~computer lab~

As far as I know, now we can see most of the school in Malaysia had been equipped with computer labs. But the question is how far teacher can maximize the usage of computer labs. It is the matter of how frequent a teacher will bring the pupils to the computer labs for their lesson. Teacher will always afraid to bring the pupils because the pupils might went out of control when they entered the computer lab. But it is important for teacher to realize how helpful a computer lab can be in playing its' crucial role in the part of the learning process.
Computer lab is where the pupils can used the computers and explore the provided software in learning. It is a place where the teacher can make a full use of technology and integrate it in the lesson. We have discussed the important of integrating technology in a lesson and in the computer lab; almost all of technological materials can be access by the teacher. by letting the pupils to have fun playing, exploring, learning and experimenting meaningful learning with computers, the teacher will eventually achieved the objectives of technology integration in the classroom.
There are so much that can be learn by pupils through the use of computers. Educational software is one of the alternatives that can be used so that the learner will able to learn, enjoy and apply their knowledge, all at the same time! Isn’t that great? It can help the teachers too by letting the pupils acquire their own learning and hence can become an independent learner. It is like killing 2 birds with 2 stone!
So, it is important for the teacher to make a full use of the computer lab. This is a good facility provided by the Ministry of Education to help the pupils to learn in a more effective and interactive way. Teacher should not just let the computer lab being abandoned without thinking about the potentials that the pupils can discover when they experienced learning with technology. So, teachers: good luck!

~GameS and Learning...?~

nowadays, some of the kids are obsessed with game. video games, especially like PlayStation, xbox and so on had become one of their best friend, ever. parents often become worried on how these games will affect their children's study or behaviour. it is true that gaming can brings negative effect on the young children but if we try to look it in the positive way, it can stimulate your child learning and cognitive progress. sometimes, games provided imaginary or fantasy situation where the children was playing with their imagination and put themselves inside of the game plan. don't you realize that this will eventually can developed the pupils' imagination and creativity? this is an important element in learning as they will bring that kind of imagination to the classroom and their cognitive process will perform better. we can't stop the children interest by avoiding the children to have their own fun. but limitation should be there so that these kids will not be too carried away about this kind of hobby.
when we talk about game, it is a great tool of teaching strategies to be integrated in the lesson as well. since games are always become one of the major interest for young children, teacher can use this opportunity to use game in any of the stages of the lesson development. eventually, this can help the teacher to find a perfect solution to grab and sustain the pupils' attention span and this will also help the pupils to enjoy the lesson at the same time. when they were having a blast in their learning process, they will feel motivated and interested to learn in order to acquire the knowledge. it is easy for the teacher to prepare games as game board is always the one step solution to it as it can be created easily. teacher can also surf the net and download a lot of game that can used in teaching the young learner. i am sure they will be trill to get their hands on experience by trying and play the game by themselves.. this can promote a healthy environment of learning as the teacher can of course, decrease the pupils' boredom.

for teachers out there, here are some cool sites that you can visit and download any suitable games for your pupils and let make their learning experience, the best that they can ever had!

http://www.esl-kids.com/eslgames/eslgames.html
http://www.marks-english-school.com/games.html
http://www.eslkidstuff.com/gamesmenu.htm

so have fun teaching!!!

here comes the future

yesterday i talked about my opinion regarding the future classroom and today i came across this video about the description how the future classroom would be like. my opinion about the video : the classroom is size is rather too big but the equipment that being portrayed in the video could be happening. each pupils will be provided a laptop or a computer and the classroom is condusive enough. so share your opinions, guys! is this video had answered all of your questions or there are certain things that you think is not necessary to be included in real classroom? or is there anything you would like to add on? come and share your ideas!

future classsroom~_^

this week is where we talk about a future classroom. hmm... of course, for me, classroom in the future is where everything should be technological and advance. the situation will be very different from today's condition of the classroom. it might be more conducive with small amount of pupils in 1 class. But what technology will do for the future schools is a question that many could talk about and we as a teacher will sure have our own opinion on how it should be done. there will be a lot of question that we would like to know about how the future classroom will look like. Would we still have a teacher talking at the front until his or her mouth goes dry and all the poor students will only sit there wondering why they are in that classroom? Does the future classroom mean that every teacher has a laptop and every student has a computer? Does future classroom mean that the teacher will only communicate with the pupils, online without having to go to the classroom? These are some of the questions that come into my mind when imaging the future education location-the classroom.
for me- we can imagine and dream of having a perfect classroom equip with the latest technological gadget of materials. maybe in our time, Smart board is one of the latest invention in classroom teaching materials but who knows in future, Smart board will also become ancient method like what happens to the traditional blackboard in the classroom nowadays. technology will becoming better and better where the invention will become more advance than ever. but will the teacher is up to the challenge? hmm...my worst nightmare when i think about the future is where we as teachers will be no longer needed in the classroom. instead, new and latest inventions such as robots will take over our place. maybe in this era, they had already invented robots and now we can say that robots didn't have any feelings like a real human-being teacher but if one day, they will invented robots with feelings just like a human being, who needs a teacher anymore? then we will lost our job, forever... scary? that's the negative feelings that i have but i know we should think positive, right? anyway, nobody knows what will happen in the future. we can only predict but we don't know about the reality in the future. but for me, as a future teacher, i only hope the very best for my pupils. hopefully in future, pupils will become more productive and successful in their learning process. with that, i rest my case!

~catch the energy ; release the potential~

2ND day of Hari RAya...never fails to update my dearieee blog! hehe... just want to reflect upon on last week's class where Prof Maznah taught us of Fish Philosophy... Fish and philosophy?? kind of funny at first when i think about it. but when Prof told us about what it is actually all about, i was impress and a BIG yes to fish philosophy! she started a class, unexpectedly with all her 'fish friends' all over my friends. luckily i'm not one of those that being targeted. hehe... so the motto of fish philosophy? catch the energy, release the potential... that's deep...
so what is actually FISH philosophy? FISH! is a skill that provides the process, tools and language to generate the skills necessary to design a workplace full of inspiration, creativity and innovation. this is what had been posted by Prof Maznah in Adec. this can be done in the classroom where as a teacher, you can implement this philosophy in the lesson. it will help the pupils to release their full potentials if the teacher was able to generate the lesson as interesting as possible. there are 4 principles in the FISH philosophy : A language that will help improve your culture by using four simple practices – Be There, Play, Make Their Day and Choose Your Attitude.
let me just simplify it according my own understanding regarding these principles. Be there- it is important for a teacher to always 'be there' for their pupils. we have to know their interest, needs and level of proficiency so that we can develop their potential to the fullest. Play- play is where you have some fun with the pupils. let them enjoy the lesson so that they will give their concentration in the lesson. let them play around (but only for your lesson purposes) and having some fun. so it is important for the teacher it self to be as creative as possible in developing teaching materials and activities. Make their day- this is a very important element of teaching process. always make sure that the pupils enjoyed the lesson. this will motivate them to learn. this is where teacher have to know the pupils' interest so that they understand the lesson. it will increase their potential and decrease the feeling of boredom in them. Choose your attitude- it is important for the teacher to apply positive attitude towards teaching so that it will promote positive behaviour of the pupils. if teacher was the one that applying negative behaviour, pupils will lost their respect towards the teacher and therefore, decrease their interest towards the lesson.

so hopefully that we as a future teacher can applied this interesting principles of FISH philosophy in our lesson. we could catch the energy of the pupils by promoting a meaningful learning to them and unleash the pupils' true potential. this will help the pupils to become a better person.