finally.......here we come....

the final presentation pf our final project finally came...after all hard works had been done.. we are the chosen one as we were chose as the first group to present our project..
....SAVING MOTHER EARTH.....




THIS IS OUR HOMEPAGE FOR OUR GOOGLE SITE ENTITLE SAVING MOTHER EARTH..We included picasa web slideshow to make the homepage more welcoming for children and some comic strips are integrated in the slides to give the ideas for the kids when the first landed at the page. Thus, images and comic strips assist a lot in explaining the ideas of global warming to children

week 13...construction of our project....almosttttt

as our site is still in the making.. we had been given the three hours to construct and consult our site..as the final presentation due to next week, we divide our works to faster our working progress.
1. Hafizuddin (Kids Actvity)
2. Nizam (All about Global Warming)
3. Mar (About the Teacher and the search box or dictionary)
4. Nazrul (Videos and animation)
5. Rafidah (Share Your Thoughts and Explore more )

week 12....bed time STORYBOARD....

We've decided to use GOOGLE SITES to design our new site, which we decide to title as 'SAVING MOTHER EARTH'.
we decided to come out with a simple storyboard below based from our discussion..



It's a simple storyboard as it is our first attempt of designing a real website to be used in teaching and learning of science.

week 11...addie model...

this week..we learnt about addie model...This model consists of five phases. Those phases are:

1- Analysis phase
2- Design phase
3- Development phase
4- Implementation
5- Evaluation

Analysis
* During analysis, the designer identifies the learning problem, the goals and objectives, the audience’s needs, existing knowledge, and any other relevant characteristics. Analysis also considers the learning environment, any constraints, the delivery options, and the time line for the project.

Design Phase
This is the phase where storyboard is designed for the entire website.

DEVELOPMENT PHASE
The actual product and the designed tool.

Implementation Phase
This phase is the phase where the tool is tested. Thus, in this phase the effectiveness of the tool will be evaluated and the weaknesses and strengths are discovered.

Evaluation

This is the phase where feedback is gained for further improvements and modification.

week 9..Assignment 3(15%)

We choose wikis and as we are familiar in using GOOGLE SITES, we've decided to make use of it in our teaching. GOOGLE SITES is really good and flexible to be designed.

week8..rubric?

this week's class, we have been introduced to Software Evaluation Rubric, Researched and Developed by Kristin Miller and Jacqueline Bach, SAS inSchool Interns, Summer, 2001.

Some aspects that should be considered while designing an educational website are:
1) usability criteria : purpose, homepage, navigation, design, enjoyment, readability
2) content criteria : authority, accuracy, relevance, sufficiency, appropriateness
3) educational value criteria : learning activities, activity plan, resources, communication, feedback, rubric and help tools.
4) vividness criteria : links and updating

rubric is important because as teacher we need to make sure that the source we took from internet fulfills certain criteria or aspects such as the reliability, accuracy and the value itself. In addition, we need to bear in mind that the information exists in net can be facts, opinions, stories, interpretations, statistics and it can also be fake too.

week8..rubric

this week's class, we have been introduced to Software Evaluation Rubric, Researched and Developed by Kristin Miller and Jacqueline Bach, SAS inSchool Interns, Summer, 2001.

week 7..web....oh..webbb...

this week we were introduce to
1- Wikis
2- Blog
3- Social networking
4- Media sharing

Blog (Blogger etc)

A type of website. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video.

Wiki
a website that allows the easy creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages via a web browser using a simplified markup language or a WYSIWYG text editor.

Social Networking (Facebook, Twitter etc)

It is a social structure made up of individuals or organizations called "nodes," which are connected by one or more specific types of interdependency, such as friendship, kinship, common interest, financial exchange, dislike, relationships, or relationships of beliefs, knowledge or prestige.

Media Sharing

occurs through online social networks and digital communities with a comprehensive platform and diversified interfaces to aggregate, upload, compress, host and distribute images, text, applications, videos, audio, games and new media.

week 6..time for lab..not lap.....

This week is quite interesting because it is more on the application of Micro-computer based laboratory (MBL). we we brought to lab to do some hands on experiment.

In groups, we were required to choose one tools to test. My group choose to use the Magnetic Field Sensor. However, we find it quite difficult and complicated as we never have use it before.
What is a magnetic Field Sensor? Magnetic Field sensor is used to investigate the relationship between magnetic field intensity and the distance from the magnet.

Advantages : -
1) We believe that this tool is effective in collecting, analyzing and displaying data in the form of graphs and charts.
2) the data can be stored in the computer's memory.
3) this tool can improve the students' ability to interpret graphs.
4) This tool is not time consuming as it saves time.

Disadvantages : -
1) this tool is not very suitable for primary schools students. This is because this tool is quite complicated and a person should have skill to do this.
2) The students might not able to able to see the relationship between the diagram of the magnetic field and the graphs collected.
3) By using this tool, the students may not be able to improve their science process skills

week 5..what strategies you use??

These are the 7 strategies to teach Science:

1) MBL- Micro Computer based laboratory
2)Drill and practice
3) Tutorials
4) Stimulation
5) Problem-solving
6) Information retreival
7) Education games

1. MBL-(Microcomputer-Based Laboratory

Utilizes a computer, a data collection interface, electronic probes, and graphing software, allowing students to collect, graph, and analyze data in real-time. This real-time atmosphere allows students to attend to and process important details in each experiment.

2) Drill and Practice - is a structured, repetitive review of previously learned concepts to a predetermined level of mastery.

3) Tutorials

It involves an interactive class which is taught by a tutor individually or in small groups.

4)SIMULATION

Simulation is vital in enhancing students’ learning in science subject. This is because simulation is useful for displaying things that students cannot see with their bare eyes and touch it using their hands. For example, simulation could help students to understand about cells in human bodies. Students gain better understanding about cells in human body as they can now see how it is really like in 3D and animation form.

5) Problem-solving

-A mental process and is part of the larger problem process that includes problem finding and problem shaping. Considered the most complex of all intellectual functions, problem solving has been defined as higher-order cognitive process that requires the modulation and control of more routine or fundamental skills

6) Educational Games - are games that have been specifically designed to teach people about a certain subject, expand concepts, reinforce development, understand an historical event or culture, or assist them in learning a skill as they play.

7) Educational Games

Educational games are games that have been specifically designed to teach people about certain subjects, expand concepts, reinforce development, understand historical events or culture, or assist them in learning a skill as they play.

In conclusion, teachers can apply all the strategies given in their Science lessons. however, every strategy requires teachers to consider many things. Drill and practice, for example, might be good for memorizing but understanding the concept might be tricky. Students can surely learn better and it will produce a meaningful learning environment if we use all these strategies.

week four...here come the learning theory...

For this week, we learned about learning theories. There are 2 main paradigms which are behaviorist and constructivist.

Behaviourism

Behaviorist focuses on the changes of behavior and the focuses on the product. According to behaviorist, they believe that stimulus should be given to the students because stimulus will produce reaction. The repeated reaction will then create long-term behavior.

Constructivist Theory

This approach argues that humans generate knowledge and meaning from an interaction between their experiences and their ideas. Piaget called these systems of knowledge schemata. Learners construct their own understanding rather than having it delivered or transmitted to them. Learners use their own experiences to construct understandings that make sense to them. New learning depends on prior understanding and is interpreted in the context of current understanding, not first as isolated information that is later related to existing knowledge.

week three....hmm...look like nothing here......

week two....meeting with technology...

For this week, we were learnt about technology that used in classroom such as lcd, television, projector etc. using these technology can help teacher to increase pupils’ interest in learning. Technology also made teacher’s works easier when she wants to deliver her teaching to the pupils.
so what is actually the meaning of technology? It can be defined as the application of practical sciences to industry or commerce. It can also be defined as the methods and tools that a society has developed in order to facilitate the solution of its practical problems. Basically, it makes our life easier.

our thirD lEARninG tHeory Week...

in our third week in science class, Dr.Rohaida explain to us about learning theory that involves two paradigm, behaviorist and constructivist/cognitivist.

first week in Science class.....

for the first time we enter the pmey3104 class, i expect we gonna learn using lab as our class. but it went to the ither way as we use computer lab as our class. wow..we gonna use technology to learn science from that day. our lecturer, Dr. Rohaida explain to us about our course and started her first lesson.
our first lesson is about technology. its about integrating technology in primary school science. Dr.Rohaida explained to us that technology is everywhere around us and what we done everyday are the result of using technology. by using technology, we can transfer our data, searching for information, sharing our idea around the world, even we can create our own website so that all people around the world can see it.
besides that, the usage of technology can bring us motivation as it create students self interest to learn new things everyday instead of using traditional style of learning which is using books. additionally, pupils also can use technology provided to enhance their learning skill and helps them to solve problem by themselves.
for teacher, a lots of benefit that we can take from these kind of technology. teacher can find various kind of sources and many kind of teaching technique to be apply. besides, it will increase teacher-productivity and enhance teacher problem solving skill.
last ut not lease, in mh opinion, using technology in science classroom is essential to create students interest in learning science because sceince involve everything in our life. hence, it also involve technology in it.