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Cape Town City libraries use technology to draw young patrons to the bookshelves: Read something, before you can use a tablet
Waiting times have increased due to the tablets’ overwhelming popularity, prompting the library staff to devise a creative solution. Those waiting their turn must read to a staff member before being allowed to use the tablets. This approach has produced remarkable results, with many young students improving their reading skills and gaining newfound confidence.
Gaming sessions are limited to Fridays, Saturdays and school holidays. To secure a slot, children are encouraged to borrow books, read them and then provide a brief review to the librarians, either written or spoken.
Simple, but brilliant! It’s a win-win as the kids get something they’ll enjoy, and at the same time their literacy skills improve. These literacy skills are what will make a massive difference to their school learning, as well as their ability to get jobs one day. Gaming itself will undoubtedly also teach them skills, but literacy trumps all. As an added bonus, they also learn that effort equals reward.
The rollout of this initiative began the previous year with the distribution of 66 tablets to 13 libraries. In 2023, the endeavour has expanded further, with 99 tablets allocated to 19 libraries, and this momentum is expected to persist throughout the year. I hope that more such tablets can be rolled out to additional libraries.
Librarians are not just people who sit behind a counter and stamp books out or charge fines for overdue books. I’ve always found them very helpful (taking you top something instead of just pointing in the distance), and what they do, is more than just about books. Libraries often have computer and Internet facilities, meeting spaces, and more. Many communities really underestimate the importance of libraries, especially to younger children who have a thirst for knowledge. One of the most precious gifts a child can get, is good reading and literacy skills. There is so much knowledge (and entertainment) that is available free of cost at libraries. Reading can inform, relax, motivate, and entertain.
See https://www.capetownetc.com/tech/city-libraries-use-technology-to-draw-young-patrons-to-the-bookshelves/
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#SelenaGomez and #HaileyBieber: A Complete Timeline of Their #TikTok #Drama
However, the drama between Hailey Bieber and Selena Gomez reached a boiling point in February 2023 when #KylieJenner seemingly joined the fray. Here’s a complete timeline of what went down on TikTok—and everything that came next.
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According to BuzzFeed, Hailey Beiber has lost around 1 million followers since the TikTok drama began. Meanwhile, Elle.com reports that Gomez gained 10.5 million followers on #Instagram and Jenner has lost around 500,000 #followers.
First of all congratulations if you have no TikTok & #Instagram and never heard about the drama.
The rest urgently need lessons in more #media #literacy. On the one hand, you make yourself a #bully if you bully supposedly other bullies, and on the other hand, it's not healthy if you devote yourself to every nuance of your stars as a hobby psychologist and interpret them.
#health #internet #stars #celebrities #problem #youth #society #news #affair #scandal #psychology #education #mobbing
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This is reality already
♲ Kimberly - 2023-02-23 10:53:44 GMT
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iSinkwe app, developed by CSIR in South Africa, can help children with their reading and listening skills in all 11 official SA languages
The app, called iSinkwe – the isiZulu word for a bushbaby – adds and synchronises human-narrated or computer-generated audio to text. It aims to make textbooks, class notes and other documents more accessible to learners by making reading and learning more interactive.
iSinkwe functions by adding audio, which can be recorded manually by someone or generated by a computer using a standard Electronic Publication Version Three (EPUB3) document, to text documents.
There is already an Android app, with an iOS app and a Windows store app still to follow.
See https://techcentral.co.za/csir-develops-app-to-help-kids-learn-to-read/211355/
#technology #SouthAfrica #reading #literacy #education
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