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Never Heard Before Facts about Maths

May 22, 2014January 21, 2015

Maths is often, the one subject that is mostly disliked by students. The reason being that maths is known to be the subject that requires a lot of thinking and reasoning. But, mathematics can be fun too!Today, we have gathered some of those amazing fun facts that would surely make students enjoy mathematics on a lighter note!

The word ‘mathematics’ derives from a word ‘mathema’ which in Greek means learning, study, science.

Have you ever heard of the word ‘Dyscalculia’? You will be surprised to know that the word means any kind of difficulty in learning arithmetic including understanding of numbers as well.

Four is the only number that has the same number of English letters as the number itself!

Did you ever know that the easiest possible way to remember the value of Pi is to count the number of letters in each of the word in the line ‘May I have a large container of coffee’.

In Thai language, the number 5 is pronounced as ‘Ha’ and so, if you need to say 555, its just ‘HaHaHa’!

Ever wonder what comes after a million, billion and a trillion? Its quadrillion, sextillion, octillion, nonillion, decillion and undecillion.

The word ‘Mathematics’ is an anagram of ‘me asthmatic’. An anagram is a phrase or a word that is formed by either re-arranging or interchanging the letter of other words or a phrase.

The number 0 has quite a number of names other than ‘zero’ including ‘naught’, ‘zilch’, ‘nil’, ‘nought’ and ‘zip’.

The ‘=’ sign was developed by Robert Recorde, a 16th century Welsh mathematician who was bored with writing ‘is equal to’ every time in his equations.

Abacus is often considered to be the origin of calculator.

Fedena App Frame Plugin & How to use it

May 19, 2014May 19, 2014

The App Frame plugin of Fedena is of great use, particularly when you want to show any third party application (using Fedena API authentication) to the logged-in user without opening the URL separately in a tab. The plugin allows you to do the same in your school’s Fedena account itself. To know how you can do it, go through the article that holds a detailed account of the entire process.

To try out this plugin, you have to manage client apps first. You can reach ‘Manage Clients’ through ‘Settings’ in ‘Administration’ in the main menu. Once you are in ‘Settings’, select ‘Manage Clients’ to create new clients or manage the old ones.

Select ‘Manage Clients’ to create new clients.

To create new client app, click on ‘New’ option. But in case, you want to edit or delete any existing account, make use of the options ‘Delete’ or ‘Edit’.

Put in client name and the URL you want to see in your school’s Fedena account. Once you are done with creating client app, the next thing you need to do is create app frame. For this, go to ‘Manage Apps’ in ‘Apps’ through ‘Manage Quick Links’.

Click on ‘New’ to create a new app frame.

Type a name and the URL that was included during the new client creation should be mentioned here too. Select the client name you want and select the privileged users as well.

To see the desired website in your school Fedena account, select the particular App Frame and select the URL.

When the URL is selected, it will take you to the website in your Fedena account. A screenshot of the same is provided below.

Not-so-Familiar Facts About Education Around the World

May 15, 2014January 21, 2015

Education is one sector in the world that attracts a lot of attention- be it the education future of your kids or the education policies of a country. The condition of education is surely different in different parts of the world. While you can’t expect children from developed nations like the United States of America to worry about whether they will get access to education, a situation more prevalent in poorer nations. Children in wealthier nations are more concerned about what colleges are best for the courses of their interest. While it’s a common known fact that there are still huge number of children who are yet to go to school; on the other hand, studies have shown that participation in education have increased over the years in all parts of the world.

These are some of the facts to be known. A see through the article will help you learn more unknown facts about education around the world.

The average number of years of a student in school has shown a sharp rise in the past 10 years.

Study shows a growth of 600 times in the number of students getting into post-secondary education, particularly during the period of 1970 and 2008.

And the educational engagement has equally gone high during the same period.

Although, the literacy rate among women is still lower than that of men, but they have more number of post secondary graduates with 78.3% in the world, a figure that is higher than the men.

Researches have shown a huge loss of student engagement, including both boys and girls, mainly in the primary education sector all over the world in the last 15 to 20 years.

On the other hand, the secondary education sector has seen a decent growth in most of the major developing countries.

The literacy graph shows a steep rise in the global literacy rates. And much thanks to the development in the education system. Perhaps, the best improvements have been tracked in the countries in South and West Asia as well as Eastern and Central Europe.

A report by UNESCO says that some 61 million children didn’t go to school in the year 2010 of which, some 47% never got admission to school and 26% left schooling half-way. Whereas, some 27% of the children are expected to go to school in the near future.

Extract Report on fee Defaulter Details using Fedena 3.0

May 12, 2014May 12, 2014

Fedena 3.0 is loaded with the amazing report generating feature that lets you extract different types of report. Today, as you go through the article, you will come to know how you can extract reports on details of students who are fee defaulters in each batch of a particular course.

How to extract fee defaulter details report

Go to ‘Reports’ through ‘Data and Reports’ that you reach on clicking the main menu. Once you go to ‘Reports’, select ‘Fees Defaulters Details’ in it.

‘Fees Defaulters Details’ will help you know about the students who are fee defaulters from each course and the corresponding batches in each of the courses.

‘Name’ is the course name which when clicked will take you to the batches with students who are due with payment of fees.

You will find the batches (as marked in the above screenshot). Click on any of the batch to go to the page with all the ‘Batch Fee Collection’ names.

Click on any of the name and see who all are the students under the particular ‘Batch Fee Collection’ name.

Select any student’s name to go his/her profile for further details. The ‘Balance’ mentioned in each of the stage of the report is the total amount due from the respective course or batch or fee collection name or any particular student. If required, you can export all the reports in CSV format as well.

Classroom: The ‘More teaching, less tech-ing’ free app by Google Apps for Education

May 8, 2014January 21, 2015

We are no strangers to the revolution that Google has brought in education. Educational contents, innovative tools and budget devices; Google has been playing a huge role in boosting classroom productivity. Google’s latest launch- Classroom is the new addition to Google Apps for Education. What it does? Well, this collection of web apps is perfect for teachers to create and manage any kind of assignments, communicate with class and provide feedback to students.

Google’s Classroom, still in preview, brings together Google Drive, Google Docs and Gmail to help teachers with their management of assignments and communication with students. And its not just a help to teachers alone; students too, can make the most of it in organizing and completing their assignments and initiate proper communication with teachers.

This new, free tool from Google will allow you to:

Create and manage classroom assignments using Google Drive, Docs and Gmail. The best part about Classroom is that it helps you to keep a watch on who all have completed the assignments and offer the students, some effective feedback!
Stay updated and well organised on assignments, particularly if you are a student in due of an assignment page. The tool help teachers to create separate Drive folders for each assignment for each of the student.
Develop proper communication in the class, encourage comments and questions from students in real time.

Google expects Classroom to be available in all schools using Google Apps for Education by September. And it won’t contain any form of ads. Nor does it uses any student data or user content for advertisement purposes. Interested education professionals are given a chance to try it out for which they need to apply for a preview of the tool!This latest education effort by Google will surely be something to watch out for.

Blind Spot: EdTech of the Month

May 7, 2014January 21, 2015

Every week Foradian brings to you the story behind one and many EdTech startups and ideas that are changing the education industry worldwide. From elearning apps to math games, these interesting EdTech ideas are a part of Foradian’s Edtech Revolution series by means of which we celebrate the innovation in education industry.

Read the story of Blind Spot, which was featured on Edtech Revolution earlier this month and is our EdTech of the Month. This amazing app helps you build on your blind spots with creativity. Read the whole story here: http://foradian.com/post/84315517990/blind-spot-a-powerful-platform-for-creative

Extract a Report on Former Students Using Fedena 3.0

May 5, 2014January 21, 2015

Last week, we talked how easily you can generate a report on former employees. Today, we talk about how you can generate report on the former students of your institution. Generating any report has become very easy with the new version of Fedena 3.0 which is loaded with exciting features. Read on to find out how you can extract a report on the former students with all necessary details related to each of them.

You can find the ‘Former students details’ in ‘Reports’ as you navigate through ‘Data and Reports’ in the main menu.

Select ‘Former students details’ and go to the page of former student details to generate the report.

Choose the time limit for which you want to generate the report. It will generate the report of all students who have left the institution within the selected time period.

The report will show the details of all the students who had left the institution within the time period you have selected. You can see the ‘Batch name’ and ‘Course name’ of the students as well as the ‘Gender’, ‘Admission Date’ and ‘Leaving date’. If you want, you can go to individual student’s profile by selecting the respective student’s name.

You can see the date of leaving for each of the student as well. Moreover, extract the report in CSV format if you need.

Fedena 3.0 can Generate Report on Former Employees

April 28, 2014May 8, 2014

Now, you can extract a report on all the former employees of your institution. This is possible with the help of the Reports feature in the brand new version Fedena 3.0. This amazing feature allows you to generate report on various activities in your institution including a report on all former employees too. Read on and find out how you can get details about former employees using the Former Employee report option.

To extract Former Employee report, you need to go to ‘Former Employees Details’ in ‘Reports’ which can be reached by navigating through ‘Data and Reports’ in main menu.

Selecting ‘Former Employees Details’ will take you to the former employee details page where you can generate the report.

To generate the report, you have to first select the date limit for which you want the report. Once you select the date limit, you will get the report for the respective time period.

The former employee report is generated for the respective time period. You get all details about how many male employees are in the list and how many females. If you want to know more about the particular former employee, you can go his /her profile by selecting either ‘Name’ or ‘Employee ID’.

Extract the report in CSV format too!

Inspire Your Students to Develop the Habit of Reading

April 24, 2014March 13, 2015

Reading is always considered to be a divine habit and is equally beneficial to students for their learning. Reading is not just about reading lines or a passage loudly; instead it involves proper understanding of words and to relate them to the overall meaning of the passage. Cultivating the habit of reading from early age is beneficial as this could help them in their studies as well. Some students develop this habit naturally and love to spend their leisure time with books. On the other hand, some don’t develop it naturally and have to be compelled to sit with books. As a teacher, you can play an eminent role in motivating your students to develop this habit. But forcing them to sit in front of books won’t be the solution. You have to encourage them to start loving books, not just sit with them. Some tips are shared below to help you out.

One of the best way to encourage those kids for whom reading is quite a boring task is by letting them read graphic novels. Graphic novels include lot of pictures and catchy dialogues that attract young kids and you can use this as a bait to develop the habit of reading.

Let your students select their own books to read. It is often seen that things that are mandatory are less attractive to them. Plus, encourage them to share books with other classmates. Let them choose from a collection of books that is appropriate of their age and help them enjoy the book they want to read.

Start the habit of discussing about the books that students are reading in class once they finish. This one way will help you to know the level of understanding in your students when they read a book- whether they are able to grasp the idea and thought correctly. Moreover, this also develops the habit of storytelling too!

As a teacher, promote the habit of reading among parents as well. It has been seen that children tend to learn things from their parents and if parents read books at home, talk about it with their children will be a natural booster for the kids to start reading. Not all parents know the benefits of reading at home, but if they are made aware of the good that they can do to their children, they will surely be motivated to practice the habit at home.

If your student loves non-fiction, encourage them to read a lot of books on Nature, Space Science, History and others that are appropriate for their age.

When you motivate your students to take up reading seriously, make sure you are not being a tormentor who is forcing them to gulp down knowledge like a glass of milk. Reading for them should be fun and an enriching experience. At no point should it be some kind of pressure for them.

Generate Report on Exam Schedule using Fedena 3.0

April 21, 2014May 8, 2014

The new version of Fedena 3.0 offers you many new features including the report generating feature. With the help of this feature, you can extract various types of reports. If you are looking forward to generate a report on the different exams in your institution, then the Exam Schedule report is the solution. The Exam Schedule report lets you know details about all the exams related to each batch and course in your institution. To know more, read through the article.

Get access to ‘Reports’ by navigating through ‘Data and Reports’ in the main menu. Click on ‘Reports’ and go to ‘Exam Schedule Details’ in it.

Select ‘Exam Schedule Details’ and see complete details of exam schedule.

You get the entire report for exam schedule of different batches. You can also see the exam schedule of any particular course for which you need to use ‘Select course’ option.

Selecting the course will ask you to select the batches also for which you want to see the exam schedule.

Clicking the ‘Batch name’ in any of the rows of the table would take you to the list of all the students who are enrolled in the particular batch. You can go to individual student’s profile by selecting the respective student’s name.

All the reports can be extracted in CSV format as well.

Generate Employee Subject Association Report Easily with Fedena 3.0

April 14, 2014May 8, 2014

Generating a report that have in details, everything related to teachers and the subjects that they are associated with in different batches in your institution is such a blessing, when you need it and don’t have the time to prepare manually. The new version of Fedena 3.0 is loaded with amazing report generating feature that help extracting various types of reports. Today, we talk about how you can generate a report to know about the association of employees and subjects as well as batches. The article below will describe in details how report can be generated.

Login to your Fedena account and click on the ‘Data and Reports’ tab on selecting the main menu. Select ‘Reports’ in ‘Data and Reports’ where you will find the different reports. Click on ‘Employee Subject Association Details’. See the screenshot below:

Select ‘Employee Subject Association Details’ to generate the report and see the employee and subject association for all the batches in your institution.

The report show details of the employees and the subjects that he/she is associated or teaches in a particular batch. The associated batch of the particular employee or teacher is also mentioned. In case you want the report in CSV format, you can get it using the ‘Export as CSV’.

Moreover, to get details about the particular employee, you can click on the name which will take you directly to the employee profile.

Thus, you have the complete report on all employees teaching various subjects in different batches.

The Best Word Cloud Tools for a Classroom

April 10, 2014January 21, 2015

A smart classroom requires a smarter teacher who can make the most of technologies to facilitate education. Word cloud tools is one amazing digital tool that every teacher should utilize in their classrooms. Word clouds are very helpful in enhancing the learning process of students with the attracting visuals created using words. In fact, it has been said that word clouds are one of the best tools for improving vocabulary. Even highlighting classwork or students assignments are other effective ways word clouds can be used in a class. These are some of the few advantages of word clouds in a classroom that you must know before you start using it. But, most importantly, know about the tools that lets you generate word clouds which you can find as you go through this article.

ABCYA: One of the best and practical word cloud tool for the kids! Kids can easily operate the tool which requires them to type tests in a box that is given and a click on the arrow button will generate the word cloud. The word cloud appearance can be changed according to preference with just the graphical buttons that are available above the cloud. Saving and printing is so easy with the tool!

Wordle: Provide any text and get the word cloud of it. The best part of the tool is that it highlight words that are mentioned more frequently in the text. Fonts, colors and layouts can be changed as per requirements. There is the Wordle gallery where you can save the images and print them when needed.

Tagul: Generate some beautiful word cloud using the free tool named ‘Tagul’ which requires you to sign up to use it. The main brain behind this tool is a technology enthusiast and entrepreneur named Alex from Russia.

WordSift: A very easy to use word cloud tool created at Stanford, ‘WordSift’ just requires you to put your text in a box and click ‘Sift’ to generate the cloud.

Word It Out: Another very easy to use word cloud tools that deserves a try is the ‘Word It Out’. It offers you an outstanding feature that allows you to create word clouds from documents and website URLs as well.