Activity 1: Creating a Blog

Blogging is going to be the backbone of the ICT component for our inaugural orientation programme.

Objective of Activity

• To create a blog and the various ways of 'blogging'
• Experience the use of blogging during the Orientation Programme, from the students' perspective

Preparation...

Those who do not have any blog account with Blogger

• Create an account at http://www.blogger.com/
• If you need help, you can refer to the following video clip
  
  Source: Blogger Help. (2009, December 06). How to create a blog with Blogger [video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnploFsS_tY

• Those who already have a blog account with Blogger
• Do remember the login username and password? If not, please reset and ensure it works...

The Task

• Create a blog and name it. "2010 Journey begins now..."
• There should be two posts to this blog

Part (a)

• In one of the post, insert an image that is representative of your feelings and reactions as 2010 is just 1-2 days away from now.
• Give an appropriate title to this post.
• Share why you choose this picture to represent your feelings and reactions.
• Cite your image if you are not the owner of the photograph/image.
• Do not post your photograph in the blog.

Part (b)

• In another post, describe your experience in creating this blog
• It should be at least 20 words
• Name the title "My Experience in creating this blog"

Part (c)

• Submit the URLs of this blog to COMMENTS.
• Remember to sign off with your name.

Activity 2: Expressing your experience beyond Text

With technology, expression of thoughts (e.g. Reflection) is no longer limited to text. Multimedia elements stretches the mode of expression beyond a single dimension. Let's explore!

Objective of Activity

• Create an image/video clip with Photo Booth
• Email an image/videoclip (with text) to blog

The Task

• What is your expectations in 2010?
  
• Create a video clip with Photo Booth. The video clip is to be uploaded to the blog.
  
• Email the clip to the blog to sst.common.pdstaff2009@blogger.com
• Your post will be posted in this blog.

Before you begin with this task, let's ask...

• As a participant, are you clear with the instruction?
• As a trainer, am I clear with the instructions?

After note: To sharpen the instruction...

• What is the duration of the video clip?
• What is the format of the video clip?
• Further elaboration is required "Expectation of what???"
• Where can we do the task? Within the classroom, outside?
  

Richard's Expectation for 2010

This is the video clip I have created using PhotoBooth.

Expectations 2010

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Mrs Iong Eunice
Subject Head Biology| Tel : (65) 6571 7212 | Fax : (65) 6872 0856
SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, SINGAPORE (SST)
5 Clementi Ave 6, Singapore 129835 | http://www.sst.edu.
** CONFIDENTIALITY: If this email has been sent to you by mistake, please notify the sender and delete it immediately. As it may contain confidential information, the retention or dissemination of its contents may be an offence under the Official Secrets Act.

Yen Sin's clip

Geraint's Clip

Geraint Wong (Mr)
Academic Staff (English Language) | Tel +65 6571 7209 | Fax +65 6872 0856
SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, SINGAPORE (SST)
5 Clementi Avenue 6, Singapore 129835 | http://www.sst.edu.sg

Twenty years from now
you will be more disappointed
by the things that you didn't do
than by the ones you did do.
So throw off the bowlines.
Sail away from the safe harbour.
Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover.  — Mark Twain

Edmund's Video

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Thanks & Regards

Edmund Ng

Teacher, Mathematics Department
School of Science & Technology

The Aidil Clip

Salena'sblog

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Mrs Salena Nair
(Language Teacher) | Tel : (65) 6571 7209 | Fax : (65) 6872 0856
SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, SINGAPORE (SST)
5 Clementi Ave 6, Singapore 129835 | http://www.sst.edu.sg

** CONFIDENTIALITY: If this email has been sent to you by mistake, please notify the sender and delete it immediately. As it may contain confidential information, the retention or dissemination of its contents may be an offence under the Official Secrets Act.

Amy's clip -31 Dec09

Hi all!!

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Thanks and regards,
Amy

Sok Hui's Clip

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Ms Yeo Sok Hui 杨淑慧
Academic Staff Mother Tongue Languages         | Tel : (65) 6571 7210 | Fax : (65) 6872 0856 |
SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, SINGAPORE (SST)新科技中学
5 Clementi Avenue 6, Singapore 129835 | http://www.sst.edu.sg

** CONFIDENTIALITY: If this email has been sent to you by mistake, please notify the sender and delete it immediately. As it may contain confidential information, the retention or dissemination of its contents may be an offence under the Official Secrets Act.

James' Video Clip

Wahahaha!

--
James Koh
SST (Humanities Dept)
"Think win-win"

practice

The trial clip.

Jennifer's clip :)

--
Ms Jennifer TAY
Subject Head, Humanities Department | Tel : (65) 6571 7213 | Fax : (65) 6872 0856
SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, SINGAPORE (SST)
5 Clementi Ave 6, Singapore 129835 | http://www.sst.edu.sg


** CONFIDENTIALITY: If this email has been sent to you by mistake, please notify the sender and delete it immediately. As it may contain confidential information, the retention or dissemination of its contents may be an offence under the Official Secrets Act.

ICT PD for Staff 2010-01

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Warmest Regards

Ms Ooi Ching Ya 黄靖雅
HEAD, Mother Tongue Languages | Tel : (65) 6571 7210 | Fax : (65) 6872 0856 | Hp : (65) 8123 1629
SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, SINGAPORE (SST)新科技中学
5 Clementi Avenue 6, Singapore 129835 | http://www.sst.edu.sg

** CONFIDENTIALITY: If this email has been sent to you by mistake, please notify the sender and delete it immediately. As it may contain confidential information, the retention or dissemination of its contents may be an offence under the Official Secrets Act.

irfan's clip

my clip

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With regards
Mr Mohamed Irfan Darian
SH/ADMT (Art, Design, Media & Technology)
Tel : (65) 6571 7217 | Fax : (65) 6872 0856
SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, SINGAPORE (SST)
5 Clementi Avenue 6, Singapore 129835 | http://www.sst.edu.sg

Activity 3: Getting to Know Places with GoogleMaps

Objectives of Activity
1. To use Google Maps to get useful information for planning
2. To create a personalised map

(a) Using Google Maps: For beginners, watch the following videoclip before getting started



Source: Google. (2009, December 06). Introduction to Google Maps Singapore with Traffic & Transit [video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec1_G2xGxHA

Useful resources

• Find out what is a "Google Maps" from wikipedia: Google Maps
• Google Maps Singapore: http://maps.google.com.sg/
• Click HERE to access Google Maps Help Page

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The Task (Part 1) - ON YOUR OWN

1. Using Google Maps, suggest a route(s) from SST to your favourite pastime venue (e.g. shopping mall? museum?).

2. Apart from the suggested routes, what other information does Google Maps provide that helps you plan your journey to school?

3. How useful and reliable do you think are the information that Google Maps provide?

4. Post your work in your personal blog.

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(b) Personalising Google maps: For beginners, watch the following videoclip before getting started



Source: Google. (2009, December 06). How to create a "My Map" in Google Maps [video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TftFnot5uXw

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The Task (Part 2) - ON YOUR OWN

1. Using Google Maps, create a map on ONE of the following:

• (a) Some places that you been to, in Singapore, during this school vacation; or
  
• (b) Some places that you been to overseas

2. Your personalised map should have the following:

• At least 3 landmarks/places marked on the map.
  
• For each landmark/place, there should be at least one image and a brief description.

3. Generate the code of the map and embed it the same post (in your personal blog) created in the previous activity. Provide your post with a name and briefly share what you did in the place(s) you visited.

Here's a an example of how your personalised map will look like when embedded in the post.

View Some Places in a larger map

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The Task (Part 3) - TEAM WORK

1. As a group

• Identify the location of the places shown HERE
• Mark out these locations in a GoogleMap
  
• Tag the images to the various locations. You may have more than one image for each location.
  
• Briefly describe the daily activities that could happen in those locations.
• Embed the final map in a post and submit it to this blog*
• The post should also include the names of the team members.
  

*The leader of the group will be invited as a co-author of this blog.
You will post your work in this blog.

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How-to: Embed Map in Blog Post

Our Map

View Amazing Race in a larger map

Our Map! (correct version)

View Amazing Race in a larger map


Group members: Irfan, Charles, Amy, Geraint

OUR MAP

By Alice, Edmund, Selena


View Clementi Run About in a larger map

SST-Lam, Eunice, James & Yen Sin

View Task 3 in a larger map

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• 3 new things that you learn in this session
• 2 good ideas that you could probably use in your teaching and learning
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