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After raya, we did not have class on Tuesday (for those who are in Tuesday class), this was due to ma'am's state of health which was not quite well. So, we had to replace the class and join the Thursday class.

In this class, we heard the presentations about the article of the using of technology in teaching by Thursday group members. I gained loads of information regarding the use of technology in teaching and learning. This had alerted me that technology is important and pertinent especially in this 21st century world whereby children are exposed to so much kinds of technology equipments and gadgets. This is a good sign for teachers to employ technology as much as they can depending on circumstances so that the teaching and learning will be more effective.

After the presentation, we requested for postponement of the video editing pair work assignment. After considering some factors, ma'am gave us the one more week before we could submit our pair work video editing project. Here, i learned that it is good to be considerable and what ma'am did was great as it would us more time to search for more good materials in order to produce good piece of work.

Video Editing assignment (pair work)

This week, ma'am assigned us to find our pairs to do the video editing assignment. For boys, the pairs should be girls and vice versa. Therefore, i chose one of my best friends Ryna to be my pair for the pair work of video editing.

In this class, we discussed the storyline of our video, the story board, the software to be used as well as how the collection of materials should be done. Then, we chose to do a video about Malaysian Bad Habits. The video will portray Malaysian habits especially littering, vandalisme and dirty toilets.

After the discussion, we showed our storyboards and ideas to ma'am. Thank God she accepted the idea but we need to do some improvement and editing to the storyline of the video. We divided works for the video and it was the time we sat together and watch videos on Youtube to find ideas and ways to produce the videos.

Here, i learned that making video will need quite a good planning and preparation especially to produce a storyboard. This is because by doing this, we can have a reference and guidance of each scene of the video so that we will not be off the track and everything will run smoothly. So, in terms of making a video for kids later after we master the skills for this assignment, loads of considerations need to be concerned. Foe example, in terms of the storyline which needs to be simple and comprehensible, the pictures, sounds and songs as portrayed in the video. So, this video editing skills will help me a lot in preparing resources especially video for the teaching and learning of English for primary school children.

Let's make a video...

Videos can portray loads of things.
Through video, our hearts will be touched, our feelings will be spurred and our emotions will be triggered.
So, can we imagine the usefulness of it for teaching and learning purposes.
Videos will be a good teaching materials and stimulus to attract pupils.
In fact, this week, we learned about video editing.
From producing a video to cut, split, convert the format, add sound clips to adding pictures and video clips to videos.
We were showed variety of seniors' videos which gives us insights and ideas on how to produce our own video.
The videos shown also made us want to do something better and high quality video.
They really awakened us that there are loads of things that we can do using windows movie maker and other softwares.
Other than that, it also gave us new skills on video which we can use to produce, edit or adapt videos in order to suit the teaching and learning sessions well.
This is for the reason that videos will be the interesting and momentous aids and stimulus for children,
They will really help to enhance teaching and learning.
Thus, i am glad that we got the opportunities and chance to learn about video editing as one the new skills that we learned in this course. In fact, as future teachers that will face the cyber and technology world, we will be quite knowledgeable in this line and we will be ready to apply and use the skill as well we can to upgrade the teavhing and learning sessions.

How to sound creative?

Again, let's ponder on the title...
Yes, this week's lecture was about audio editing...
In this lecture, i was enlightened with the purpose of audio editing, the history behind it, how to do it, how to implement it in our 'field' which is education.

As for me, this is a very interesting lecture as i like music. Music is like a must for me. It's like a book and its cover. Without the cover, it wont be nice and interesting. Therefore, i really looked forward for this week's lecture as i expected loads of attractive activities and applications i con do when i know how to edit sounds effectively.

Yes, this lecture me my expectations. I learned how to cut and paste sound, how to change song to minus one file, how to blend sounds and so on. I see this as a very useful and beneficial skills to be ventured as it will help me a lot in preparing materials and stimulus for teaching and learning sessions especially for young learners.

For example, in order to do activities that involve animals, i would know how to use animal sounds creatively and manipulate the sound for pupils' tasks and activities. Therefore, with this kind of helps available, i will be able to make my classroom happening and alive.

So, just grasp this chance and enhance myself in 'audio editing'...

Story Time!!!

Story? Story Book? E-book?
Ponder on the questions...
What can we derive from it?
Hahahaha, as for me, it is the transition from the previous way of telling stories to the new-updated-technologically savvy kind of way to tell story...

Actually, i was waiting for this week's lecture. One absolute reason was because i love stories, i love telling stories and i love writing and reading stories. So, ma'am's approach and effort for introducing us the E-book in this week was so useful and up to the need of nowadays way of implementing and integrating technology in teaching and learning.

From the lecture also, i was apt to know that, E-book is not meant only for stories but also for other things that are suitable to be portrayed via E-book. So, this kind of new-medium for me is beneficial in terms of preparing attractive and moment-capturing stimulus for children.

Let me focus on the use of E-book in storytelling as this was the task that we need to venture. I love this part because as i told earlier, i 'hug' stories. After brainstorming with my cheeky yet helpful group members, i came out with an idea and it was first rejected from ma'am because i just wanted to adapt and combine popular fairytale stories to become 'Cinderella and seven dwarfs'. Somehow, i realized that yes i indeed need something original from my own idea. From here i can improve my thoughts and propositions in order to publish something originally creative and attractive which is the idea of mine. Of course, it will be closer to me and thus it will make me easier to manipulate the story for teaching and learning sessions.

Therefore, i am working for my first e-book. I am using my best level of cognitive ability to spur on bright ideas and make my e-book as interesting as i can. So, let me squeeze the brain and splash the ideas to my e-book. Wish me luck!!! =D

Photo Editing VS Picture Editing

Wonder on the title...
Are they the same?
I think so.
Whatever it is, this is another skill that i am venturing now.

Ma'am showed us loads of edited pictures, and i was impressed with the changes and the difference of the edited versions as compared to the original ones. Actually, we can do loads of things things to make pictures look attractive and interesting.
I used to edit pictures before this, but the skills were like the surface of the deep ocean. There are many more of this skill that i need to explore and dig until i find the core and usefulness of it. Then what should i do?

What a question!. Of course, i need to apply what i have explored into my courses of life. This is especially regarding my future beloved and 'dream-mission' career which is teacher. I found that photo editing will really help me in transforming dull or so called lame pictures to be childish, colourful and children-oriented kind of pictures. So, the skills like putting effect, changing the background of the photos, adding lights and so on should be applied in order to prepare the best quality of teaching and learning aids and material as regards to pictures.

I am learning, venturing, experiencing and exploring picture editing and i hope to grasp the skills as tight as i could in order to benefit my now and my future. =D

The Continuation of Progress

This is the fourth week of PBEDY3102...
Today, ma'am had a course to attend and we had to complete our procrastinations. haha
So, that day we were guided by Miss Fafa who 'warned' TO FINISH UP OUR WORKS because ma'am will be coming to inspect us.
Yes, she's true, ma'am did come to inspect and reminded us about things to be done.
Moreover, ma'am also added some more works...

That day i was just recovered from my fever...and plus the headache still ruining my head...then i couldn't really 'catch' what ma'am explained and assigned us to do...After consulting one or two of my friends,i understood the tasks given even better.

After knowing that we have to do that 'bunch' of workload, i was like Oh My God...
loads of works to do in just few times... After consulting ma'am, i came to know that the time line was just for ma'am to remind herself before moving to next week's matters. I was quite relieve when i knew it's gonna be for ma'am and of course for us also to start moving and finish off our works.

After the ceremony of giving reminding and giving works and chit chatting with ma'am about 20 minutes ++, ma'am went out for the continuation of the course...So, it's now the time to gear up our speed...

Then, almost all of started to view the 'Skydrive' and look at the list of internet skills tutorials to be finished. I was so glad that we helped each other in completing the tutorial and we did not play around eventhough ma'am was not around.
haha..that really showed our maturity had been improved. Maybe, almost all of us desired to finish off the work as much as we can in the time line given.

So, the morale of this week is that i need to boost up my energy and my motivation to complete the works. Looking at the lists, i realized that the skills are so much useful for us again as teachers-to-be (then, what else, we are teachers, yeah). Whatever it is, this is the life as a student, just put our endeavor as much as we can to grasp the flying colours. These are all the road that we need to face and along the journey there are still loads of knowledge to attain along the journey and the knowledge will guide me following the right path. So, let;s enjoy studying and doing works...