facebook..

I use the facebook more frequent up until now..at first I like it for it connects me to my friends all over the world especially my long pen pals..i don’t have to write letters to them anymore..with a single click, I can chat and send them messages and the most important thing, I can get the reply in a day, minutes or even seconds..but, I discovered a new application last 2 days, called Visual bookshelf and I was thinking..the power of sharing that the facebook possesses may facilitate the teaching and learning, whereby, teacher can share the new books that she read to the learners…this will encourage the learners to explore new things on the net and find interesting books that may assist in their learning as well..the visual bookshelf may replace the incumbent programme in school, ‘Projek Nilam’ which is meant to nurture reading habit among young learners..the learners will not only state the books they read, but they can also find books that they intend to read..they can make their own review as well as read others’ review in order to share opinions and choose the books that they find out tempting to read..
The facebook also assists the pupils to have their own network and figure out the people who are in the same network with them..thereby, they may have so many things in common to talk about..it is undeniable that teachers and pupils can easily discuss using this space but for me it just should not replace the classroom for they are totally different because things discussed may be misled..but it is useful in a sense that if pupils cannot see the teacher especially out of school time..

finally i feel relieved for i was able to complete the IWB task..eventhough it was not that easy, at least i was able to use the guidance given and explore the tools' functions to make it works well..
the use of IWB is not only to make the activity more colourful and tempting but it give me the ooportunity to me as a future teacher to discover more of the technology in order to integrate it in the classroom.
the use of IWB assists the teacher to create an interactive activities and to carry it out in a creative way by encouraging the pupils to participate in the activities throughout the lesson.. although it requires patience to make it suitable to be taught, it is a very wholesome experience that i can use later in my teaching..
as a future teacher, i found out that IWB is helpful to reduce the use of papers and it is able to let the teachers to make sure that the materials easily edited and can be improved everytime the teacher discovers new things that she can add on..teacher can also keep the task sheets safely for she can save it after she finishes doing every task sheets or activities..
the teacher can also point out to the screens that she wants by only clicking on the links saved so that she can easily go back to the previous slide or to go to any desirable slide..this will avoid the teacher from being confused of which activities that should come first..
the fonts used also can be made bigger in order to allow the whole class to look at the wide screen and comic sans font is suitable for it reflects their handwriting..

the feedback..

the feedback given by Prof. Dr Maznah for two weeks has given me ideas on how to make use the IWB..anyway, it is not that easy for me to create the activities..but the activity made should base on the models and the techniques available too, for instance ADDIE model..this is crucial for the teacher to know the learners' characteristics and how far the activities made could help the pupils to learn..it should not be only interesting for the sight of the teacher..it should be creative but yet simple in a way that it could be done by the pupils..there are so many things that should be cosidered by the teacher including the font used, the size, the clear pictures and so on..i am glad that we are given another week to improve our activities so that we have more time to edit some of the works to make it suitable to be used in the classroom..

i should say that i'm quite lucky to learn about photo editing in resources class..this is because it is helpful for me in order to edit the pictures that i used in my IWB project..using IWB require great patience that i have to try out so many tools first before starting off my worksheets..preparation is vital before you embark your journey right?it i sapplicable in here too..but i love the chances for it beneficial for me later in school..looking at others works impress me too..how i realize that now people are full of zeal to complete their work..including me =)

my group has assigned each of us with different subjects for the smartboard..i am going to focus on 'The basic needs of Plants' for my smartboard exercices..Science?? yeah..surely..it might be difficult for me though..but i will give it to the fullest for my second assignment..why i choose the basic needs of plants?i think that it is suitable to be used with IWB so that pupils can see the relation within the basic needs of the living things..it leads them to distinguish the basic needs of animals and humans and the basic needs of plants..i am sure that it is quite easy to use my own creativity for i could find lots of beatiful pictures of plants to be utilized..so i really hope that the task sheet suits the level of the pupils as well as to beguile them to use the IWB..

using smartboard to create a task sheet??whoa..how it would be like? but the assignment 3 will be a big challenge for me.. i dont really know how certain tools work..but the guide given is very helpful and the software itself is easily used..so i need plenty of time to explore and get used of the functions so that i can a virtual intercative worksheets..the most prominent part is to teach clearly to the pupils of the use of IWB and to make every input in the slide is understandable and not merely attractive..

the video assignment is a really new thing for me..this is my first try that i think is not that good..
teh pictures are blurred..but at least i give it a try..i faced with so many problems in the making of the video..first, i was thinking of what kind of materials needed..comparing with others i think that they have more creative ideas rather than me..so i decided to grab my brother digital camera to record it on my own and find out picture from the net to facilitate the making process..

30th July 2008

The development of technology assists the teachers in creating a very useful website for the purpose of getting abreast with the modern technology in order to disseminate knowledge to not only the teachers and the future teachers but also to the society especially to the parents. From my point of view, the websites, for instance EduwebTV, CikguNet,Etems and MOE will assist the parents to know more about teaching profession and give the opportunities to the teacher themselves to share their experiences in current teaching. The way of sharing ideas via the internet has brought people to the new world of teaching and learning for most of the time the activities carried out and the results, including the future activities and plans of activities will be posted in order to let other people getting updated and understand the purpose of certain activities. If they feel anxious with certain activities, they will get chances to get things clear by joining the forum and chat with those who are accountable to the particular activities. other than that, the forum will further help both parties to discuss of the strengths and weaknesses of certain activities so that the activities that are going to be carried out will be satisfactory to everyone that it will contribute to the betterment of the students.

23rd July 2008

Today, we were introduced with the ASSURE Model and ADDIE Model. Both of the models are beneficial in designing material in teaching and learning process. ASSURE that is the abbreviation for Analyze learners, State objectives, Select instructional methods, media, and materials, Utilize media and materials, Require learner participation and Evaluate and revise and ADDIE stands for Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation provide us guidelines in creating the materials that we are going to exploit in the classroom that suit the needs, interests, and level of proficiency. It is crucial for the teachers to develop the most appropriate learning environment for the students so that they can ensure active participation of all pupils and knowledge dissemination. Nevertheless, getting to know the learners’ characteristics is rather important for it is the base of designing effective materials. It is very much related to assessment process whereby, teacher can observe the performance of the learners by carrying out on-the-run assessment in order to know the target audience notably their prior knowledge, skills, and attitudes. I think that the assessment process is the best way for the teachers to know the students overall characteristics as well as their competencies in certain areas so that the result will indicates what materials that are suitable to be used in particular classroom. Since there are ranges of materials and media available, such as images, smartboard, audio and videos, teachers have lots of choices to select and bring it to class and then teach. But the most prominent things are preparation, creativity and effort!!

video project commences..

Today we can commence on developing our new video project. I am elated that my topic and objective have been approved. It’s quite challenging for me for this is my first time to come up with my own video using my creativity. I am a bit nervous to start off because I keep thinking of the way of organizing the video so that it suits the level of pupils that I have chosen and how to make it mesmerizing to the young learners so that it will enhance their motivation to get used to the use of technology in teaching and learning process. I want them to not only to deepen their knowledge on technology but embrace it so that they will know how the technology works. The selection of resources used is salient to avoid the pupils from misinterpreting the pictures in a wrong way and they get the input. I said that it is challenging because the use of video might distracts their sight towards the main focus in such a way they may get too interested by ignoring the focus. Therefore, I have to create the video diligently so that I can achieve my learning objectives.
I think the grouping for this project is somehow may help me in term of editing the video. Even though the task set should be completed individually, it shows that how generating the video needs more than one person to exchange ideas to make it possible for each of the member to get clear overview of fixing it collaboratively. The discussion made will also enhance the quality of the videos in such a way that it serves each of the members with beneficial consultation of the members and allow each of us to be creative and innovative at the same time keeping abreast with the technology as a whole group. I am also thinking of the strategies that I will use in order to attract the young learners. There are a variety of strategies that can be utilized such as story telling, narration, comedy, drama, illustration, cartoons, songs, and so on. It is significant for teachers to use the materials that will engage pupils fully in the activity because the more they participate in the activity the more they will learn. Thus, I will figure out the most intriguing activity so that it may assist them to learn as well as enjoy the activity so that the language focus can be consolidated at ease. Lastly, I hope that my group members, Hafizah, Safrina, Hidayah and Sakinah are willing to help each other and cooperate throughout the process in order to share their technical know-how of creating, producing and editing video in order to keep pace with the technology era.

assignment 1-How technology is going to affect how your students are going to be learning?
-How you as teacher will be learning?

From my point of view, technology has gigantic impact on education notably on students’ learning and teachers’ teaching and learning. The next generation learning does not only focus on students’ learning but the world citizens as a whole. Technology brings about gadgets that assist people to facilitate their life and to look at the world as a wide variety space in term of socialization and imparting new knowledge that might have never come across of their thoughts.

First and foremost, the technology tempts the students and encourages them to get to know about the technology itself profoundly as it serves them with a range of exciting packages. For instance, the existence of the computer, laptop, LCD and not forgetting Smartboard that require them to be technology literate especially whenever they want to turn on the equipments and even to fix it from one to another. Most probably, the new items will foster the students to pay attention throughout the learning session in order to be part of technology that they may impress on how certain buttons works and how the screen displays beautiful pictures. It is definitely that no one wants to be left out from the journey of exploration of the technology since it provides them with promising and beneficial learning.

Then, students will be able to explore the use of the equipments that ease their learning such as Microsoft word, Microsoft Power Point and other mesmerizing parts of it. They will get the opportunity to learn something new by incorporating colorful clip arts and using animated pictures, for example, in science, whereby they are shown steps of the growth of a butterfly. The learning will be more memorable for they are able to associate the knowledge they obtained as well as they get the whole picture of the process that will enhance their understanding. Instead of using stationary to write, they will be able to use both of their hands to type their ideas. Things will get easier with the use of LCD that they will be able to share their ideas with the whole class.

The variety of internet sources such as website and blogs will help the students to keep abreast with the current technology, thereby, they can browse the academic websites that will help them to add on their knowledge in particular realms, for instance by referring to educational portal. Chances are they become more developed generation than before are high for they will be able to disseminate their personal views and figure out other people work or get others’ comment on their works. How lucky they are to live in the technology community.

Hence, as a teacher, I’ll ensure me myself to be updated with the contemporary way of learning using the technology so that I will be able to lead the new generation and provide them with the variety of sources and range of technology usage in order to gain massive knowledge in beneficial way.

my life and technology..

i dont mind calling myself a technology dummy..yes, i am..my first time blogging??yeah!! but thank God that now i've got the opportunity to get to know these things..i figure out it's grossly tantalizing..i want to learn more about technology..to be part of it and dont want to be left out anymore..but at the same time i need people to help me out to get things right..seriously i dont know how to edit videos, to fix the LCD and even to use it..i dont know how to make the animation works well and many more..i really think that school students nowadays are so lucky to know how the technology works so that later on they can make use of this..so now i want to commence my learning of technology and work very hard to pile up my knowledge in technology that i can lead the new generation and to ease my daily life and theirs..