__The advantages of ICT in teaching and learning process__

­­Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is one of the evolving technologies which provides the greatest chances to develop education management and learning process in schools. Schools that have used the ICT in teaching and learning process activities will be very different from schools that do not use it. At this time, ICT is needed in the process of learning and teaching in schools because it can improve the quality of teaching at school. There are several advantages of ICT that can support the teachers and students in the process teaching and learning. For examples, it can be used to present the material clearly and effectively, it could make teachers and students easy in doing everything and by using ICT, they can access and keep the much information.

First, it can be used to present the materials clearly and effectively. With the slide of power point, teachers will be easy to explain the complicated instruction because they can insert some pictures or animations to attract attention of the students. It also can develop students’ interest in learning of something new by delivering the subjects in a simple and active ways. That can be done by coloring the text and change form of writing become more interesting but still can be seen clearly by the students. Thus, the material presented by the teacher is easily understood and remembered by the students.

Second, ICT could make teachers and students easy in doing any tasks. It could be save much of their time in doing and finishing their work because ICT changed the learning process that is different from traditional learning that using blackboard and text book only. Besides, by using the appropriate software, every work could be done quickly. For example, by using Microsoft Word, writing the paragraph would be more orderly and neat. Then, if the students wanted to do mathematical tasks or in connection with making graph, just enter the data, and it will automatically exit the desired chart by using Microsoft Excel, and if teachers want to generate an interesting presentation, they only use Microsoft Power Point as has been explained the benefits firs. Essentially, ICT also has software that can help teachers and students in doing something.

Third, by using ICT, the teachers and students could access and keep much information. Internet is one way to access and receive the information. The information that has accepted can be easier to get because it only requires the internet connection from the computer. Computer could save a large amount of information that has been got from the internet safely, so the teachers and the students can download as much as their want and the data will be automatically saved. Basically, the memory capacities of computers owned by allowing users to resume learning outcomes have been achieved before. The results, the previous study can be used by students as a basis for consideration to conduct further study.

The conclusion is the ICT can provide a lot of convenience that can help teachers to be more creative in conveying information in the teaching and learning process by applying the software contained in the computer. Then, it can motivate students’ desire to understand the lesson because of the interest in the lesson material. So, the teachers and students should be able to use ICT with their respective capabilities.

^THE FRIGHTENING ACCIDENT^

Pinching at the door is the most memorable accident that I ever got when I was in the elementary school. It happened when I wanted to close the class’ door, and my friend pushed it from inside. Firstly, I didn’t realize if my middle finger was pinched because I really didn’t feel any pain. But, when I tried to pull my hand from the door’s holder, I saw my finger was splinted and bleeding. And then, I felt really in pain and cried after I saw it. After that, my mother took me to the hospital, and my middle finger was being checked by a doctor. When he cleaned the blood in my finger, he said that my middle finger must be sewed, but I refused it because I was really afraid about it. Then he didn’t do it, and I came home without any treatment for my finger. Finally, that accident was the most memorable accident that makes me feel traumatic if I saw someone playing or joking at the door.

Note:

^Topic Sentence: Pinching at the door is the most memorable accident that I ever got when I was in the elementary school.

^Topic: The most memorable accident.

^Controlling Idea: Pinching at the door.

^Concluding Sentence: Finally, that accident was the most memorable accident that makes me feel traumatic if I saw someone playing or joking at the door.

_____MY UNIQUE CLASSMATE____

     I have a beautiful unique classmate in university whose name Salsabilah Firdausi. She lives in Cakung. I met her when I first came to study at HAMKA University. She is a really cheerful girl because she always smiles wherever she is. If she met everyone in every place, she often asks unimportant things and offers anything she has to other although she doesn't know whom she is talking to. For example, when she is going to eat at a cafe, she will offer everywhere there, the entire unknown people, to eat. I often feel embarrassing if she did it in front of me, but I realized that thing makes her unique and makes me love her just the way she is.

NOTE:

Topic sentence: I have a beautiful unique classmate in university whose name Salsabilah Firdausi.

Topic: A beautiful unique classmate in university.

Controlling idea : Salsabilah Firdausi.

_About a Novel_

Now, I'm going to retell a novel from Asma Nadia that titled "Jadian, Boleh Dong?" This novel tells the story of Aisyah Putri, a first-grade of high school and her friends. Although the novel still consists of Aisya Putri series, it has different edition. The revised edition of Mr. Poet.

Recently, one of friends Aisyah Putri, Icha, always fusses about dating problem. Is dating allowed? Instead of dating often make emotional disturbed, restless if he doesn't send a message to you, he doesn't call you. What is actually the advantages of dating?

Icha said. "A boyfriend can be place for sharing, put...."
Aisyah and the others friend said. "Why don't you share it to teacher?"

"It is different. If we had a boyfriend, we could be picked up every time we want to go."

Icha said "Hihihi, that is a boyfriend or Ojeg’s rider?" Aisyah and the others friend said.

Vocabularies :

• Series : group of related things, events, etc, occurring one after the other.
• Poet : writer of poems.
• Fuss : be worried or excited especially about small things.
• Restless : unable to stay still or be happy where you are.

_CULTURE of JAKARTA_

     Jakarta has a diverse culture. There are dance, music, ondel-ondel, etc. However, the most popular thing among the people of Jakarta is ondel-ondel.

     Ondel-ondel is a huge doll that the tall is around 2,5 meters with a diameter 80 centimeters. Beside that, ondel-ondel use masks which the head is covered by hair and made of broom. Then, the face of ondel-ondel male is red and female is white.

     Ondel-ondel represents a Betawi folk performances, they are often played in many kinds of party. And then, it seems like ancestors who always keep their people.

     Vocabularies :

• Diverse : of different kinds.
• Folk : people in general.
• Ancestor : person in u.re family who lived a long time ago.

" Sleep Esential for Creative Thinking "

        In this time, I am going to retell about newspaper which I was read. The newspaper is "KOMPAS".

        A recent study found that sleep helped people to be more creative. The study involved 106 men and women divided into two groups. The first group slept for 8 hours, the second group stayed awake. When they were given a simple maths problem, the sleep group was able to solve it significantly faster than the awake group.

        When they were given a task to formulate rules, the sleep group was three times more likely to complete the task than the awake group. The results simply explain that memory problems are related to aging. Older people usually have memory problems because they have trouble getting enough sleep.

Vocabularies :

• Involve : make something a necessary condition or result.
• Simply : absolutely, in a way that is natural and plain.

_My Favorite Food_

Everybody has a favorite food. They like it with many reason. Likewise with me, I have one favorite food. It is kentang balado.

Kentang balado is a food made from potatoes which are sliced like dice. They are mixed with chili sauce. It is suitable for people who like spicy.

I really like kentang balado because its taste that spicy and savory. Especially kentang balado which is made by my mother. Beside that, kentang balado makes me want to eat it again and again.

Vocabulary:

• Dice : a small cube.
• Suitable : acceptable or right for someone or something.
• Spicy : containing strong flavours from spices.
• Savory : Savoury food is salty or spicy and not sweet in taste.

_Sport_

       Track and field, or athletics as it is called in many countries are sport contests that involve running, jumping, and throwing. The competitions in these sport are usually called in which the running events take place on a 400 meter oval field and jumping and throwing events take place nearby

       The sprints consist of distances of 100 meter, 200 meter, 400 meter. The sprinter uses a crouch start. On the first command, "on your marks", the sprinter kneel with one knee on the ground and both hands behind the starting line.

Vocabulary :
Involve: to include someone or something in something, or to make them take part in or feel part of it.
Sprint: a short and very fast race, such as the 100-metre race, or the last part of longer running race which is run as fast as possible.
Crouch: to bend your knees and lower yourself so that you are close to the ground and leaning forward slightly.

" Uuuuuupzzz I'm Sorry "

     This is a fiction story which I write for all people who read my blog. I want to retell a funny story which ever been told by my friend. This is the story.

     Recently, there are a lot of boys and girls are wearing the same kinds of clothes at anywhere and many of them have a long hair. So, it is often make us confuse whether they are boys or girls. One day, there is an old man was walking in a park. When he was tired, he sat down on a bench where somebody with a long hair had sat down. And then, about some distance, there is a young person was standing on the side of pond. By pointing at the young person there, the old man said to the person who was sitting next to him.

     He said, "oh my god! Do you see that person with the loose pants and long hair? It is a boy or a girl?"

     The person who sit next to him said, "a girl, she is my daughter."

     The old man said quickly, " Uuupss, I'm sorry. I didn't know that you were her mother."

     The other person said, "No, I'm not. I'm her father."

     Vocabularies :

• Fiction : writing that describe invented people and events, not real one.
• Recently : not long ago.
• Bench : long wooden or metal seat for two or more people.
• Pond : small area of water or pool.
• Loose : (of clothes) not tight, no exact.