Sunday, November 3, 2013

iMovie Training, Why Not?

On November 4th 2013, I had a chance to share my knowledge in using iMovie. I use iMovie 11. I shared my knowledge with some of my colleague in Jakarta International School.

When using iMovie, we need to carefully see the project that we want to create. After choosing new project, then we will need to choose whether we want to make our movie in standard or large size. I recommend the standard size (4:3).

iMovie has a lot of features that can make us produce "almost" professional movie. It has green and blue screen features, picture in picture, split pictures and many more. What i love is sound ducking. You can choose your background song that sometime can be louder or even softer. Here, I will not put the movie sample as but surely will give you the picture (that has been edited using iPhoto). Oh, and I will give you the song that I created using my iPad :) cool, isn't it?

Salam,

Hugo




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Thursday, October 31, 2013

MACBOOK #TRACKPAD

Enhance Your Trackpad

Some people using MacBook might not know that they can modify the trackpad. How can I modify my MacBook trackpad? 
1. On the top left corner of your MacBook monitor, you will see  symbol. Click the symbol and..
2. You will find "System Preferences", click it. 
3. Then you will have a dialog box, find trackpad. Once you find it, click the icon. 
4. Now, you are ready to change and maximize your trackpad function. Check the box named "tap to click" and other boxes that you think will make your life easier. 
Now, you do not need to push your trackpad to click. All you need to do is to tap a little. You have saved some energy :)
Here are some pictures to help you try the steps.
 





 

iPAD #SIRI


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"Where is Jakarta?"
That's the first question that I asked to Siri. Who or What is Siri? 
According to Apple website, Siri is the intelligent assistant that helps you get things done, just by asking. Talk to Siri as you would to a person: Ask “Do I need an umbrella?” or “Did the Giants win last night?” or “What time is the barbecue on Sunday?” Siri not only understands what you say, it knows what you mean. It figures out the right apps to use to find the right answer. Then, just like a personal assistant, Siri provides you with the information you need. Here is the link Learn more about Siri
(source: http://www.apple.com/ipad/features/)
 
 




Tuesday, July 16, 2013

PODCAST, APA ITU?

Beberapa postingan terakhir adalah usaha saya untuk "cuci gudang". Seperti postingan ini, adalah sebuah flashback untuk beberapa hal yang saya lakukan dengan siswa-siswi sekolah dasar berkenaan dengan teknologi. Berkaitan dengan teknologi, beberapa tahun yang lalu saya memperkenalkan podcast kepada siswa-siswi. Banyak dari siswa-siswi sekarang mempunyai iPod untuk mendengarkan musik. Melihat sudut pandang itu, saya tahu bahwa podcast bisa diputar di iPod.

Mulailah saya dengan membuka laptop di depan siswa-siswi dan menunjukkan program Garage Band. Ya, laptop saya adalah sebuah Apple MacBook. Dengan program Garage Band, saya membimbing siswa-siswi untuk membuat sebuah tayangan podcast. Apa sih podcast itu? Saya mencoba mendefinisikannya secara sederhana menurut pemahaman saya. Menurut saya, podcast adalah sebuah presentasi dengan suara presenter lengkap dengan gambar presentasinya. Menariknya, podcast bisa diberi musik yang bisa menjadi "ilustrasi" dari presentasi tersebut. Apakah podcast harus dibuat dengan program Garage Band? Setahu saya, podcast bisa dibuat dengan program lain, namun karena saya menggunakan Apple MacBook, maka itulah program paling simple terutama untuk siswa-siswi.

Oh ya, saya menggunakan podcast untuk pengajaran Bahasa Indonesia. Skill yang hendak dilatih adalah menulis, membaca dan presentasi tak langsung. Sekali dayung, dua tiga pulau terlampaui, bukan?

Saya cantumkan dua contoh di bawah ini. Silahkan mendownloadnya dari link di akhir postingan ini. Selamat menikmati!


salam,


Hugo



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