Zaman International School Newspaper Issue 57

Volume 5 Issue 57

NEWSPAPER

21 May 2008

Inauguration of Primary Campus The grand opening ceremony was held with great excitement and involvement.

Zaman International School has extended its educational capacity and activity with a fresh Primary Campus. Once more Zaman has proven its prestige and quality with its glorious new building. The preparations for the opening started weeks ago.

Everywhere in the building including classes, facility rooms and even the corridors were decorated elegantly. Students, teachers and assistant teachers worked hard even at the weekends. It is worth seeing the assistance and cooperation of high school teachers and staff.

And then the time came.

The date Monday, 24 March witnessed a great ceremony.

The roads were blocked and the stage was set. People started to come early in the morning. Long as there were around 2000 before the ceremony started, it people. Everyone was waiting for was difficult to find a place to sit the official guests. There were guests from neighbouring countries such as Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam and ZAMAN NEWSPAPER Myanmar as well as from Turkey, Zaman, Publisher f a r a w a y. M a n y o f f i c i a l s , Vesile Kaplan, Editor-in Chief businesspeople and guests Gurkan Cil, Editor at Large honoured the ceremony from Turkey to strengthen the bonds www.zamanisc.org

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between Turkey and Cambodia.

Turkey was officially represented

by H.E. Mr Dengir Firat, Member of Parliament and Chief Advisor to the Prime Minister. In additions, there were diplomats, ambassadors, directors and chairmen of governmental organizations. The honourable guest of the ceremony was without a doubt, Deputy Prime

Minister H.E. Mr Sok An. As he arrived, the crowd welcomed him with great excitement and applause.

The ceremony began with the Cambodian National Anthem. At that time, more than 40 Primary students carried a 15 metre long Cambodian flag and marched along to the ceremony venue in presence of Mr Sok An. After the anthem, High School students performed the Blessing Dance.

First of all, the Director of Zaman International School, Mr Ali KOKTEN made a speech. He focused on the modern standards of schools. He said that Zaman is the leading educational institution in Cambodia and contributed a lot to the education system. He added that with the latest technology and strong curriculum, Zaman has blazed a trail and will go on adding more day by day. He concluded his speech with hopes of success to the students.

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Continued from page 1 "Today the world needs love and peace more than ever. This school plants saplings of peace in a field of love. For this reason, I congratulate the teachers, who are the gardeners of peace and tolerance," Fýrat said. Professor Þerif Ali Tekalan, head of the Union of International Universities, said he believed "that the students of this school, which

has established a bridge of love between two countries, will work for the welfare and peace of their countries and that of all humanity in the future.”

After all the speeches, Mr Sok An and the group proceeded to the front door to cut the ribbon. The school tour started from 4th floor, kindergarten department and lunch area. Inside looked as elegant as it is seen outside.

Down in the third floor, high school students organized a science fair with 15 tables. The guests looked impressed and amazed with the science projects students made.

The group then proceeded to the second floor where there are classrooms. They visited a classroom for a sample class. Mr Sok An and the other official guests were surprised with the technical equipment used in the classes. They watched a lesson and exam on Active Board taught by a grade 3 student.

The classrooms and the facility rooms were full of students and guests. Students showed their skills and knowledge.

The guests were so impressed with what the young students had shown. In the game room, students were practicing and learning how to play chess and intelligence games. In the art room, several groups of students performed different kinds of art projects. The cinema and conference room welcomed the

guests with a cartoon movie.

Some primary students organised several science activities and explained them to the audience. In the music room, 8 students performed traditional d a n c e . F i n a l l y, a g r o u p o f students performed a show on the computers in ICT Room.

Some visitors claimed that even two hours were not enough to visit and see throughout the school.

As stated in its motto “You are going to reach the top with us”, Zaman International School proven its quality and high level education once more. It seems that the students really will reach the top with Zaman too.

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The Virtual University and E-Learning The perennial questions “How do people learn?” and “What do they need to know?” have challenged educators since the time of Socrates (d. 339 BCE) to our own. Given the now nearglobal availability of the Internet, instructors, learners, and educational institutions are analyzing all of the various ways that they can benefit from it.

The increasing use of e-learning methods and virtual university environments have focused researchers' attention on the Socratic method: Playing students with questions and then demanding that they discover, organize, and structure their own responses to the problems posed in an attempt to overcome the constraints of traditional methods. Socrates also believed that students could be successful only if they accepted responsibility and took the initiative.

The Web's 1992 advent represents a watershed in the development of online education. Its user-friendly nature made the Internet accessible to the general public, and its powerful graphic capabilities expanded the range of disciplines that could be offered online by enabling virtual labs, studios, animations, and so on.

Currently, e-learning allows people to learn anywhere and usually at any time, as long as the computer being used is configured properly. With its available text, video, audio, animation, and virtual environments, its self-paced, hands-on nature has the potential to offer a more enriching level of training than students might experience in a crowded classroom.

E-learning methods Contemporary e-learning methods contain elements of the Socratic model. Students select, organize, and structure the information in order to accomplish selected tasks. They see the functional value of what they are learning while they are learning, and benefit from working directly with the content.

The virtual university (VU) concept enables the application

of e-learning methods in a wide range of fields. VU is a customized Web-based learning environment that delivers online education and seeks to support active, collaborative learning and cross-disciplinary knowledgebuilding.Knowledge-building is the intentional process of solving problems progressively and developing and acquiring expertise.

In a traditional instruction system, only the instructor is the active learner, for teaching someone else is a powerful way to learn. By selecting, organizing, and structuring the informa-

Intuitively, e-learning falls into the brain and result in better four categories, as follows: retention. Mix images with words, or sounds (e.g., voices or Knowledge databases: These music) with images. databases, the most basic forms of e-learning, offer indexed Create attention-grabbing explanations, guidance, and interaction: Games, quizzes, step-by-step instructions for and even required manipulation p e r f o r m i n g s p e c i f i c t a s k s . of something on the screen creates more interest, which in Online support: This comes in turn builds better retention by the form of forums, chat rooms, using multiple types of media. online bulletin boards, e-mail, or live instant-messaging support. Provide immediate feedback: It is slightly more interactive than E-learning courses can build in k n o w l e d g e d a t a b a s e s . immediate feedback to correct misunderstood material.

Asynchronous training (time independent): Such self-paced Encourage interaction with other e-learners and an einstructor: Chat rooms, discussion boards, instant messaging, and e-mail all offer e ff e c t i v e i n t e r a c t i o n f o r e learners, and do a good job of replacing classroom discussion.

Building an online community significantly influences the success of online programs.

E-learning benefits

tion for a group of students, instructors benefit by working with and mastering the content for themselves.Students are only passive consumers of the content.

E-learning has definite benefits over traditional classroom training. While the most obvious are the flexibility and the cost savings from not having to travel or spend excess time away from work, there are also others that learning may include access to might not be so obvious. For instructors through online example: bulletin boards and discussion groups, as well as e-mail.

Less expensive to produce: Elearning is virtually free after Synchronous training (time reaching the break-even point. dependent): This consists of real-time training with a live Self-paced: Most e-learning instructor facilitating the training. programs can be taken when Everyone logs in at a set time needed. Going through it at one’s and can communicate directly own pace helps avoid missing with the instructor and with each information if, for example, the other. student has to leave the class or does not understand exactly The VU must attain a high level of what the teacher is saying. This quality if it is to succeed in is one reason why e-learning is meeting local needs and so effective. competing internationally. Today, any VU is, by default, global.

Faster paced: This individualHence, issues of quality are a ized approach allows learners to key competitive advantage. The skip material they already know keys to successful e-learning are and understand and move on to as follows: new material.

E-learning, a revised and updated form of discovery learning, is a student-centered learning approach based on knowledge-building. In this active learning environment, students encounter experiences that enable them to construct personal knowledge through problem-solving and experimentation. These knowledgebuilding principles work particularly well in an e-learning setting, because e-learning provides memorable events. It is more likely that these events will come to mind as learners are challenged by on-the-job or real- Vary content type: Images, Consistent message: Elife problems. sounds, and text work together to learning eliminates problems build memory in several areas of associated with different >> Continued on page 4

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SPORTS

Final Matches In ZIS tournament fifth matches were played. And now time to football again for the sixth matches. Get ready. Here is the results, scores and cards.

GROUP B

GROUP A

GP: Games Played, P: Points, W: Wins, D: Draws, L: Losses, GS: Goals Scored, GA: Goals Against, GD: Goal Difference

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Match Scores

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6 Match Fixture

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5 Match Scores

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6 Match Fixture

11B -11A

10B -9A

12A -12B

10A - 9B

Goals: Rithy(2)(12A), Cheng(2)(11B), Hongly(2)(11B), Ratha(11A), Cheapross(11A), Ratna(11A), Rano(12B), Vuthy(12B), Chana(12B) Cards:

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Goals: Visoth(9A), Pheav(9B), Hak(2)(9B), Dyna(10B), Eng Leng(6)(10B), Bun Long(own goal)(10B), Vachay(10A) Seyha(10A), Cards:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cards: Yellow Card: Ratanak(8A), Wath(8A), Oudom(9B), Pheav(9B), Sotheara(10A), Seyha(10A),Eng Leng(10B), Hongly(11B), Rithy(12A), Rith(12A)

5th Match Scores

6th Match Fixture 7A - 7B 8A - 8B

Goals: Ratanak(2)(8A), Vichetra(8A), Vuth(7A), Cheng(7A), Nory(8B), Phouma(8B), Vuth(8B), Cheng(8B) Yellow Cards:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Top Scorers: 13 Goals: Eng Leng(10B) 11 Goals: Nory(8B) 9 Goals: Dyna(10B) 8 Goals: Phouma(8B), Visoth(9A), Hak(9B) 7 Goals: Vuth(8B), Seyha(10A), Ratna(11A), Rithy(12A) 6 Goals: Cheng(7A), Pheav(9B) 5 Goals: Tola(12B), Rano(12B) 4 Goals: Ratanak(8A), Mustafa(8A), Lyhout(10A), Ratha(11A), Cheapross(11A), Cheng(11B) 3 Goals: Visa(7B), Bunma(7B), Sereyvuth(10A),Chan Sitha(11A), Hongly(11B), Toseth(12A) 2 Goals: Vanthy(7A), Vichetra(8A), Oudom(9B), Manith(10A), Sotheara(10A), Panhavoan(11B),Rith(12A), Chana(12B) 1 Goals: Vuth(7A), Seng(7A), David(7A), Sovisal(8B), Leap(8B), Cheng(8B), Keath(9A), Reach(9A), Vachay(10A), Porchhuong(11B), Sereyboth(11B), Panha(12A), Saka(12A), Veasna(12A), Tino(12B), Vuthy(12B)

Continued from page 3 instructors teaching slightly different material on the same subject.

Availability at any location and time: E-learners can work training sessions into their schedules, now that they are freed from traveling to and sitting in classrooms.

Interactivity: This can assume the form of simply clicking on appropriate responses to questions, clicking to animate an object or start a process, or dragging and dropping items to practice a skill. Training-related interactive games are a very e ff e c t i v e w a y o f i m p r o v i n g learning.

Updated easily and quickly: This is especially easy, since all one has to do is upload the updated materials to a server.

Increased retention and a stronger grasp of the material: Many elements, such as video, audio, quizzes, and interaction,

are combined in e-learning to reinforce the message. Being motivated to learn is half the battle. Knowing that the course contains some “fun” elements like video, audio, animation, and “gaming” scenarios increases interest and curiosity. This, too, leads to better retention and faster learning.

Easily managed: This is especially true in the case of large student groups.

Conclusion Learning is both a social and an intensely personal activity. Elearning can enhance both elements, for unlike tell-and-test learning, e-learning builds a cognitive network of understanding. Electronic media-supported discovery learning provides a safe, private, and nonembarrassing environment for learning about hazardous systems, conditions, and operations. Such an environment encourages simulated experimentation and underscores the importance of proper

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BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT In ZIS Basketball Tournament second matches were played. And now time to basketball again for the third matches. Get ready. Here is the results & scores.

GROUP B

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GP: Games Played, P: Points, W: Wins, D: Draws, L: Losses, PS: Points Scored, PA: Points Against, PD: Point Difference

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3rd Match Fixture 9B-10A

11B-11A Points: Indra(2)(12B), Meng(18)(11A), Yong(10)(11A),Ratana(1) (11A), Chansothea(5)(11A), Cheapross(8)(11A), Channith(2)(11A), Panga(4)(12A), Sakal(3)(12A), Sak(1)(12A), Serey(1)(12A), Chhanak(6)(11B), Vanly(6)(11B), Chamnap(3)(11B), Whathnak(7)(11B)

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2nd Match Scores

3rd Match Fixture 7A-7B 8B-8A

Points: Davan(2)(7A), Cheng(5)(7A), Davit(7)(7A), Tito(7)(7B) Visal(2)(7B)

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24 Points: Vanly(11B) 20 Points: Yong(11A), Meng(11A) 13 points: Titto(7B), Whathnak(11B) 12 Points: Pagna(12A) 10 Points: Cheapross(11A) 9 Points: Lyout (9A), Chansothea(11A), Chhanak(11B) 7 Points: David(7A), Ratana(11A), Vira(11B) 6 Points: Vichetra(8A), Ratha(8A), Vimean(8B), Darin(9A),Sockhivoan(10A) 5 Point: Cheng(7A), Sak(12A) 4 Point: Bun Leang(8A), Danan(9A), Anna(9A), Monirath(10A), Chamnap(11B) 3 Point: Lyhout(10A), Sakal(12A) 2 Point: Davan(7A), Visal(7B), Chhoulong(7B), Ratanak(8A), Narong(8B), Sereywat(9A), Rith(9A), Dara long(9B), kuong(9B), Heng(9B), Yuthika(10A), channith(11A), Thaichor(12B), indra(12B), 1 Point: Sereyboth(7B), Panharith(10A), Serey(12A), chandara(12B)

Points: Lyhout(6)(9A), Darin(4)(9A), Sereywat(2)(9A), Anna(2)(9A), Danan(2)(9A), Rith(2)(9A), Dara long(2)(9B), Koung(2)(9B), Heng(2)(9B)

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SCIENCE

USB Flash Memory The Human Health Flash memory (both NOR and NAND types) was invented by Dr. Fujio Masuoka while working for Toshiba in 1984. According to Toshiba, the name "flash" was suggested by Dr. Masuoka's colleague, Mr. Shoji Ariizumi, because the erasure process of the memory contents reminded him of a flash of a camera. Dr. Masuoka presented the invention at the IEEE 1984 International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) held in San Francisco, California. Intel saw the massive potential of the invention and introduced the first commercial NOR type flash chip in 1988.

NOR-based flash has long erase and write times, but provides full address and data buses, allowing random access to any memory location.

T h i s make s it a

also has up to ten times the endurance of NOR flash.

However, the I/O interface of NAND flash does not provide a random-access external address bus. Rather, data must be read on a block-wise basis, with typical block sizes of hundreds to thousands of bits.

This made NAND flash unsuitable as a drop-in replacement for program ROM since most microprocessors and microcontrollers required bytelevel random access. In this r e g a r d NAND flash is sim

ila r to other seconda ry storage devices such

Cells The cells perform many jobs such as moving oxygen around the body, taking care of the fuel supply and waste removal.

There are many kinds of cells in the body such as bone cells, fat Skin It protects the internal organs cells, muscle cells, nerve cells, from dying and harmful bacteria red blood cells, and white blood from getting inside our body. The cells. main layers of the skin are Today people get sick easily edidermis and dermis. because of their habits and foods chains.

Bones Gives shape and support to your R e g u l a r e x e r c i s e h e l p s t o body. The largest bone in your improve your health. The people b o d y i s t h e f e m u r a n d t h e who exercise on a regular basis smallest boneis the stirrup bone, often do better in work, sleep in the ear. There are three types better, don’t feel as tired, are less of bones: long bones, short likely to get hurt while exercising and are stronger than the less bones, and flat bones. active people.

There are two kind of exercise, Joints It allows the bones to move in aerobic and anaerobic. Aerobic different directions. There are exercise builds endurance and three types of joints: immovable burns fat and calories. Aerobic joints, slightly movabl joints, and involve: movable joints. ? swimming ? running Ligament ? jump rope It holds joints together. ? bicycling ? other sports Muscles If you peek inside your body, what would you see? Hundreds of bones, miles of blood vessels and trillions of cells, all of which are contantly working together.

It makes your body movement possible. Your body has more than 650 muscles. There are two types of muscles: voluntary and involuntary. There are also three types of muscles cells: smooth muscle, skeletal muscle, and cardiac muscle.

a s h a r d disks and optical media, and is thus very s u i t a b l e suitable for use in mass-storage Tendons replacement for older ROM devices such as memory cards. Its job is to hold your muscles to chips, which are used to store your bones. program code that rarely needs The first NAND-based remova b l e m e d i a f o r m a t w a s to be updated, such as a Viscera computer's BIOS or the firmware SmartMedia, and many others This term refers to the organs h a v e f o l l o w e d , i n c l u d i n g of set-top boxes. Its endurance is that fill your body’s chest and 1 0 , 0 0 0 t o 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 e r a s e MultiMediaCard, Secure Digital, abdominal cavity. It provides Memory Stick and xD-Picture cycles.NOR-based flash was the your body with food, oxygen and b a s i s o f e a r l y f l a s h - b a s e d Card. removes the waste. removable media; CompactFlash was originally A new generation of memory Glands based on it, though later cards card formats, including RS- I t p r o d u c e s moved to less expensive NAND MMC, miniSD and microSD, and substances that Intelligent Stick, feature flash. extremely small form factors; the help your body to function. There Toshiba announced NAND flash microSD card has an area of just are four kinds of at ISSCC in 1989. It has faster over 1.5 cm², with a thickness of g l a n d s : e n d oerase and write times, and less than 1 mm. crine glands, oil requires a smaller chip area per glands, salivary cell, thus allowing greater glands, and storage densities and lower sweat glands. costs per bit than NOR flash; it

When you do anaerobic exercise, such as weight-lifting or push-ups, which involve short bursts of effort, you build strength and muscle mass.

Healthy foods also help body.

Nutrition experts recommend daily serving from the six groups the food: ? ? ? ? ?

fats, oils and sweets milk, yogurt and cheese meat, fish and other protein vegetables fruits

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GUIDANCE

the pen, turned over the paper pen and in great big letters he he'd written on, and this is what wrote: "PAID IN FULL A little boy came up to his mother she wrote: in the kitchen one evening while BE THANKFUL she was fixing supper, and For the nine months I carried you while you were growing inside handed her a piece of paper Be thankful that you don't me: already have everything you No Charge that he had been writing on. After desire. his Mom dried her hands on an apron, she read it, and this is For all the nights that I've sat up with you, doctored and prayed If you did, what would there be to what it said: look forward to? for you: No Charge For cutting the grass: $5.00 Be thankful when you don't know For cleaning up my room this For all the trying times, and all the something, for it gives you tears that you've caused through opportunity to learn. week: $1.00 the years: Be thankful for the difficult times.

For going to the store for you: No Charge During those times you grow. $.50 For all the nights that were filled Baby-sitting my kid brother while with dread and for the worries I Be thankful for your limitations, because they give you opportuknew were ahead: you went shopping: $.25 nities for improvement.

No Charge

A MOTHER’S LOVE

trip the father asked his son, "How was the trip" "Very good Dad!" replied his son.

"Did you see how poor people could be?" the father asked.

"Yeah!"

"And what did you learn?"

The son answered, "I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of the garden; they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lamps in the garden; they have the stars. Our patio reaches to

the front yard, they have a whole horizon." When the little boy was finishing, his father was speechless.

His son added, "Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are!"

Taking out the garbage: $1.00 For the toys, food, clothes, and B e t h a n k f u l f o r e a c h n e w Our outlook on life depends on challenge, because it will build the way you look at things. What even wiping your nose: For getting a good report card: others may think as riches, your strength and character.

No Charge $5.00 others may want.

Son, when you add it up, the cost Be thankful for your mistakes.

They will give you valuable The most important things in life are your friends, family, health, lessons. good humor and a positive Be thankful when you're tired attitude towards life. If you have and weary, because it means these then you have everything!

Desperation to Inspiration in you've made a difference.

It's easy to be thankful for the Thirty Minutes Flat! good things.

A life of rich fulfillment comes to By Nary, Sopanha those who are also thankful for the setbacks.

Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.

Find a way to be thankful for your troubles, and they can become your blessings.

For cleaning up and raking the of my love is: yard: $2.00 No Charge.

Total owed: $14.75 Well, his mother looked at him standing there, and the boy could see the memories flashing through her mind. She picked up

When the boy finished reading what his mother had written, there were big tears in his eyes, and he looked straight at his mother and said, "Mom, I sure do love you." And then he took the

HOW POOR ARE WE? One day a father and his rich family took his son to a trip to the country with the firm purpose to show him how poor people could be. They spent a day and a night in the farm of a very poor family.

When they got back from their

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ENTERTAINMENT

Three girls of different ages own the bears pictured below. Each bear has a different name. Can you match the position of each bear (A, B, C) with it's name, each girl's name and age (4, 5 and 6 years)?

1. Jenny is older than the girl who owns the bear pictured at B and younger than the girl whose bear is named Bobby.

2. Bruno belongs to the youngest girl.

3. Barney isn't the bear pictured at C. 4. Julie is younger than Janet.

Can you fit all the words correctly 5 letter words into the grid? Two letters have ACTOR already been entered.

EATEN FUNNY 3 letter words TASTE ART 7 letter words BIG ONE BUFFALO USE EXTINCT NEAREST 4 letter words STUDENT AWAY

By Sopanha Sarath NEXT TOYS YEAR

"The best mirror is an old friend."

“Books and friends should be few but good."

“Power is an overbalance in the world.”

“All that glitter is not gold.”

“A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.”

"A friend in need is a friend indeed." - Latin Proverb "The road to a friend's house is never long." - Danish Proverb "Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead." - Chinese Proverb The death of a friend is equivalent to the loss of a limb." - German Proverb "Life without a friend is like death without a witness." - Spanish Proverb "A friend is one to whom one may pour out all the contents of one's heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that the gentlest of hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth keeping and with a breath of kindness blow the rest away." Arabian Proverb "It is better to be in chains with friends , than to be in a garden with strangers." - Persian Proverb

By Monita Sambath