Here are some additional suggestions for networking projects students could take on: - Network documentation project: Map out the topology and components of an existing network and document IP schemes, configurations, hardware/software in use, etc. - Wireless network survey: Survey wireless networks in a campus or area and analyze security, coverage, interference, etc. - Network troubleshooting: Introduce faults or problems into a test network and work to identify and resolve issues. - Network services project: Research, design and prototype additional services that could be provided on a network like file sharing, printing, email hosting. - Network policies and procedures: Propose policies and procedures around security, change management, backups/restores, user

1. Such contexts requires the employment of particular teaching methodologies
and classroom administration.
Since Multigrade classes are smaller and can be established more cheaply
than complete schools, they can be more numerous, therefore more dispersed
and thus located closer to the settlements where the children live. This
means both that younger children can attend and that the time children spend
travelling between school and home can be reduced to an acceptable level.
This in turn means that there is sufficient time outside school hours for the
children to continue to contribute to the family's economic activity .
Attending school is therefore likely to be more acceptable to the families
concerned, and thus both increase the number of children receiving education
and reduce the failure rate.
Multigrade schools, being smaller and more dispersed, would enjoy much closer
links with the smaller communities that they would be set up to serve.
This would have a very positive effect on local attitudes and access to
education.
The professional teacher is a key resource person in the Multigrade context.
The local content is a significant part of the curriculum, it is particularly
important to resolve the issue of appointing well-trained and locally-
oriented teachers.
PASIG CITY, METRO MANILA – The Department of Education (DepEd) continues to hold multigrade classes in
an effort to ensure all students complete their basic education.
A multigrade class consists of two or more different grade levels in a single grade classroom manned by one
teacher for an entire school year.
It is often implemented in elementary schools located at remote and sparsely-populated localities. About a million
pupils are enrolled in multigrade classes across the country, according to DepEd data.
Most of these students, according to DepEd chief Armin Luistro, belong to isolated, poor and indigenous
communities in far-flung mountains and islands where schools are far apart from each other.
“This is part of our thrust to democratize access to education and make the learning experience inclusive to as many
sectors. In effect, we are bringing more students to school,” Luistro said.
If a class does not meet the required number of enrollees – therefore, it is not viable to conduct a class of limited
number of pupils – the supposed enrollees are merged into a single class and taught by one teacher.
A multigrade class takes into consideration factors such as the small number of students for each grade level; the
shortage of teachers; the distance from the community to the nearest school; and the inadequacy of funds and
classrooms.
DepEd began integrating multigrade classes in the formal curriculum and continued its operation during the 1990s in
keeping with its Education for All (EFA) agenda.
It gathers children with different skills and abilities, different developmental levels and needs in a class while
working together under the guidance of one teacher.
In the Philippine public school system, combination classes are those with two grade levels inside a single classroom
and handled by the same teacher.
Multigrade or multi-level classes, on the other hand, are those with three grade levels in one classroom and handled
by a single teacher.
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2. Multi-grade teaching
Multi-grade teaching generally refers to the practice in primary education of teaching children from a number of
grades in one class. It is practiced in various countries as an alternative to promote education for all. In the case of
the Philippines, multi-grade teaching can mean several things:
teaching two or more grade levels in one classroom
teaching a class of pupils with differing levels of ability
students of different ethnic groups to be taught a native language
In a multi-grade school, teachers are trained and must be skilled in teaching different grades all in one class. While
one part of the class works on its lessons at one grade level, the teacher is free to work with another part of the
class at another grade level.
[edit] Problems and issues
Despite the efforts to make education more widespread and accessible with this method, certain persistent problems
and issues have been observed.
School plans, instructional materials and methodological guidelines are often difficult to apply to multi-
grade teaching situations.
There is a shortage of support materials for teachers and individualized instructional materials for learners,
due to the large class size and diversity of the students’ grade levels.
There is a need for more work on the kinds of continuous evaluation, diagnostic testing, remediation and
feedback which would best assist multi-grade teaching. Although many teachers work in multi-grade
teaching situations few countries have developed special teacher training curricula for pre- or in-service
training
The educational system as a whole pays inadequate attention to the proper functioning of multi-grade
schools through, for example, not filling vacant teaching positions in rural areas, the absence of systems of
teacher accountability, a lack of basic physical facilities in these schools, lack of training for supervisors of
multi-grade schools and a general "inattentiveness of education officers to the needs of these schools"
[edit] References
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Suggested Networking Projects for Students
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Question: Suggested Networking Projects for Students
High school and university students of computer networking are sometimes asked to complete class projects as
part of their course work. Networking projects may be created by the instructor or ones that the students choose
for themselves.
Answer: If you're looking for ideas, consider the following types of networking projects:
Network Design
You can propose new layouts and specifications for large computer networks such as those used by schools,
businesses, Internet Service Providers, and datacenters. You can also study the design of existing networks (such as
those of your school) and find ways to improve them.
Network Performance
You can measure the performance characteristics of local area network (LAN) and Internet connections under
varying conditions:
creating and/or using software tools that measure average and maximum bandwidth and latency of
connections
measuring performance differences between different types of network hardware (such as routers from
different manufacturers) or operating systems (such as between Windows and Linux clients)
comparing / contrasting the performance of software applications like Web servers
modifying open source software applications to utilize parallel programming and distributed systems
Example: Network Performance Management (forums.about.com)
Network Security
You can propose methods to measure the security level of a computer network setup and/or demonstrate ways
that security can be breached:
creating and/or using network sniffers
testing the effectiveness of antivirus software to detect network worms (and the performance of this
software)
Do you have other suggestions for student projects in computer networking?