Publisher

There is another program from the computer that we rarely use - the Publisher. We are so familiar to words and power point, but Publisher provides us with lots of functions where we can be creative as well! I did explore this program on my own before but it was just for fun...from what i could remember... there were a few times I used it to design greeting cards..but that was years ago. we can get authentic materials from the newspapers or magazines to be used as teaching aids, but why don't we try to design them ourselves sometimes because we can make it more personal to the pupils. Moreover, pupils may appreciate more on the things that the teacher prepares for them. At the same time, teachers can introduce this program to the pupils and teach them what they can do with it to come out with their own cards or brocheurs, which they may enjoy doing it. It is a good medium for teacher and pupils to be creative and at the same time able to acquire the language.
Back to the task assigned to us... we were required to get into groups of six and produce a newsletter.. wow! A newsletter!! Hmm.. a new thing to learn..with the help from other group members, I think we can come out with one.. now, we are still in the discussion to determine what we are going to do for the newsletter.

The Journey Begins

Find a pair and start to work on the second assignment!! Honestly, I could hardly breathe as loads of assignments from different courses are in my hands now, waiting for the datelines to come. well, this is what a university student has to face. As this assignment need to be done in pairs, I have to keep on the same pace with my partner and give out the best I can because I do not want my partner's marks to get affected because of my laziness and carelessness.
I watched the video several times to get a rough idea on what kind of English activity I can come out with. I found that the images of animals and polluted environment gave big impact, therefore, I decided to make use of these images as part of my teaching aids. At the same time, to make the lesson more comprehensive, I browse the internet and search some other images which are appropriate for the lesson. Anyway, the result of this assignment yet to be seen...hopefully I could finish it on time.:)

Writing skills

The e-book assignment has been completed, and now comes to the next task, which is to design activities for pupils which focus on the four skills - listening, speaking, reading and writing. we were assigned to complete this task in groups of four. I was assigned by my group members to design on activity that focuses on writing skills. During brainstorming session, all of us had decided to pick on the topic 'Direction'... This small task was assigned to us to prepare us for the third assignment - developing the four skills. So it was a good practice for us after a long break from designing teaching-learning activities compared to previous semester.
As my focus is on writing skills, I decided to design a writing activity for the post stage... I edited some photos and inserted them in the map that I designed for the activity. Holding to the theory that pupils are easily stirred by colourful pictures, I had chosen colourful pictures for the map that I designed, but not to the extend that could cause distractions. Anyhow, this is just part of what we are expected to do in our upcoming assignment, and I hope I will be able to come out with creative and exciting activities by implementing what I've learnt in previous lessons.

Electronic book...

When we hear about e-book, immediately we would think of a sophisticated way of getting reading material from the internet. As e-book starts to be one of the prefered options for reading, tonnes of e-books for youngs learners to adults could be found online. It is a new way to make reading more fun as it could encourage young children to develop the interest in reading. As teachers, we have to keep up with the changes that occur in educational world. Therefore, I think the task for this week that requires us to develop an e-book is a very good exposure for me and my other friends as we learn how to make it based on our own creativity to meet our pupils' needs. Besides, most of the ebooks from the internet require us to purchase them, which might not be convenient for us. So, it is a previllage for teachers to have the knowledge on how to produce an ebook.

By using basic program like Microsoft Power Point, I can easily design my own e-book. I make use of the skills that I gained from previous lessons such as audio, photo and video editing and apply them in this task. I did it at the last minute, but thank God I manage to finish it on time, thanks to my coursemate Joshua, for guiding me to finish up this task. I also discover new functions from Power Point, which is recording voice for narration. Nothing much can be said about the process, but I'm very happy to see the final product... now I know, if others can do it, I can do it too!!