'''Last Entry From Me About This Course,,,

1. What do you like about blogging?
Honestly, this semester really taught me to write entry or known as blogging. Before this I no nothing about this. Blogging really attracts me because through it, I can see and read my friends' blog, about their interest, their profile, their ideas, and their creativity in decorating their blog. Not only that, blogging really help me as well as my friends to share ideas. I also can leave comments on others and receive feedback from them about my entries in my blog. So, through blogging, our relationship become strengthen as we help each others in developing in daily life. Thank you my friends...

2. What you do not like about blogging?
For me, blogging is good. However, if it is being a must or as a task, the quality will not up to the standard. What I mean here is, usually blogging becomes a place to a person to share feelings and ideas. And also it is depending on their emotion to write any entry. Besides that, a person also need to ask one's URL to open his/her blog. So, if he/she does not get one's URL, he/she cannot open the blog.

3. What have you gained from blogging? 4. How?
Blogging really helps me in my language skills as well as writing skills because every word is come from our own, and not from others. So, in order to pour out my ideas, I need to plan my own sentences. Not only that, blogging also helps me in critical thinking and improved thought processes as I need to think what are the things that I want to write and what are the things that I can comment on others. And of course blogging helps me in my ICT skills. Now I know how to embed videos to my blog...

5. What do you like about this course?
Throughout this course, I can learn how to edit photos, audios, and videos which are important for us to use them as resources for teaching and learning process. I also can learn what are others resources that I can use instead of 'chalk and talk' method. And one more thing is this course taught me to write entries through blogging.

6. What you do not like about this course?
Hmmm... What I can say is this course really 'eat' my money. I need to spend much money to buy CDs, papers, and ink. As for now we do not get allowance for stationary, we really suffer in using money. However, perhaps our hard work will be paid with best results. All the best to you!!

7. What do you learnt from this course? 8. And what did you not expect?
As I said before, this course taught me to edit photos, audios, and videos. And all these are useful for me to use as resources in T&L process soon. Hopefully the children really enjoy it. I also learned about e-portfolio which is through blogging. Perhaps I can apply portfolio as one way in assessing in my future classroom.

9. What have you expected but do not learn from this course?
Based on the name of the course which is 'Using and Developing Resources in Primary School Classroom', what comes to my mind is this course will be about the methods and materials that I can use in teaching. I did not expect that it would be about technology as we also will learn another subject which is 'Using Technology in Primary School Classroom'. Then I realized that both of these courses are almost the same but in different aspects, they do have differences.

10. If you can change anything about this course, state what is it and elaborate.
I will change the way the students will submit their assignments. As what we have done, we need to print out all the powerpoint presentation. So, what I want to change is, my students will juzt need to submit their assignments through softcopy such as e-mail or just burn into CD as this course is also about technology. Thus, through this, students will apply their computing skills.

11. On a scale of 1-10, please rate your computing and technological skills for both before and after undergoing the course.
Before I undergo this course, I would rate myself in rate of 4 and after undergoing this course I would rate myself in rate of 8.

ADIEU!!

Huh!! It is already the last week of this first semester.. Time is flying very fast without our realization. And next week we will face an examination for this course. So fast? I'm not ready yet! So much assigmnets that still need to be settled on! And this semester I have no study week because of the assignments!! Relax girl.. You still have time to manage your work and study. Chaiyo2!!

Luckily Mdm is very kind to give us topics that will be tested in the exam. Thank you so much Mdm!! ;-) And to all of you, don't forget to pray for our success.. All the best to you!!

After those 14 weeks, so much things that I have learned. About lesson plan, resources to be used in class, portfolios, videos, audios, pictures editing and so much things... Thanks to Mdm and my coursemates for your cooperation along these 14 weeks. Hopefully we can still work together in the next semester. I surely will miss all the memories that we have in this short period... See you next semester!! =)

Assignments Submission...

LESSON PLAN??

We need to pass an assignment today. The assignment requires us to create 4 lesson plans with different skills on a topic from year 4, 5 or 6. For my part, I need to work on Reading skills by focussing on the topic of Healthy Living from year 4 topic. Actually I did not have much idea about it. However, when I recalled back on all assignments that I have done in IPIK, then I realized that I can make use the assignment. But of course I need to change most of the contents as I need to focus on my topic and targetted students, as well as integrated technology in that lesson plan. Luckily I managed to do my best in working on the lesson plan because I applied all my knowledge about ICT skills. Perhaps it is really interesting to be used and applicable in classroom.

I would like to thank Mdm for introducing us this assignment as we learned on how to create a lesson plan by focuing on the selected topic. It is a basic knowledge that we need to have to be a teacher as lesson plan will help us to have better planning in teaching and learning process. Hopefully all of us can share what are the lesson plans that we have produced so that everybody can learn and comment on each other to improve on.. I found this URL http://www.lessonplanspage.com/ is really useful for us in getting ideas to create lesson plans. Good luck friends!!

~ It is already week 12 ~

Today we are watching videos again... But in different versions. What I mean here is the videos are made by us. By me and all my coursemates. It is a pair work. Me and my partner have created a video about a teacher who is underestimate her student, and actually at the end she found out that student is really had a creative idea. The moral value that we want to convey here is do not ever underestimate our students in whatever situation. And always bear in mind that different students have their own creativity. Hopefully you guys will not just only enjoy the video, but also take the moral values as a lesson.

From all videos, I learned so much moral values that related to daily life. Not only that, I learned that in every video there is some hidden message behind it. It is depending on the audience on how they will make use and make meaning on it. Indirectly, I can see my friends' creativity and talents in making videos. This shows that technology is not a new thing for them. Perhaps all of us will use and apply our technology skills as our resources in teaching.

Congratulations to everybody!!

No More Holiday.. =(

Selamat Hari Raya to all of you. Even though no more holiday for raya, but now is still hari raya... One month for raya.. Hehe... I can see happiness on every body's faces as all of us just came back from hometown for our raya. But for sure 1 week is not enough for us to enjoy. Huhu.. However, raya is still raya, and study is still study. Life must goes on.

For this week, we have to present on our discussion about an article given to each group few weeks ago. For my group, we have read and discuss on article entitle 'Technology Professional Development for Teachers'. From this article, I learned that technology is very useful in helping teachers to develop their skills in teaching as it also helps in students' success.

After all presentations, I learned more on how to develop my teaching in the future as well as the ways or methods that I can use during teaching and learning process. Of course I will apply what I have learned today in the future when I become a teacher. Through all these presentations, indirectly, I learned that we can share ideas and understanding on what we have read since all group got different articles. I think this method is really helpful.. Thanks to everybody for sharing information.

Wishing you 'Selamat Hari Raya'.... =)

This is a week before we will have our holiday for raya... Some of us even already gone back, and only left a few of us in class. I also in Raya mode already but for me class also important. Even though my body is in class, but my mind and my soul are at home. Hehe... Focus first! Focus!! Huhu...

For today's class, not much input that we have learned. Perhaps Mdm also is in Raya mode. Hehe...However, she shares with us about two selected videos, wchich one of it is about "Bidadariku" by Munif Ahmad. I found that it is really interesting, where the 'Bidadari' is referring to his wife.

Instead of the content, I found that Munif Ahmad is really creative in making meaning not only through the words, but also through the picture, scenary, and background colours. He used dark background to show that the video is very touching. Very nice!! I also didnot expect that all those aspects are very important in making meaning.

After all, Mdm also introduced us on Microsoft Publisher. I am a bit familiar about this before. Then I realized that there are more documents that I can create using this publisher. I can make menus, catalogs, brochures and so much things easily through this publisher.

I really feel grateful for attending today's class as I can learned two new things. Here I would like to take an opportunity to wish "Selamat Hari Raya" to Mdm Foziah as well as my muslim coursemates and "Hati-hati" on your journey going back hometown...

SeLamAt hAri RaYa

AiDiL fiTri

Ninth Reflection....

I felt so enjoyed for having this class today because Mdm Foziah has shown us several videos on Chun and Ella. It also triggered my interest to watch more videos on them during free hours. Hehe...

Then I realized that there was hidden meaning behind the video viewing. Huhu... Actually Mdm wanted to explain that there were some examples of videos made by people. She explained that we can create any video using several software that we can freely download from internet!! It sounded interesting since we no need to use our money... I should try one!

After the class, I spend my time to install software to make a video. I tried on 'Movie Maker' and I found that it was really interesting. Through it, I can upload photos, audios, or even short videos. I can decorate and put any texts that I like!! After I tried all that, then I realized that skill can be used for me to create an E-Book and show it to my future students.. Thanks Mdm for giving me a new idea.... And I found that today's class was really useful. ;-)