Reflection: 15th entry- Farewell PBEY 3102..Au Revoir

Farewell PBEY 3102! I will Miss You!

This is my last entry for this course..I am feeling slightly nostalgic right now..( a bit sad) as i reflect on all those wonderful and momentous meomories and experience i had throughout this course.By the way , this is the very first blog that exposed me to the 'world of blogging' in which it truly benefited me tremendously.I am proud to say that i am now a techno literate future teacher who is still in the process of embarking in the endless journey of seeking knowledge.

Million Thanks to this splendid course 'PBEY 3102' and our dear lecturer Mdm Foziah.
Thank you so much ma'am..especially for your guidance, patience, fortitude of sharing and imparting your knowledge and experience in order to make us a better techno savvy future teacher ..Thanks a lot Mdm Foziah!

Well, do come along... join me as i go down the memory lane of this course pondering on few trails of thoughts...

1) What do you like about blogging ?
I love everything about blogging...The best part is that it is serves as 'my personal diary', where i can pour out my feelings, emotions share my idas, opinions, document my learning journey step by step and have a lingkage with all my dear friends ( by reading their blogs).

2) What you don't like about blogging ?
There's nothing that i don't like about blogging..I love blogging!I cherish every moment, hours, seconds and bit and pieces that i gain while blogging.

3) What have you gained about blogging? How?
Plenty of remarkable knowledge and skills i would say..Among them are that my language skills has imporved tremendously along with my fluency in English.This is because as i blog, i tend to express and reflect on my learning journey vividly amd meaningfully, thus i opt for using various vocabularies and sentence patterns which indirectly as enhance my language proficiency. i have even learnt to think critically and judgementally in order to write a meaningful and remarkable blog .In addition, i have also mastered and learnt several technologcal and computing skills...

4) What do you like about this course?
I love in this course is wonderful and unique in its own way..Thereby, i really like every aspect offered in this course especially when we are allowed to try to maniplate the softwares and come up with our own teaching aids.. I have gained plentiful knowledge on video editing, photo editng, audio editing, and ther computing skills.In fact, i also like the idea of documenting our learning journey in the form of blog which indeed make sentiend of my learning process and level.
5) What do you not like about this course?
Basically nothing..I am grateful to be in this course as i can fortify my knowldedge further in the technological and computing facets.

6)What have you learnt from this course?
Loads and loads of things..I have learnt about photo editing, audio editing, video editing, softwares like 'one true media', windows movie maker, e-book,and even blogspot.I have learnt that i can manipulate the knowledge of these input to create numerous interesting and appealing teaching aids for the children that will indeed entice them in their learning process.

7)What have you learnt from this course that you did not expect to learn?
Well, i guess its the tutorials...precviously, before entering this course I have never done any tutorials before.Thus, this course has given me a great exposure in doing tutorials..Its really useful as now i know the steps involved in websearching, downloading, compressing files converting files, scanning, uploading and etc.
8)What have you expected but did not learnt from this course?
Frankly admitting, this course has given me more than i have expected.Thumbs up to this splendid course; PBEY 3102!

9)If you can change anything about this course, state what is it and eloborate?
Hmm..I think everything is just fine in this course..It's a brilliant course indeed as it guides in moulding future teachers to be techno savvy in creating resources for their ESL classroom.

10)On the rate of 1-10, please rate your computing and technological skills both before and after undergoing this course.
Before: 4
After: 8
Thus, this shows that this course has been really helpful as it has an immense impact in fortifying and improving my computing and technological skills tremendusly.Thanks a lot to this course as well as the lecturer, Mdm Foziah!

Well,thanks for joining me down the memory lane...I trully enjoyed this course to the maximum level...I guess i will really miss it! Farewell PBEY 3102!!

Relection-Week 14: "Oh... It's the Last Day"

Week 14 has arrived...It's last day of our Resources Class...

Dear "Resources class"
It's the last day we are meeting up together,
Never did i realize that time flies so fast,
You walked into my life like a wind,
Bringing in loads of changes and surprises,
Enlivening and cheering me up every week,
And now you will be gone just like the wind...

Dear "Resources Class"
I've learnt a lot from you and it is VERY true,
I am now familiar with Photo editing, Audio editing,
Video editing, Internet skills, Microsoft Publisher,
One True Media, Fx Photoshop, Tutorials,Audicity,
And many many many more,
Thanks to you and the lecturer Mdm Foziah!

Dear "Resources Class"
Because of you, you and you,
I am no longer a blur girl,
I am clearly aware of Technology and the wonders it can make,
You have broaden my 'world of learning and teaching',
Thanks a lot, I am going to miss you..
You will be forever cherished in my heart!

Well, this week's class went on smoothly as usual as we bid farewell to it...We handed in our assignment 2 sucessfully which was a huge relieve for us after all those efforts and hard work that we have put in.In fact, assignment 2 too has been a real eye opener for me as i gained numerous insights in coming up with informative, creative and awesome teaching aids for the pupils using technology tools. I indeed had a splendid time creating those teaching aids using the softwares especially "Photostory", "Photoscape", "Audicity" and "Windows Movie maker' .They were simply superb and useful!Thus, obliquely i realized that technology indeed creates wonders in taking us to greater heights and making our lives easy, smooth and INTERSTING...hehe..Hence, i would definitely recommend to all teachers out there to manipulate and utilize teachnology (video clips audio clips, e-books, gifs, animations etc ) to come up with cool, superb and wonderful teaching aids for the pupils which i believe will allure them into the lesson in one go!

Besides that, we were also reminded about the pending assignments that have to be completed..My goodness, i realized that there are still a lot to go and i think i better start off right away!In fact, i guess should learn to manage my time wisely so as i can complete them as soon as possible within the due date! (Ahh..waiting for that day to come..All assignments DONE! hehe..)
Well, overall as to sum up....
I would really like to thank Mdm Foziah for exposing us to the brilliant and awesome technological skills and softwares.This class has been very beneficial and useful for us, in widening our perspectives and broadening our knowledge as the 21st century teachers to come up with various, super cool, technology based teaching aids. I trully gained a lot from this course! I SHALL FOREVER CHERISH ALL THE REMARKABLE EXPERIENCES AND WONDERFUL MEMORIES THAT I HAD THROUGHOUT THIS COURSE IN THE CORNER OF MY HEART!

"Make Wonders Using Microsoft Publisher 2007"

Well, today's class was again another meaningful and memorable class that i shall cherish !Oh ya, we are almost coming to the end of the semester and there is only ONE more week left !Wow, time really flies fast right?

In this week's class, we were introduced to "Microsoft Publisher 2007", something that i have been exposed to before but something that i have never REALLY explored and manipulated and ALSO something that i have never realized that can be used to do teaching aids!! ( i usually use this software to do ONLY brochures and not more than that ..hehe...) Well, thanks to Mdm Foziah for creating this wonderful opportunity for us to explore this software to the max and seek various ways to utilize this software in generating teaching aids that can be used in clasroom.

As a matter of fact, i was trully astonished and impressed to find out that Micrsoft Publisher 2007 can actually make wonders (also make life easier too hehe...) ; Greeting cards, Postcards, POsters, Advertisement, ..etc.These various features are just apt to be used in designing pertinent, appealing and brilliant teaching aids that i bet will entice the kids in one go thus obliquely enhancing the teaching and learning process.For example, for an English writing lesson, by using this software, i can create tonnes of wonderful Birthday cards or Mother's Day cards or Teacher's Day cards (empty ones) for my pupils as a sample card and get them to write their wishes/ messages in it so as it can be send to their preffered ones.Indirectly, this stimulates them to learn the lesson betterand fortifies their writing skills as they have the real hands on material to utilize/ practice on.Isn't this awesome?

Well, i deemed that through this exposure to Microsoft Publisher 2007, i will definitely utilize it in my future teaching and create loads of attractive, entralling and educatonal based teaching aids that suits my everyday lesson.hehe...This software indeed makes wonders and saves lots of time and energy!It is really worth exploring!So teachers and future teachers OUT THERE DO TRY THIS SOFTWARE..YOU WILL CERTAINLY LOVE IT!

To all my Indian Friends out there, wishing you a very HAPPY DEEPAVALI!

Have a wondeful celebration ya!
Till then, have a nice day! ~Cheerio~

Reflection-Week 12: "It's Video Time!...Sit back, Relax & Enjoy Watching!"

S-P-L-E-N-D-I-D & A-W-E-S-O-M-E-!

This week's class was EXTREMELY FUN!!!We watched 18 super cool creative videos..Yeah!All produce by my coursemates including mine too.hehe..But before that, i would like to thank Mdm Foziah for coming up with such a brilliant idea of giving us the opportunity to watch all the videos created by our freinds.Thank you ma'am!I think by watching all these videos,i indeed gained wonderful insights and innovative ideas on how to produce a quality video embedded with useful messages to be conveyed.
To be frank, all 18 videos produced using various softwares were indeed remarkably impressive and splendid.Each of them were unique by itself.In fact, obliquely through these videos, I was able to see the hard work, inventiveness and efforts put in to produce such quality videos which requires a lot time, energy, creativity, patience and co-operation.Well done my friends!

(Give yourselves a huge round of applause and say CHEESE!)

As a matter of fact, subsequently i realize that the message conveyed by each video is the primary focul point that draws each and everyones attention.The message is the highlight and boost for the video, without any message i bet a video will be stagnant right at its place with no directions to proceed further.Thereby, there were few videos with such powerful messages that inspired and kindle my thoughts and feelings constructively.Among them are the video on "Friendship", "Rukun Negara", "10 ways;University Life".

I was really impress with the video on "Friendship" as it signifies how crucial the bond among friends are, how it evolved and strenghten till the very end of our lives.I really love the soundtrack that they have inserted, it was very happening and inspiring.Cool video guys!

As for the video on "Rukun Negara", WOW it was simply amazing as it arouses the sprit of patriotism within us.Truthfully admitting, i have almost forgoten few lines of the Rukun Negara, however upon watching this video, it instigated me to recal and remenber those five significant lines of Rukun Negara.In fact,the sound track was extremely appropriate with the theme and message conveyed.Brilliant idea guys!

Next, the video on "10 ways;University Life was indeed an eye opener for me.Personally , i thought it was such a good piece of work as it inspired me to view university life positively.I deem that i should enjoy my university life to the max because this is an experience that should not be ever misse by anyone.So, before i graduate, i should try out all those ideas that they have proposed in the video. hehe..

Well as for our video ( Taufiq & I), it was regarding the "Negaraku" national anthem.Upon hearing the initial tune of Negaraku song as our video was played , it stirred the the patriotic and nationalistc spirit within each of us almost instateneously.Surprisingly, within seconds all of us were standing up singing the national anthem along with the video .WOW, never did i expect that the "Negaraku" song as a powerful influence within each of us despite various races and religion.Well, whatelse...this is what we called 1Malaysia..hehe..Yeah..

However, there is a slight improvement that should be done for our video in which we are to give credit to ourselves at the end of the video to show that the video is done by us and establish our copy right.

Overall, i really learnt a lot by watching these videos, i trully admire the creativity of my friends and i regard this video viewing session as a rewarding, useful and memorable experience that i will cherish forever.

This is our video(mind & Taufiq) on "NEGARAKU"

Reflection: Week 11-"A Day I Called It A Day"

Well, this week's class was an interesting class full with surprises and revelations..As a matter of fact, we had the combination of two groups-the thursday's and tuesday's group. So basically, the the room was quite crowded and most of us were sharing the computers.Oh ya, and Ma'am was not feeling well too..(Pity her).Nevertheless, i trully admire her determination and positive fortitude to attend the class eventhough she was ill with terrible cough.I think Ma'am Foziah indeed set a good example of a dedicated teacher who is always concerned of her student's needs and requirements besides being fully devoted to her teaching duty.Thumbs up ma'am! (Personally admitting, I am very impressed with you ma'am).Hope that Ma'am Foziah will get well as soon as possible.

Now, moving on to the lesson.. we basically had wonderful presentations from the Thursday's group regarding the topic"Technology Professional Development".Wow, their presentations were indeed explictit and in-depth which right away engaged us deeply into the issue discussed.As for me, it was indeed a boost that assist in fortifying my current knowledge of the intergration of technology in ESL classroom.I was especially enticed and allured by the presentation of Zul Husni's group that focused on "Computer and technology". It was basically pertaining the attempts and endeavors of the Korean schools and Korean education ministry to integrate technology in their education system particularly to be carried out by pre-and in-service teachers.Obliquely, i realized that 'preparation and management' aspect of incorporating the elements of technology as mentioned in the presentation is extremely vital and plays an important role in order to create an encouraging and conducive technology based classroom setting which enhances the quality of the teaching learning process aptly for the 21st century kids.Thus, i deemed that as a future 21st century teacher, i should equip myself with the knowledge of IT and ICT so as i can implement the effective use of technology in my future teaching process no matter where i am.In fact, i realized that, this resources class ( with all those various skills taught;video editing, photo editing, audio editing) has indeed been an advantageous eye opener for me to "furnish" and endow myself to be an effective 'techno literate' teacher in future.( I am trully grateful to this resources class and Ma'am Foziah too).

Next, after the presentations, LUCKILY we were all reminded to take note on the due dates for our assignments to be handed in.My goodness, i had almost totally lost track of the dates actually..Thank God, Ma'am Foziah notified us, especially regarding our 2nd assignment; the complilation of the electronic teaching aids.Well, so far my group have divided our work and discussed the sources to find the materials.Good job friends!Well, as for the 3rd assignment regarding the devising of lesson plan,we were to get into groups of four whereby my group members this time around are Fendy, Firdaus and Bguat.( A good team indeed..hehe..)Well, we are currently in the midst of the planning process. I am just keeping my fingers cross hoping that we can complete all the assignments within the respective due dates in time.Although the work loads have increased yet, i am looking forward to see the end products of our assignments.

Well, wishing all my fellow coursemates all the best!Take it easy and have a great time doing the assignments..add up a pinch of laughter, humour and fun along..bet you will feel better!~Cheers~

Reflection Week 10:3 in 1-"Hari Raya Mood,Presentations,Video Making Process

Hari raya is just around the corner and the mood of this lovely festival has engulfed the class for this week...There was a glow in each and everyone's face ..haha..The spirit of Raya and "balik kampung" mood was felt by everyone including me though i am not a Muslim...I was already making a list to which Malay friends' house should i visit..:D Well, you know..its the 1Malaysia thingy right?:D

Okay, now moving on to the lesson for the day..Well, there were 5 presentations on the topic "Technology Professional Development" by 5 wonderful groups.Personally i felt, all groups did a great job in their presentations, the presentations were clear and straight to the point highlighting on the main topic of technology vividly.In fact,the topic itself was indeed useful and practical for today's current world situation which is evolving drastically towards the era of technology(Thanks to Mdm Foziah for highlighting on this topic).Thus, to summarize from the groups' presentation, i deem that as the future 21st century teacher in which i will be handling kids from the digital era, I should equip myself with the knowldege and skills of technology whereby I can be a facilitator who demonstrates the vision of technology infusion in my future teaching & learning processes, utilizes and exhibits fluency in digital tools and constantly engages my pupils in technology based collaboration and communaction which enhances the teaching and learner process.Well, those are my views and understanding from the presentations and i bet it will come true someday.

Oh ya, apart from the presentations, Mdm Foziah also showed us a video clip that was rather short and simple yet the message conveyed were depicted clearly and struck our heart almost instantaneously.Therefore, i realized that the most significant element in a video is actually the message that is to be conveyed.It is very vital and that's the whole point of to make a video.Don't think so?By the way, below is a video that had impressed me a lot and i think most Malaysians too.It is one of my all time favourite video that will be deeply remembered in my heart.Although it is short yet, the video is very realistic and most importantly whoever watching this video tiled "Kisah Percintaan Tan Hong Ming" will definitely grasp the message that is being conveyed."Malaysian should all live in unity and harmony and race is not a barrier".(Believe me, you can watch it many times, and you won't feel bored at all!The expressions are simply awesome and superb!hehe...)

Well, besides that, Mdm Foziah too looked into our storyboards for the video that we are currently working on.As for the storyboard on our video( Taufiq and I) entitled "One Sound One Malaysia" which mainly higlights on how one rythm-"Negaraku" can bring all the races in Malaysiato live in harmony and peace , i was glad that Mdm Foziah approved and showed us the green light.Yeah!So we are hoping to put our best efforts to come up with a video that quality that clearly convey the intended message to the viewers.Hence, for me today's class was very meaningful and advantageous.

Well, as for Mdm Foziah and all my coursemates, wishing all of u "Selamat Hari Raya" and "Happy Holidays"!Have a great and wonderful celebration!

Reflection-Week 9 : Here comes video editng!Yahooooo!

Fun, refreshing,exciting and enlivening!

As usual today's class was revitalizing and interesting which also turned out to be a real eye opener for me.

As to begin with, Mdm Foziah showed us several videos of her favourite drama series -well, the one with "ella and chun" that were edited by some of her friends using a software called "one true media". So far, i have only known about windows movie maker, power director and photostory, but this time around the exposure to one true media seem to inspire and arouse the creativity and passion within me to try out this software. Upon looking at the quality,accessibility and the remarkable features in this software, i deem that this software is indeed fun and cool to explore which at the same time can create wonders in our video.

Thus, as i was browsing through, i came across with my all time favourite movie called "Jaane tu ya jaane na" video clip which was edited using this software..This movie about true friendship was indeed meaningful and really touched my heart and what more now after looking at this edited video.Personally, i really liked it and the person had done a good job!Kudos to him!
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waF6UOzwBHY&feature=related )

As for this second video, it is still from the same movie and it has really impressed me due to the awesome effects embedded in it .
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-0fN8LOdkI&feature=related )

Well, later after the video presentation, Mdm foziah assigned us to work in pairs (different gender) whereby we are to produce our own video which has a meaningful theme and message to be conveyed to the audience.As i was struggling to find a partner ( boy) , Mdm Foziah helped me to find one..haha..and it was Taufiq!Thank you ma'am, i think you have chosen me a very good working partner.So after squeezing our brains for creative ideas, eventually we came up with a theme called "One sound One Malaysia".We decided to focus on the natioanal anthem whereby we try to instigate that the spirit of patriotism in which this anthem acts as a strong and powerful element that bonds the string of various races into one.Well basically, It is all about the integration and unity of the various races living in Malaysia.

Ultimately , by the end of the class, we managed to consult with Mdm Foziah and she approved our concept.hehe...Deep inside, i was very happy and excited!Yeaah... Well now, we are in the midst of coming up with suitable clips, ideas and bits and pieces to enhance our video.Till then ..we shall meet again in my next blog..see ya!