In the existing for
15 years day-care “Gandriukas“ (Fabijoniðkiø St. 7, Vilnius) racket more than
two hundreds “baby-storks“. The mindful governesses of the day-care not only
dry-nurse the children confided to them by parents, but also nurture them,
educate children‘s sporting activity, creative work, musical ability, present to
information technologies. The modern day-care takes care of children experience
in the necessary knowledge and modern technologies in their future learning at
school.
With an exercion of
a directress of the “Gandriukas“ Edita Nemeikðienë and the company group “Penki kontinentai“ the project of e-day-care is
implemented.
A video camera was installed at the
day-care two months ago, with its help you can see the day-care group “Drugelis“
(“Butterfly“) online for 24 hours at the web-site www.gandriukas.lt.
The governess R.
Mickevièienë says about the group, that in it “live“ 22 babies. Most of them go
the day-care for four years. They will be the eldest in the “Gandriukas“ next
year. According to the governess all children are friendly, active, live, but
not very disciplined, especially boys. But more of them go in for basketball
coterie “Lietus“ (Rain) and will be defending the good day-care‘s name at the
next year basketball competition. The children are singing in the day-care pop
choir “Gandriukai“, dancing ballroom dancing. Each day is noisy and jolly in the
group because of the crowd of children, during the year only a few of the
children were ill.
“There are five
families with newborns and children from these families could stay at home with
their parents, but it is important to them to get to know something new each
day, play with other children, therefore they are always with us,“ – R.
Mickevièienë shared her impressions. “We have got plenty of new plans and ideas
for the future. And when we will be on vacation somewhere in an amazing place we
will be missing the “Drugelis“ group and willing to return to the
“Gandriukas““.
According to the
lot the video camera was installed in the “Drugelis“ group. To the words of the
directress Edita Nemeikðienë, governess R. Mickevièienë made no objection, but
was a little anxcious about it.
“We felt strange
and gingerly first. But soon we got used to the camera. Parents‘ and
grandparents‘ telephone calls from all Lithuania kept up our spirits. Many of
them wanted to see their grandson or daughter at the moment and they were
calling, joking, that is why the camera became the pleasing daily round,“ – says
the governess of the “Drugelis“. “Children from the other groups after we
installed the camera were coming to us to see it and to wave to the governesses
which were watching them in the cabinet. It was an amusement for everybody.
Chidren, parents, governesses, cooks, janitors had their eyes glued to the
computer‘s monitor.“
Generally the
parents watch their children at morning at 9-10 o‘clock. Little beggars have
breakfast at this time, also it is the time for educational work. “Children
remember, that parents can watch them and wave to the cam, - tells the
governess, - when the child is ill and can‘t be at the day-care it watches the
friends on the internet and then tells us what it had observed.“
The directress of
the day-care center Edita Nemeikðienë says, that parents can watch their
children using the intenet camera. They can see what their child is doing, is it
sad or happy, is it active in the group. Also, certainly, closer contact spring
up between parents and educators. The cam forced everybody to gear up and plan
work in a more effective way.
“If we could have
more cams we would install them in the hall where all holidays and sport shows
take place. We think that the camera forces to gear up and adds strain.
Sometimes it is good, but sometimes...“ – states E. Nemekðienë. “Living in the
modern world of information technologies we have to try the suggestions and the
merits of the electronic world.“
The idea to equip
the video camera was met with approval and disapproval. Some parents think, that
as children as governesses are restricted, because they being watched all the
time. Some parents are happy with the opportunity to see their children ant to
take pictures of them. They get used to the camera and know when does their
child play or eat. Almost all parents are working, so the online transmission
helps to be close to the child at any time of the day.
The parents are
happy with this project and the idea of the web-site. They can create the
mininetworks with pictures of their children, who can observe friends and their
new toys and bicycles.
The panorama of Vilnius
– live
The same video camera is equiped on
the terrace of 31 st floor of the trade center “Europa“. Already now during weather
forecast on LNK news live pictures from the 31st floor of the biggest business
and shopping center in the Baltic States “Europa“ are transmitted. You can
observe Vilnius panorama from bird eye view live at any time of day! >>> (128
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