Wow...

Tuesday…
The one an only class for today
4th week in this course

What I learned today?

In depth explaination by Miss Chin regarding our class reading notes, "Chapter 1-ICT and the learning Principles of the Primary School Classroom"

Learning about ICT: teachers and children develop skills and knowledge in the potential
uses of ICT to support learning.
Learning with ICT: teachers and children use ICT resources to support the classroom
curriculum.
Learning through ICT: teachers and children use ICT to transform the process of teaching
and learning, learning in new ways.

Next, we had a strorytelling from Prof Maznah about her wonder experience at Sek Keb Haji Ahmad Badawi. It is under a program "Teach to the world"

interesting fact : (Thanks to mellisa for her observation)

1. Intel launched their program called "Intel Teach to the World"
2. 1,230 units of Classmate PCs (CMPC) for selected schools in Asia
3. India =160 units, Pakistan and The Philippines=150 units, Vietnam = 50 units, Thailand=100 units, 60 units =Sri Lanka, 100 = Indonesia
4. 460 units for Malaysia (The largest quantity)

Wow!!!

These pupils are so lucky... honestly i envy them. Even i dont own a laptop huhu...

Hope this will give "anjakan paradigma" and enchance their leaning process.

Next, Prof Raja Maznah did explain about

E-portfolio

What is e-portfolio or electronic portfolio

• it is a collection of work
• It shows progression
• It shows our knowledge, skills and attitudes
• It reflects our ability to organize

Then we were introduced to

• ETeMS (PPSMI)
  an initiative developed by Ministry of Education (MOE) in which it aims
  to equip the Maths and Science teacher with the English language competence to a level so that they could use English as a medium of instruction for enhancing the teaching-learning in and outside the classroom. We also found out about its background, types of programme, structure of programmes as well as it teaching modules.
• MyCD
  It aims to increase the application and usage of ICT in the teaching and learning, where new textbooks are published with textbook CD-ROM attached. It can help teachers and students to use English during the T & L processes and hence makes the content of the textbooks more meaningful.
• e-Bahan
  A platform whereby it provides a fun, free and safe place for the pupils to build and reinforce their skills independently in Maths, Science, reading, computers and keyboarding at their own pace through the learning materials that are provided online.At the same time, it does allow the parents to monitor and guide their children in learning through net.