EXAM????

Alhamdulillah.....the exam is finally ends. For me, this exam was a tough one. May be, this is the first exam in this semester. The last exam I took was last semester. Usually, at IPIK, there were tests throughout the semester at least once before the final one. So, students should always be prepared. But then, I cannot compare the life there and here. Surely every place has own strength and weakness. University's life for me offer challenging path that always offer me a "road not taken". We have to be alert, decide our choice and then go on with what we chose no matter it is.
Back to the exam just now, I realized how important materials are for children in order to assist their learning. This exam really test my whole understanding on what i have learn about preparing materials for children. Besides, it also tests me on applying the understanding. On the other hand, I also realized that this exam taught me to work under stress. There was a question on preparing story board for designing a video. Frankly speaking, exam always affect me psychologically that gives me nerves and mind block. I felt so tense as it was very difficult to get any ideas on that. However, at last, I feel so grateful as I manage to answer the question. Even I was not so sure about the correctness, but that was the what I can did.
Hope and I pray that all of us will excel, not just for this exam, but for the whole of this course and also for the other subjects..Amin...

Children softwares

One factor that we should consider when working with Young Learners is that Children's instinct for play and fun. at their age, they just like to play and have entertainment. Thus, learning should be centered at playing so that they gain the input indirectly.
I wish i know this fact even earlier. Before this, i always mad at my younger brothers and sister if they kept playing games and ignoring their school homework. At that time, I thought games just wasting times. This fact is very important and every parents and teachers or anybody who deal with children should know this because it is crucial for the children's development and improvement.
The introduction to children softwares and games make me realizes how games actually stimulates learning. For example, my group had been given a softwares of a game entitled "Freddie Fish". This game is very entertaining and interactive. There were so many features that i found is meant for children for their cognitive growth as well as social growth. The characters are cartoon that surely catch children's attention as children like cartoon. The learning point that is emphasized in this game is PROBLEM SOLVING. It is indirectly taught while pupils play the game. the player should help Freddie the fish solves his problem by finding some clues.
Such games are useful and worth it to bring into the class. Pupils not just have fun but also learn something indirectly. I will surely introduce this kind of softwares to my younger sister,nephews and nieces. Surely they will enjoy it becasue even me myself was enjoying the game.v(",)V..