0 How to instal Android on PC

Things Needed

•      VirtualBox                 

 Download Link: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

•      Android ISO File        

Download Link: http://www.android-x86.org/download

Download And Install Virtual Box,  Download Android ISO File That You Want

• Launch Virtual Box And Create A New Machine, Name It Anything
• Select Type: Linux And Version: Other Linux
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• Select The Memory 512 MB
• Create A Virtual HDD
• Start The Machine
• Select The Android File 
  
  
  
  
  
  Now we follow the way of the installation in this video
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0 What is digital citizenship ?

The concept of Digital Citizenship appear along with the enormity of the development of information technology and the Internet which is supported by the presence of various networking sites, either in the form of macroblog or microblog. Today, hundreds of millions of people from around the world have taken advantage of the presence of networking sites as a platform for mutual interaction between one individual to another individual digitally. They merge to form specific communities to share information and utilize various distributed content, either in the form of videos, e-books, images, and others.

The use of networking sites in Indonesia seemed to show significant progress and has penetrated almost all the layers, ranging from presidents, politicians, celebrities, academics, to the general public, including our children. Until the year 2012, seen from the user growth rate, Indonesia is the largest country Keduang, after India, and is estimated to reach approximately 51.6% growth rate. (popsurvey.net).

Facebook seems to still be the favorite choice and ranks first as a networking site that many people use, followed by Twitter at second. Based on the data owned by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, a total of approximately 43.06 million people who use the social networking site Facebook (AntaraNews.com). Those who take advantage and join in a range of networking sites that later formed the present conception of Digital Citizenship.

So, what actually was Digital Citizenship? Teachthought.com provide a formulation of the Digital Citizenship as "the quality of an individual's response to membership in a community". Meanwhile, digitalcitizenship.net provide an understanding of Digital Citizenship as "the norms of NAMAs, responsible behavior with regard to technology use". Formulation of Teachthought.com more to do with the use of social networks, while giving the sense digitalcitizenship.net Digital Citizenship in the context of the wider use of technology. From both these formulations appears that Digital Citizenship refers to the quality of individual behavior in interacting in the virtual world, especially in social networking, with demonstrated responsible behavior, in accordance with the norms and ethics.

Digital Citizenship in touch with the ability to manage and monitor the behavior of the use of technology, in which there are safety, ethics, norms, and culture.

• How should we use information technology safely, do not cause any harm and endanger the safety of themselves and others.
• How should we communicate in social networks while maintaining ethics, referring to the norms prevailing in the internal environment, national and universal.
• How should we transact information in cyberspace, especially in upload / download content and transact through the online shop.

Seeing the development of the Internet and the use of networking sites in Indonesia so rapidly, on the one hand can be regarded as an advance,-at least people have learned to know the technology, but on the other hand raises its own concerns, especially when it is associated with Digital Citizenship. Boediono Darsono, Editor in Chief Detikcom, mentions the use of social networking sites in Indonesia has many challenges that still uses to less productive things. (Kompas.com).

Networking sites used most often suspected person or entity to revile and defame others. If you had followed the comments in various online media , especially those connected to social networking sites , you can find dozens or hundreds of comments that describe how they need to improve understanding and awareness of the Digital Citizenship.

To be a digital citizen ( Digital Citizen ) healthy and dignified course is required education itself. At school , students need to be taught in accessing a variety of information via the internet correctly and able to communicate in a civilized networking sites that follow . " Digital Citizenship Must Become part of our school culture - not just a class or lesson but the way we do business in education" , so suggestions from Mike S. Ribble and Gerald D. Bailey. On the other hand , Agus Sampurno in a blog that manages to remind us about the importance of educators to keep students on internet safety .

compiled from various sources

0 A Community Embraces Learning Design

There have been many indications that learning design is beginning to take stronger roots in the community I work in. Today the integration of technology and pedagogy was introduced at our staff meeting. Also I've received a few emails recently about learning design related to specific curriculum units and topics. A colleague received a respectful endorsement related to a new idea, and we've moved to a standards-based report card which focuses our efforts and assessments more specifically. All of these efforts are setting the stage for more supported, detailed, differentiated, focused work. This is a step in the right direction.

As we move in this direction, I hope that we will also think carefully about what teachers need to do this job well. Recently, I noted a positive effort led by our ELA curriculum director related to writing. Overall it was an inclusive, respectful effort that promoted discussion, collaborative learning, and effective teaching. Our RTI efforts are also becoming more student-focused as we design, plan for, and discuss curriculum efforts to teach children well. These are examples of collaborative efforts that are promoting good work. I hope that we can continue to build efforts like these as well as greater communication, effective idea share, and proactive debate aimed at building effective, inclusive learning communities.

The road is rocky as we navigate multiple initiatives, new tools, and teaching/learning strategies. The signs around me today make me hopeful that rich discussions and thoughtful, inclusive, collaborative work will gain the support it requires in order to teach children well. I'm hopeful that new initiatives will also regard teachers' voices and choices with respect and response as we move forward to teach well.

As more and more educators begin to embrace new pedagogy, tools, and strategies, there's a temptation to turn a cold shoulder and think, "Why has it taken so long?" But, if we truly are putting children first, we need to put aside the frustrations from the past and welcome all to the potential and promise education innovation and apt learning design holds for teaching children well.

0 Choosing Cycles that Promote Growth

You find yourself in cycles that lead to nowhere, yet you try again and again. A friend and colleague recently said, "You're not going to get that there," and has repeated that mantra numerous times to me lately.

"Be the change you want to see," I think, but sometimes that change has to come from somewhere else--the landscape where you expect the change, support, or camaraderie may not be the one to provide that. Yet if you simply look around you with fresh eyes, you'll notice that encouragement, support, and insight are available in places you didn't expect, count on, or possibly even respect.

Hence, I'm heeding my colleague's good advice and trying to match expectation with rightful places and people. A good match for initiatives, forward movement, and innovation is essential for facile, fluid, rightful movement ahead. If the match is not where you expect it to be, don't linger too long, and instead find a nurturing cycle, committee, or camaraderie for your ideas, initiatives, and growth.

0 Tedious Tasks: Moving Forward

The journey of new tools, mindsets, and processes in schools has been an exciting, eventful path from traditional methods that were often uninspiring to new, vibrant methods of teaching--methods that are engaging, differentiated, and fluid.

The next leg of the journey, however, is one that is much more tedious, but necessary--it is the journey of detail, finesse, study, and evaluation. The list is longer than the professional time available thus a bit stressful, but by simply making the list and creating a timeline I can do the best possible job and stay focused.

I offer the list below to guide my work, and for your review if interested.  I know most teachers have a similar list plus or minus a few items.  If you review the list and find anything missing, let me know. In the meantime, I wish you well as you navigate the busy waters of school year 2013-2014.

Standards Based Report Cards
First, a new standards-based report card is moving us to assess very specific details related to student learning. That propels us to institute about 20-30 new learning activities in the next five-six school weeks that serve to relay the standards to students in positive, transparent ways while also assessing students' work in those areas. I am committed to transparency with regard to this process, hence I will craft activities that show students why the standards are important to their life today and in the future, and how they may assess their current performance and develop future skill. The activities will also serve to demonstrate student performance to colleagues, leadership, and families.

Close Reading/Reading Response
I bought several new books related to close reading, reading response, and reading workshop efforts at the NCTE.  I know that critical thinking/reading skills are integral to student success, hence I want to continue to develop my repertoire in this area.  I once heard an expert discuss reading instruction as "rocket science," and I agree. Teaching reading is a complex activity which differs from student to student, hence there's always a lot of room for growth in this regard.

NBPTS Renewal
I've had this on my to-do list for a long time, and the deadline is nearing.  What's holding me back is that the renewal work does not fit my day-to-day needs exactly, yet I know that once I jump into this process it will serve as a good reminder of what it means to be a professional, thoughtful educator today. Plus I enjoy my affiliation with this organization--one that holds high standards for the teaching profession.

RETELL
All teachers in Massachusetts are responsible for understanding how to teach English Language Learners (ELL) at a deep level, and therefore required to have substantial coursework in the area of teaching ELL students. I am registered for this coursework in the spring.  I have enjoyed my ELL study in the past and look forward to learning more specific details with regard to teaching all students, including ELL students, well.

Narrative Writing
We will employ SRSD, traditional methods, and renewed efforts in the narrative writing unit. This will include professional study and considerable classroom time beginning next week.

New Standards and Scope and Sequences
We're continuing to employ instruction and efforts to meet new standards as well as new curriculum timelines. The challenge here is that it's questionable whether the time, teacher energy, and student energy to learn/teach the standards to mastery is available--at this point it seems like the standards at fourth grade outweigh students' readiness or the available energy/time on task. I'm not giving up on this, but truly it seems like a steep mountain.

New Evaluation System
For me this mostly means remembering to collect and document evidence as I work towards meeting my yearly goals. Every couple weeks or so, I add links and notes to my evidence document--a document I'll refine prior to the mid-year and end-of-year evaluation meetings.

State Certification
I completed this task, but now I have to follow up with the State to find out why I haven't received the certification so I can get my refund.

Professional Institutes
My system hosts two professional institutes at the end of the school year. While it's a push to contribute after a busy school year, I find that the learning is always worthwhile. Hence, I try to participate each year. I also use presenting as a professional challenge as I choose areas that I want to develop and focus on those areas during the spring months of school.

Coding
I know it won't take long once I put my mind to it, but I want to include coding in my curriculum. This means that I have to invest a day or so to re-familiarize myself with this process.  I hope to include the process first with regard to the math curriculum.

Farm Days continued
Our Farm Days field studies were successful in many ways. There were also many areas we'd like to tweak for greater impact as we move learning beyond the four walls of the classroom. Fortunately the farm has asked us to get involved in a new initiative--now we have to find the time to work with them on this effort.

UClass
This organization is building momentum as it fills with worthy lessons, learning ideas, and global outreach.   continue to like the way my participation with UClass thrusts me into the standards with depth. To understand each standard deeply with the lens of young students, and to write a corresponding lesson takes time. That's the one challenge--I wish I had more time for this worthy endeavor, and I hope that the time I've spent so far serves other teachers well.

Beta Testing
I love the enthusiasm, new ideas, and support that start-ups bring to the classroom. I also like the way that the new tools invigorate classroom learning. Again, I wish I had more time to test out these items and employ them in our classroom. I'm chopping away at this tool by tool and find that I keep coming back for more since the tools result in greater enthusiasm, investment, differentiation, response, and learning success.  The tools on my list right now include continued use of 30Hands, inclusion of ListenEdition in our upcoming narrative/digital story unit, and use of Tynker and eduCanon. What might be a good next step in this area is to invite the beta testers in to model a lesson in the classroom, that might be a two-for where the students and I learn the tool at the same time.

Tech Integration
Students crave the use of tech in classroom efforts. We're fortunate to have substantial tech equipment, and now the challenge is apt integration that results in positive learning results.

The list is long, and the time available for learning, planning, and change is limited for most classroom teachers like me who spend most of their time on-task with many students during the school day.  Making the list, however, is a good first step, and now it's time to to start completing the tasks.

0 The School Year Ahead

In order to enjoy the holiday, I have to put school to rest, and in order to put school to rest, I need to chart the course ahead. Having a good map makes a big difference when it comes to doing the job well.

School Community
I've tried many different ways to interact and collaborate with the school community. Some have been successful, and some have not been successful. In many ways, my vision for the community doesn't match the vision of others, and this has been troubling at times. Since my earliest days, I've been impatient for change--when I see something good, I want to act on it. Yet the process of innovation and change in complex systems is often slow, slow that is good due to the scrutiny, assessment and discernment, and slow that is not so good with regard to lost potential, fear, and competition. Therefore for the rest of the year, I'll continue those "greater system" efforts that have worked, efforts such as sharing new learning, helping others when I have what they need, and contributing ideas when asked, and I'll back away from some of the bigger issues with regard to systematic change and effort.

The Grade-Level Team
There has been lots of positive sharing, learning, and growth with the grade level team. The fact that we share newsletters, classroom efforts, questions, materials, and tools makes us stronger. Our engagement in shared study and new curriculum efforts have been positive too. This is a dynamic team, one I'm happy to work with, and will continue to support and learn from in multiple ways.

Students
The students are the center of my work.  I want to look for more ways to respond with care, provide feedback, listen, accentuate their contributions, and develop team in my classroom. At this time the children are happy and engaged with the learning. I want to continue that spirit and also build greater independence, collaboration, contribution, and learning in the weeks ahead. For starters, I have a box of papers and online docs to review. When we get back to school, I'll make plenty of time for one-to-one reading/writing conferences too. There are many student creations to share in our upcoming newsletter, and I'll also make time for class meetings so students may tell me what they need, want, and desire in order to learn well.

Learning Design
The challenge to embed the standards into worthy learning design is a wonderful challenge--one I look forward to each day. I truly enjoy the act of personalizing and differentiating content in ways that teach children well. In the next few months I'll focus on three areas of learning design.

First, I'll continue to build a multimodal, blended math learning environment by utilizing many tools, strategies and processes to teach math well.  I want to study more about the connection between math learning and visual literacy too in this regard. The challenge with math is time as there is never enough time to teach all the concepts required with the kind of depth and repetition necessary. Hence, I'll look for ways to be both efficient and sufficient with regard to developing a sturdy math foundation for students' future learning.

I'll work with my grade level team, a consultant, and the ELA curriculum director to renew our narrative unit with both past and new strategies. I'd also like to build my own ability in writing throughout this unit too so that I am able to model the strategies with strength.

Finally, using the work of Donalyn Miller, Fisher, and Frey, I want to develop our reading workshop, close reading, and read aloud work to build a vibrant community of readers. I set aside the time in the schedule for this work, and will make the time to study, read to and with students, and analyze text together.

Throughout the learning efforts, we'll employ multiple tools including technology to strengthen learning, engagement, and share.

Professional Associations
The professional associations I enjoy feed my work as an educator.  In that regard, I'll complete the NBPTS renewal process, engage in RETELL study, plan for spring presentations at The Wayland Literacy and Math Institutes, attend Educon, chat, read blogs, and participate in a number of edcamps in the months to come.

The course for the second half of the school year is set.  I'll return to this menu after the Thanksgiving holiday celebrations.  As always I welcome your feedback should you see areas I've missed or new information that will nurture the course.

0 The Best Teachers

A number of Thanksgiving Day cards reminded me of what the best teachers do.

The best teachers devote themselves to children in the following ways:

• Thoughtful response.
• Engaging, new learning.
• Developing independence. 
• Listening.
• Kind, targeted feedback.
• Positivity.
• Dignity.
• Care.

The best systems provide teachers with the support they need to do this job well.

To be a "best teacher" is a lifelong journey, a goal that is never fully attained, but one that is nurtured by caring, daily effort and learning.  

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0 December Recipe

After Thanksgiving there are three weeks of school and many goals to meet.

The first priority is the Culture Celebration.  Every child will share an informational poster and artifacts of his/her culture or a culture they've chosen to study.  The primary learning goals related to this topic include research/writing and presentation skills as well as knowledge and concepts related to immigration, migration, and culture.

Our math goal includes the completion of the multiple/factor unit, partial product multiplication, and geometry standards.

In addition, we'll focus on reading response/close reading, reading workshop, read aloud, and a focus on what makes a good story.

Most of all the focus will be to run a thoughtful, steady, fairly low-key classroom which is a nice complement to the busy holiday season that surrounds us.

0 First Green Screen Production: Echo and Narcissus

The students act with a child's 8.5 X 11 drawing serving
as the backdrop

Last year, with a few left over dollars in the year's materials' budget, the principal allowed us to order some new and different supplies including a stand-up table, stools, bean bag chairs, and a green screen. The cutting-edge teacher next door did a lot of the research and identified the tools. Similar to the great tech and teaching strategies she implements, I kept an eye on her efforts last spring and this fall, and now I'm starting to employ some of the new tools, starting with the green screen.

This is the book used. 

During parent conferences I thought a lot about children's needs as parents spoke. In response to the needs, I created a number of reading groups including a project/research book group, a literature group, and a play group.  The play group spent a few weeks reading, discussing, staging, and practicing the Greek myth, Echo and Narcissus. As part of that preparation, I read the whole class a number of versions of the myth so we could discuss the many ways that the story and characters were depicted. Since all of our versions likened beauty to "blond-light-skinned beauty," the readings also led us into a discussion about the cultural relativity of "beauty," and the fact that all cultures have notions of beauty, and that "beauty" is not limited to the way it is described in this myth, a myth that grew out of a light skinned culture. During the year we'll continue to read folk tales and myths from many cultures, and I will continue to revisit that theme among others.

This is the kind of green screen set-up we used. We
did not use the lights this time. 

Once students understood the characters, setting, and story well, they began prepping for the play. Since our room is set up for the upcoming culture presentation, it dawned on me that the neighbor's green screen would provide a good background for the woodsy scene, and better yet if I asked one of the students to draw a background, we could produce a green screen version with the child's beautiful drawing. Hence, yesterday, in front of a few class members, the play group performed in front of the green screen. Then last night I put the pieces together, crafted the film, and sent it out to the play group with a lot of compliments and some further practice tips as they prepare for Wednesday's live performance for a third grade class.

I'm sure this first green screen production won't be our last as we all have more to learn such as where to stand, how to refine the green screen tech and use of the lights, what to wear, voice volume/speed, and staging. Many of the children, not in this group, expressed a desire to do a similar production so I'm sure this play won't be our last. The green screen production was one engaging way to meet many new/old standards, build team, practice fluency, apply comprehension, and create. There are so many ways today to both teach and engage students, and this is one example.


Note: Please know that a production like this in a large class is not a simple affair--it's "messy" learning with lots of noise, movement, redirection, and discussion.  Good learning sometimes looks and acts that way.