Monday, August 24, 2009

summary of report- windows moviemaker

My report was very educational on my part. The movie maker was really new to me. I don't even have any idea what was it all about. At first I thought that I would have a hard time learning the software. I had a tutorial from my SA on how to use the movie maker. I had a great time during my tutorials. It was fascinating to know something new. During those tutorials, I learned that some videos posted in You Tube are made from the movie maker. I also learned during the presentation process that I need to click the icon finish movie for the file or project to be saved properly.

I can't explain clearly the process of creating a project in the movie maker. A person should explore the software in order for him/her to understand more and appreciate the software. It would be a very meaningful experience for those who will explore the software.

Windows movie maker is a basic video creating/editing software included in the Microsoft windows. it contains features such as effects, transitions, titles/credits, audio track, timeline narration, and Auto Movie. New effects and transitions can be made and existing ones can be modified using XML code. windows movie maker is also a basic audio track editing program. It can apply basic effects to audio tracks such as fade in or fade out. The audio tracks can then be exported in the form of a sound file instead of a video file.

Webliography

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Movie_Maker

www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/.../moviemaker/default.ms

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZXK68NS7gU

YouTube - Movie Maker Video Editing Tutorial

Educational Technology Standards and Performance Indicators for All Teachers. www.cnets.iste.org/teachers/t_stands.html

Russell M. Bebell D. O'Dwyer L & O'Conner K. 2003. http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p142080_index.html - 35k -

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

the story of rose

Education knows no age. Learning is for all ages.
In applying for a memorial plan, there is this caption, must be below 60 years old. In applying for a job, there is an age requirement. Everthing has an age limit. But when you go to school, age doesn't matter.
There was this dorm mate of mine in college. She was taking up her Doctor's degree. She told me that it took her some time to proceed to her doctor's degree because of her health. She didn't told me what health problem she has and I didn't insisted either. She is already 55 years old. After a year, I didn't saw her again in the dormitory. But what I'm trying to say here is, she didn't reason the age that she can't get her doctor's degree but due to health reasons. Despite the age, she really wanted to get her Ph.D diploma. I just wish that she has it now before her health will rob it away from her.
If you want to do something it's better that you do it now. Time will never wait for the things that you want to do.
Before I enrolled in Prof. Ed, I was thinking of not pursuing it this year but next year. But my mother and sister told me, if you will not enroll today, I tell you, you will also not enroll next year. You will feel lazy to do it and then that's what you will feel again for the next year. With those words in mind, I took the entrance exam and enrolled myelf to Prof. Ed.
My father is always an advocator of education, at his age of 62, he is pursuing his doctor's degree under ETEEAP in MUST. He said that he is never too old to get his Ph.D. He is the one supporting me and my older sister in our schooling today. He said he is going to pay everything if we also want to take Masterals. With this, the more we are encourage to pursue our schooling to a higher degree. I will take it one step at a time though.
The story of Rose is very inspiring. It can give courage to those who failed to pursue their schooling in their younger days to go to school and get that diploma. It's never too late in education.
I'm 28 years old. I believe I'm still beginning a career right now because after 5 years since my last job, I have landed a new job. My job came late but it's never too late to prove my best in this job.

installing love

I have received this email from my sister and would like to share this.
It must start from you, cause only you can make a difference.

Installing Love

Tech Support: Yes, . How can I help you?
Customer: Well, after much consideration, I've decided to install Love. Can you guide me through the process?
Tech Support: Yes. I can help you. Are you ready to proceed?
Customer: Well, I'm not very technical, but I think I'm ready. What do I do first?
Tech Support: The first step is to open your Heart. Have you located your Heart?
Customer: Yes, but there are several other programs running now. Is it okay to install Love while they are running?
Tech Support: What programs are running ?
Customer: Let's see, I have Past Hurt, Low Self-Esteem, Grudge and Resentment running right now.
Tech Support: No problem, Love will gradually erase Past Hurt from your current operating system. It may remain in your permanent memory but it will no longer disrupt other programs. Love will eventually override Low Self-Esteem with a module of its own called High Self-Esteem. However, you have to completely turn off Grudge and Resentment. Those programs prevent Love from being properly installed. Can you turn those off ?
Customer: I don't know how to turn them off. Can you tell me how? Tech Support: With pleasure. Go to your start menu and invoke Forgiveness. Do this as many times as necessary until Grudge and Resentment have been completely erased.
Customer: Okay, done! Love has started installing itself. Is that normal?
Tech Support: Yes, but remember that you have only the base program. You need to begin connecting to other Hearts in order to get the upgrades.
Customer: Oops! I have an error message already. It says, "Error - Program not run on external components." What should I do?
Tech Support: Don't worry. It means that the Love program is set up to run on Internal Hearts, but has not yet been run on your Heart. In non-technical terms, it simply means you have to Love yourself before you can Love others.
Customer: So, what should I do?
Tech Support: Pull down Self-Acceptance; then click on the following files: Forgive-Self; Realize Your Worth; and Acknowledge your Limitations.
Customer: Okay, done.
Tech Support: Now, copy them to the "My Heart" directory. The system will overwrite any conflicting files and begin patching faulty programming. Also, you need to delete Verbose Self-Criticism from all directories and empty your Recycle Bin to make sure it is completely gone and never comes back.
Customer: Got it. Hey! My heart is filling up with new files. Smile is playing on my monitor and Peace and Contentment are copying themselves all over My Heart. Is this normal?
Tech Support: Sometimes. For others it takes awhile, but eventually everything gets it at the proper time. So Love is installed and running. One more thing before we hang up. Love is Freeware. Be sure to give it and its various modules to everyone you meet. They will in turn share it with others and return some cool modules back to you.
Customer: Thank you, God.
God/Tech Support: You're Welcome, Anytime.

only you can make the difference

I enjoyed DR LEO BUSCAGLIA speech about making the difference. He is a very positive man. Having the value of joy, laughter. A person without joy and laughter in his life is so dull.
Valueing once self is so hard for others to do. I remember a text message from a friend of mine about valueing yourself. There was this child who asked her English teacher this question: Ma'am, why is it that when we write the noun I in a sentence, we always use a capital letter? The teacher answered: Because it is one way of acknowledging our worth and value. It's acknowledging your own self worth and importance in this world. It amazes me to read that text message. It's one of those messages that you will love to share with others. With this in mind, it will always start from you before others will learn to value you. You must know first your worth before others can learn to appreciate you.
I remember the advertisement AKO MISMO. It really must start from me. Everything must be from me. I must not blame others for the way things are happening. Instead of complaining why not do something on your own little ways that can help change the things that you think is not going the right way. I CAN, if I WILL. There will always be ways to, if you will to do it.
I think the reason we don't want to have the initiative to make a change because we are afraid to face the consequence of the decisions we make. We are afraid to be blamed. We fear to stand up and make a difference. We fear to leave our comfort zones.
Today, I collect all plastic bottles (shampoo bottles, water bottles and the likes) in our home. Even the tin cans from canned goods and milk cans. I sell it to the junkshops. In my own little way, I have minimized our garbage at home. When I go to the market, I carry a bayong or a indigeneous bag with me. In this way, I lessen the use of plastic bags that can degrade our environment. At home, to save electricity, I plug out our refrigerator during daytime because it is during this time that we often close-open the fridge which is very electricity consuming.
This may be simple things. But in this simple things, I believe I have made a difference.

dead poets society

Watching movies is one of my favorite past times. When I wasn't still working, after I have done my household chores (full time housewife and a mother of an eight year old girl), I always watch dvd's. Love stories, action, sci fi, drama, suspense- thriller, name it, I will wath it. It always touches my heart when the topic is about a person making a difference in someone else's life. Like Mona Lisa Smile of Julia Roberts who was also a liberal minded arts teacher in a traditional all-girls school. She has touched her student's lives and in return learns something from one of her students.
The Dead Poet Society is one of this liberating film. When I first watched this film I was still in first year college. I can still clearly remember the tears that fell down my eyes when I watched it. I can symphatize with Todd Anderson, with the pressures that he gets from his father. Growing up with a father who was a military man, he often forgets that we are his children not his men on the field. He's always strict with us and often dictates us what to do. We were never allowed to have go out at night, and stay late after school hours. We are not even allowed to talked back and expain ourselves. You commit a mistake, that's it! We were like soldiers at home. We talk and act according to my father's standards. But despite all this, he was linient with us when it comes to choosing our college course.
I also like the character of Robin Williams on this film. I like the way he has liberated his students on the ways of learning and teaching. There are many ways to educate a child. There are many ways to teach a subject. There are many ways to cook a chicken, a pork or a fish. I always believe that sticking to traditional ways can never let a person grow, emotionally. He will have a hard time coping with the ways of life if he will always follow what they say as "the right ways". Sometimes, we must learn the hard way to be more mature in our outlook and decisions in life. Experience will always be the best teacher.
I have always been a liberated person. My mother often tells me that I always went out of the traditional way. I reason out with her,even with my older siblings, unlike my other siblings. I often do things that are out of the usual ways. When my father told us not to have a boyfriend when still studying, I disobeyed him. He influences me to be a PMAer but I choose to go to another field. But despite all these, my parents went out of their way to give us the best of both worlds. Luckily, all of us (8 children) are now professionals. Without our parents advice and guidance, we will never be what we are today. It's good to have people to help and guide us but what's more important is on how we stood up to our own decisions and feel the pain once with the not so good decisions but never let the pain linger and cause suffering to ourselves.
In our lives, we meet people that will help shape us as a human being. They leave good or bad marks in our lives but still this marks will be part of our journey in this world called Earth.