6th POSTING: EXPERIENCE ON USING BLOG
First of all I would like to thank both my lectures Mdm. Zaini and Datin Norizan to introduced Blog to us through this entire course. HAPPY!… I learned how to blogging.
Yes, blogging activity had improved my writing skills. Every week I required doing new postings. So, before I do my posting I will do my first draft which I will write it in a piece of paper first. While writing the first draft of my posting I applied some writing tips which I learned in my written communication class. After I did my first draft, I will analyze it to find any mistakes. If don’t have any mistakes means, then only I will post my posting. Here I would like to say that blogging activity not only improves my writing skills but also I get a chance to access internet to find information about the topic or posting that I required to do. By this, I had improved my IT skills.
In my opinion, I feel that blog is a useful learning experience for me because it encourages me to access information via internet. Even though, I find it is difficult for me to do blog but it does effective in improving my skills in IT because I’m not really good in that. Furthermore, by doing blogging activity also I learned how to find information using online databases which is e-journal. It helps me to find information for my 3rd posting which I assigned to access information or raw facts from e-journals such as SCOPUS, EBSCO, GEMA, NSTP e-media and so on at Tun Sri Lanang library. This is something very new for me which I never done before and it is very informative.
First of all, before complete the blogging activity I do read all the announcements that is uploaded by my lecturers in my portal. After that, I will read the instructions given by my lecturers about the posting that I should post in that particular week. And of course, I need to understand the instructions given because that is the guidance for me to do the posting successfully.
The problem that I face when using blog is my skills in IT. I’m not really good in that and I’m lack of IT skills. But, still I managed to solve this problem by asking my friends who is really good in IT. Besides that, another problem that I faced is lack of time. I find difficulties to spend more time to search information from internet for my postings. Maybe after this, I won’t face this kind of problems because I had learned how to manage these problems.
Of course, I will tell my friends about this. In fact, most of my friends also don’t really know about this. So, after I tell about this to them they also feel that blogging is an interesting activity. Moreover, my friends those have diary writing habits was so excited and they plan to write online diary. Sure, I will recommend to them because it is very enjoyable and at the same time it also very informative.
Sure, I will continue using blog to put up all the activities that I do and also any informative news, article and so on. Blog is an online memory book which I can view it by online anytime, anywhere and its comes with me everywhere I go. I’m going to complete this SKBP course but my experience and the knowledge that I learned through this course will never come to end, thank to my lectures again! THANK YOU!
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
EXPERIENCE OF USING BLOG
Monday, April 14, 2008
ONLINE QUIZ
5th POSTING: UJI ICT
Online Quiz Results :: Kemahiran Asas ICT
Your Score : 22/30
Online Quiz Results Summary
Your #Attempts : 4
Total Class #Attempts : 633
Your Quiz Score : 22/30
Your Highest Score Ever : 32
Note: This may not be your final marks. Due to some of the subjective and semi-objective questions (short essay and fill in the blank).
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Online Quiz Results :: Kemahiran Pertengahan ICT
Your Score : 22/45
Online Quiz Results Summary
Your #Attempts : 1
Total Class #Attempts : 192
Your Quiz Score : 22/45
Your Highest Score Ever : 22
Note: This may not be your final marks. Due to some of the subjective and semi-objective questions (short essay and fill in the blank).
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Hi, I come up again with my fifth posting which I required to do Online Ouiz. Firstly, I did the Kemahiran Asas ICT. My score for this quiz is 22 out of 30. While doing this online quiz I had difficulties in understanding ICT terms which is in Bahasa Melayu. So, Iask some of my friend themeaningof the terms that I did not understand. Secondly, I did Kemahiran Pertengahan ICT. My score in this quiz is 22 out of 45. This quiz quiet tuff depend to Kemahiran Asas ICT. When doing this quiz also I had the same problem which I could not understand some of the ICT terms. Lastly, in my opinion i feel that this kind of quizes helps students to save their time and energy. Moreover, students able to know their marks immediately. So that,students can proceed with thier other quiz. This kind of online quizes is effective and convenient.
CONCORDANCE
4th POSTING: CONCORDANCE
Here comes my fourth posting the task that my lecturer has given me is based “Beyond Concordance Lines: Using Concordances to Investigate Language Development” from our OTL book (page 70) by Arshad Abdul Samad from University Putra Malaysia. After read this article we have to write the gist of the discussion and the summary of the article so this I have to do as a pair work. As a pair work Sharon and I work on it.
The article is mainly about an investigates language development based on data in EMAS corpus using language production as well as lexical variety as indicators of development. What is concordance actually mean? As I know concordance is a row of a certain word listed. The listing of certain word make easier for us to identify coz it only list the word we want only. Now let’s come back to the article according to (Woo lard 2000) the language corpus has commonly been used as the basis of dictionaries and teaching materials. Besides that it has the easy availability of concordance software such as Wordsmith, MonoConc Pro and Micro concord. Moreover it helps in the tedious task of analyzing language data and greatly extends the potential of a corpus in language pedagogy. Teachers, researchers and even language learners examine concordance lines to discover how words and grammatical constructions are used.
Regarding to Schmitt (2002:34) argue that rather than using a corpus in language teaching and learning is that it may help students to “look at the systematicity of language as an interesting linguistic puzzle, a new software such as RANGE, which have been developed by practitioners in linguistics has provided an additional perspective to corpus studies (Nation,2002).
Concordance also helps students to make indexes and word lists, count word frequencies, analyze keywords, compare different usage of a word, find phrases and idioms, publish to the web-see the web and so on. There many advantages of using these software. It is might help students to look at the system of language. Concordance is mainly for those who really need to study texts closely or analyze language.
Concordance also can be used and apply in language teaching and learning, data mining and data clean-up, literary work and linguistic, translation, corpus linguistics and content analysis.
Here is the application of concordance in translation. For further information view:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Translation_memory
http://en.wikipedia.org.wiki/Translation
Monday, March 31, 2008
Semenyih Old Folk and Orphanage Home
MaLaM TiNtA KaSiH......ZABA 08'
Hi guys.....Now I come up with my kolej dinner which is "Malam Tinta Kasih Zaba 2008". The theme of my kolej dinner is "Red Carpet". We assigned to wear any customes which related with the theme. The color of customes that we can wear is red, yellow and white.
The dinner was really great and I enjoy it fully. All the performances that presented by Kelab Artiz Zaba was very good. They had done a great job. Congratz to them. With this I attach the photo that I taken with my batchmates
PoNgGaL CeLeBrAtiOn......(Harvest Festival)
ONLINE DATABASES
3RD POSTING : THE IMPACT OF ICT ON SOCIETY
Hi guys…..Now, I come up again with more information in my third posting which we were assigned to go to Tun Sri Lanang (PTSL) and get information from online databases hosted at the Tun Sri Lanang Library. We were given five topics which we should choose one of it and find information about it from online databases such as EBSCO host, GEMA, LISA Net, NSTP e-media and SCOPUS. I went to Tun Sri Lanang Library and find information for the topic that I choose from online databases such as SCOPUS, EBSHOST and so on. The topic that I choose to find information from online databases is “The Impact of Using ICT on society”.
First and foremost, I would like to define my topic that is “The impact of using ICT on society”. The word “ICT” actually stands for “INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY”.
There are several advantages of ICT on society which provides online services such as online transactions, online shopping and online banking. At the same time, ICT gives great impacts on society such as employment issues, increased leisure time, changing working patterns, security and privacy of data, health and safety issues.
Firstly, I would like to explain about the positive impacts of ICT on society before I move on to the negative impact of ICT on society. ICT provides online services to society which we can use the Internet in many ways. It is very useful for finding out information. Therefore, there are different types of online services such as online transactions, online shopping and online banking.
Online transactions are now available in many ways. For an example, at local government level in the UK, people can pay their council tax, parking fines and many more items. There are other services which can be paid for at national level, such as car tax. Some of these services require payment online, such as applying for a tax disc online, booking a practical test online and so on. Many banking services called card payment gateway systems are now available.
Secondly, ICT also provides society to do online shopping which they no need to go out for shopping and spend more time on it. The first instance of companies allowing their customers to purchase products using the Internet is Pizza Hut which offered customers to order pizzas on its web page. An online can be called by other names such as Internet shop, web shop or online store. It is an electronic commerce (e-commerce) application that business can use with each other or they can offer services or goods directly to customer. Online shopping has become very popular for many reasons such as items are usually cheaper online, customers can compare products, customer can shop at a convenient time for them and so on.
Lastly, many customers are using online banking because of the convenience of banking at any time of day and the reduced amount of the time and fuel costs incurred when travelling to and from the bank. Online banking usually offers such features as up-to-date bank statements, bill payment, transfer of funds between the customer’s different accounts and loan applications.
Let’s move on to the negative impact of ICT on society. Firstly, let’s look at the employment issues. The introduction of online services has had two effects on employment. Some staff has lost their jobs because the use of ICT has replaced the need for some types of worker, for an example shop assistants and bank clerks. However, the other effect has been an increase in the need for workers in more technical aspects of work. There are many areas where the use of ICT in the fields of business and commerce has generally caused unemployment. For instance, many car workers have lost their jobs when car manufacturing companies have introduced the use of robots into factories.
Another impact of ICT on society is increased leisure time. The effect of the use of online services is to allow the possibility of workers working fewer hours. Many people think that the increased use of online services has caused a reduction in the number of hours employees are required to work. However, there is evidence to suggest that the use of ICT has not provided more leisure time.
Further more, the impact of ICT on society changing working patterns. ICT developments including the increased use of online services, has increased the amount of flexible working that organizations can offer their workers. Flexible working is any working pattern that can be decided by the employee and is not normal ‘8 to 5’ routine. In this selection, we will be looking at different types of flexible working such as part-time working, job sharing, flexible working hours, working from home and many more.
Apart from that, another impact of ICT on society is the security and privacy of data. When we talk about the confidentiality of personal data we mean that information should only seen by those people who are authorized to see it. Encryption is the main ICT technique used to ensure the confidentiality of data in online systems. To read an encrypted file requires a secret key or password that enables the person to decrypt it. Many banking systems do not consider that the use of a single password provides sufficient protection against the interception of data by hackers.
Lastly, ICT brings impact on society’s health and safety issues. In case of health, ICT will increase in repetitive strain injury. It is felt that the increased use of online services many have an effect on the degree of repetitive strain injury (RSI) that computer users will experience. The two most common RSI ailments experienced by computer users are Carpal tunnel syndrome, the name given to a condition causing pain in the forearm and wrist which affects women more than men. In case of safety, many safety problems are caused by the use of a large number of computers close to each other, as is particularly the case at online centers. This leads to a need for increased safety measures, against electrocution, fire and other dangers.
As a conclusion, the ICT has become very common nowadays. It brings both negative and positive impacts. For further information about the impact of using ICT on society access the following web sites. Thank you.
For further information:-
http://www.cambridge.org/uk/education/international/cic/alevel/pdf/Applied_ICT_CH_03.pdf
http://www.ocr.org.uk/Data/publications/units/OCR-Nationals_Business_and_ICT_Level_I_unit21.pdf
COMPUTER ASSISTED WRITING
2ND POSTING
Hi friends…see u all again in my second posting which we were required to search for computer assisted writing. In my understanding computer assisted writing is tools which help and develop student’s skills whether their writing is properly and grammatically written.
According to Eric Digest two factors contributing to the change in writing instruction have been the research investigating the way writing is taught and the computer. Research has found that most teachers are concerned with the final product of writing, but have little understanding of the process that successful writers use in creating that product ( Hansen, 1987; Harste et al., 1988). Traditionally, students have been asked to produce compositions on demand, with little guidance on how to work through the steps that quality writing requires.
Proponents of the various writing models endorse writing as an ongoing, multi-stage process, with equal emphasis given to each of the stages. But whether writing is taught by the process approach or by a traditional method, one of the barriers to producing good writers is that students must use pencil and paper to transcribe their thoughts and ideas. Many children are able to express thoughtful experiences, but have difficulty with handwriting; they labor over the first draft. To them, making revisions and recopying becomes an overwhelming burden. It is heartbreaking for a teacher to see a child, out of frustration and despair, tear up and throw away a composition because repeated erasures have made holes in the paper. The original enthusiasm the student had for the writing assignment may evaporate, and the student may approach the next assignment with anxiety and apprehension. Some writers, especially young writers, will make only those changes that do not require copying, regardless of how much the revision would improve their compositions.
Educational computing has undergone a change of focus regarding how the microcomputer should be used in language arts, and especially in writing (see Cochran-Smith, 1991). No longer are computers seen as tutors and drillers. Instead, educators now are realizing that the computer is a tool for handling information. A word processor can become the centerpiece for an effective writing curriculum, encouraging early language production and providing students with opportunities to connect reading and writing. When integrating advanced technology into any curriculum, the teacher must always be aware that it cannot "eliminate" problems. But with instruction and support from the teacher and peers, most students can experience success in writing through the use of a word processor (Bright, 1990).
REVISING
As a tool for practice in writing, the word processor's usefulness is unparalleled. Writing researchers have long advised that the key to fluent writing is to write as much as possible. The key to exact writing is to revise repeatedly.
Newman (1984) discusses two important issues: the first is the relationship of recent research on learning to write to word processing. Newman says writing improves more "by experimenting with many aspects of the process at the same time" than by mastering separate skills and blending them. Word processing allows rapid alteration and manipulation of the text, helping writers sustain the mental images they are trying to capture while experimenting with language. The search/replace capability encourages synonym substitution, and the immediate access to a clean copy stimulates further language play.
Newman's second point is that there is a difference between using computers for drill and practice and using them for word processing. With drill and practice software, the computer is in charge--this software tells the user what to do and controls what is learned. With word processing, however, it is the learner who exerts control both in using the computer and learning to write.
The word processor was designed for revising and manipulating language. For inexperienced writers (who tend to make corrections at the word level), proofreading is easier on the computer. As writers become more experienced, they tend to make more complex changes. These "reorganizational" changes involve moving sentences and paragraphs around, reorganizing whole sections of articles, inserting new materials, and discarding writing that no longer fits or serves. Even a beginner can use the delete, strikeover, and insert functions to make simple changes. Later, with a brief period of practice, more complex changes, such as changing the order of the sections in a paper or adding passages written in another draft, can be made.
Ideally, free writing also can be done at the computer. This would encourage students to engage in learning and self-discovery rather than to focus upon the mechanics of exact writing. The word processor can release the writer from restraints that inhibit the free flow of words and ideas. Students can feel free to take risks in their writing because they see that they can always change their minds.
CLASSROOM PROBLEMS
Teachers can get around the typical problem of too few computers in the classroom by having children write on paper first. Then at the word processor, students can "fine-tune" their papers. Concepts presented in the first draft can be examined for clarity and sufficient elaboration. Additional information can be added, if necessary, to make ideas more concrete. Finally, the text can be checked for minor errors and punctuation.
Before word processing, this instructional model of writing was not implemented due to the amount of time involved in extensive rewriting or retyping. Most teachers and students were not convinced that the benefits of the revision process were worth the time-consuming mechanics of repeated writing. Students were often apprehensive of even beginning to put their thoughts down on paper because of the work and time involved in making corrections.
The word processor has helped realize the advantages offered in process writing. Rewriting and revising are allowed to be the cognitive processes they should be, rather than being dominated by the mechanical aspects of actually putting words down on paper. Students learn to approach their writing errors from a different point of view by struggling to understand what causes problem phrases, sentences, or paragraphs.
Besides revising and editing, another benefit of using a word processor is that multiple copies can be printed for reading in peer-editing groups. Final copies can be displayed on a writing bulletin board or in a collection of writings, without any student's work showing to a disadvantage because of poor handwriting. And the additional benefit to the student is having an audience other than the teacher.
TEACHER COMMITMENT
The word processor offers great advantages but also makes great demands. For effective use of the word processor: (1) the school must make a commitment to its use; and (2) the classroom teacher must make an even stronger commitment, since the teacher must invest a great deal of time in teaching students how to use it. Additionally, teachers must become familiar with the word processor themselves before using it in the classroom. Teachers must also decide when and how to give word processing instruction to their students.
If the entire class will use the word processor, the ideal situation would be to place the teacher at the front of a computer for whole-class instruction. However, a peer-tutoring system can also work. This requires a minimal investment of the teacher's classroom time, and it can be just as efficient. A peer system can be set up by showing just one group how to use the word processing program. Then have each of these students teach at least one other student word processing. Teach the commands as the students need them. A small group of students can learn quickly from the teacher, or they can use the tutorial that comes with some word processing programs for back-up.
In any case, the key is as much "hands-on" activity as possible. One does not learn to word process by listening to the teacher talk about it; one learns by doing it. If composition by computer is to become as natural an act for children as composition by handwriting, they must be allowed sufficient time to develop proficiency with the keyboard and with the specific word processing commands.
Teachers may be concerned with the fact that only one student at a time can use the word processor and printer. Many activities can be structured so as to allow "advisers" to work with the person typing. Researchers have described this "sharing" process as central to writing instruction. Working in a group helps make writing an interactive activity. Children receive immediate feedback from others, making them aware of the need for clarity and for expressing their ideas so that they can be understood by others. This interactive feedback is extremely helpful to writers engaged in revision. It also provides each writer with experience in helping others revise their writings.
Composition teachers have recognized that word processing is revolutionizing writing. Revision, long advocated but ignored by both teachers and students as too mechanical and painful, is now possible by pressing a few keys. However, computers do not change the central role of the teacher. If writing and revision can be made easier through effective writing instruction and word processing, then, hopefully, students will begin to write because they enjoy it rather than because they are forced to do so.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
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READING FOR INFORMATION
BREAST CANCER
First of all, this website explains about breast cancer. This website breaking news about current breast cancer research. News articles are continually updated with reviews and commentary from breastcancer.org experts. Firstly, I get information from this website about the symptoms of breast cancer. Breast cancer symptoms vary widely — from lumps to swelling to skin changes — and many breast cancers have no obvious symptoms at all. Symptoms that are similar to those of breast cancer may be the result of non-cancerous conditions like infection or a cyst.
Secondly, this website also explains about the treatment that can be taken to cure breast cancer. Breast cancer treatment known as local/regional treatment. "Local" treatment refers to anything that is targeted to a specific area of the body—such as the breast, the lymph nodes, the lungs—as opposed to the whole body.
Lastly, I saw the pictures of breast cancer. There are many types of pictures such as pictures of Breast Self Exam, pictures of types of breast cancer, pictures of treatment, pictures of diagnosis, pictures of breast anatomy and pictures of reconstruction. First of all, pictures of breast self exams shows the diagrams of self examination followed by pictures of types of breast cancer shows pictures of Non–Invasive and Invasive tumors, and more.
As a conclusion, reading for information is very good because I as a girl learned more about the symptoms, treatments and pictures of breast cancer.
THE DESCRIPTION OF A GAME
INTRODUCTION TO THE BLOG
Hi....fren....how r u all? My name is Thevagi and i'm doing English Literature course. In this semester i'm taking Language and IT subject. In this subject,i get an oppurtunity to create my own blog where I able to post any information that i get and any activities that i had done.This could help me to share any information and experience that I get. Furthermore, via this blog I also will get comments form the viewer of my blog which can help me to recognise my fault. So that, I would like to invite all of you to view my blog and at the same time leave comments about my postings. Moreover,I will try my level best to put up informations as much as i can in future. That's all for now. Happy blogging to all of u................Have a nice day!
1st POSTING
Website which I find the about the jigsaw reading is http://www.holycross.edu/departments/economics/vmatheso/research/jigsaw.pdf
First of all in this website it explains the introduction of jigsaw reading. Jigsaw reading is an activity done in classroom to encourage students to well participates in learning. Students have been asked to select any articles which are relevant, read the article, write a summary of the article and prepare a short oral presentation. Then, they will form in small groups at the class and they have to present the main points of the articles to other students in their group. The jigsaw reading is a combines of reading comprehension, oral presentation and small group work as their assignment.
Then the website explains about the advantages of the jigsaw reading. Fist advantage is that the size of the classroom from 4-100. It is easier too control the less group of class because each and every presentation can be done on the some day. Second, the technique allows the students to minimum their class time by doing their presentation in a group. Third, jigsaw reading adds learning component where students can be done in classroom time when compared to presenting material through individual to the whole class. Forth, student can more concentrate to peer teacher compare to professor where the group is smaller. Finally, by doing the presentation students can more understanding about what they are presenting.
Now move to disadvantages. First, sometimes the students do not really understand on what they are going to say, they will sometimes give wrong information to groups and its makes other students confuse. Second, by personal experience where can leads to effectiveness the more time will be used for the single class? Let’s now look at the variations on the jigsaw reading. First, there are research papers which significant component which students make a small group to present. Next, includes presentations of group papers or projects. Finally, allow students to choose their own article on a specific topic.
In conclusion, jigsaw reading is an effective tool with which to promote active and effective learning.
