Google Classroom Available in August 2014

Goolge is the most popular search engine around the world. Recently, google team creates the best feature to comfort users with the update technological innovation in term of educational system improvement. This feature is gonna help both teacher and student to facilitate the classroom management efficiently and effectively. Cambodian students and teachers could use this feature for better education within the country as well as the whole region of South East Asia if there is the cooperations among ASEAN members regarding the educational sharing.

Key features of Google Classroom:

1. Create a class
2. Enroll students or have them join with a special code
3. Create, assign, collect and grade assignments
4. Teacher announcements, questions, and comments
5. Streamlines sharing of and receiving documents
6. Makes organizing easier for students
7. Serves as classroom central for student work

Benefits for classes

1. Easy to set up: spending just few minutes to add students directly or share the class code to join.
2. Saves time: giving the assignment to all students in one place simply and efficiently and at last teacher could control the assignment workflow better, especially quick access for grading the assignment.
3. Improves organization: all the students' assignments could be seen in one place, the assignment page and the Google Drive is the place to store all the class materials.
4. Enhances communication: teachers and students could share information quickly regarding any announcement, class discussion, and resource sharing with each other.
5. Affordable and secure: there is no advertisement in this Google Apps for Education services, so teacher shoud not use students' data or your own content for advertising purpose; This is free for schools.

“Nothing is more important than having a great teacher in the classroom,” said Jaime Casap, Google Global Education Evangelist. “Let’s give them the tools.” 
(Source: http://www.insight.com/insighton/education/google-classroom-available-august/)

Visit this link for more infomation: http://www.google.com/edu/classroom/

Brief on 2014 FIFA World Cup

The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international men's football tournament that is scheduled to take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014. It will be the second time that Brazil has hosted the competition, the previous being in1950. Brazil was elected unchallenged as host nation in 2007 after the international football federation, FIFA, decreed that the tournament would be staged in South America for the first time since 1978 in Argentina, and the fifth time overall.

The national teams of 31 countries advanced through qualification competitions that began in June 2011 to participate with the host nation Brazil in the final tournament. A total of 64 matches are to be played in twelve cities across Brazil in either new or redeveloped stadiums, with the tournament beginning with a group stage. For the first time at a World Cup Finals, the matches will use goal-line technology. After testing several systems over two years, FIFA awarded German company Goal Control GmbH the contract to provide GLT technology for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil

With the host country, all world champion teams since the first World Cup in 1930 (Argentina, England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Uruguay) have qualified for this competition. Spain is the defending champion, having defeated the Netherlands 1–0 in the 2010 World Cup final to win its first World title. The previous four World Cups staged in South America were all won by South American teams. (Source: wikipedia.com)

Today is the kick off day for 2014 FIFA World Cup in Sao Paulo, Brazil and finalize on July 13. In this process, there are 8 groups including: 

        - Group A : Brazil (BRA), Croatia (CRO), Mexico (MEX), Cameroon (CMR) 

        - Group B : Spain (ESP), Netherlands (NED), Chile (CHI), Australia (AUS)

        - Group C: Colombia (COL), Greece (GRE), Cote D'lvoire (CIV), Japan (JPN)

        - Group D: Uruguay (URU), Costa Rica (CRC), England (ENG), Italy (ITA)

        - Group E: Switzerland (SUI), Ecuador (ECU), France (FRA), Honduras (HON)

        - Group F: Argentina (ARG), Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH), Iran (IRN), Nigeria (NGA)

        - Group H: Germany (GER), Portugal (POR), Ghana (GHA), USA (USA)

        - Group I: Belgium (BEL), Algeria (ALG), Russia (RUS), Korea Republic (KOR)

It should be noticed that Cambodian people supporting football match are really appreciated waiting to watch the match process as below: 

       - Group Match (June 12 - June 26, 2014)

       - Round of 16 (June 28 - July 1, 2014) 

       - Quarter-Final (July 4 - July 5, 2014) 

       - Semi-Finals (July 8 - July 9, 2014)

       - 3rd & Final (July 12 - July 13, 2014).   

Ros Sereysothea ឈប់ស្រឡាញ់អូនទៅ (+playlist)

Ros Sereysothea ថ្ងៃនេះយើងសប្បាយ (+playlist)

It has been so long for the voice of sothea serving the world with various types of music. This song was played with western music really suitable with her voice. May her voice and her soul rest in peace to continue entertaining all people around the world!

New Khmer Poem ឧទ្យានវិមានឯករាជ្យ

ព្រលឹមស្រាងៗ                  លាងភពងងឹត

ផ្កាស្រស់ប្រណីត                អមដោយតារា

រង្សីឧទ្យាន                        វិមានចរចា

ឯករាជ្យថ្លៃថ្លា                    រចនានាគរាជ។

អង្គសម្តេចឪ                      នៅឈរសង្ហា

ញញឹមភក្ត្រា                      ថាសន្តិភាព

កូនចៅខ្មែរអើយ                 សាមគ្គីប្រុងប្រៀប

សេដ្ឋកិច្ចរយរៀប                គំនាបខ្ចាត់ខ្ចាយ។

វាលស្មៅខៀវខ្ចី                  កាត់ខ្លីរាបស្មើ

ផ្កាស្រស់ប្រហើរ                 លឿងក្រហមស

រីអស់រុក្ខជាតិ                      មានចម្រុះពណ៌

រាយជួរបង់ថ្ម                      លំអសួនស្នេហ៍។

ដំណើរទេសចរណ៍             បរទេសនិងខ្មែរ

ពេលបានមកក្បែរ              គេថតរូបផង

វិមានឯករាជ្យ                    ដ៏ល្អម៉ត់ហ្មង

សម្តេចតាផង                    ចងអនុស្សា។

ឧទ្យានពិសេស                  កាត់ស្ត្រេសស្រស់ស្រាយ

សាងកម្លាំងកាយ                ឃ្មាតខ្មីហាត់ប្រាណ

ប្រុសស្រីចាស់ក្មេង             តែងតែកម្សាន្ត

ព្រឹកល្ងាចស្មើមាណ            ដានទីលំហែ។

រថយន្តម៉ូតូ                        ចតចូលត្រៀបត្រា

សាយ័ណ្ហសូរិយា                ថាអស្តង្គត

កំលោះក្រមុំ                      ចរិយាស្រគត់

សុភាពម៉ត់ចត់                   អង្គុយម្នាក់ឯង។

ខ្លះជជែកលេង                   រត់ហាត់ប្រដេញ

ញញឹមចេញធ្មេញ              បញ្ចេញវាចា

ខ្លះសីលេងបាល់                អង្គុយសង្ហា

មិត្តភក្តិសង្សារ                   សញ្ចេតនាឧត្តម។

ពេលល្ងាចរំភើយ                ងើយមើលតារា

មេឃមានចន្ទ្រថ្លា                ស្រលះកន្លង

ពពករសាត់                       វាតាសាសង

កាយាខំត្រង                      ស្រង់រសធម្មជាតិ។

វេលាកំណត់                      អោយព្រាត់ហើយជួប

ព្រលឹមព្រលប់                   ប្រសព្វជាប់ស្នេហ៍

ស៊ីនស៊ីសាមុត                   ក៏ច្រៀងលេងដែរ

រាំវង់ក្រុងស្រែ                    ឯករាជ្យស្រណោះ។  

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Written by: Steung Khiev

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Cambodia Music Past and Present

Music is one of the dominant parts of Cambodian life thousand years ago. All families normally have their own musical instruments playing by themselves or having musician to play for the rich family including royal palace. Traditionally, there are usually the musical group to entertain the local residents for all the ceremonies and festivals, especially religious and marriage ceremony. Khmer music has gone so far through the peak of modernization before and during Angkor period doing the sculpture on the wall of the ancient temples; there are many types of musical instruments found and only some remains until today.

Falling down the power of Angkor Era, Cambodian lost her own music instruments and documents as well as the musician being killed and flowing to the newly kingdoms such as Siam Kingdom (Thailand) and Lao Kingdom. It should be noted that Lao Kingdom still keep the original music standard from Angkor Empire since a Lao King used to live and got heritage from Angkor along the marriage with a princess of Angkor. Anyway, some musicians in Cambodia were luckily alive scattering throughout the remaining territory, but the war still proceeded for hundreds of years later.

Longvek and Udong era had opened the new age of musical conservation along with local wars. Cambodian music got a bit influence back from Siam Kingdom after she lost the war ending the Longvek era in exchange of flowing Khmer documents and music into Siam. Some people confused Cambodia gaining the music completely from Siam Kingdom. In fact, Cambodian still preserved their own traditional music very well; only that some had to learn in Siam Kingdom because of the musical documents collection mostly kept in Siam Kingdom with their new remix.

Until France came to Cambodia as requested by King Ang Duong to let this country remained independent from Siam Kingdom and Annam Kingdom which tried to divide Cambodia into two parts for their control. However, Cambodia was colonized later by France as the opening water gateway towards China through Mekong River and at last France could not complete their mission since there are many obstacles in the upper Mekong River. In contrast, France started to use the Indochina Region including Laos, Cambodia, Annam, Tongkin and Cochinchina (Kampuchea Krom or South Cambodia) for political power, trade and slavery. Fortunately, French found the interest in Khmer music and preserve them among residents. Music is in peace at the moment with the inflow of western music.

After French colonization had gone, western and traditional music was remixed as popular among teenagers during Sangkum Reastr Niyum regime (1955-1970) and Khmer Republic. Many musical teams were established by King Norodom Sihanouk and local authority to popularized Khmer and western music; famous singers and musicians came to Phnom Penh for the nationwide music popularity including Sinn Sisamouth, Ros Sereysothea, Pen Ran, Huy Meas, Sos Math, Im Songseum, Pov Vannary, Kong Bun Chhoeurn, Norodom Sihanouk, Chhim Chhuon, In Yeng, Oeung Nary, Chhuon Malai, Sieng Dy, Norodom Sereyvuth, Mao Sareth, Chhun Vanna, Mol Kamach, Duch Kimhak, So Savoeurn, Kol Sem, Vor Sarun, Has Salorn, Ma Laopy, Voy Ho, Sin Keat, Sim Touch, Pen Ram, Nou Nhong, Kim Sam El, Svay Sam Oeur, Oum Dora, Chum Kem….

Stopping completely to year zero, popular artists and musicians were vanished one by one in Pol Pot Regime (1975-1979).  There was only music group from Pol Pot team broadcasting only for the political ideology. After the fall of this regime, Cambodia restarted the musical preservation with the musicians alive to gather as the group transferring their knowledge to next generation. What an amazing! The oldies musical and song records have been found gradually nationwide and imported from neighboring countries with Khmer community. This is the good lesson for next generation to study for both golden voice and musical heritage.

Recently, there are many musical schools providing the opportunity for teenager to learn, especially in international school. Since then, music writing is now en route to create the original one for Cambodia and stop the copy from foreign countries. Not only music, but singer groups have been registered to entertain the teen. One of the very famous song is Or! Tung Cheat Khmer played by Small World Small Band; another admirable group is Animation Plus! We are still motivational to encourage Cambodian to establish something original to promote Cambodian prestige to the world. 

   

Mol Kamach Teas Day Buon Dong

The popularity of oldies song still remains among Cambodian people. One of the best traditional musical song is Teas Day Buon Dong, Mol Kamach. His sound is very sweet to refresh people's mind. It should be noticed that he was one of the luckiest oldies singer alive after Pol Pot Regime and fled to live abroad.