ME and Technology =)

This week, we had received our first assignment which is VIDEO EDITING..huhu, I felt just like in shoe of a script writer as well as a director's chair..I was thrilled yet very exciting to do all this stuff..Though I had no idea on how to use Window Movie Maker, I still curious to do this video thing..Thanks to Prof. Dr. Raja Maznah and Miss Ng as they really help me by giving me rough idea on how to proceed with this assignment..
So, friends lets do our best in our first assignment!! We'll see how does the product will be..As for sure, I believed all of us will give our best shot..Hoping all of us will support each other so that we could generate ourselves in becoming the greater person who possesses IT skill for teaching future children..

How you as a teacher will be learning?

Life is a learning process..
Technology need COURAGE AND PASSION for a person to master the skill..Therefore, I think that's is what i would have to do now..This course really help me in build mine..
I have to learn many stuff from our respective lecturer,tutors also friends..Thanks to all..
Now and than I will keep up my effort to learn this skills..So that we can use this as a tool in our teaching and learning..It's better to learn and make use the technology now than never..Am I right? Adios =)

How technology is going to affect how your students are going to be learning?

In previous days, when I was still in Primary schools, technology was not been such an issue like these days. However, as times change, the educational emphasis is also changing. Our Government had invested on technology in our nation's school systems. Therefore, I think as teachers we will be held the accountable for these investments.
The question now is, how this technology will affect students learning? For me, we should be WISE in selecting the materials to be used in classroom in the right way and time so that this technology could be used WISELY. For example, if we were going to be teach English in period of one hour, we have to make sure that Video clips should not be too long. Therefore, students able to learn something from the Video clip and talk or write about the teaching point showed.
Relating to PLEASE, through ICT student learning will be improved. The need for students to develop learning skills that enable them to think critically, analyze information, communicate, collaborate, and problem-solve can be achived when they themselves actively engage in learning especially in group discussion session.
However, do you think students able to catch up with this technology? Technology may affect student learning both in positive and negative side. For instance, we can get pupils' attention through the use of technology as well as to give clear picture when dealing with abstract concept eg. showing sympathy that can be showed in Video clip through the acting of a character. But if suddenly there is no electricity, the technology could be hard time to be used in learning and affect students' learning. So, once again we have to be WISE by always to have back up plan.
As with most things in life, technology can be both a bane or boon. Nevertheless in my point of view, the benefits of technology is far outweigh the weaknesses. We must think and act WISELY so that we can make sure technology affects students in a good way..

Knowing You, PKEY3101

Assalamualaikum and a very pleasant day I bid to you all of you. Alhamdulillah, again we all meet in University Malaya after a long semester break. New course has come with more challenging requirements and demands for me and all of us. In this case it was PKEY3101 (Technology in Primary Education).

Frankly, I was freaking out when the moment I had to register this course. Technology sounds so good anyway as I was no so good in it,haha I got so nervous. Someway, somehow I will try my best to catch up and do well in this course.

The class was a bit chaos at the beginning of it. However, everything went smoothly when Prof. Dr. Raja Maznah, our lecturer came in. Her smiling and friendly style when communicating with us just calmed us down. She had introduced me on PLEASE

So, I had learnt new meaning of PLEASE which is also defined:

PersonalizeLearningEnvironmentAndStudentEngagement

From my point of view, I do agree that the concept of PLEASE is relevant to be used in Teaching and Learning process in Malaysian Primary Education System as in this time-being;learning process has changed towards learner-centered. What I am trying to say that learner is the center of the learning process. Pupils are responsible of their own learning by voicing out their decisions on the content but I as becoming teacher would always facilitate them.

I think, 12C's of Smart Teaching and Learning could be done in the classroom for instance,teacher could provide a task on problem-based which to be done in group of pupils as many 5 person in a group. From discussion held to solve the problem that has been posted, interaction between mix ability of pupils will definitely can be observed.

As teachers, we could made informal assessment on pupils while they were working within the group especially about pupils' social and communication skills and also their language proficiency. Do you agree with me friends?Huhu, that is just what I felt. You might had different point of view..

Reflecting to the real world of Primary Schools in Malaysian context, I had come across in my mind on how far does the concept of PLEASE can be achieved? This issue might been questioned by some of the community which could be the parents.

However, I personally believe that we as the leaders of the community in school must model this concept through learning process in order to prove and convince them that PLEASE can successfully upgrading the potential in individuals. The use of technology should be applied to gain pupils' interest so that pupils learn meaningfully and be updated with the new era of Information Technology.

Therefore as teachers-to-be, I hope all of the educators must work together in realizing the objectives of PLEASE.So, I hope we all will take the benefit from what has we learned and apply it in our daily lives. Hope we will enjoy this course of PKEY3101 and our new lives in University Malaya. Till we meet again=)