Sum up session!!!!

1. What I like about blogging?
-It's free and beautiful... I get to design on my own..I love the organization of the ideas as it flows from time to time... Sometimes if I read back my reflections on the blog, I might end up laughing.. But the very first time I was introduced with blogging, i felt so proud... I'm indeed a technology user!

2. What I don't like about blogging?
-I rarely can occupy to update the blog every week... Sometimes i didn't have much things to say..so I barely keep it to myself rather than writing it on the blog..

3. What have I gained from blogging?
-can see that my writing is getting better - more intellectual and it is the only space I can write freely... I think my school friends must be envy as their so-called 'old-thinker' person like me has a blog..

4.What I like about the course?
-as I mentioned, too many things have been learnt! I'm so proud!

5. What I do not like about the course?
-been very busy in finishing the tasks which are almost been given each week.. sometimes I felt stress out. But it was fun though....

6. What I have learnt from the course?
-downloading,converting,talking about all kind of softwares...editing audio,video,photo and so on..

7. What I do not expect but have learnt from the course?
-making my very own love video and audio which i think it is much relate to me... Just thought this course is about learning on how to use materials for children's education... I like it very much!!

8.What do you expect but didn't learn from this course?
-perhaps, I'm satisfied with all the sub-topics that I had learnt. I may not putting any expectation as I'm indeed is just a student. So i hope to learn the best from the best...

9.If I can change anything about the course, state what it is and explain.
-Nothing... I'm not the expert in this course subject. i think this is already the best that I can learnt in learning to explore the technology not only for the children themselves but it has open my eyes as well.

14th week..

Exam ended!!

The exam was just over. I'm so relieved finally it's done.Now it has been to the end of the semester and i just felt just like a glimpse. It's like we were just getting to enter this class and finally it's over.. Although this course look simple and easy, i still find it challenging to keep up with the latest technology advances. However, I'm so proud of myself for producing a lot of my very own masterpiece.
Perhaps i can say I'm envy with the children nowadays.. So much things they can engage in learning which suppose to make them smarter..i guess.. Indeed the teachers are the one who are the most responsible person to deliver all this different kinds of materials to expose them to technology used. I suppose i can do that someday. As a matter of fact, I'm also still in the process of learning...
Hmmm... i think my future classroom would be better than mine obviously. I want it to be colourful with attractive and interactive informations..Hopefully can be equipt with computer and internet so that we can explore more. Basically, I just really hope what I delivered to the children are meaningful to them...frankly, technology are just tools which if we explore with the right objectives, it'll serve the effectiveness.

Not to forget..22nd November 2010..All tasks in Module 5 Have to be submitted!!!!! ChAIYOK2~~

13th week..

Microsoft Publisher

There's a wonder in Microsoft. The wonder that's called 'Publisher'. Well, actually we have to come up with different publications that can be used in the classroom. There are flyers, business cards, banners and calendars.

There are of course a few ideas that I can come up with when using the publications in the classroom. Calendars can be used to remind pupils of the due dates and exams (which is a bad thing for them). Banners can be made to tell the parents of special events. Business cards on the other hand, can be used to promote my tuition school in th future (yes!!).

But I feel that being required to do all the publications is a bit over. I mean, it's not that we want to use all the publications right. So, it would be necessary to do all the works which add(ed) up to our endless works.

12th week..

Videos as teaching aid??

Video as teaching aid. To me, all these while video is for entertainment and knowledge. It feels very nice looking at the foreign classrooms where pupils watch videos and learn out of it. For local contexts? I don't think so. Let me explain to you why.

First of all, we need specialized videos that are catered specifically according to our curriculum and pupils. Do we have that? NO. There are of course commercialized products that yo can buy from the shops. But, they do not cater specifically to our pupils.

Then, there's the problem of syllabus. Our country's education system is like changing every five years. Teachers are trained for a few years then they are deemed unfit for the current curriculum, like us. We are studying TESL. But, TESL is not going to be used by the time that we graduated from UM. Until this point, let's not talk about making videos anymore.

Then, there's teacher workloads. Which teacher on earth has all the time to produce videos to be used in the classroom? Frankly, the only enjoyment that I might give in the classroom would be games and treats etc. No videos. Even if there are videos, they will be taken from Youtube. A teacher has to make lesson plans, teaching aids, give tests, correct the test papers, do reports, conduct curriculum activities bla bla bla. Where do I find a slot to produce videos??

11th week..

Audio-editing

So, we will talk about Audacity today. Why only Audacity? Coz I've only used Audacity, and it's free.

Somehow, after doing all the audio editing works, I feel that the authenticity of songs is lost. Many artists I feel, came up with songs that are really nice to listen to. but, when they do life performances, it sounds like me singing in the shower. Come on. It's not real songs sung by real people with good voices. It's lousy songs sung by untalented crap and edited using technological stuff. Many times I prefer listening to Oldies like Abba, Credence Water Revival etc. Many you want to call me old. As you wish.

Then there's an album featuring singing chipmunks with their cute, high pitched voices. People buy their albums which cost almost RM45 per piece. Give me the original songs and I can edit them to sound just like the real albums for free. Come on.

10th week..

My Photoshop Result

I wanna show you the new skill that I've learned in Photoshop. There's this technique called 'tilt-shift' photography where a picture taken from a high vantage point which shows skycrappers and roads etc can be manipulated to show like miniature models of the real thing.

Before!!

After!!!!

9th week..

Burppppppp......Alhamdulillah....~

Yaaaa..just went back from cuti Hari Raya....

Now my tummy was full with those ketupat,lemang,rendang etc.

And not to forget that my brain also was full by those works huhu...

These are some software which need to be downloaded for photo editing:

---->Adobe Photoshop

----->PhotoBucket

----->Photoscape