Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Myself and In-Class Task 1

Salam alaykom, my name is Siti Zaikhalidah Binti Zailani, you can call me Khalidah or Zeeka. I'm from Kuala Lumpur and I currently live in Puncak Alam, Selangor. I love baking, cooking, and reading. I also love Literature in English, my favourite poem is The Passionate Shepherd to His Love by Christopher Marlowe. That's all about me.


I would assume that my knowledge in dealing with computer software and skills to be moderate. As a common user, I basically know how to utilise simple Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Encarta Learning Essentials, Windows Media Player, etc.



As for the computer hardware skills as in formatting the hard disk or setting up a CPU, I do not have the skills to operate such task but I'm willing to learn.



Among the computer or
internet activities that I'm usually engaged in are utilising the softwares (Microsoft Word, etc), downloading songs, videos, or movies (Internet Download Manager), joining online communities (Facebook and DeviantArt), reading online books, and accessing online databases (ProQuest, EBSCO, etc).


During my practicum, I did not really had the chance to use the computer in my teaching as the computer lab in the school was constantly fully occupied and it was also time consuming to actually take the students to the lab (every class should be equipped with computers instead). However, I usually print out the articles and sources from the
internet to use for my teaching. No doubt that it is really helpful.


I have never
participated in any online learning courses, but I enjoy taking online tests (such as online grammar tests) to see if my language is improving.

That wraps up my first entry today, alhamdulellah. Thank you very much.