week 15

LAST ENTRY OF THE SEMESTER.
For the last entry, we have too answer some question that have been posted to us. Here are the question and answers....
1. What do you like about blogging?
In my opinion, I think through blogging we can express our thoughts and also help us to reflect on what we have learnt throughout the day. Its very fun and interesting too.
2. What you do not like about blogging?

I feel blogging is irritating sometime because i takes too much time to complete a task.

3. What have you gained from blogging e.g. Language skills, improved fluency, critical thinking, improved thought processes, technology skills etc. How?
Blogging helped me a lot in improving myself in many skills. In every entry posted, I need to think thoroughly on what to be expressed regarding that particular topic and I also need to make it understandable in the most interesting way by adding photos and videos. Thus, I have applied several technology skills especially in adding photos or videos in my post and upload them to be published.

4. What do you like about this course?
Basically i learn more things to do with technology and hope could use it during my teaching session in future.
5. What you do not like about this course?
To tell the truth, the module thingy is simply nuts. In my opinion, i dun gain anything by doin the modules. It only makes uus to waste lots and lots of money and energy.

6. What have you learnt from this course?
I had learnt a lot from this course.I have become more familiar with Adobe Photoshop CS3, FxFoto, Audacity, etc. I found all these software are very useful and it would be a lost for me if I was not exposed to them. Now I can improvise my lesson plan by adding up technology in it.

7. What have you learned from this course that you did not expect to?
I really never think of creating an E-book and a video on my own. In E-book, I am surprised that I am exposed to this kind of knowledge, and I finally manage to master the skill in making it. For the video made up by me, I was thinking that kind of knowledge will only be learned if I take computer science or other subject related to computing skills.

8. What have you expected but do not learn from this course?
I have learnt almost everything about creating resources.
9. Comments regarding modules:
1) Internet and computing skills
a. What do you like about this module?
We are introduced to all kinds of internet websites such as 4shared.com, gif animated cartoons etc. It widens my perspectives which make me realize that there are actually a lot of websites that we can exploit to create teaching aids.
b. What do you not like about this module?
There are so many softwares in this module. As a result, some softwares really took a lot of time to be installed which really makes me to be late in doing this module. However, thank God I able to finish it!
c. What do you like about the task given for this module?
We can search for different websites that can be incorporate into the lesson plan and realised there are so many useful softwares available.
d. What do you not like about the task given for this module?
The resources that can be used to suit our topic or learning objectives are very limited, thus, caused difficulties when we need the most suitable one from the internet.

e. What are the specific skills that you learn in this module
We can use different softwares to download a video. For example, we can use either moyea downloader or realplayer to download the video from Youtube. Personally, I like Real Player because it easy easy and quick to download too.

f. How the skills learnt in this module can help in the making and choosing of teaching aids for the ELT classroom?
We can use the skills to search for the things that we want easily as we were introduced to a variety of softwares as well as websites.

2. Photo Editing

a. What do you like about this module?
In this module, I can learn how to edit pictures by making it nicer and different form before.

b. What do you not like about this module?
I think, it is fine for me. I just like it.

c. What do you like about the task given for this module?
I like the tasks that allow me to explore the use of edited pictures to be applied in the classroom.



d. What do you not like about the task given for this module?
I think it is fine for me. This module really brings me a lot of new ideas.


e. What are the specific skills that you learn in this module?
The specific skills that I learn through this module are editing the pictures like cropping it, change the background, and change the size of the picture and so on.

f. How the skills learnt in this module can help in the making and choosing of teaching aids for the ELT classroom?
The skill learnt can help me to try some new approaches to pupils. The visual learners surely will like it.

3. Audio Editing Skill
i)What do you like about this module?
This module had taught me many important skills on editing audio files for example how to make minus one.

ii) What do you not like about this module?
There is too much to be done and very limited time given. Moreover, reproducing this module do cost a lot. We had paid for the photocopy,and we still have to reprint it again.

iii)What do you like about the tasks given for this module?
Well the tasks give me an opportunity to practice the skills that I had learnt from the module.

iv) What do you not like about the tasks given for this module.
I believed that proper guidelines should be given because Mdm Foziah tend to reject our work.

v)What are the specific skills that you learn in this module?
I had learnt how remove background noise, how to crop audio, how to make minus one and how to add in background music into an audio clip.

vi) How the skills learnt in this module can help in making and choosing of teaching aids for ELT classroom?
Well I had learnt how to create my own audio files for my classroom. For example, I can make an audio book and make it more interesting by adding in sound effects and many more. These can enhance the teaching and learning process.


4.Video Editing Skill

i)What do you like about this module?
This module had taught me many important skills on editing video files for example how to create my own video using windows movie maker.

ii) What do you not like about this module?
There is too much to be done and very limited time given. Moreover, reproducing this module do cost a lot. We had paid for the photocopy,and we still have to reprint it again.

iii)What do you like about the tasks given for this module?
Well the tasks give me an opportunity to practice the skills that I had learnt from the module.

iv) What do you not like about the tasks given for this module.
I believed that proper guidelines should be given because Mdm Foziah tend to reject our work.

v)What are the specific skills that you learn in this module?
I had learnt how to crop videos, how to many my own videos and many more.

vi) How the skills learnt in this module can help in making and choosing of teaching aids for ELT classroom?
Well I had learnt how to create my own video for my classroom. For example, I can make a video about food by using windows movie maker. By creating my own video, the video will be more interesting, meaningful and most importantly suitable for Malaysian' pupils.

5. Software for ELT

i)What do you like about this module?
This module had taught me many important skills on creating poster, banners and many more.

ii) What do you not like about this module?
There is too much to be done and very limited time given. Moreover, reproducing this module do cost a lot. We had paid for the photocopy,and we still have to reprint it again.


iii)What do you like about the tasks given for this module?
Well the tasks give me an opportunity to practice the skills that I had learnt from the module.

iv) What do you not like about the tasks given for this module.
I believed that proper guidelines should be given because Mdm Foziah tend to reject our work.

v)What are the specific skills that you learn in this module?
I had learnt how make my own poster, banner and many more.

vi) How the skills learnt in this module can help in making and choosing of teaching aids for ELT classroom?
Well I can create poster and banners based on the topic of the day. For example I can create my own poster on fruits. With this I would not have to waste my time to search for the appropriate poster on the internet.

10)If you can change anything about this course, state what is and elaborate.
Well lecturer should teach the skills instead of just throwing us the modules. Lecturer should at least teach the very basis of the software. For example, I was struggling to find the button and icons in Adobe Photoshop. Next, financial aids should be given because we spent many money in buying the papers and ink.

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

Thats all....

week 14

Week 14.
It seems that the time flow so quickly and by the time goes by, we were already in week fourteen. Integrating technology into classroom instruction means more than teaching basic computer skills and software programs in a separate computer class. Effective technology integration must happen across the curriculum which deepen and enhance the learning process. In addition, it must support four key components of learning which is active engagement, participation in groups, frequent interaction and feedback, and connection to real-world experts. Effective technology integration is achieved when the use of technology is routine and transparent and when technology supports curricular goals.
For this week, we were informed that, we will be seating for a test that carry 40% of the overall mark. There will be 4 essay questions and we need to answer all of the question. Puan Foziah did tell us to read in the Susan Halliwell's book and focused on the video editing and its application in classroom. Its really helped us to study and I would like to thank her for her tips. To be able to answer it, I need to prepare myself thoroughly because, there are lots to be covered.
I hope i could do the best for my test so that i could show my understanding to the lesson that have been taught by my lecturer. Till then, bye from me...hope to see you all again...chaoz....

week 13

Welcome to week 13!Gosh..It is time for us to submit our assignments. I had a tough time to complete my assignments yet I have learnt a lot. Although, I have not become a professional photo and video editor still I am so happy that I have better knowledge about it compare to others out there who does not has any understanding about it. Well, practice make perfect as I might be a professional in editing photos and videos in future. Furthermore, there were no lesson today; we were patching up last bit of our assignments. Pn Fauziah was walking around helping and giving opinion on our work.
It is almost an end to the entire lesson. However, there is one more last week to go. YAHOO!! I hope I could pertain whatever I have learnt as my teaching aids in my future.


Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. ~Chinese Proverb

week 12

We are in the 12th week of resources class now. Time is running so fast! Pn Fauziah has introduced to us something new which is E-book. I have heard about it though I have no idea on how an E-book looks like. It sounded pretty interesting when Pn Fauziah briefly explained about E-book. Furthermore, she also showed us an example of E-book. An E-book refers to electronic books which can only be read through electronic devices. In addition, she mentioned to us that E-book is vital to use in class and it ought to consists of :
 Storyline that shows the conflict, climax and resolution
 Setting
 Theme
 Characterization
 Sound effects
 Clear and quality pictures

Therefore, I have trust that E-book can be tempting to children in primary level. I and my partner, Chin Hui Chiat have decided to create an E-book based on Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt love story. We have applied our knowledge that we gained in our previous lesson which is photo editing into this assignment.
Last but not least, I hope that we could make a good teamwork to provide a fine job. I am very thankful to Pn Fauziah for giving us trendy of beneficial inputs. Alright, that is all for this week. Adiozz..

week 11

Welcome to week 11. This week is about photo editing. What is photo editing? Actually photo editing is about how you edit a original picture to be more attractive and nice. For todays lesson, Mdm Foziah was briefing us about the picture editing and let us to see some edited pictures that created by her own friend. It was quite interesting and nice to look at those pictures.
For our task today, we have to take an original photo of our own and edit it using photo bucket. Photobucket is an image hosting, video hosting, slideshow creation and photo sharing website. Photobucket is usually used for personal photographic albums, remote storage of avatars displayed on internet forums, and storage of videos. Users may keep their albums private, allow password-protected guest access, or open them to the public. These are the photos that were edited by my own...look at it and have fun.....

before....


after....

week 10

It is week 10,still in progress with Module 2. Many of us ,did not complete the task. Thank god! Pn Foziah gave us extra time for us to complete our module. I am happy because I am better in editing photos now. Moreover, now I am able to create posters, birthday cards, invitation cards and many more. A new talent in me! I am pleased because without Pn Fauziah I would not have the opportunity to learn about this functional software. Thank you, Pn Foziah! Nevertheless, I believe that photo editing skill would be definitely helpful for me to create a proper teaching aid. Thus we can see that, lots of work required yet I trust that it is worth to do. That is all for this entry. Adiozz….

week 9

Before I start off with this week’s reflection, I would wish all my Muslim friends and Pn Foziah ‘Eid Mubarak’ and expect all of you had a great day. Finally, I have done with my module 3, lesson plans and Teaching Aids yet this is not the end. It is time for our Module 2. YES, another thick module! However I feel that Module 2 would be more exciting than the previous module as it is about photo editing. This Module includes software such as Photobucket, Photoscape, Microsoft paint, ACD see, Adobe Photoshop CS3 and many. The mission of this module is to help us enhance our knowledge in photo editing which comprise Adjust color, Crop picture, Filter image, Insert frame, Adjust saturation and so on. Basically, it helps to provide an excellent quality pictures. Who doesn’t want to look appealing in pictures? Everyone wishes to look good. I could also apply this in my personal life. I end this for now because I am excited to explore and start my Module 2 task. Have a good day!

week 8

It is another good week of our class! Here comes another task and module. As week passes, there are more bits and pieces to be learnt. Module 3 was given to us together with some other tasks such as teaching aids and lesson plans. I have to complete as soon as possible since the time given is limited. Module 3 looks much simpler compare to Module 1. In addition, it is all about audio editing. Now, I have to put an extra effort to learn more about technology. At the present time, children are looking forward for out of the ordinary method of learning instead of reading books and looking at the blackboard. Therefore, I personally feel that knowing about technology could facilitate teaching and learning process. I presume that everyone is looking further to find out more. That is all for this week. Good luck! See you again!

week 7

It is our 7th week of class, still in progress of completing module 1! Through this assignment, I have discovered and gained knowledge on how to search and download pictures and videos. Besides, I become acquainted with the importance of software which is used as downloader. As a result, my knowledge regarding this software might lead me to become a better teacher by providing good materials and create my own teaching aids for children. It is actually very exciting and I am awfully enthusiastic to learn more and more about technology though it is challenging. I would happily end this week’s reflection with a quote:

You don’t understand anything until you learn it more than one way.
~Marvin Minsky

week 6

Well, it is our sixth week! Ouuuch!! Loads of work!! I was freaked out when I received Module 1 which was heavy and chunky, as one of my task to complete within two weeks. However, Pn Foziah has explained the proper way of completing the module. All I need to do is to follow her instructions to produce a fine work. By doing this assignment, I would be able to explore the world of technology and I am glad to know something handy. So far, I have learnt how to download videos by using software such as Moyea downloader. There are still many other software and programs that I have to explore. I hope this assignment would generate my knowledge about technology. I guess it is time for me to put a fullstop. Catch you all again!

WEEK 5

Believe it or not, we are in week 5! I have come across an interesting lesson, it is all about TEACHING AIDS. All we had to do is to search about TEACHING AIDS more in detail as we were assigned to work in pair to complete the task. However, Pn Foziah has stated several teaching aids such as flash cards, music video, E-book, online story, online games and also other online educational activities which might attract children. As technology is growing every day, children are interested more in technology materials rather than books. I hope through this assignment I would learn new teaching techniques for children and utilize it well in the future.

WEEK 4

Hi everyone. This week we gather in the class to continue with the presentation. All together it was four topics which is "Children's Ability To Grasp Meaning", "Children's Capacity for Indirect Learning.", "Children's Creative Use of Language Resources" and “The Role Of Imagination.” All the topics that have been given to us to present basically talks about the ways children aquire knowledge and how those knowledges gives impact in their daily lifes. After all the group complete with their presentation, we were given a new task.
Our task for that day was to download the song “Waka Waka by Shakira”. Then, we have to find a video of “Waka Waka by Shakira” and finally find the lyrics of “Waka Waka by Shakira”. This was the task that was given on the day. Besides that, our lecturer, Mdm Foziah taught us to use Moyea Flv downloader to use as a media to complete the task that has been given. Overall the class was fun and interesting as i din realise how the three hours lesson pass by. So i think thats all for this week entry.BYE BYE....

Week 3

The time is flying so fast as we have completed the third week of resources class. For todays lesson, we were given task to be completed. The task that has been given was to do a power point presentation based on the book”Teaching English in the Primary Classroom". For my group,we were assign to present Chapter 1 which is "Children’s capacity for Indirect Learning". Our task is to come up with our own understanding about the topic and several examples to make our explanation strong and clear. Basically, this topic is about how children learn or acquire knowledge indirectly our without realizing it. Educators job is to give them oppurtunity to think and come up with their own understanding and previous knowledge that children have. Examples that our group gave was childrens game such as puzzles, guess WHAT, hangman and many more which educates children indirectly and at the same time its fun for the children to learn. In my own opinion, i think indirect learning plays a huge role to educate the children and also help them to think out of the box.

week 2

I would like to grab this opportunity by saying thanks to Pn.Foziah for her guidance. She has given us a brief introduction about the five modules which we are going to learn all the way through this course. Those five modules are:
a)Internet & competence skills
b) Photo editing skills
c) Video editing skills
d) Audio editing skills
e) Software for ESL skills
Besides, I have also learnt about typing skill. I realized that a correct and comfortable posture plays an important role when we are typing. In my point of view, to do typing without looking at the keyboard is something fascinating. I am glad to learn this.
Furthermore, we have been taught about Skydrive and Moyea. Skydrive is software which is used as free online storage where as Moyea is used to download and organize web videos. Then, we were told about the portfolios that we need to get ready for this course. A senior’s portfolio was shown as an example for our reference.
Last but not least, we were also requested to answer some questionnaires given by Pn. Foziah. I guess that’s all for now. I am looking forward to learn a lot throughout this course.

week 1..

It was first resources class today.I did not know in which world i am. how the ckass would be, who is the lecturer,what kind of person is she??? all running in my mind when i entered the class.But when i saw Mdm Foziah,i was relieved because she was very nice person,calm and entertaining.I could see that she was very open-minded and could understand how we feel on the first day. i was very happy to enter the first class of resources and hope to learn something new in my life experience.

For this first lesson, it was jus an introductory lesson as Mdm Foziah did not want to scare us with all the assignments and tasks. She briefed us about what the course was going to be about and talked to us about how she wanted the class to be.On the first day, we we given small task to be completed. It was:
1) To install Photoshop CS3.
2) To get an 8gb pendrive.
3) To create a blog.

This is what happened in the very first class of resources. Hope the journey of the lesson will be fun and interesting. God bless...

PBEY 3102

hi everyone...

Name : Saravanan s/o Gopalkrishnan
Matrix Num: peh 080064

first day at University Malaya...class from 10am t0 1pm...feel so lost with all the new things in class...ITS TECHNOLOGY...god please help me...im not good at technology and this class is full with technology based assessment.in the class, i completed a survey and begin to design a blog...it was my first time to open a blog n it was really so hard.besides, we were given assignment 1 which is BLOGGIN FOR UNDERSTANDING but i dont understand anything.. feel so stressed n mood out...however after i learned how to do a blog from my fren, i was a little happy... we were also asked to buy a 8gb pendrive...i dont know what it is for....still thinking???? just hope it will be an interesting class...:)