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...

Internet Skills...

This is the third week i attend PBEY3102 class and this week is the start for our compilation of portfolio. It started with internet skills. Before this, i did not know that there are loads of internet skills. Some of them, i already know, but i do not know the right terms used.

Hence, this week's class has helped me a lot in terms of learning the internet skills which are useful for us as teachers-to-be. It began with searching the MP3 song, and the song was Michael Jackson's last song, 'Give Thanks to Allah'... I was like, Oh My God, is it real? Then we learned how to download the song for free and after listening to the, i told myself 'Yes, it's him. It's his voice' and the lyrics of the song was superb. It touched me deeply and made me pondered on myself and my doings.

Then, i got to know there more others for me to venture in this course as well as for the betterment of myself. Then we moved to searching pictures. Eventhough, i know how to search it, but the formality of learning it made me search in a right a faster way as what i preferred to do before. Again, it has become a useful and beneficial knowledge for me as it made my process of preparing resources for the teaching and learning easier.

Therefore, i am looking forward to learn other skills and try to apply them for my development in this line of ICT as well as for future desired-career, teacher.

The overview of the course...

Haha....you must be wondering about the topic...
let me keep your wonders hanging around...
first of all in this second class of PBEY3102, we were divided into groups...
my group? hahaha, i am the rose among the thorns...ahaha because i am the only guy in the group. nevermind, i used to work with girl which i like so much because they are committed to works. Our group was assigned to elaborate and explain about children's most important way of learning which is 'talking'.

I am not saying this because i am talkative but as i read the article given, i apt to realize that we talk more than we write and of course we talk more than we read. so i think talking is the medium whereby children can apply and practice their knowledge of their target language efficiently. However, speaking activities are not being so emphasized in primary schools especially for primary level 2 pupils. This is for the reason of they are being exam oriented whereby writing and reading are more emphasized eventhough, talking is the most easiest and usable way to practice language.

Going back to the title, let me break your wonders. We, have to divide ourselves into groups and i am one of the leaders. The groups are based on different components; video editing, audio editing, photo editing, software for ELT and internet skills. Looking on seniors' portfolio, i was shocked because some of them were so thick but the marks given are parallel to the thickness (i mean, good marks of course). Thank God, the portfolio is the compilation of our learning and works from weeks to weeks. Hence, that's why i said it is the overview of the course which i am quite interested towards this course as it will equip me with technology which can help me in this line of education in this 21st century years.

It's the beginning...

Yesterday, finally i started my real college life at varsity...hooorayy...
and you know what...it is UNIVERSITI MALAYA ok...

i was so damn excited and happy because at last, i emphasize at last i got the chance to further my studies at this such prestige university in Malaysia as well as in this Asia region.

Actually, the start was a bit 'shaky' for the reason of before i reached UM, i was trapped in a very chaotic, hectic and 'predictable' traffic jam. I was thinking to ride motorcycle at first, but i did not why i chose to drive, then,hahaha served me right!!! yes the welcoming trafic jam of course with 'open hands' willingy encountered me. then i chose one alternative way, i can't remember which way because frankly i confess i am not so brilliant in terms of my spatial intelligence.=P then i just tried one of the ways and i entered a very bumpy road towards one area of schools (primary and secondary), i bet you can imagine how busy that road at the moment. i think i should consult Robert Frost and feel his poem 'The Road Not Taken', if am not mistaken, hehehe...so nevermind, at last I found my way to the beloved UM and tahnk you Allah, i reached right on time. fuh!!! sighed to my heart...

Just ignore about those hanky panky things which really 'stabbed' my anxiety becuase i want to tell you that i was happy, happy and happy when i saw my freinds' cheery faces and we entered the first class together. after that.......
the very first class we already got an ASSIGNMENT and we have to submit it TODAY...hmmm what to say, it is varsity life, so just deal with it...

Then, one more bad thing was that i LOST MY CAR KEY....i was very scared because i did not bring the spare key...Again thank you Allah, i manage to collect it back at the library office..fuh!!! sighed to my heart...

But after all,today i came here (UM) again with excitement and so far, the classes that i attended including the class at this moment (PBEY3102) are 'cool'...
one thing for sure i'll never be bored to see the UM's bagde becuase this is my now and it is my passion...