Saturday, 24 November 2012


Videos can be used to improve classroom instructions by captivating and motivating the students. It can be used to introduce a lesson or even to show a demonstration during the class. Thus keeping the students focused on whats going on in class.




Reflection
For this piece a movie had to be created on a topic that would be taught in class. It was indeed a challenge for me because I had no previous knowledge of how to make a movie using movie maker.
But that was only the beginning of my problems, for my windows movie maker for some strange reason does not work, and I had to search tirelessly on the internet for a suitable program that would be able to get the job done. I found a program called VideoPad  Video Editor that was fairly easy to manipulate and get the job done. Then I uploaded the movie to my blog for my classmates to view and critique.

Monday, 15 October 2012

WELCOME TO JAY'S BLOG, WHERE ALMOST ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE AND THE PLACE WHERE YOU'LL HAVE LOTS OF FUN AND LAUGHTER... HOPE YOU DO ENJOY!
Using blogs i would be able to transfer knowledge to my students in a more captivating way. Using the internet i can  download and send different videos showing methods of constructing a wide variety of shapes and solids they would encounter in technical drawing. By using blogs It also gives  students a fun and different  approach to learning.

Tuesday, 25 September 2012

Little Carol came into the kitchen where her mother was making dinner. Her birthday was coming and she thought this was a good time to tell her mother what she wanted. "Mom, I want a bike for my birthday." Now, Little Carol was a bit of a troublemaker. She had gotten into trouble at school and at home. Carol's mother asked her if she thought she deserved to get a bike for her birthday. Little Carol, of course, thought she did. Carol's mother, being a Christian woman, wanted her to reflect on her behavior over the last year, and write a letter to God and tell him why she deserved a bike for her birthday. Little Carol stomped up the steps to her room and sat down to write God a letter. LETTER 1: Dear God: I have been a very good girl this year and I would like a bike for my birthday. I want a red one. Your friend, Carol Carol knew this wasn't true. She had not been a very good girl this year, so she tore up the letter and started over. LETTER 2: Dear God: This is your friend Carol. I have been a pretty good girl this year, and I would like a red bike for my birthday. Thank you, Carol Carol knew this wasn't true either. She tore up the letter and started again. LETTER 3: Dear God: I know I haven't been a good girl this year. I am very sorry. I will be a good girl if you just send me a red bike for my birthday. Thank you, Carol Carol knew, even if it was true, this letter was not going to get her a bike. By now, she was very upset. She went downstairs and told her mother she wanted to go to church. Carol's mother thought her plan had worked because Carol looked very sad. "Just be home in time for dinner," her mother said. Carol walked down the street to the church and up to the altar. She looked around to see if anyone was there. She picked up a statue of the Virgin Mary, slipped it under her jacket and ran out of the church, down the street, into her house, and up to her room. She shut the door and sat down and wrote her letter to God. LETTER 4: I GOT YOUR MAMA. IF YOU WANT TO SEE HER AGAIN, SEND THE BIKE. Signed, YOU KNOW WHO