Praticum Soon!

Hello readers,

I am here again bloging more about ICT. Few days more I am starting my practicum soon. So much to prepare before heading to work but feeling very excited to educate the children on ICT.

This time I will be at Jasmine Kindergarten for 15 days! Looking forward to work with the children. Besides, I hope that the lesson I plan for the kids will work out like how I expect it to be. I also hope that the outcome of the lessons will be great!

Most of my course mate will be starting their practicum too. Look at one of my friend's blog to read more about their ICT journey.

Will blog more soon! (=

Hooray!!

Yay!!! Another assignment down! Just handed in my second assignment and I hope the marks will turn out good. Put a little more effort in completing my second assignment compared to first assignment.

My first assignment marks made me realised that I need to put in more effort to get a better result. Besides, I spend more time editing my second assignment and no last minute work! So proud of myself in completing my second assignment without feeling depress!

Recently, I have been reading about Teach For Malaysia, it is about a group of dedicated teachers who are placed in rural area to teach the young children who are below their level of understanding.

Look for more information at their website.

That's all for today! Till then. (=

I can’t live without my phone!

Today I’m excited because I’m sharing my must-have tech tools AND I get to own a new smart phone! *happy*

I can generalize my number one tool as a “smart phone” as it has brought much to my life. Being able to access my emails, the internet and acts as an entertainment provider, it is just incredibly handy. Of course, the ability to connect you everywhere you go can make it a bit hard to switch off sometimes!

So now it’s over to you. Do you use any of these? Do you have other application you just couldn’t live without? Let me know!

No one knows more than GOOGLE

Hi people! Let’s talk about what’s so good about Google .

Google is the most trusted and well known website in the World Wide Web. This website offers most of their services and products for free. This product is a tool used by mostly everyone in the world now. There are many reasons why we must use this service.

The secret sauce to Google’s benefits and perks is it’s all about removing barriers so Googlers can focus on the things they love, both inside and outside of work. Google is constantly searching for unique ways to improve the health and happiness of Googlers. And it doesn’t stop there because Google’s hope is that users can become a better person by working with Google.

Our interests and needs evolve over our lifetime. Likewise, Google evaluate their benefits regularly and adapt them to the needs of our changing population. As with anything at Google, our benefits are an open conversation and our feedback is a part of the equation.

If you enjoyed what google has brought to your life, please share the benefits of it and enjoy using it!

One friend of mine actually bloged about google related information too, take a look HERE.

Thanks! See ya’ll. =)

How has ICT Affect Education

Hello readers!! Today's post will be about how has ICT affect education!

ICT has spread to the whole worldwide and it’s becoming very famous these days in education. Information and communication technology has the ability to change the teaching and learning procedure and to attain more effective management and administration of school systems, schools, classrooms and non-formal learning environments. During the previous years, ICT has been enclosed into education and hugely impacted on how people are being educated nowadays. ICT is a fundament for revolutionary reform in education. Some believe that ICT has had a positive impact on education while others see it as having a negative impact on education.

ICT can provide worldwide learning facilities which means that everyone in different places in the world can learn through e-learning and visual learning through the internet. This benefits students as they can even study at home and be educated rather than wasting time to travel to school and only seated in the classroom. Not only that, students from abroad country or city who wished to study can be taught the same information and achieve the same degree as others do.

A lot of information can be seen and researched in the internet where ICT access has provided which helps in the understanding of concepts and theory’s. Students with access to the internet have an unlimited amount of information available to them at ease. This information can be available to them in many different and useful formats. Students are given the opportunity to communicate with other learners around the world and to use real-time chatting to share opinions and thoughts with other students. They can also send or find information anytime as long as the internet is working. Those students who have not been able to achieve good education can now be reached through these technologies. Besides, ICT can be used as a substitute for almost everything in the class: pencil, book, encyclopedia, map, library and many more, which makes education more effective as it links many people around the world. Also, ICT will help students to understand more easily through presentations and diagrams rather than block of information.

Overall, I think ICT has brought millions of people benefits and advantages and it has affected education in a major way. Not only to help students, it lessens up the burden of teachers too where most of them can study online now.


That’s all from me. Thanks for reading and hope to blog again soon. (:

Here comes my semester break!

Hi dear readers, I'm currently on my semester break! Though we do not need to attend classes for A WHOLE WEEK, but there are two assignments that need to be completed and the submission is right on the week where class resumes. Hence, there will not be much enjoyment in this semester break. Most of my friends and working on the assignment during this semester's break, one of them is Choy Yee.

So far, I have completed part of my assignments, not fully done yet, but at least had touched the surface of almost all the assignments and I am determined to finish it by next week so that I have another one more week to be assignment-free whereby I can enjoy my movie/drama marathon, hi-tea and shopping session without the need to bother about assignments anymore.

Studying is not easy, SERIOUSLY!

When my life as a degree student will be over?

Another year more till I am done with this degree programme. Hope time flies and I will be enjoying my working life.

Till Then,AuRevoir! =)

TPACK

Today I will blog about TPACK.

As stated by Matthew Koehler,” Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) attempts to identify the nature of knowledge required by teachers for technology integration in their teaching, while addressing the complex, multifaceted and situated nature of teacher knowledge. At the heart of the TPACK framework, is the complex interplay of three primary forms of knowledge: Content (CK), Pedagogy (PK), and Technology (TK)” (Koehler, M , 2011).

When I looked back at my previous teaching experience, I realise the strengths and weaknesses in my knowledge area. Talking about my strength in knowledge area, I’m more familiar with content knowledge. I will usually prepare the important notes and lessons that I’m going to deliver to my students before I teach them. I have to make sure that I’m teaching them in a right way and to deliver them with proper and appropriate knowledge.

On the other hand, my weaknesses in knowledge area are technological knowledge and pedagogical knowledge. I prefer to teach in a more traditional way where I’ll state down all the important notes and to tell directly to students on what am I going to deliver to them rather than posting up notes in internet. However, ICT tools had make it so much easier now that I could use appropriate lessons or contents which incorporate with ICT in order to deliver appropriate knowledge to students. Besides, I’m not well-trained in kindergarten because I only worked when I’m doing my practical. Therefore, I was weak on my professionalism in teaching. To overcome this, I will try to learn more on teaching so that I won’t be weak on it.

Thanks to TPACK that acts as an amazing concept where me and other teachers are able to know our strengths and weaknesses in teaching through the framework. Hence, it is easier for teachers to discover different ways of pedagogical and contents in order to enhance children effective learning. Last but not least, I hope to carry TPACK along with me in my teaching in regards of any areas of curriculum.
Well, I think that should be all of what I’m sharing here. It would be nice to see about others experience on this and something similar.

I would like to share a LINK for more information about TPACK.

Thanks for reading and see ya’ll. =)


References


Google image.com. (2013). TPACK [Image]. Retrieved April 10, 2013, from    
      http://www.google.com.my/search?hl=en&gs_rn=9&gs_ri=psy/


Koehler, M. J. (n.d.). What is TPACK? Retrieved April 9, 2013, from
      http://mkoehler.educ.msu.edu/tpack/what-is-tpack/

How will you measure the success of ICT integration into your teaching?

Hi All,

So in Study Desk, David Jones created another forum for us students to discuss about "How will you measure the success of ICT integration into your teaching?"

To me, I will measure the success from learner's respond. Are they engage with ICT tools? Are the learners using the tools independently?

When the students are engages with the ICTs tools given, it means that educator has successfully integrate ICT. Besides, when the students are engage with the ICT tools provided, it means that they knows how to use and have developed the skills of using ICT tools. Well, as an adult myself, If I have fun playing a game, I will continuously play it without leaving the gadget unattended.

Whereas from my friend's point of view, she will measre the success of ICT integration differently. She will have an activity for the students mainly to observe the students' interest in the ICT task prepared. Do take a look at her point of view HERE.

Will be back to blog more about ICT related stuff. (=

More Effort Needed

First assignment had just due a few days ago. After clicking submit into EASE, I got a little frustrated about myself, for NOT putting enough effort. To be completely honest here, I always slack and think that I would have sufficient time to complete the whole assignment one by THREE DAYS?!

The main reason I told myself I am able to complete the assignment in three days is because I just want to procrastinate more. I did not want to get it started. Poor time management I have. Got a little angry at myself too. I am so thankful for this space. At least, I get to rant here.

Well, having that said, it is time for me to start reading for assignment two already. More effort is needed from my side to make sure I do not feel frustrated again after submitting my assignment two. Besides, I should also plan and jot down what to do for each and everyday so that I do not rush for my assignment two.

I need time management class too, perhaps? Hmmmm...

Oh well, I found this useful site that gives good time management tips. Maybe I should print the tips out and stick it on my study room. "Sharing is caring"... HERE is the link to share the tips to you readers who share the same habit as me (Procrastinating).

Besides, the quote Manage Your Work, Don't Let It Manage You wakes me up from day dreaming. How can I let my work manage me?! I need to manage the work and make sure I do well in my upcoming assignment two.

Good Luck and All The Best to those who are struggling for assignment two!!! (=

Reference

Nellen, A. (2000). Time Management. Retrieved on March 29, 2013 from http://www.cob.sjsu.edu/nellen_a/time_management.htm