week 14

The FINAL ENTRY to end this course




1. What do you like about blogging?
Blogging has increased my understanding regarding each lesson every week. Besides, it helps me to reflect and monitor my own learning creatively and critically.

2. What you do not like about blogging?
Compared to Google site, handling blogspot is easier but sometimes the process to upload pictures especially the animated one will take time. Besides, after inserting the pictures, the arrangement of our writing will be affected as well. So it’s quite frustrating.

3. What have you gained from blogging e.g. Language skills, improved fluency, critical thinking, improved thought processes, technology skills etc. How?
Honestly, my language skills have improved from blogging because every week I have to come out with different entry. So lots of critical and creative thinking need to be applied so that my writing will reflect my maturity in writing as well as give benefits to the other’s readers. Besides, it has exposed me to technology as this is my first experience in blogging.

4. What do you like about this course?
This course have exposed me to lots of technology skills such as photo, video and audio editing. I’ve never experienced doing all these things before. All the skills are useful because now I’m able to edit my pictures as well as creating my own videos and e-book

5. What you do not like about this course?
Honestly speaking, there are two things that I don’t like; the module and the tasks. I’m not trying to say that the tasks are inessential, but with quite thick module such as module 1 and 2, it’s hard for me and most of us to cope with it. We have to be a very good time planner in order to finish all the modules and the tasks.


6. What have you learnt from this course?
I get to know lots of technology software such as Adobe Photoshop CS3, FxFoto, Audacity and many more. Besides, I have improved my skill in creating the technology-based teaching aids such as video, e-book and also podcast.



7. What have you learnt from this course that you did not expect to?
As I said earlier, there are tasks for each module. So it really takes lots of time to finish the tasks together with the modules.

8. What have u expected but do not learn from this course?
Definitely the two books. I only used one of the books written by Susan Halliwell once during the class discussion and read it once for the final test. I think it will be useful if the book is explored well because it provides us with lots of activities for the ESL classroom.



9. Comments regarding modules:

1. Internet and computing skills


a. What do you like about this module?
The module helps me to learn about lots of technological skill such as how to search for a song, how to download video and download mp3 file, how to convert 1 type of file to another file and etc.

b. What do you not like about this module?
There are too many tutorials in the module. I find it difficult as I never complete any work that requires me to print screen all the steps.

c. What do you like about the task given for this module?
By completing the task, I learn how o prepare teaching aids for my future teaching.

d. What do you not like about the task given for this module?
Nothing.

e. What are the specific skills that you learn in this module?
Downloading skill.For the first time I am able to download my favourite videos by Moyea Youtube downloader.



f. How the skills learnt in this module can help in the making and choosing of teaching aids for the ELT classroom?
By using the skill, such as the downloading skill, I will be able to download appropriate songs for the students by using 4shared, and also download lots of useful video by using Moyea Youtube downloader.

2. Photo Editing




a. What do you like about this module?
This module enables me to edit pictures by using different softwares such as Adobe Photoshop CS3, Photoscape, ACDsee, FXFoto and etc.

b. What do you not like about this module?
The steps given as well as the print screen are unclear for certain tutorials especially for Photoshop part. Thus I need to search for tutorial on Youtube in order to complete those tutorials.

c. What do you like about the task given for this module?
I have learnt how to do ‘superimposing’ for my edited photos.It looks nice.

d. What do you not like about the task given for this module?
The e-book because I have encountered some problems in uploading it into ‘mediafire’.


e. What are the specific skills that you learn in this module?
Photo editing skills via photoshop, photoscape and photobucket.

f. How the skills learnt in this module can help in the making and choosing of teaching aids for the ELT classroom?
I can edit and use the pictures as my teaching aids.

3. Audio Editing Skills




a. What do you like about this module?
I have learnt how to edit songs by using audacity for example I have learnt to cut and combine the songs.

b. What do you not like about this module?
It is difficult to remove noise and also add effects to the songs. If we take a wrong step, the tune of the songs will be affected.

c. What do you like about the task given for this module?
I’m able to cope with the task because it not as heavy as the other module. I only need to edit songs by combining 2 songs, cutting songs and adding fade in/out effect.

d. What do you not like about the task given for this module?
I took quite a long time to edit the song. After editing I, I need to listen again to make sure that everything is allright.If not, I have to reedit the song again.

e. What are the specific skills that you learn in this module?
Audio editing skill by using audacity such as noise removal,fade in and fade out, increase volume and change the frequency of the song and etc.

f. How the skills learnt in this module can help in the making and choosing of teaching aids for the ELT classroom?
I can use these skills to create my own podcast for example by combining my own voice with background music.

4. Video Editing Skills




a. What do you like about this module?
The module has taught me about video editing skills such as import sound clip to video and split and crop parts of the video.
b. What do you not like about this module?
Time consuming.

c. What do you like about the task given for this module?
It is quite interesting as I’m able to create my own video.

d. What do you not like about the task given for this module?
It's difficult to look for a video and suitable audio because the video is based on the selected theme in KBSR list.


e. What are the specific skills that you learn in this module?
video editing skill such as how to extract pictures and audio from the video by using window movie maker.

f. How the skills learnt in this module can help in the making and choosing of teaching aids for the ELT classroom?
I can create my own video that is suitable with KBSR syllabus as well as suitable with my students’ level.
5. Software for ELT

a. What do you like about this module?
The module taught me how to create brochure, banner, poster, invitation cards and etc by using Microsoft Publisher.




b. What do you not like about this module?
nothing.

c. What do you like about the task given for this module?
It has increased my skill in creating teaching aids by using MS publisher.

d. What do you not like about the task given for this module?
We need to create lots of thing for task 1 and task 2.

e. What are the specific skills that you learn in this module?
Skill in creating teaching aids by using MS publisher such as
create brochure, business cards, poster, banner, greeting cards and etc.

f. How the skills learnt in this module can help in the making and choosing of teaching aids for the ELT classroom?
I can create my own teaching aids that are suitable with my students for example I will be able to create a poster, invitation cards and banner and use it in teaching and learning session.

10. If you can change anything about this course, state what is and elaborate?
The number of modules given should be reduced because some of the steps are unclear and are not provided with print screen. So I faced lots of difficulties in finishing the modules. Besides, some of the steps are not the same like what it appears on our laptops. So we need to find other tutorials such as tutorials on the youtube in order to complete it.




On a scale of 1 – 10, please rate your computing and technological skills for both before and after undergoing the course.
Before - 3
After - 8

week 13

Hye everyone,

Looks like there are only two weeks left for us to finish this resources class.
Due to all the abundance of work, I feel time move faster than it should.
The more work I do, the more keeps coming in and need to be submitted. These are the works that we need to submit :

1) Module 2 (photo editing)
2) Individual work, hardcopy + softcopy (task 1)
3) Pair work, e-book, hardcopy + softcopy (task 2)
4) Group work, lesson plans, hardcopy + sofcopy (task 3)

It's a lot right, but I knew there's something useful that I've learnt from it. It was a good exercise though. But if we were given more time, I think there is a lot that I can experience and digest from it.

The tutorials given are great but because of the time given were too short, i felt that there was not so much to be digested as we only do the same step form open the application until you're done with it.


Next thing is Module 4: Video Editing softwares and tutorials. This module is also one good instruments to introduce us to many various applications to edit our videos such as:
Any Video Converter
• BS player
• Cyberlink PowerDVD
• FLV to AVI Converter
• Free Studio
• HJ-Split
• Image Grab
• Power Video Cutter
• Prism Video Converter
• Real Player
• Riva FLV Encoder

Finally, i guess i learn something which is we need to use our time wisely. The abundant of work were just not to teach about the content but also to teach us about time management. That's all for this week, thanks for reading my blog.

WEEK 12

HYE everone,

This time, i am updating my Resources blog to share with you what I've done. This week flew extra fast, without realizing it I'm now in the couples week before the revision.

What i was prepared for this week class is about the picture editing using various software and tools.

Before the class start, Puan Foziah had shown us the E-book done by herself. It was nice because it tells us about family and love. To me, family is the first thing that we need to take care of because they are the closest people we ever have. The E-book was interesting and colourful, and definitely attractive.

She also reminded us to select only good quality pictures, not the one with unclear images which is too small, colourful as the E-book will be presented to the primary children. Next, to insert the navigation keys, music and sound. Our video also need to have clear theme, plot and characterization. It sounds complicated but it is true that to produce a good and quality thing, we need to sacrifice many things.

Working with my partner, we have chosen to do the topic on number (SHAPE) to complete the video editing. Next, she walked around and gave comments and feedbacks. The comments was very useful for me to come out with a better E-book later.


Later, Mdm. Foziah asked us to come in front as she wanted to show us a sample of video which is a video of Chun and Ella. It was wonderful and give me basic ideas on how to create my video later. My partner and I decided to choose a topic on car and people. Hope this coming video will amaze everyone because it is one of our interest.

week 11

Hi, everyone. We meet again in this meaningful arena of education.
Here comes another week reflection.We were first shown by Pn Foziah on the tutorial on how we can edit the pictures perfectly. Then, I realized the powerful of photoshop software. As picture tells a thousand word, we can actually use a picture to portray our thinking without having us saying out our thoughts.

Well, it seems to be easy in editing one picture. However, editing a good and prefect picture is not easy either. We have to be really creative as well as innovative.

We were then asked to edit one picture of our own in order to bring the picture's message clearly and then upload in the assigned photobucket account. For me, I have chosen the theme of 'My dream Car' where i choose the picture of my dream car-BMW

As we know, car is part of human need in current life trend. It is important to choose a right car that suit to our personality and life need. Thus, BMW is the car that I dream ever.



Hopefully, this can TRIGGER my determination to buy this car soon. By the way, my dream car is TOYOTA CELICA

week 10

I was quite a relief as finally we have finished on our assignments because today is the day that we have to submit our assignment 2 (teaching aids) and assignment 3 (Lesson Planning).Although it was quite a lot as they were given to us at one time, we were able to complete it on time as well as learn something that is useful by using different types of resources that can be found from the internet.

Besides that, we were given time to continue on our module 2 on Photoshop cs 3 that was given last week. I found photoshop cs 3 to be really useful as we can also used them in our daily life when we want to edit on our own pictures. I would say that it is a good learning experiences for all of us as I believe we would find it very useful in our future life. I'll do my best. A part of that, we need to upload a picture on the photobucket. Any picture as long as it tells something. The picture must be originally edited by us. Well, I was quite excited with this task as I actually love the picture editing.

Well, that's not the end of the day as we are given three tasks to do

Task 1: Edit a song into ring tone
Task 2: Blending two songs together
Task 3: Edit the given song into a better quality

Thus, we need to be very meticulous and careful in editing the song as some of the lyric or tune might just be cut off if we are not careful enough. As a result, we might have to redo everything. Anyway, I would say that this is a good experience for us, as future teacher as we can always cut the unwanted lyric and the tune off in order to adapt the song into a suitability of the students' learning context or local context. I believe these would be very useful.

So, that's all for this week and see you in following week

week 9

For this week, we were given module 2 by Haikal. However, we need to complete module 2 by this week because the date due is next week. So, it's all about work and work.

We are only given one week to do it. Pray hard in our heart that we are able to compete it on time because there are many other things we need to do instead of finishing the next module. We got lesson plan, techno kit and many more.

So, we should start working now as module 4 and module 5 is coming in next week and we are only given one week to do each module. Anyway, I do enjoy doing module 2 as it involves using photoshop cs3 which is very pratical to all of us that we can too, use this software in our daily life whenever we want to edit our photo.

Well, do not waste too much of time thinking and worrying, we shall start on our module 2 immediately.

Week 8

This week, we actually have no class. However, we received another module today, Module 3, the audio editing part. Looks easy but there must be some difficult part that will make my head dizzy. Then, there will be many things that we need to download.Hopefully, my laptop can stand for it. That's all.

Besides, we also were given a task before we go home for Raya. In group of 5, we need to prepare 4 lesson plans: 3 single period and one double period lesson. Ah, that was easy as we have been trained to do the lesson plan since we were in Foundation years.

Lastly, about the teaching aids assignment, we need to find the materials for the topic that we have selected for each year. Means from Year 1-6. The materials could be from the technological or non-technological source. I think it is an interesting and meaningful task to be done.

7th Week

This time, I entered Puan Foziah’s class sharp at her time even though she changed to 30 minutes earlier. Before I start to reflect what I learned in this week, I would like to share with you about the first module that we received last week.

The module contains few sections that are divided into several chapters. Some of the sections are Web Searching, Downloading, Encoding, Burning, Compressing File and so forth. Each of these sections is divided into several chapters. For example, in Encoding, it has the module on how to convert from mp3 file to WAV file, from WAV file to mp3 file, how to search song from Jango.com, how to watch video from YouTube and many more. What we need to do was we supposed to make slide presentations on how each of these sections is carried out. We need to print screen the steps and paste them on he Microsoft PowerPoint. In addition, according to Puan Foziah, if we want to get extra marks we can do some extra works by making extra PowerPoint on other software or program that not included in the module. By the way, it must be separated as the extra works should be printed in yellow page. In briefly, this is some info that I can share with all the bloggers outside there about the task given last week. Interesting right??ahakz….

Let’s go back to this week. There was no different in terms of the activity we did between lask week and this week. For this week, we just continued the module task and did it in her class. Puan Foziah did check our progress so far and she felt worried to some of us who still in early sections because there are many to go. Some of us also took this opportunity to ask questions regarding to some software and program that cannot be done. These are some problems that my friends faced when doing the module:-

1. The program is out of date
2. The software cannot be used or open or download
3. Some steps in the module is missing and readers cannot follow the program

As solution, Puan Foziah told us to find other software that can do the same task like what has been shown in the module. If the software still cannot run the task, she asked us to check our file that may not suitable to be run by the program because some files may be corrupted.

That’s all for this week guys. This was the last class before we going for holiday. So, see you again after Raya. Selamat Hari Raya. Maaf Zahir Batin.

6th Week

I came late in this week because I had met other lecturer before I went to Mdm Foziah’s class. I wonder what input and task that she will give us. According to her, we will get the Module 1,our first assignment that need to be completed as fast as we can. I was really excited to go to her class after finished the consultation with the previous lecturer.

When I arrived at her class, I saw my two friends were sitting outside her class. They told me Puan Foziah not allowed those who were late to enter her class no matter what reason we give. So, I decided to join them because I knew my mistake is bigger than them. They were only being late for about 15 minutes but I was about one hour. Then, I asked them what the friends did inside her class. They said, they were doing the module 1 that Puan Foziah had given them. I felt so upset because I really want to hear about the task in details.

Then, somebody went out from the class and gave us the modul. I was so shocked because the module was so thick and heavy. He said we need to finished it within wo weeks. My eyes plopped up as I felt my heart beated faster. With hurry, I opened my notebook and started to do the module. After a few minutes, Puan Foziah came to us and aksed a few questions regarding to our late. She gave us some useful advise and not scolded us at all. What she did was really professional as our mistakes were quite heavy. I promise I would repeat the mistakes again in the future.

5th lesson

Resources Week 5 reflection


In this Fifth week, we entered the class a usual. Firstly, Puan Foziah showed us about the benefit of using Moeya Software. As what we have learned in the previous week, the software is mainly to download YouTube video in fast and easy medium. She tried to download Maher Zain video as for the example. The step seemed simple as once we open the video, the Moeya link will appear and we can download it directly through the software. Later, we just save it and can be played anytime we want.
The second part of the class was about the explanation of the Assignment 2: which is the Technological Teaching Aids Collection that carries 10 marks. Then, we had been assigned to work in pair for this assignment. We were not allowed to work with the same gender to prevent troublesome. In this assignment, we were asked to make a collection of technology teaching aids. This could include flash cards, edited pictures and e-books, gifs and animations, audio and video clips. These are the good task whereby we can apply all the knowledge and input that we have learned.
In the follow up stage, we need to complete the tables given about the topics that we were assigned. My partner and i got the three topics which are “Learning about”, “Story time” and “Fun time”. Thus, we were required to make three lesson plans for these three topics. In the lesson plan, there must be an explanation about the materials that our group had decided, the rationales of it and other purposes. I think at the end of this assignment, this will give me a clear view on what I can do with all those resources within appropriate time.
In conclusion, I hope that this assignment will motivate me to be hardworking person. For sure, it can provide me with a lot of experiences especially in term of the collaboration with my partner. That’s all from me for this week. Bye.

4rd week

Week 4

Hye, in this week, Puan Foziah had taught us about some software that may useful related to technology. Overall, she had taught us on how to download a song, video and other resources which can be used as teaching materials in the classroom later.
In term of keyboard skills, Madam Foziah also has taught us about the “prt sc” button on the keyboard which is function as a copier of a webpage. Later, it can be pasted on the power point presentation or in the Microsoft word office to enable us to make as the modul for learning . Then, Madam gave us some trial to do what she had shown and it was a very enjoyful moment. Afterward, she asked us to complete a tutorial task given to streghten our skills. In this tutorial task, we are required to complete three power point presentations on how to search and download a song, lyric and also the video. The task must be done individually and she need us to handle it in cd by next week.
Before that, Puan foziah ahd taught us about some ways in how to download sources from internet using different medium such as 4shared, Hotfile, Youtube and so forth, every medium carried different function and some of them are easy to be used. So, Puan Foziah asked us to try all and make use the softwares to download whatever we want. Then, she did introduced new downloader called Moeya. The software is used to download video directly from YouTube in a fast and easy medium. We just need to open and drag the video into the Moeya symbol. Afterward, the video is automatically ready to be downloaded. However, dont forget to install it first. Before this, I had to try different kinds of software to download the videos from youtube, but now, I can easily use this kind of software. All of us should know that the youtube has a lot of video sources especially in education field which required a lot of informative and entertainment stuff.
Therefore, all the software really helped us in shaping us to become the future 21st century teacher. In conclusion, I enjoyed this week because I had the opportunity to try them and apply in real life. I can see some of us may did not see the advantage of doing this but i believe we will remember what Puan Foziah had taught us today. I said this because software is made to easy human not trouble them. People who keep complaining about software are the people who wish for trouble in their work. That’s all from me for this time. Bye.

Third week meeting

WEEK 3
Hye everyone, we meet again in this week in a very enjoyful and informative atmosphere. This is where the knowledge is transferred in a very conducive environment conducted by Puan Foziah, our beloved lecturer.
For this week, we got our reference book entitled preparing and Using Visual Aids for English Language Teaching. This book is very essential for us where it provide a lot of information related to technology, issues, philosophy and theory in education.
Then, we were divided into six of groups where we need to discuss a topic given by Puan Foziah. Our group was given a a topic entitled Indirect Learning. My group members were Faizal, Utaya, Chin, Yan and Bun. They were so great in completing the task and each one of us find different resources to present a great input.
So, this topic gave me realization that indirect learning is something that comes naturally where children perform by themselves without any push. So, teacher must be creative in constructing their lesson to give more opportunity among students to participate.
Overall, what I can share with you right now is indirect learning is very important in current education system. We do know that the situation and culture has changed and so as the education environment. Honestly, I do not prefer the traditional method because it was boring and dull. I said this because I had experienced it during my childhood. What my teachers did were they only talk and gave exercise all the time and I just stood still and listened to them until the class finish. This was a very boring and I felt I do not want go to class because I think home is better and happier than school. My point is teacher must make school as a fun place like home.
The best examples of activity to encourage Indirect learning is games. By doing games, they can play and learn at the same time. Thus, as they are playing an educational game, they will get something useful and apply the knowledge in real academic context. The different is only the medium of learning which is more informal and natural.
As conclusion, we as teacher must arrange our lesson properly to prevent a dull and boring learning environment. We also must ensure the content, input or game selected is appropriate, interactive, informative and useful to be used in our lesson. I guess that’s all for this week. Bye.

My first story

DATE: 13 JULY 2010

PLACE: cOMPUTER LAB 1
SUBJECT: INTRODUCTION WEEK( week 1)
LECTURE BY: PUAN FOZIAH


We were having a short briefing about this subject by Puan Foziah.She gave us some introduction and tried to make us feel comfortable with her. For the first class, we were combined with both groups before we were divided into two groups. It was difficult for her to handle us, 75 students in one class. But, I think it was not a big deal for her to brief us because she have many experience before .
First and foremost, she told us what we were going to do regarding to this course. I thought that we are going to prepare some resources/material for the lesson just like the name of the subject. But, after the briefing, actually,we have to do all the resources by using IT and of course I have to learn more on how to get use to ICT.

The first thing, we were asked to create was our OWN BLOG for this course.Then email the link to the lecture's email.
We were asked to Photostat some books that we are going to make it as our revision.We were also asked to install Adobe Photoshop CS3, Seriously, I don't know how to use this software. I DON'T KNOW many things actually!hmm. And lastly, the most important thing, we were told to have a THUMBDRIVE at least 8GB. And we have to get all that ready by the following week!!Seriously, I'll take all these as a challenge .I hope everything will be ok;p



I think that's all for this moment. I hope the next week , I will become more interested towards this subject and I will become more energetic in class!huhu;p

1st lesson experience

When i entered this subject which called Developing Resources, i taught it was a lesson about how to develop materials like what i had been doing in IPIK. But then, after Puan Foziah explained a little bit about this course, now i realize it still about preparing materials but it is more focus on how to apply technology in producing those stuff. As for preparation, we were advised to download all the learning materials especially related to primary school level. It might be useful for us to complete our assignment later.

Next, the lecturer checked all students whether we all have one PC or not. She mentioned that every one of us must have one and do not share the PC to each other.Next,she mentioned about skills of typing. At first, i thought it was a joke that tying is also part of skills that we need to learn. Then, she started to question us whether we can type the keyboard without looking at the board. I started to type without looking and my sentences were so horrible. I got so many words wrong and some words were missing. Afterward, I realize there are many things that i need to learn that beyond my knowledge. For example, when we do the typing, our sitting position must straight. In addition, we have to divide the keyboard into two parts which are our left hand part and right hand part. The border between left hand and right hand is located at the word R,F, and V.

Lastly, she showed us some examples of previous cohort work. She showed a thick book that my first thought was a reference book but it was not. The book is actually the portfolio that we need to compile all the skills, software and the resources that we will develop later. She also mentioned about how we supposed to complete it and the most important thing i learn is we have to put a lot of effort for it. The more we do the more we get for the final marks.

Overall, this class is totally different form other subjects as it applies teaching aids development and software to make it as useful tools for learning.