Assignment 3

Assignment 3 has officially given to us in Adec.
This assignment does not really diffecult as we have had done before as a task long time ago.
But, difficulty is always there to make us think and think. >.<
40 minutes for 1 period and 80 minutes for 2 periods lesson? How does it possible?
I could still remember when we went out for our prac, all the activities that we prepared could not be finished on time as pupils were slow and.... other unexpected circumstances. Yet, I believe there's always a reason behind. May i know?
I was not in a good condition this time around as something happened to my family when I got back to my hometown. My holiday mood was doomed!
I got no time to think, no time to sleep, no time to bath and no time for assignment. That was really a shocking news that my whole family couldnt bear, including myself.
I seriously do not know how can I go on for the rest of my life.
Assignment 3 has to begin right now. Well, I have finished an E-book. Just that I need to make all the links together.
Till my next blog.
Dear people, treasure what you have now so that you wont regret when you lose it!
This is what I have learnt during this break.
I paid the price of not treasuring!

Week 10

Last week, we were given tasks on Microsoft Publisher.
This programme is not new to me as I have used that to create invitation cards for event held in college. Somehow, I still found it a bit challenging to explore the tiny things in the programme as I am using the new Microsoft.
I was a bit confused in coming out with the brochures as we were instructed to work as a pair. I thought each pait should come out one. BUT, reality revelead when we were informed that we had to do two for each pair.
I was shocked and helpless as i was running out of ideas.
Luckily, I still managed to finish that on time.
Newsletter was a bit new for me. I did consult a couple of friends on how to do those little little things such as changing the style options, colour theme and so on. From there, I learned up the skill of using Microsoft Publisher.

Assignment 2

Finally, assignment 2 is completed.
When I got to know that 'new' assignment 2 is given, I was indeed very shocked as I had already started off with the assignment which was informed by Pn. Foziah. Yet, I still manage to get it through somehow or rather.
This assignment had made me learnt a lot! I am indeed gladful yet stressful.
First and foremost, capturing pictures from a video. I spent almost few hours to click on every single button in Windows Movie Maker to discover the function! Besides, extracting the music from the video took me weeks to discover! I asked my friends who are dealing with computers, my friends in college, my siblings..... And finally I got the answer - Music CANNOT be extracted from the video BUT we have to CONVERT into mp3 file type. Thanks to everyone who gave me all the opinions and ideas. I truly appreciate that from the bottom of my heart.
I searched from the net to search for a software that enables me to convert a video to music file. AhakS! I managed to find it as well.
Undeniably, this assignment took me quite sometime to finish it up. I had to search for additional pictures, musics, videos to make my teaching materials as interesting as possible.
On top of that, helping one another is very important especially in completing assignments. Although we may have conflicts and arguments, we learn! No man is an island. Undeniably, helping others and doing my own work at the same time made me ran out of time but, I can now tell people that I can do this, I can do that.
Isnt that amazing?
Trust me, TEAM WORK bring troubles and at the same time it brings unexpected results! (which may not be as good as expected at times). So, pray harder!

Assignment 2 The Beginning

I was so surprised to receive Assignment 2 as I was not sure on how to do it. We were told to use Michael Jackson's earth song for the first part of our assignment and our own choice of video for the second assignment.
I met up with my partner yestersay and I was supposed to do Michael Jackson's video as it was more complicated. Hence, I started working on it. The first thing I did was downloading the video into my computer. After that, I started listening to it again and again, thinking of what to teach... Well, a teacher has to know what to teach somehow.
On top of that, I searched for more pictures to be used in the E-book as well as the video. One of the reasons was that the pupils are not familiar with some of the animals. In order to make the learning objectives achieved, I decided to choose only animals which are familiar to the pupils.
Extracting the music? I am still thinking of how to go about it.
Will update with all of you when I got to know.
As for now, I have finally known how to capture pictures from a video. Though it may be blurry as the movie moves in the screen, I think it can still be seen somehow.

Four Skills - Listening ( The chosen One)

After finished dealing with the E-book, i thought we would have to start on the second assignment.This assignment was not difficult as before as we have already mastered the basic skills of each and single software.Listening skill was the chosen skill that I plan to do in set induction.Video making is my chosen task because in set induction, it is important to grasp the pupils' attention by showing them colourful pictures or something personal would be the best such as the pupils' pictures or stuff like that.Doing this video really took me quite sometime as I have to put in each audio files so that it matches with the pictures. (what i am trying to say is that the explanation and pictures can come out together coz I record the audio part by part).Music was not really my focus as in a listening task, there should not be any interference because pupils might not be able to listen to the reading clearly.Anyhow, i think this task is just to develop resources ro be used in ESL classroom.This task was really given just a week to produce and I really hope that our production as a group would become a wonderful lesson with lots of teaching aids.

Reflection on E-book

E-book!
Initially, i thought is was a very tough assignment. But, when the moment Pn. Foziah showed us a few examples, I have finally gained back my confidence a little.
As I have been dealing with Microsoft Power Point, I think I have mastered some basic skills like on how to insert pictures as the background, inserting music, picture transferring and so on. I found out another thing which Microsoft Power Point 2007 caters - Transition!!!
Hence, I think we have another alternative in movie making!
Well, as usual, gathering materials was a little bit in a mess. On top of that, seraching for the right music to be used is also important!
I found it very difficult when the music and the power point slides have got to end at the same time. Possibility is there but it is very time consuming. TIME IS GOLD IN UM!
I have finally realised this!
Let bygone be bygone!
I do not have the time to look back at the assignments handed in. But, the ones who are coming!
E book, I think I can manage it!