Week 14 - Last Day of Class

This is the last week of class, my friends but we still have not submitted certain tasks:
-Module 4
-Tasks 1-3

But no matter, I'm sure there will be time to finish and submit the work.

Throughout this semester, I have learnt lots from this course and my lovely lecturer, Pn. Foziah. It is not really not easy to teach almost 80 students on the intricacies of internet skills (Module 1), photo-editing (Module 2), audio-editing (Module 3), video-editing (Module 4) and software for ELT (Module 5). The skills learned will definitely help me out a mile when I start my teaching practice. It has ensured that I do not suffer the stress of finding the suitable materials for my students. It has equipped me with the knowledge and common sense to create my own teaching aids to provide a better teaching-learning experience for my students.




To all my friends, I wish you all Good Luck! in the Resources Exams this coming 1st of November. The battle is not won yet..And remember that we need to submit the blog posts, modules, and tasks from Module 5.




For the last time:
Cheerios~!

Week 13 - Submission is this Week's Theme

It's already the 13th week. Only one more week till the end of semester! Oh Yeah!




This week, we had to submit our Module 2, the lesson plans and the e-book. Looking back, I have learnt alot from these modules.

Wait a minute, I haven't told you about Module 4 yet. Oops~

In Module 4, we were exposed to:
- Any Video Converter
- BS Player
- Cyberlink PowerDVD
- FLV to AVI Converter
- Free Studio
- HJ-Split
- Image Grab
- Prism Video Converter
- Real Player
- Riva FLV Encoder
- SID Video Cutter & Splitter
- VCD Cutter
- Windows Media Player
- Online Downloader

These software definitely helped me in creating my e-book and video. There were different options for each software and this helped me choosing the right one for my video on 'Deforestation'.

These modules have taught me how to create my own pictures and videos so that I do not have to tirelessly search the internet for the right video to use in my classes. This will equal to more time saved!




This is the end product of my video..Enjoy!


Cheerios~

Week 12 - E-Books Part 2

We continued with the E-books this week. Pn. Foziah shared with us some of the e-books her previous students have made. I think she did this so that we could have a clearer picture of how to go about it. I have to admit too that I understood the concept of an e-book more after looking through the examples.

I've said it before but I must stress that creating an e-book is not at all complicating or difficult. It is actually a fun process. :)

Pn. Foziah also reminded us that our e-books had to have:
• a theme
• a Setting (Time and Place)
• a plot that shows the conflict, climax and resolution
• characterization
• navigational tools to make sure the previous and the next slides can easily be opened
• Pictures must be clear cut and appealing to the young learners
• Sounds to accompany the E-Book reading and also a moral value.

Pn. Foziah then made her way around the class to check on the progress of our e-books. After consulting her, I had to do some changes to our e-book. I had to insert the names of each animal under the pictures and take care of my tenses in the e-book. Besides that, I had to write sentences out from the mind map used in the e-book so that the pupils could have a concrete view of how the sentences were made from the mind map.

All in all, my e-book was usable in the classroom.

Thank You Pn. Foziah for helping my partner and I in creating a better e-book.













Pn.Foziah later told us that in pairs, we are to create a video with the video editing skills learned in Module 4. Again, we were given some criteria when creating this video (theme, setting, etc).

My pair (Maher) and I decided that we would go for the theme 'Nature' and create a video on Deforestation. We also decided that we are to use pictures depicting deforestation, its causes and consequences.

Cheerios~