Topic 9 !! - Creating A Blog Title using Canva -

Hey there!

The upcoming weeks will get so busy, so I'll post a simple entry here.

This week, we learnt on how to edit / create our own picture by using Canva. << click on it to go the site.

Specifically, we have to create our own BLOG TITLE !!

Through Canva, you can choose to do many kind of things.
From Blog Title, Poster, Photo Collage, Instagram Post, Wallpaper, ANYTHING!
Just choose your desire~

Here, I choose the Blog Title customs.

After adding pictures here and there, choosing my favorite kind of font, I'm done!

If you ever realized, or you just saw it now, I HAVE A NEW TITLE PICTURE FOR MY BLOG!!

Yeayyyy!!

So!
There you go!

Till we meet again,
Adios!

Topic 8 !! - Educational Video (POWTOON) -

Heyya!
I'm back!


This week, we learnt about

Basically, we need to learn this PowToon for our next assignment which is create an Educational Video.
It was a lot of fun doing the video with my other teammates; Ain  and Kiran.
Still, creating something takes A LOT OF TIME! Seriously!

We stayed back for quite few days to brainstorm the idea on what topic we wanted to do and stuff.
I'll show you some simple steps on how to use this PowToon thingy.

1. Go to the link https://www.powtoon.com/home/

Click on the 'Sign Up' and just follow the instructions.

2. You go to your PowToon homepage

You can choose to do your slides/video from scratch, or arrange the patterns prepared, or using the prepared templates.

3. Choose your own category.

4. Be creative!!

Let say, I choose this kind of template.

All the words, images, icons, transition, movement - they're all UP TO YOU!

You can choose different types of fonts, sizes, colors, transitions for the text. 

You can choose different background for the slides.

You can choose the characters you wanted! Most of the characters have other
movements that you can choose up to your liking

Lastly, you can also insert your OWN VOICE by clicking on the 'sound' part.

Looks fun, right? Believe me, it was a lot a fun doing it when you have the idea of what you want to do.
SO!!
Go and unleash your creativity!

Before I end my post for today, I would like to share with you the video that my group has created using PowToon.

That's all for now!
See you later!

Topic 7 !! - Using Podcast and Digital Storytelling for Language Learning -

Hi there!


That was a long topic name, huh?
However, I kinda like this topic, because it is about using podcast.

What is podcast, again?
The term ‘podcast’ comes from 'iPod'  and ‘broadcast’.
You combine them together, walla! Podcast!
Usually, it is in audio form, with the format of (.mp3).
Easily downloaded from podcast sites, or you need to pay for some sites. Depend.

I remember using podcast once when I was like 17 or 18, because at that time smartphones started to 'enter' my school life so many of my classmates have one, and they downloaded podcast into their phone to be used as listening revision. Such hardworking friends  I got back then! Haha!

Of course, when I started to enter Diploma life, everything will require you to have listening test, again, you need podcast. Even MUET! They actually used something like podcast for the listening test. 

So, you can see that podcast gives you 2 options; whether you want to use it as revision for listening skills, OR!
You can create a podcast yourself to enhance your speaking skill. << ececechhhh LOL!

Want to start a podcast? VERY EASY!!
First, record your voice using a recording tool/your smartphone/online voice recorder.

Second, edit your recording using Audacity/TwistedWave/AudioTrimmer/Windows Movie Maker/any audio editor.

Third, upload/post your podcast via YouTube, SoundCloud, iTunes or even your own blog!
(I'll upload mine later! I promise!)

• My podcast (coming soon)

Short Story 'It's Going To Rain' by Enid Blyton

So, that's all for now!
I'll post again!

Topic 6 !! - Instructional Design -

Hello everyone!
  
SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDIL FITRI 2017/1438H!
I'm back! Hihihi!

Once again, NEW TOPIC!
Topic 6 is about instructional design.
....What is thatt?? << This was my thought too at first when my lecturer taught this.

Ok, Instructional Design is when you create instructional experiences which make the acquisition of
knowledge and skill more efficient, effective, and appealing.
Quite confusing, so I'll try to make it in my own sentence.

Instructional Design is basically when you want someone/students to learn a topic/syllabus based on what you have created before.
You can take it as like when you want to cook something, of course you're gonna need a recipe.
That recipe must contain all the ingredients, all the tools needed, and the method/ways to cook the dish.
Same with Instructional Design!
You need to know what you want to teach, who you are going to teach (target audience), what you need (materials) for the lesson, how you are going to teach the students (steps/ways).
SIMPLE!!
but, na-uh, not that simple~!

Luckily, I've learnt back in my Diploma years on how to make a Lesson Plan (LP), so it might not require that much hardship.

First, in order to create an Instructional Design, you need to know the model used.
We'll use
     ADDIE MODEL;
which stands for Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation.

To create an instructional design, first and foremost!!
Know your target audience - the age, level of proficiency of the students, the needs
Know your method               - theory, teaching method
Know your objectives           - what to be achieved, what to be learnt
Know your steps                    - how to teach/deliver lesson, how to handle students


To understand more, you can watch this!

So I guess that's all for today!
Seriously, I had a hard time to start doing this instructional design later huhuhu
I'll try my best!
Bye!