First Entry- iNTRODUCTION...(Latecomers)

introduce me

1: Born on 30th of June 88 and named Zam Zarina. My father is Md Zain B. Khalid married to a lovely maiden named Hanifah Abdul Rauf. Okay...maybe that is just too much. I'm from N. Sembilan.

my rate in computer thingy

2: How do i rate myself in term of this computer thingy? Hmm.. It is hard.. Well, i did try something new when i have lots of free time. But then, i didn't go that too far. Why? iActually, i give up on it. So,  lets say i am lower than novice..i guess..(it takes me more than an hour to post this entry..you judge that)

software and hardware knowledge

3: Computer software? Well..maybe Microsoft Office (is that a software) which i use everyday..(assignments...assignment....more assignments). Hardware?? Nothing much..i only know how to operate the computer (here means...log in and log off...)

online experience for my own learning

4: Yes.. all the time while doing my assignment and looking for materials. Online resources would be very beneficial and handy especially for someone (me) who somehow find it hard to go to the library

incorporate technology in my lesson

5: Yes. I did incorporate technology in my lesson during my practicum. (which was very hard). As i mentioned earlier, i looked for information and ideas plus materials. Sometimes, i did try putting some links to my lesson (PowerPoint slides presentation) but it somehow failed. Schools or some schools they have this policy in which they blocked unnecessary sites like YouTube. As an English teacher, YouTube would be a precious site where i can actually intergrate technology and bring the lesson into a different paradigm. Usual lesson would be very boring for my students specifically. So, bringing them 'out of the class' would be very fun not only to them but also for me

my opinion...
6: My opinion? Nowadays, computer is everything. Well, Lets say technology as computer without internet also will have no use. for me, as i mentioned earlier, having technology would be very crucial and important for us to have in integrate it in our lesson especially the language teacher. Why? W7: e are not dealing with numbers, calculation and formulas. we are dealing with emotion, interest and motivation. Therefore, having technology in language teaching is so important to help this students.

 expectation for this course

7: My expectation from this course? "this is hard". Maybe for a computer illiterate like me. But trying to look at the brighter side of the story, this would be great! Why? I'm, doing my AE based on using technology to assist language learning and teaching. This would be my chance to someho not kill but 'harm' two birds with one stone. At the same time, this would be a big chance for me to learn new stuff and somehow apply it later for my next profession TEACHING!!