Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Reflction for this course.

Assalamualaikum ma'am....

I know this is the last time for you to read and visit my blog. Firstly, I really want to thank you for all the help, input, support and guidance that you have given to us throughout this 14 eek. I learn a lot from this course. In fact, I also learn and improve a lot in term of internet and technology skills. Thank you so much ma'am! It was a great opportunity for me to get to know you and learn from you :-)

Below are the answers for your questions:-

1. What I like about blogging is blogging is similar with a diary. What make it differ is blog can be shared with our friends, teachers, tutors and others. However, diary is a personal thing. The only person that can read it is the owner. Besides, blogging can help us in sharing information, ideas and input within our friends, tutors, teachers, lectures and others.

2. What I did not like about blog is the owner of the blog and critics and comments on others. Besides, all the critics and comments can be published and shared with others in public.

3.What I have gained throughout this course and of course blogging are it helps me a lot in improving my language skills and fluency in learning English. Besides, it also help me to always use my critical thinking in everything I do. For example, reflection and evaluation. Moreover, blogging also help to improved my thought processes and technology skills. Apart of that, it also increase my communication skills and also confident within myself.

4. How I gained all the benefits that I have listed above? Blogging make me think and teach me on how to improve myself in language learning. Usually, when I want to post a comment in my blog, I have to think a few times before I can start typing all the things that I want to say. This of course need me to use my critical thinking. Besides, since the readers who view my blog and post comment in it, this also can help me in my learning. Remember, learning is a long life process.

5. What I like about this course is I can learn many technology skills such as downloading, uploading, blogging, editing, creating video, e-book, burning and others. Before this, I really have a very limited knowledge and input about all of these skills but now, I almost and improve myself a lot about all of these skills.

6. What I did not like about this course is there a lot of task that we have to do. Sometimes, the task take a lot of our time and also make our affective filter in learning goes up. This will make us feel tired and unmotivated in learning.

7. What I have learnt from this course is about all the technology skills such as downloading, uploading, blogging, editing, etc. I also get to know and have been introduce to many kind of children courseware and software that can be used in teaching and learning process.

8. What I did not expect to learn ablot this corse is about all the techology skills. Since this semester we already have a course on integration of technology the classroom, I did not expect that I have to learnt and do many tasks that a required me to have my own internet acsess in this course.

9. What I have expect but did not learnt in this course is how we can use and create the all authentic materials that available around us such as books, magazine, newspaper cutting and others to be used in the classroom.I did not mean that we cannot use all the technology products that are available in the schools but sometimes, due to the time constrain, budget and many more, teacher cannot depend 100% on teachnology. So, they must also know on how to use all the things around them for teaching and learning purpose.

10. I did not think that I wanted to change anything about this course but I think if I can I want the lecture to also teach us on how to use and produce teaching aids from all the authetics materials that are avalaibe around us. It is because, many schools in Malaysia are still lack and only have a very limited technology facilities.

Test

Week 14

Assalamualaikum and hi everyone.....

How are you guys now? I know that all of us are now busy editing and do the last touch up for our portfolio. It same goes with me.I'm now are struggling to finish doing my portfolio. Sometimes it makes me dizzy but I have to fight with it and continue to do it until the end. I will fell release and free when I hand in it to Madam Foziah this Friday.. horey.....

This is my last reflection on this course and this week is the test week for all of us. I personally didn't know what chapter or topic that I have to read due to this test. In fact, I wonder how the questions are look like. I don't have any clue or hint about it. So, I just read all the note given to us by ma'am. I really hope that the questions are not so difficult.Amin....

Overall, the test consist of four questions; Question 1 till 4. We are required to answer all the questions in 2 hours time. At first, I really shocked when I read the all the questions. I feel very blur and didn't know where and how I want to start it. Basically, the questions are quite hard and need a lot of CCTS while answering them. Since the time constrained a very limited and pack, I really want to ask forgiveness from ma'am since I know that my handwriting are very bad. I didnt know whether ma'am can read it or not. I really sorry ma'am.. huhuhu...

Monday, October 13, 2008

Assignment 3 & Children Software

Alhamdullillah....

Finally I manage to finish and hand in my assignment today. Although I didn't sleep last night since I tried so hard to finish it. I faced problems in finishing this assignment since I went to my hometown last weekend. I went back because my mother not feeling very well. I cannot concentrate and always think about her. So, I sacrifice my assignment and I went back to met my mother.

In today's class, Madam Foziah introduced to us a few example of childrens' software. So me, these software are really good and beneficial to children. While they are playing or undergo some of these software, children not only integrate the use of technology in their life but also they can learn and enrich their knowledge especially for English subject. This is because, all of the software are using English as the medium of communiction.

I personally like and interested with on of the software, Freedy Fish. I found out that this software is really intersting, attractive not only for children but also for person at my age. Besides trying to solve the mystery in the game, I can learn new vocabulary, improve my English and also triger my CCTS.

Monday, October 6, 2008

Assignment 3

Assalamualaikum & hi everyone....

This is my 12th reflection for this course. For today's class, ma'am asked us on the progression of our assignment. We all admit that many of us still didn't finish doing even one lesson plan..huhuhu

Because of that, ma'am asks us to be in our own group and start working on our assignment. Thanks a lot to Madam Fodziah:-)

Holiday - Hari Raya Aidilfitri

Assalamualaikum & salam Aidilfitri to all...

This is my 11th reflection. Plus, this week is also Hari Raya Aidilfitri week and I believe that everyone is very happy and in hari raya mood.

Before the break, ma'am already gave us Assignment 3 to work on during the holiday. For this assignment, we have to work in a group of 4 and each person in the group has to create 4 lesson plans for 4 different laerning skills which are listening, speaking, reading and writing. My group consits of me, Azliza Ramlee, Siti Suhaili and Bak Zhi Yang. The topic of my lesson plan is 'My School' for Year 2.

Honestly, I didn't do or touch anything that are related with the assignment. I hope ma'am can forgive me...huhuhu. This year, my family and I are going back to Kelantan Darul Naim to celebrate hari raya Aidilfitri.

Antway, Happy Aidilfitri to all and 'maaf zahir dan batin'.

Monday, September 15, 2008

Microsoft Publisher

Assalamualaikum & hello guys...

This is my 10th reflection and in today's class we learnt about Microsoft Publisher. Personally, I found that this programme is very useful not only for teaching and learning purpose but we can also use it in our daily life. In fact, almost everywhere we go, we will find at least a small piece of written form that related with Microsoft Publisher. For instance, browser, pamphlet, poster, name card and others.

For this task, we have to do it as a pair work and my partner is Nur Safrina Abu Bakar, my permanent partner:-) However, each one of us has to come out and create our own masterpiece of name card, book cover, poster and pamphlet. Plus, we also have to create a news letter according to our own topic and creativity. For this task, we have to work in a group of 5 and of course the group must mix races and gender. So, the group members for my group are Nur Safrina Abu Bakar, Azliza Ramlee, Rimala, Siti Suhaili and me. Our group choose to create a news letter about cooking. Our target readers are our own friends in our cohort.

Honestly, this is the first time for me to create a name card, pamphlet, poster, book cover and news letter on our own. At first, I feel afraid that I can't do this task. However, with my friends' support and their giudence, I finally manage to do it. This is show that group work and team spirit are important. As a group, we must always help and support each others. Since we are now stay in college and far from our family, we can only count on our friends for support, comfort and help. We cannot live in this world all by ourselves. We need family and friends to accompany,
protect and support us.

Friday, September 12, 2008

Assalamualaikum....

How is everyone now?I know that everyone is busy completing the 2nd assignment right?

Actually, this is my 9th reflection. This week, me and my partner, Nur Safrina Abu Bakar, are struggling to finish our second assignment. To make it easy, each one of us pick a particular video clip. For example, I get the video clip of the 'Earth Song' by Micheal Jackson. So, each of us has to work on the video clip in order to make sure that we can use that particular video clip for teaching and learning process in the classroom.

Basically, what am I doing with the 'Earth Song' is, I take a look at the video clip. After that I try to figure out what is/are teaching point (s) that I bring out from that video clip. Besides, I also have to look up for CS. This is a challenging task for me since I have to make sure that the lesson plan that I have created by using that particular video clip is beneficial to be used in the classroom and it also beneficial to the pupil.

Honestly, I still in the process of finishing the assignment. I try my best to finish it on time. Hope ma'am will like it:-)