Ops, video clip AGAIN!

The drive into this assignment is moving rapidly since the due date is chasing me away. At first, I struggled hard and cracked my head for converters and video editing soft wares. But with the help of my close members, I got them easily. For few days, I was exploring those soft wares to get used to them and now I can say that I am 50% done on my video project. But, still there are a lot for me. I got to do it. It is unbelievable that, nowadays most of my time is spent on the laptop. It’s quite sickening but sometimes I would feel some thrills and excitements in it. Obviously, I am learning a lot of new thing from this. I am very pleased and glad for that. But again, when I started thinking about this assignment, my heart will start pounding hard. Maybe I still have the fear of technology. It should be better when time goes. Hope I’ll do it well!

ALL ABOUT VIDEO CLIP!

To add the excitement in technology, we were assigned to create a video clip for 3 minutes for the ESL classroom. It sounds really fun but somehow challenging, since I never had experience in it. We were required to move in groups although it was an individual assessment. I agree with it because, we can help each other, share ideas and at the same time make sure that all of us are in the same track. So, we brainstormed thoroughly and worked well on what topic to choose. Roughly, our video is going to be somehow related but we are going to explore on five different topics such as occupation, transportation, hobbies, clothes and places. We are going to zoom into the nouns found in those topics. We definitely feel that, it will help the lower primary pupils because they are at the stage of enriching their vocabularies. Actually, we still haven’t immerse into the assignment yet but still at the early planning stage. But some ideas are playing around our mind on which strategy to be used:- puppets, animations, story or song? As for now, we are collecting some software on downloading and editing for the benefit of our assignment. Very soon, we will start working on it since we are crystal clear on the requirement needed. Good luck for us and others as well! Thank you Professor Maznah and Ms Ng for enlightening us about the assignment.

Marching Into Technology

T.e.c.h.n.o.l.o.g.y.
The first step into technology3101
twinkled me

handling with computers
swimming into net
catching information
snorkeling for videos and clips
the lecture on PLEASE

pleased me
gives me a new identity
spirited me to succeed

knocked my expectation room
to add more flavor and spice

T.e.c.h.n.o.l.o.g.y
come to me
bring me to your world
transform me into a technator!

How you as a teacher will be learning.....

Since i'v realised and knew about the benefits and advantages of technology, definitely i'm not going to give away the chance of making use of this. I am in aim to upgrade myself by exploring more and more in this journey.. My expectations on techno are undescribable. I would seek the experts and specialist of this course, attend talks, seminars to gain my knowledge in it. I am really in a strong will to widen my 'hard disc' on dowloading, movie making, blogging, editing and so and so. This will for sure help me in my future plannings in the classroom. Technology is going to be a medium in my teaching since it is welcoming among the children and teenagers. I would say, it is the most effective element which can penetrate the students' heart...So, hopefully, things will get fine, and I can continue my leisure stroll in this garden...I am expecting alot from TECHNOLOGY!

How Technology is going to affect students? How are they going to be learning ?

Technology has become a part of our daily life. Seriouly speaking, none of us are going to be respected if we are outdated on technology. Well, although i'm still a toddler in this marvellous era, i am very much eager to get through it and learn all the colourful boosts in technology. Especially for those teachers and students nowadays, technology plays an extreme role. The school system is also aware of the importance; investing millions on technology use and rapidly transforming into the world of technology. Previously teachers and students struggled hard with the use of chalks and blackboards which affected their heatlh...! some of them even fear to use chalks! NOW..all those barriers have come to a fullstop. Currently, the government and all schools are keen in using white boards, interactive boards, smart boards, LCD's and OHP's. The use of these sophisticated facilities is mushrooming all around the country and world. Students are too enthusiastic to explore those, i would say 'valuable assets' to scaffold their learning as they have tasted the spices in technology. Lets talk about the libraries in schools and universities...The manual system of finding books which wasted the time of students has came to a solution. Now, by just typing the title of the books, students are able to identify the right place of the book. This has easify their life in libraries. In addition, in my view, students nowadays enjoy technology since it is always ready with delicious dishes in it. Everything and anything is there for us in technology. It is overwhelmed with current issues, efficient news, general knowledge and more and more. Thus, students are turning to be more confident and independent because they are always supported by technology. Tremendous animations, power points, colourful photos and video clips have added the interest of students in exploring it. Eventually, this encourage and motivate them to learn more. Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow. ~Bill Gates.As me, the integration of techno in learning is going to bring a grand success soon! People often argue of the cons of techno....Ehm, you know wherever there is a discovery there will be some groups to discrimate, right? So, why must we worry..Frankly speaking, it is all in our hand and mind of using technology. If you make good use of it, then its beneficial, if not, it might turn the other way around. It's just as simple as that..So, parennts and teachers should make sure students do not get out of the track. In coming times, all learning is going to be taken place through technology. So, lets wait and see how the world is going to be in some times..I would guarantee there is going to be a great...CHANGE!