live..it was a fun and a completely new experience.=] im glad i did it
So today was the first day of this project..I woke up round 7 as usual.brushed my teeth,took a shower,put on my clothes etc.I had coffee,looked through one of the magazines that Ive found in my room somehow =)..afterward I woke my dad up and he dropped me off to school..School as usual,nth special..after,I came home,did my homework,studied for the exams simply cuz i didnt have anything else to do..then i looked at others magazines and stuff that I found lying around the house..and yea..
oh and i used the phone just to talk to my friend who is in a hospital back home =)
Day 2-Tuesday
today was pretty much the same as yesterday..again woke up round 7 and did the usual..
school,came home,homework and read some magazines.
after that i couldnt sleep at all until like 5am..then i just got up,had coffee,did the rest of my hw.....
the house was really really quiet.ummm then i woke my dadd up round 7 which was very early for him but we talked and had coffee together =)) that was fun..well not really.hehe
Day 3-Wednesday
So today was ok,since I didnt sleep at all the night before and i had actually talked to my dad which i usually dont do.
anyhow,today was very very long..i was stuck at school until 5 30 cuz i had piano then i had to go to hibas to pick up mila cuz she is staying at my place the next few days.then we had to go and buy some stuff from different supermarkets.adn then we got home round 7 i think
then i had to study for my exams a little bit and then mila begged me to watch gossip girl with her and i did,only one episode though =))
then we went to bed round 12 i think and yeaa.thats all pretty much
Day 4-Thursday
I woke up as usual round 7,did the usual..had 'breakfast'-coffee and a bite of toast.=)
then we headed to school..nth special
after school i went out to buy shoes for prom and i did find these black ones in dressy shop.they're cute but really tall,i bet my feet are gonna hurt like hell but ill survive.then we went to irish pub with buka,bachka,hiba,mergee and other ppl.stayed there for a while and then headed home.ughh then i studied math-did my homework,well kinda.
oh and then when i came home my friend from back home called me and told me that someone logged into my facebook and changed simply everything on it.yupp so i HAD to go onto facebook and change my password and then i deactivated my profile so the dude couldnt do anything else..
umm then i talked to mila..and since we were really bored we tried on our dresses and shoes for prom..haha yeaa.then we ate sth and then went to bed pretty early,like round 11 or sth..
Day 5-Friday
Ohhh today was the last day.Very long.my mom came back from thailand,today is graduation,tomorrow is prom and that means fun.=]
so today i woke up round 6 30 and had breakfast.the school.then we went to charming beauty for manicure and pedicure for prom..then we went to get clothes from my house.went to hibas,changed and then headed to graduation.
after we were supposed to go out but then we didnt so some ppl came over to my place and left soon..
then mila nd me watched gossip girl and we slept..=]
it was a fun week thou cuz i had mila and other friends around..but some days it was very quiet around the house and very boring but well that is how some people even today live..it was a fun and a completely new experience.=] im glad i did it
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Unplugged.
So basically next week our class, including me, won't be allowed to use ANY technology.i hope i'll last for 5 days.
well there will be
no games
no internet
no music players
no telephone- except emergencies
no TV or DVDs
no cellphones
no computers/email- except for school work.
It is going to be from 25th till 29th after school =)
Also we are supposed to keep a journal every day. Simply to write about the day, what we did and how hard/easy it is.
Yeaah..good luck to me!..=)
well there will be
no games
no internet
no music players
no telephone- except emergencies
no TV or DVDs
no cellphones
no computers/email- except for school work.
It is going to be from 25th till 29th after school =)
Also we are supposed to keep a journal every day. Simply to write about the day, what we did and how hard/easy it is.
Yeaah..good luck to me!..=)
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Criterion E: Evaluation.
Criterion E: Evaluation
For this project we were supposed to work in pairs in order to find an error on Wikipedia. My partner was Nandy. We worked together and we found an article on Wikipedia that was specifically wrong. The article that we had found was on our school, International School of Ulaanbaatar. My own design specifications were:
o Edit the text properly
o Find reliable sources
o Do everything as supposed to such as the MLA citations that were required for this criterion. As from what I can see, I completed all of my specifications. I have edited the text on Wikipedia while giving out proper and reliable sources. I cited all of them in the MLA format also.
Nandy who was my partner, looked at my design specifications and she said that they're reasonable and good. =)
For criterion A, we were supposed to answer some questions which were mainly about Wikis, Wikipedia, and cites like this. The main questions were the usage of it, reliability etc. As for my investigation, I answered all of the questions by searching for information on the internet. It was pretty interesting because we found out a lot of new useful information and found out a lot of new things also. For this project we were separated into pairs and my partner was Nandy.As for the steps, firstly we thought of a few main themes or topic/ideas that we are familiar with and that are most likely to be wrong on Wikipedia. Our list was mainly related to Mongolia, Bosnia and things that we are interested in. For the second step, we searched for these articles on Wikipedia and read them all in order to find an error. Only one of them had an error and it was the International School of Ulaanbaatar article. The article states that in ISU we are offered an U.S. curriculum but not anymore. It has been changed to the IB. Therefore the article that I edited was this one. It was fairly easy because I am familiar with the OSI and all of the information there is on the page was very broad and simple so it was easy for me to spot the errors. I was pretty satisfied with my investigation because I answered all of the questions that we were asked and I fulfilled the criteria quite well.
For criterion B we were supposed to find that specific inaccuracy on Wikipedia which we were supposed to edit on our blogs. After this we were to cite the sources that we found the basic information on in MLA format. Afterwards, we were to write down a list of our specifications which we are going to follow in order to make our project good. This criterion I did fairly well, but the only wrong thing was the fact that I did not post my criterion on my blog on time but saved it as a draft only. That was the only ‘disappointment’ for me.
And last, our criterion D which is Create. For this part we simply went to Wikipedia, logged on and edited the article on Wikipedia that we had chosen. Today, I checked the article and there was no change on the text that I have written last time. I am happy. The main reason for no one changing the article is because I gave a reliable source that supported my argument.
As for the impacts on the society it was very important from me doing this. For example if a student was looking on the ISU article and they saw a mistake such as the one on the program offered in ISU that I have edited, that would have changed their future. If that student saw that ISU is based upon a U.S. curriculum, they would be getting wrong information because the curriculum these days is the IB which is the only program being offered at ISU now.
For this project we were supposed to work in pairs in order to find an error on Wikipedia. My partner was Nandy. We worked together and we found an article on Wikipedia that was specifically wrong. The article that we had found was on our school, International School of Ulaanbaatar. My own design specifications were:
o Edit the text properly
o Find reliable sources
o Do everything as supposed to such as the MLA citations that were required for this criterion. As from what I can see, I completed all of my specifications. I have edited the text on Wikipedia while giving out proper and reliable sources. I cited all of them in the MLA format also.
Nandy who was my partner, looked at my design specifications and she said that they're reasonable and good. =)
For criterion A, we were supposed to answer some questions which were mainly about Wikis, Wikipedia, and cites like this. The main questions were the usage of it, reliability etc. As for my investigation, I answered all of the questions by searching for information on the internet. It was pretty interesting because we found out a lot of new useful information and found out a lot of new things also. For this project we were separated into pairs and my partner was Nandy.As for the steps, firstly we thought of a few main themes or topic/ideas that we are familiar with and that are most likely to be wrong on Wikipedia. Our list was mainly related to Mongolia, Bosnia and things that we are interested in. For the second step, we searched for these articles on Wikipedia and read them all in order to find an error. Only one of them had an error and it was the International School of Ulaanbaatar article. The article states that in ISU we are offered an U.S. curriculum but not anymore. It has been changed to the IB. Therefore the article that I edited was this one. It was fairly easy because I am familiar with the OSI and all of the information there is on the page was very broad and simple so it was easy for me to spot the errors. I was pretty satisfied with my investigation because I answered all of the questions that we were asked and I fulfilled the criteria quite well.
For criterion B we were supposed to find that specific inaccuracy on Wikipedia which we were supposed to edit on our blogs. After this we were to cite the sources that we found the basic information on in MLA format. Afterwards, we were to write down a list of our specifications which we are going to follow in order to make our project good. This criterion I did fairly well, but the only wrong thing was the fact that I did not post my criterion on my blog on time but saved it as a draft only. That was the only ‘disappointment’ for me.
And last, our criterion D which is Create. For this part we simply went to Wikipedia, logged on and edited the article on Wikipedia that we had chosen. Today, I checked the article and there was no change on the text that I have written last time. I am happy. The main reason for no one changing the article is because I gave a reliable source that supported my argument.
As for the impacts on the society it was very important from me doing this. For example if a student was looking on the ISU article and they saw a mistake such as the one on the program offered in ISU that I have edited, that would have changed their future. If that student saw that ISU is based upon a U.S. curriculum, they would be getting wrong information because the curriculum these days is the IB which is the only program being offered at ISU now.
The Ger District Trip.
Last Tuesday, the 12th of May, the grade 10 class went on a field trip to the Ger District in UB.
First, we went on a very interesting and fun tour of the Ger District. We visited a few families, and most importantly we visited the Flourishing Future, the community center. We talked to the students in the Head-start where the students prepared for school by reading and writing in Mongolian language. We all looked at their progress in reading and writing.
After this, we visited the family that we were building the fence for. All of us worked hard (except Choong Hwan :D) We dug a toilet for the family, we set up posts for the rest of the fence that is about to be built. It was hard work, but it payed off.
We got to see and understand what their lives are like. It was very interesting hearing all the stories about the families. I can not imagine how hard it is for those people to live their lives like this. We are not used to this and most of us can not understand what it is like.
Anyway, for me personally it was a fun,interesting,new and a very good experience because I got to see, get to know what their lives are like. Most of us live in our own bubbles and sometimes it is neccessary to get out of them and think about others,about consequences and about life out there.
Thankss =).
First, we went on a very interesting and fun tour of the Ger District. We visited a few families, and most importantly we visited the Flourishing Future, the community center. We talked to the students in the Head-start where the students prepared for school by reading and writing in Mongolian language. We all looked at their progress in reading and writing.
After this, we visited the family that we were building the fence for. All of us worked hard (except Choong Hwan :D) We dug a toilet for the family, we set up posts for the rest of the fence that is about to be built. It was hard work, but it payed off.
We got to see and understand what their lives are like. It was very interesting hearing all the stories about the families. I can not imagine how hard it is for those people to live their lives like this. We are not used to this and most of us can not understand what it is like.
Anyway, for me personally it was a fun,interesting,new and a very good experience because I got to see, get to know what their lives are like. Most of us live in our own bubbles and sometimes it is neccessary to get out of them and think about others,about consequences and about life out there.
Thankss =).
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Criterion D.
Ok..so I changed the Wikipedia article on the International School of Ulaanbaatar Curriculum just now and finally it is correct.I hope that someone will not delete it.. =)
Basically, I went to Wikipedia,logged in with our class username and password and simply edited the text. Afterward, we can add or remove the sources if needed.
The more sources we have,or the more useful and informational they are, we have a lower chance of someone removing/deleting or changing (back) the article.
Here is the text and the changes that I have made:
"The program of study used is the International Baccalaureate which consists of the MYP(Middle Years Program) and the DP(Diploma Program). The teaching methodology stresses activity-based learning, and the children are encouraged to enjoy and participate in the investigation of all areas of study. The School offers a full range of subjects, including English, Drama, mathematics, science, arts and crafts, music, physical education, French, Chinese, Korean and Mongolian. Teaching materials are primarily from Britain and the United States and instruction is in English. Classes in English-as-a-Second-Language are provided for those children who require it".
Basically, I went to Wikipedia,logged in with our class username and password and simply edited the text. Afterward, we can add or remove the sources if needed.
The more sources we have,or the more useful and informational they are, we have a lower chance of someone removing/deleting or changing (back) the article.
Here is the text and the changes that I have made:
"The program of study used is the International Baccalaureate which consists of the MYP(Middle Years Program) and the DP(Diploma Program). The teaching methodology stresses activity-based learning, and the children are encouraged to enjoy and participate in the investigation of all areas of study. The School offers a full range of subjects, including English, Drama, mathematics, science, arts and crafts, music, physical education, French, Chinese, Korean and Mongolian. Teaching materials are primarily from Britain and the United States and instruction is in English. Classes in English-as-a-Second-Language are provided for those children who require it".
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Criterion B.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_School_of_Ulaanbaatar
The program of study used is based upon model U.S. curricula, extended for international use. The teaching methodology stresses activity-based learning, and the children are encouraged to enjoy and participate in the investigation of all areas of study. The School offers a full range of subjects, including English, Drama, mathematics, science, arts and crafts, music, physical education, French, Chinese, Korean and Mongolian. Teaching materials are primarily from Britain and the United States and instruction is in English. Classes in English-as-a-Second-Language are provided for those children who require it. A community English program has also been established, teaching the basics of English language to local children on a part-time basis.
http://www.isumongolia.edu.mn/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=22
"The International School of Ulaanbaatar (ISU) seeks to offer the best educational system possible, based on an international curriculum.
ISU has always maintained a strong commitment to celebrating cultural identity and responsible citizenship and one of 150 schools worldwide that offers all three of the IB Programs.
ISU offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma for Senior Students, and has done so since 2002, the Middle Years Program for Grades Six to Ten since 2002, and the Primary Years Program for elementary students since 2000".
As for my specifications
1. edit the text properly
2. find reliable sources
3. do everything as supposed to. =)
MLA Citations for my sources
For the school's home page:
International School of Ulaanbaatar. "Curriculum." International School of Ulaanbaatar. May 2009. Deifort LLC. 13 May 2009
For the wikipedia article:
"International School of Ulaanbaatar." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. 29 Mar 2009. Wikipedia. 13 May 2009
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