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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

WEEK 9 and WEEK 10 - Multimedia In Education



Assalamualaikum....

For this 2 weeks.....we were asked to learn about 2D graphic editing software by using microsoft paint, smart Art powerpoint, google draw, GIMP and openOffice Draw. We also learn about 2D graphic types...which is:
  • bitmap and
  • vector
Furthermore, we were also learning about 2D graphic format, which is
PEG, GIFF, TIFF, BMP,PNG, WMF.
Then, we create a brochure and a booklet about our topic, Original and Licensed Software.



WEEK 9 - Graphic Editing:

By using the 2D graphic editing software, we can edit and create an image for our brochure and booklet in week 10.

Microsoft Paint (Bitmap):
This software allows us to draw and create an image anyway we want. From microsoft paint, we can also used all different shapes and symbols that we want to create our own graphic image. Below are the example of an image that I create using Microsoft Paint.



smart Art powerpoint (Vector):
This software only allows us to create a graphic image based on shapes and symbols. We can change the size and the dimension of the graphic (2D or 3D). Below are the image that I have created by using smart Art powerpoint (macbook).



Google Draw (Bitmap):
Allow us to freely create our image in anyway we want by using paint, pencil and etc. Below are the example of google draw.



GIMP (Bitmap):
Allow us to edit any picture or images that we want and give some effects on the images. Below are the example of an image that I have edited using GIMP:





WEEK 10- Brochure and Booklet

After we have finish creating our own images for Original and Licensed software, we need to create a brochure and a booklet of our own about our topic, Original and Licensed software. Both me and my partner have discuss on dividing our assigment for this week, and as a overall result, I will be responsible in doing our booklet whereas my partner will be responsible in doing our brochure.

How To Create a Brochure:

To create a brochure, we can used Microsoft Publisher. In Microsoft Publisher, we can create a brochure and choose any template that we want for our brochure. But because my computer is Macbook, I have to used other software to create a brochure. If using my computer to create a brochure, I have to choose *Pages* in order to do it.


Then, from there we can choose any template that we want for our brochure. Below are some of the examples of template that we can choose for our brochure:

In the brochure, me and my partner have agreed to put every information that me and partner know about Original and Licensed Software which is based on What, Why, Where, When, Who and How.


How to create booklet:

To create a booklet, we can use *Microsoft Office*. From Microsoft Office, we can select Booklet, and then we can create our own design for our booklet.

In the booklet, I have put all the findings that me and partner found during our mini research in week 7 and 8.

Below are the link of my booklet that I have uploaded in my Google Doc:






Wednesday, November 2, 2011

WEEK 7 and WEEK 8 - Survey Analysis Using SPSS and writing a report.

Assalamualaikum to all.


For week 7 and week 8, we are recording all the data that we have collected from our research into SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science). After we have recorded all the data, we also need to write a report about what method we use for our research, and what is our findings from the research that we have made.

Week 7: Record All The Data From The Research Into SPSS.

First step: Need to download SPSS in our computer.

To download SPSS, I need to search from google to find the software. Then, after I have found the suitable link for me to download the SPSS, I need to install the software into my computer.
When I have finished installing the software, I can start recording all the data that me and my partner have collected from the survey. Below, are the introduction to SPSS.
Introduction To SPSS:


SPSS Basics Skills Tutorials:

Introduction to IBM SPSS Statistics 18:

After we have record all the data into SPSS, we can process the data to produce the overall result of our research. The result will be our reference for our research report.

Week 8 - Writing A Report Of Our Research.

On week 8, we were asked to write a report about our research, what methods that we used for our research and our findings from the research. What me and my partner found out from our research is that most of our respondent preferred to used original and licensed software rather than pirated software and they personally recommended their family and friends to use original and licensed software because they believe that original and licensed software is more beneficial than pirated software. We also found out that most of the respondent have a good general knowledge about original and licensed software.

After we have done doing our report, we share it in our google doc and also upload it in our yahoo group files.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

WEEK 6- Real Research (Questionnaire/Survey Week)


Assalamualaikum, this week is a continuation of last week assignment, where this week we were asked to create a survey or a questionnaire about our sub-topic (in my case, original and licensed software) using survey monkey and google doc.

Each group have to create 10 questions for the survey. So each group have to discuss with their partner about the questions that they want to ask to their classmates. The questions need to be relevant to the topic.

After we have decided the 10 questions that we want to ask, we have to sign up at www.surveymonkey.com. Then we can start creating our own survey using survey monkey.
We need to share the link of our survey into our Facebook group so that other members can answer the survey.



2nd step, proceed on creating a survey using google doc. By creating *new form* we can then start creating our survey.



We need to copy the link of our survey from google doc into our GE1155 computer in education yahoo group by clicking on link *links* on the left side of the yahoo group page. There, we need to copy our survey link into a a folder according to our topics.



We also need to print those survey and distribute it to our friends from other faculties.

Below is the link of our survey using survey monkey:


Tuesday, October 18, 2011

WEEK 5 - Mini Research on Original and Licensed Software


Assalamualaikum to all.
Alhamdulillah now we have come to week 5. Thanks to Allah for helping us along
the journey.This week assignment on computer in education involves doing a research
on our sub-topic from assignment 1 (for my group, Original and Licensed Software)
on UKM subscription research Database, google scholar and also on google books.
We were asked to search 2 journal articles from UKM subscription research Database,
1 journal from google scholar and 1 book that is related to my group sub-topic from
google books.

UKM Research Database:


Google Scholar:


Google Book:







My journey in doing the research above:

I have to admit, this week assignment is a little bit tough and difficult, especially in
finding the journals in UKM research database. It takes me for hours to find any journals
that is relevant to my group's sub-subtopic. There were some articles that need to be
purchase in order to download the journal articles. So, I need to be wise in finding the
journals that is free and relevant to our topic.

Next Step:

After I have find all the important and relevant informations from the journals and
book, I need to share those informations with my partner, my classmates and my lecturer
in my Facebook group. Me, my partner and my classmates need to discuss about the
article journals and books that we have found.

Then, after the discussion had finished, we can now proceed on doing a report about
our sub-topics based on the article journals and books that we have found from the
internet. The report should be done using Open Office Writer. I do not have that
software in my laptop, so I need to download that software first before I can proceed
on doing my report.

To Download Open Office Writer:

  • Search on www.google.com = Download Open Office Writer.
  • Then, click on the link that you think is relevant to your search. From there, you can automatically start downloading the open office writer to your laptop.
  • After finish downloading it to your laptop, you need to install the open office writer in order for you to be able to use that software.
  • When you have done installing the software, the open office writer are ready to use.
Write a report about original and licensed software using open office writer based on the article journals and books what you have found in the internet. Then after I have finished writing my report, I convert my report document into PDF. Lastly, I upload my report into my Yahoo Group and I also share my report in my google doc.

Below is the link of my report in my google doc:




Monday, October 10, 2011

WEEK 3 and WEEK 4 - ASSIGNMENT 1 ( Original and Licensed Software)

Assalamualaikum to all,

This week for my computer in education class, me and classmates have been given our first assignment, where each of us are required to form a pair or a triplet in each group. Then, after we decide who is going to be our partner for thisassignment, each of the group will have to choose one topic each that had been set by our lecturer which is:

1. 21st Century Skills 2. Thinking skills and ICT
3. Internet and Computer Security (Virus, Spam, Phishing)
& Operating System
4. Original and licensed software
5. Open source Software
6. Web 2.0 in education
7. E-Learning & Mobile learning.

Original and licensed software have been to me and partner as
our sub-topic for our1st assignment. As we did before during
the previous week, we were asked to find out some information
about the sub-topic that has been given to us. Through
google, WHAT, WHY, WHERE, WHO and HOW.

Based on my research by using google, below are the informations
that I have found out so far:

What Is The Meaning Of Original And Licensed Software?

For the reader’s information, in order for me to understand the meaning of original and licensed software better, I separate the questions into two parts, which is:
*What is original software? And
*What is licensed software?

Based on Wikipedia definition:
Original Software : is a privately held company providing
automatic software testing products and services.


Licensed Software : a legal instrument (usually by way of
contract law) governing the usage or redistribution of software.

- Allowing an individual or group to use a piece
of software. Nearly all applications are licensed rather than sold.There are a variety of different types of software licenses. Someare based on the number machines onwhich the licensed programcan run whereas others are based on the number of usersthat can use the program. Most personal computer software licenses allow you to run the program on only one machine and to make copies of the software only for backuppurposes. Some licenses also allow you to run the program ondifferent computers as long as you don't use the copies simultaneously.

Thus, by looking at the two definition,

My own definition of Original and Licensed Software: is a software that has been produced by a private company that had a legal licensed by the government in order to make the software to be used legally thesoftware user. These company through the people or company.kinds of software usually have a copyright in order to prevent software piracy by other

Why Used An Original And Licensed Software?
  • It has a better quality than piracy software and it is also reliableIt has a warranty from the software company.
  • Less risk of viruses.
  • Faulty free.
Where Usually An Original And Licensed Software Being Used?
-At home
-Schools
-Offices
-Companies
-Universities.

Who Used Original And Licensed Software?
-Students
-Workers (Offices, Companies)
-Lecturers
-Faculty
-Enterprise
-Commercial

How Does Original And Licensed Software Affect Us as Users and The Private Company?
For users, it is beneficial for them to purchase original and licensed software because it has a better quality and more reliable to use than a piracy software. However, because this kind of software is usually expensive, users tend to go towards buying piracy software because of its cheaper price. Thus, because of this, the company who produced the original and licensed software might experience some profit lost. Therefore, in order to prevent this, they provide a copyright for their software product.

Punishment For Software Piracy Fine: Up to $150,000
Penalty: 5 Years Prison Sentences or $250,000 fine.

NEXT STEP:

After I have collect all the information that I needed for my sub-topic, I have to share my information with my partner and the rest of my classmates whether by using my Facebook group of my partner's facebook group. Then, my partner and my classmates must respond to what I have share with them.

How To Share Informations Through Facebook Group By Using Docs :

To share my informations with my partner and my classmates using facebook group, firstly I have to open the facebook group address that I wanted to used. Then, I need to click *Docs* on top of the facebook group page. After I have put all the informations there, I just simply need to post my document into my Facebook Group.After I have finished sharing my report on CMS in my Facebook group, I also need to share
my report in my google doc.

Then, I need to download my report into PDF and upload it into my Yahoo Group file.


My Personal Experience and Opinion:

From my personal experience in doing this assignment, it was a little bit hard to find the information about my group sub-topic at Google. There were not many relevant informations about Original and Licensed Software that is needed for this assignment.The next option to find more info about this topic, I went to our UKM main library, Perpustakaan Tun Seri Lanang, with my partner. However, there is also no books that are beginning of our research.relevant for our group topic. Because of this, we have experience a slightly difficulties in the

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

2nd Week CLASS ACTIVITY - COURSE/LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CMS/LMS)



Assalamualaikum to all,

Alhamdulillah, now I have come to my 2nd weeks studying computer in education. On our 2nd assignment, we were asked to search about Course Management systems (CMS) or also known as Learning Management Systems (LMS). I have search about CMS by using a search engine (google). We can also use other search engine such as Yahoo. We can search about CMS by using 5 main keyword, (What, Why, Where, Who and How).a

Definition of CMS:

Based on Wikipedia definition of CMS, it is a software application for the administration, documentation, tracking, and reporting of training programs, classroom and online events, e-learning programs, and training content.

My own definition on CMS is:
Its a learning system where students learn and teachers teach via internet or web through open source software, instead of doing it in classroom. Students can check their lecturer notes and updates regularly at anytime they want and they can also manage to do their assignment more easily as they can summit it online instead of summiting it one on one to their lecturers. Thus, CMS is an advance and modern technique on learning and teaching methods.

LIST OF OPEN SOFTWARE FOR COURSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM:

● LRN
● Adept
● ATutor 1.2
● Bazaar 7
● Boddington
● CHEF
● Claroline 1.4
● ClassWeb 2.0
● CourseWork
● eClass.Net
● eConf
● Eduzope
● eLecture Online Lecturing System
● Eledge 1.2
● e-Tutor
● Fle3
● Freestyle Learning
● GANESHA
● H20 Project
● Ilias
● Interact
● Interactive Learning Evironment (ILE)
● Internet Course Reader
● Joner e-education V2002
● KEWL-
● LearnLoop
● LON-CAPA
● Manhattan Virtual Classroom 0.93
● MimerDesk 1.5.3.1
● MnITS Internet Teaching System
● Moodle 1.1
● OpenCourse
● Open Learning Management System (O-LMS)
● OpenUSS
● segue
● Shadownet
● spaghettilearning.com
● sTeam
● Stellar
● TextWeaver
● Uni Open Platform
● WBT-Master
● WebWork
● Whiteboard


Some of the reasons why we should used CMS in our education systems or in work office:
● Can save you valuable classroom time and improve the learning experience for your students. ● Can make learning process more effectives and easy by interacting with lectures or students anytime anywhere. It is more student and teacher centred.
● A CMS allows for teachers and administrators to track attendance, time on task, and student progress.
● It allows students, lecturers or workers who works in an office to share any documents, PowerPoint presentation, videos and etc.
● Only small number of lecturers is required as the course intake is being done through Internet.
● The learners can refer back through the materials from CMS at any time and as many times they want.
● It can give students and workers more time to do their work as they can summit their work or assignment through online rather than submitting it to one on one to their lecturers or administraton. It also allows students to discuss with their classmates through web groups.
● By using CSM, it will expose the students and workers on using computers as we are now lived in an advance and modern era.


However, there are some problems in using this CMS technique. What if the country does not have an advance technologies and there is no access to internet?? Then it would be hard for them to use this technique in their education system. Then how about people who lived in an addvance places but don't know how to use computer or IT?? Then the government have to spend money to teach this skills to them.

On the other hand, it is beneficial for the government to spent their budget on this course.


Next Step:

After we have finished discussing about CMS with our partner on Facebook group, we need to write a report about CMS using google doc.

To open google doc, go to the web address : https://doc.google.com






Then, in order to write a document using google doc, you need to sign in first using yourofficial gmail address. After signing in, click on the menu *Create new* on the left side of the page.



For reader's information, all this reports about CMS that I have post on this blog have been shared at doc.google.com

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Learning From Mistakes


This week, we continue our assignment in our computer in education class. There is a corrections that needs to be done for my 1st assignment. One mistake that I done is that I name my yahoo group web address based on my matric number and my official name when I was suppose to name my Yahoo group web address based on my matric number, my group and my official name.

Thus, with a little bit of editing by clicking the 'management' menu on the left side on the yahoo group, then select 'Description & Appearance' I can edit my Yahoo group web address. From here, I learned how important it is for me and my classmates to read our lecturer's instruction carefully and with precision. Although my mistakes seems to be small but it can affect my grading and it also shows how careless we are in doing our work




Therefore, from this time onwards...I will promise myself to learn better and to be conscious on any instructions that our lecturer tell us to do. Learn by heart.