introducing Mr. Smartboard!!!!

Hello there my dear blog,

As I have promised you…. I am here again to introduce you one programme that may make Teaching and Learning process more interesting and interactive. Let me introduce you, ‘Smartboard’.

What is Smartboard actually, well during the day, I did now anything until one cute lady came into the class and talk about using Smartboard in the classroom. Introducing you, the cute Smartboard master, Ms Fenny, to tell you the truth blog, she is a cute lady.

Well, basically based on the explanation given by the master of Smartboard, it is a tool which is connected to the CPU and projector. The touch-sensitive display connects to your computer and digital projector to show your computer image. You can then control computer applications directly from the display, write notes in digital ink and save your work to share later. The best thing is, it has 4 coloured marker, red, green, blue and black which you have to put them in their correct box (because the sensor could not differentiate the color if you put them wrongly..hehe) and a duster. It may look simple, but it is not. As we project anything on the board, for example; notes that the students need to read, we could use the marker to highlight anything that we feel important for the students. I was amazed by that since the first day of class when Prof. Maznah used that technique.

Ms Fenny also showed some examples of activities that is developed using the Smartboard Notebook Software. There was plenty of interesting activity that could be done using the software. I do feel that the activities that was developed using the Smartboard is interactive and would help energize presentation and motivate learners.

Ms Fenny also gives us a lot of input on how to use the Smartboard Software. We can attach songs and videos, paste pictures from the gallery, used different style of line, smiley line, rainbow line which is very interesting. She also taught us on how we could group the words or objects, lock it in place, clone it infinitely and more. Some of my friends also were given the opportunities to try using the Smartboard where they try out the activities and also demonstrate their understanding of Smartboard. Ah Mei, one of my friend had been called out and she need to teach us by using the smartboard activity, and even she called other friends to take part in the teaching and learning process. Hahhaah…by the way, you are a great teacher Ah Mei….

After all the lecture and demonstration, we are then asked to create a fun activity using the Smartboard for the primary pupils. We choose a topic on science, ‘living-things with non-living things’. We just put pictures of the living and non-living things and students need to drag the picture according to the spaces that have been provided. The

The activity is simple yet interesting and easy for students to understand. We also receive good comments…hehehehe.

Well, enough said of the presentation. Do you want to know what I think about this interactive whiteboard?

Personally, I feel that Smartboard is really useful to motivate learners and keep them engaged with the lesson. It also help teacher to be more creative and imaginative. Long live Smartboard! Thanks for the input Ms Fenny.

Till then,

Peace out!

p/s: next : Assignment on Smartboard….arghhhhh!!!

arghhh!!!!! Exam time!

Actually, i do not know how to start this, as i am in mental block condition....tomorrow i have a test on ICT in primary classroom...i am so afraid that i might do well....plus i do not know what is going to be in the paper. i hope the test would not be so difficult.
I'm really in a condition that no one even myself could not describe it. oh..God, please help me in tomorrow exam.....do give me some hint, is it going to be smartboard, ICT learning principles, poster, power point presentation? owh...whatever come out, i hope i can do all my best in the test....
huhuhuh...time really goes by, it is now the 12th week, and we are going to end the semester in two week's time....huhuhu...i am going to miss this class for next semester, this class has really taught me a lot about ICT and things that i could incorporate in my teaching in the future. with smartboard, skills of power point presentation, plus on skills on how to integrate ICT in the classroom, i hope it will be going to help me in my teaching Career. thank you to all who have help me a lot in this courses, especially Prof Maznah, Miss Ng, Miss Chin, Miss Fenny and all my friends that have supported me a lot....
LOng LiVe ICT!

p/s: in my next blog i am going to tell more about what has happened in the last few weeks....Wait and See!!! da

mErDeKa!!!! with poster?

As for this week, hahaha....we were introduced to someone that we called her 'akak'....i am truly sorry as i can recalled her name...the introductory was so short that i can't even remember her name....but she is a very sweet person...
We were introduced on 'how to make a poster'...by using the computer. I hardly knows that we could make posters by using computer+power point...i am amazed!
We were asked to do a poster on the 50th celebration of Malaysia independence day! oh...how we love that...being a good countrymen, we feel that it is appropriate to show how we love our country by making a poster on our country independence day....how lovely!
We found out that, it is not so hard to make a poster, even children could do it, but we need to facilitate them in case they need some help.. i think it is good if we can integrate this in classroom..it makes students more creative, exploring new things and more....
As usual, we need to present it in front of the whole class, some feedback were given:

1. We must make sure the font, the colour of the font, the background colour blend well, as our viewer might not able to see it from far.
2. We must make sure the size of the words are visible to all, near or far.
3. And, the important thing is, the poster must look great and good!!! if not, who is going to view it...rite? hahahhaha...

That is the end of the lesson, i think we really learn about something useful that we can integrate in our classroom by using technology..thank god i am in this class!!! bye...
with love.....
:-)

ICT

Huhuhuhu....it is now the fourth week...
Today we just learn about ICT and the learning principles of the Primary School Curriculum....

I notice that ICT offers not only teacher but also children educational resources to extend their learning environment. ICT can help a lot in enhancing student's potential in learning and teachers in teaching as it could make the teaching and learning process more interesting and engaging.

Using ICT in teaching and learning environment may be approached in three ways.

1. Learning about ICT
2. Learning through ICT
3.Learning with ICT

All these three components shares with each other. In other words, they work hand in hand. The process of learning happens simultaneously together. These functions are inter-related and mutually supportive.

ICT enable students to learn in new way, interesting way...in coherent with the 21st century. With the support of ICT, it may not possibble for us to develop a human being who have all the great abilities. ICT makes them more creative, helping them to learn better, thus making them understand. Long live the ICT!!!!!

Power and Point to present?

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As for today class, we were taught on how to make our powerpoint presentation more interesting and not boring, simple yet transcend to the audience, simple but knowledgeable. We were shown many powerpoint presentation that is very interesting. I noticed that this kind of powerpoint presentation, is so close to the audience.

First of all, before we do the powerpoint presentation, we need to consider the audience. Who is watching it? What knowledge would they bring back? As it is important to us so that we could adjust the content that suit the needs of the audience.

Secondly, we need to make it simple but full with knowledge. As what is the use of the presenter if the fact shown can be read by the audience. right?

Thirdly, we also learn that it is possibble to get pictures that are related to the topic we discussed in the powerpoint presentation to give better understanding and making it interesting.

Finally, we were asked to modify and alter our power point presentation. We try to follow the guide given and astonishingly we found out that our powerpoint was very interesting. Thank you! Our facilitator have really open our eyes to technology. i will try my best to use all the tips in my other powerpoint presentation too!!! Love you!

Check out my Slide Show!

Video camera?

As for the second week, we were instructed to do a presentation in a group. First, we need to make a group, as usual, me with my ignorance to be in any group, group myself with my friends...male friends. Khairi and Muhafiz, and as the facilitator said that we need to have at least four in a group, we were devastated to find one person more. Luckily, there was someone, a foreigner who is in the class. so we askes her whether she likes to join us or not. Amazingly, she accepted it. Her name is Caroline Barner. She is from Switzerland. Yeah!...originally swiss made....hehehe. Nevertheless, we love having you in our group.

I was elected as the group leader. hurm, quite a big responsibility, but like it or not, it is a responsibility and faith that i need to carry on. hurm...now come the time to pick a name for our group, it takes a lot of time to think just for the name, it was really difficult...when until the facilitator called us, we decided to go with the name of "Undecided" as we could not decide the name yet. It is not that bad to have that as a name. so we stick with it.

As for the topic of the presentation, we need to do 'Video Camera'. We were quite blur at first on what purposes are we doing this presentation, but after getting clarification from the facilitator, it cleared our aims and objectives for the presentation. so, we did it.
After finishing the power point presentation, we need to present it to the whole class. As the time was very jealous of us, we did not have ample time to present our power point presentation. regrets? yeah..a little bit, as we could not share the information with our friends...relief? yeah...as we do not have to present...hehehehe....

In addition, during the day presentation, we also have learn and gain some input and information about things that are presented by other groups such as MSN Messengger, Hotmail. It really gives us a lot information, detailed things that we still do not know. thanks my friends!

Lastly, eventhough we did not present but still, we gain knowledge and information for our use in the future. tq!