Learnings of the week.

Learnings of the Week

by: Mary Trishia V. Tabigue

3 FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF A COMPUTER

•System Unit
•Output Devices
•Input Devices

•The system unit acts like the center or core, processing the data and information it receives from input devices.
•Output devices like printers receive the system unit’s processed information

The System case

•The system case is a plastic and metal box that houses components such as the motherboard, disk drives and power supply unit.

System Case Types

•There are two basic types of system case: desktop and tower.
•Desktop case: is designed to sit horizontally on a surface, so that it is wider than it is long. These are usually used for office or home PCs. 2 basic sizes: standard and slimline.

•Tower case: is designed to sit vertically on a surface, so that it is higher than it is wide. 3 basic sizes: full, midi and mini.

•Full-tower cases: are usually used for PC servers.
•Midi-tower cases: are used for higher-end user PCs.
•Mini-tower cases: are usually for office or home PCs.

Parts of the Case

•Cover: the case has a cover which is removed by either undoing the screws at the back, or pressing together clips that release it.
•Front Panel: provides access to the floppy and CD, a power on/off switch, a reset switch, and LEDs (light Emitting Diodes) to indicate drive operation.
Parts of front panel cover: CD-R and CD-RW drives, removable hard disk, 3.5 floppy disk,3.5 drive bays, LEDs, Reset switch, Power on/off switch.

THE MOTHERBOARD

•The motherboard is the largest board of the computer system.
•The motherboard contains the CPU, BIOS, memory, mass storage interfaces, serial and all the controllers required to control standard peripheral devices, such as the display screen, keyboard, and disk drive.
•Chipset: chips that reside on the motherboard.

•The mother board battery: is used to preserve the computer’s clock’s time and your BIOS settings while the computer is turned off.

THE CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT-CPU

•Is the device that interprets and executes instructions.
•Today’s single-chip central processing units, called microprocessors, make personal computers and workstations possible.
•It has the ability to fetch, decode, and execute instructions and transfer information to and from other resources over the computer’s main data-transfer path, the bus.
•It functions as the brain of a computer

CLOCK

•The system clock synchronizes the operation of all parts of the PC.
•It consists of a clock generator that sets up a timing signal, and clock multipliers.

MEMORY

•2 fundamental types:
–main memory and
–secondary memory

MAIN MEMORY

•Very closely connected to the processor.
•The contents are quickly and easily changed.
•Holds the programs and data that the processor is actively working with.
•Interacts with the processor millions of times per second.

•Most computers available today have memory capacities of 64Mb to 256Mb.
•When programs and data become active, they are copied from secondary memory into main memory where the processor can interact with them.
•Main memory sometimes called: RAM
•RAM (Random Access Memory), radom means that the memory cells can be accessed in any order.

RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (RAM)

•It means the computer can store, retrieve, alter or delete any items held in the RAM’s at random.
•It is a semiconductor-based memory that can read and written.
•Main memory is build from small circuit boards called MEMORY MODULES.

•Still the current standard in system memory, usually of SDRAM (synchronous RAM) type.
•DIMM chips are usually distributed in 64MB, 128MB or 256 MB on a single chip.
•DIMMs (dual inline memory module) have two access pathways, they do not need to be fitted in pairs as they can be written to and read at the same time

ROM BIOS

•The BIOS (basic input output system) is a ROM (read only memory) chips that provides:
–The industry standard program code that operates the fundamental components of the PC (for example, VDU, keyboard, printer port) and ensures that the design of each manufacturer’s motherboard is PC-compatible.
–The routines that allow the setup configuration of a PC (stored in the CMOS RAM) to be viewed and edited.
–The power-on self-test (POST) diagnostic tests for the PC

•BIOS chip cannot be swapped between different motherboards.
•The BIOS is often known as firmware as it consists of both the physical chip (hardware) and the programs coded into it (software).
•The ROM BIOS is normally a DIP chip that can be identified by a label on the chip.

CMOS RAM

•CMOS RAM stores the configuration of the PC.
•CMOS stands for Complimentary Metal-Oxide Semiconductors, which describes the manufacturing process used to make RAM chip.
•The CMOS battery is either a NICard, lithium or alkaline cell

SECONDARY MEMORY

•Connected to main memory through the bus and a controller
•The contents are easily changed, but this is very slow compared to main memory
•Used for long-term storage of programs and data
•The processor only occasionally interacts with secondary memory

•Common secondary storage devices are the floppy disk and hard disks and compact disks or CD
•It is a thin and flimsy as a sheet of paper but is protected by the sturdy, square jacket that encases it.
•Since the rust is made of iron, which can be magnetized, the disks stores magnetic signals.
•The pattern of magnetic signals is a code representing your data

•3 Standard sizes:
–8-inch is called a largefloppy
–5.25-inch is called a minifloppy
–3.5-inch is called a microfloppy

•5.25-inch floppies were invented by Shugart Associates
•3.35-inch floppies were invented by Sony.
•The typical 3.5 floppy drive holds 1.44 MB.

Drive

•Zip, the most popular super-capacity floppy disks is the Zip disk.
•It holds 100M, which is 70 times as much as 1.44M floppy

HARD DISK

•Might have a storage capacity of 40 gigabytes. This is about 300 times the amount of storage in main memory (assuming 128 megabytes of main memory)
•Hard Drives are usually designated as Drive C

•Hard disks are better than floppy disks in three ways:
–Hard disks are sturdier than floppies
–Hard disks are hard and firm; they don’t flop or jiggle. They’re more reliable than floppies
–Hard drives hold more info. Than floppy drives.

•The typical hard drive holds 40 gigabytes.
•The typical floppy disk rotates between 5 and 10 times per second.
•The typical floppy disk rotates between 5-10 times/second. The typical hard disk rotates between 90-167 times/second.
•The hard disk is non-removable

CD-ROMs

•CD that holds music is called a music CD
•A CD that holds computer data instead is called a computer CD
•The standard CD-ROM disks has a diameter of 12 centimeters and holds 650 megabytes.
•The CD can hold 99 tracks, totaling an hour of music or 650 Mb.

CD-RW

•CD-rewritable drive, which can write onto a blank CD-RW disk and then edit what you wrote.

DVD

•1997, the electronic industry selling an improved kind of CD, called a Digital Versatile Disk (DVD)
•Holds 2-hour movie (including the video and sound)
•Movie Lovers call it a Digital Video Disk

VIDEO CARD

•A board that pugs into a personal computer to give it display capabilities
•Graphics Accelerator: adapters graphics coprocessor for performing graphics calculations
•Video Card are also called video adapter, video board , video display board, graphics card and graphics

UNDERSTANDING VIDEO GRAPHICS

•The video/graphics card converts digital data into signals that can be sent across a connector to you monitor, which interprets the signal into an image on screen.

Learnings of the Week (ROLLORATA)

JULY 28 - AUGUST 1, 2008

In this week, we went back to class discussion because last week we had our cooking and movie viewing. Our topic was all about the types of computers. We then defined computer as a device that uses digital technology to process and manipulate information. The types of computers are Microcomputers, Workstation, Minicomputers, Mainframe Computers, Supercomputers and Wearable Computers. The term microcomputer is generally synonymous with personal computer (PC), or a computer that depends on a microprocessor. A personal computer is a small, relatively inexpensive computer designed for an individual user. A portable computer is a computer that is designed to be moved from one place to another (in other words, it is a computer that is portable). A workstation is a desktop computer that has a more powerful processor, additional memory and enhanced capabilities for performing a special group of task, such as 3D Graphics or game development. Midsized computer. In size and power, minicomputers lie between workstations and mainframes. In the past decade, the distinction between large minicomputers and small mainframes has blurred, however, as has the distinction between small minicomputers and workstations. But in general, a minicomputer is a multiprocessing system capable of supporting from 4 to about 200 users simultaneously. Mainframe computers is a very large and expensive computer capable of supporting hundreds, or even thousands, of users simultaneously. In the hierarchy that starts with a simple microprocessor (in watches, for example) at the bottom and moves to supercomputers at the top, mainframes are just below supercomputers. The fastest type of computer. Supercomputers are very expensive and are employed for specialized applications that require immense amounts of mathematical calculations. The latest trend in computing is wearable computers. Essentially, common computer applications (e-mail, database, multimedia, calendar/scheduler) are integrated into watches, cell phones, visors and even clothing!

3 FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF A COMPUTER

• System Unit

• Output Devices

• Input Devices

The system unit acts like the center or core, processing the data and information it receives from input devices. Output devices like printers receive the system unit’s processed information

The System case

The system case is a plastic and metal box that houses components such as the motherboard, disk drives and power supply unit.

System Case Types

There are two basic types of system case: desktop and tower.

Desktop case: is designed to sit horizontally on a surface, so that it is wider than it is long. These are usually used for office or home PCs. 2 basic sizes: standard and slimline.

Tower case: is designed to sit vertically on a surface, so that it is higher than it is wide. 3 basic sizes: full, midi and mini.

• Full-tower cases: are usually used for PC servers.

• Midi-tower cases: are used for higher-end user PCs.

• Mini-tower cases: are usually for office or home PCs.

Parts of the Case

Cover: the case has a cover which is removed by either undoing the screws at the back, or pressing together clips that release it.

Front Panel: provides access to the floppy and CD, a power on/off switch, a reset switch, and LEDs (light Emitting Diodes) to indicate drive operation.

Parts of front panel cover: CD-R and CD-RW drives, removable hard disk, 3.5 floppy disk,3.5 drive bays, LEDs, Reset switch, Power on/off switch.

THE MOTHERBOARD

The motherboard is the largest board of the computer system. The motherboard contains the CPU, BIOS, memory, mass storage interfaces, serial and all the controllers required to control standard peripheral devices, such as the display screen, keyboard, and disk drive.

Chipset: chips that reside on the motherboard.

The mother board battery: is used to preserve the computer’s clock’s time and your BIOS settings while the computer is turned off.

THE CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT-CPU

• Is the device that interprets and executes instructions.

• Today’s single-chip central processing units, called microprocessors, make personal computers and workstations possible.

• It has the ability to fetch, decode, and execute instructions and transfer information to and from other resources over the computer’s main data-transfer path, the bus.

• It functions as the brain of a computer

CLOCK

• The system clock synchronizes the operation of all parts of the PC.

• It consists of a clock generator that sets up a timing signal, and clock multipliers.

MEMORY

• 2 fundamental types:

  • main memory (RAM)

  • secondary memory (Floppy disk, USB)

MAIN MEMORY

• Very closely connected to the processor.

• The contents are quickly and easily changed.

• Holds the programs and data that the processor is actively working with.

• Interacts with the processor millions of times per second.

• Most computers available today have memory capacities of 64Mb to 256Mb.

• When programs and data become active, they are copied from secondary memory into main memory where the processor can interact with them.

• Main memory sometimes called: RAM

• RAM (Random Access Memory), random means that the memory cells can be accessed in any order.

RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (RAM)

• It means the computer can store, retrieve, alter or delete any items held in the RAM’s at random.

• It is a semiconductor-based memory that can read and written.

• Main memory is build from small circuit boards called MEMORY MODULES.

• Still the current standard in system memory, usually of SDRAM (synchronous RAM) type.

• DIMM chips are usually distributed in 64MB, 128MB or 256 MB on a single chip.

• DIMMs (dual inline memory module) have two access pathways, they do not need to be fitted in pairs as they can be written to and read at the same time.

ROM BIOS

• The BIOS (basic input output system) is a ROM (read only memory) chips that provides:

  • The industry standard program code that operates the fundamental components of the PC (for example, VDU, keyboard, printer port) and ensures that the design of each manufacturer’s motherboard is PC-compatible.

  • The routines that allow the setup configuration of a PC (stored in the CMOS RAM) to be viewed and edited.

  • The power-on self-test (POST) diagnostic tests for the PC

• BIOS chip cannot be swapped between different motherboards.

• The BIOS is often known as firmware as it consists of both the physical chip (hardware) and the programs coded into it (software).

• The ROM BIOS is normally a DIP chip that can be identified by a label on the chip.

CMOS RAM

• CMOS RAM stores the configuration of the PC.

• CMOS stands for Complimentary Metal-Oxide Semiconductors, which describes the manufacturing process used to make RAM chip.

• The CMOS battery is either a NICard, lithium or alkaline cell

SECONDARY MEMORY

• Connected to main memory through the bus and a controller

• The contents are easily changed, but this is very slow compared to main memory

• Used for long-term storage of programs and data

• The processor only occasionally interacts with secondary memory

• Common secondary storage devices are the floppy disk and hard disks and compact disks or CD

• It is as thin and flimsy as a sheet of paper but is protected by the sturdy, square jacket that encases it.

• Since the rust is made of iron, which can be magnetized, the disks stores magnetic signals.

• The pattern of magnetic signals is a code representing your data

3 Standard sizes:

• 8-inch is called a largefloppy

• 5.25-inch is called a minifloppy

• 3.5-inch is called a microfloppy

5.25-inch floppies were invented by Shugart Associates

3.35-inch floppies were invented by Sony.

The typical 3.5 floppy drive holds 1.44 MB.

Drive

• Zip, the most popular super-capacity floppy disks is the Zip disk.

• It holds 100M, which is 70 times as much as 1.44M floppy

HARD DISK

• Might have a storage capacity of 40 gigabytes. This is about 300 times the amount of storage in main memory (assuming 128 megabytes of main memory)

• Hard Drives are usually designated as Drive C

• Hard disks are better than floppy disks in three ways:

  • Hard disks are sturdier than floppies

  • Hard disks are hard and firm; they don’t flop or jiggle. They’re more reliable than floppies

  • Hard drives hold more info. Than floppy drives.

• The typical hard drive holds 40 gigabytes.

• The typical floppy disk rotates between 5 and 10 times per second.

• The typical floppy disk rotates between 5-10 times/second. The typical hard disk rotates between 90-167 times/second.

• The hard disk is non-removable

CD-ROMs

• CD that holds music is called a music CD

• A CD that holds computer data instead is called a computer CD

• The standard CD-ROM disks has a diameter of 12 centimeters and holds 650 megabytes.

• The CD can hold 99 tracks, totaling an hour of music or 650 Mb.

CD-RW

• CD-rewritable drive, which can write onto a blank CD-RW disk and then edit what you wrote.

DVD

• 1997, the electronic industry selling an improved kind of CD, called a Digital Versatile Disk (DVD)

• Holds 2-hour movie (including the video and sound)

• Movie Lovers call it a Digital Video Disk

VIDEO CARD

• A board that pugs into a personal computer to give it display capabilities

• Graphics Accelerator: adapters graphics coprocessor for performing graphics calculations

• Video Card are also called video adapter, video board , video display board, graphics card and graphics

UNDERSTANDING VIDEO GRAPHICS

• The video/graphics card converts digital data into signals that can be sent across a connector to you monitor, which interprets the signal into an image on screen.

Learnings of the Week (ROLLORATA)

JULY 14-18, 2008

On the fourth week of the class discussion of Computer Education, we continued viewing the movies made by the other groups. We submitted our movie 1 week after the deadline which made me frustrated. The moviemaker is friendly because the contents and opearations were understandable. Yet, the factor that gave us a really hard time is the habit of this moviemaker. Guess what I’m talking about. Urgh. The program does not respond often resulting to losing our unsaved data and restarting the system as well. One of our struggles was none of my group members has internet connection in their personal computers so we really had a tough time going to net cafés and downloading images in relation to our topics. I can really say that computer education in the fourth year is somehow a torture (slightly) to us. Yet we still do our best to attain and accomplish all the requirements of the subject.

Learnings of the Week

Learnings of the Week

by: Mary Trishia V. Tabigue IV- RIZAL

WHAT IS COMPUTER?

•A computer is an electronic device that helps people perform different task.
•An electronic device for the storage and processing of information.
•A programmable machine that inputs, processes and outputs data.
•An electronic device that stores, retrieves, and processes data, and can be programmed with instructions.
•In general, a device that uses digital technology to process and manipulate information.

TYPES OF COMPUTERS

•1. Microcomputers
•2. Workstation
•3. Minicomputers
•4. Mainframe Computers
•5. Supercomputers
•6. Wearable Computers

1. Microcomputers

•The term microcomputer is generally synonymous with personal computer (PC), or a computer that depends on a microprocessor.
•Two classifications of microcomputer
a) Personal computer or PC
b) Portable computer

Personal computer or PC

•A small, relatively inexpensive computer designed for an individual user. In price, personal computers range anywhere from a few hundred dollars to thousands of dollars. All are based on the microprocessor technology that enables manufacturers to put an entire CPU on one chip. Businesses use personal computers for word processing, accounting, desktop publishing, and for running spreadsheet and database management applications. At home, the most popular use for personal computers is for playing games.

Portable computer

•A portable computer is a computer that is designed to be moved from one place to another (in other words, it is a computer that is portable). Portable computers, by their nature, are microcomputers. These includes laptops or notebook, sub-notebooks, tablet computer and personal digital assistant.

Types of Portable Computer

lLaptop/Notebook Computer. Laptop computers have similar computing power to personal computers, but are much lighter and portable. Laptops have a removeable, chargeable battery pack so that the user does not always require a mains electricity supply for its use.

lSub-notebook Computer. A portable computer that is slightly lighter and smaller than a full-sized notebook computer. Typically, subnotebook computers have a smaller keyboard and screen, but are otherwise equivalent to notebook computers.

lPDA or Personal Digital Assistant. Personal data assistants (PDAs) are handheld computers that were originally designed as personal organizers, but became much more versatile over the years. PDAs are also known as pocket computers or palmtop computers. PDAs have many uses: calculation, use as a clock and calendar, playing computer games, accessing the Internet, sending and receiving E-mails, video recording, typewriting and word processing, use as an address book, making and writing on spreadsheets, use as a radio or stereo, recording survey responses, and Global Positioning System (GPS).

lNewer PDAs also have both color screens and audio capabilities, enabling them to be used as mobile phones (smartphones), web browsers, or portable media players. Many PDAs can access the Internet, intranets or extranets via Wi-Fi, or Wireless Wide-Area Networks (WWANs). One of the most significant PDA characteristics is the presence of a touch screen.

Tablet PC. A Tablet PC is a notebook- or slate-shaped mobile computer. Its touch screen or digitizing tablet technology allows the user to operate the computer with a stylus or digital pen, or a fingertip, instead of a keyboard or mouse. The computer is linked to a network using a wireless or wired link. The form factor offers a more mobile way to interact with a computer. Tablet PCs are often used where normal notebooks are impractical or unwieldy, or do not provide the needed functionality.

2. Workstation

•A desktop computer that has a more powerful processor, additional memory and enhanced capabilities for performing a special group of task, such as 3D Graphics or game development.

3. Minicomputers

•Midsized computer. In size and power, minicomputers lie between workstations and mainframes. In the past decade, the distinction between large minicomputers and small mainframes has blurred, however, as has the distinction between small minicomputers and workstations. But in general, a minicomputer is a multiprocessing system capable of supporting from 4 to about 200 users simultaneously.

4. Mainframe Computers

•A very large and expensive computer capable of supporting hundreds, or even thousands, of users simultaneously. In the hierarchy that starts with a simple microprocessor (in watches, for example) at the bottom and moves to supercomputers at the top, mainframes are just below supercomputers. In some ways, mainframes are more powerful than supercomputers because they support more simultaneous programs. But supercomputers can execute a single program faster than a mainframe. The distinction between small mainframes and minicomputers is vague, depending really on how the manufacturer wants to market its machines.

5. Supercomputers

•The fastest type of computer. Supercomputers are very expensive and are employed for specialized applications that require immense amounts of mathematical calculations. For example, weather forecasting requires a supercomputer. Other uses of supercomputers include animated graphics, fluid dynamic calculations, nuclear energy research, and petroleum exploration.
•The chief difference between a supercomputer and a mainframe is that a supercomputer channels all its power into executing a few programs as fast as possible, whereas a mainframe uses its power to execute many programs concurrently.

6. Wearable Computers

•The latest trend in computing is wearable computers. Essentially, common computer applications (e-mail, database, multimedia, calendar/scheduler) are integrated into watches, cell phones, visors and even clothing!

Learnings of the Week

I learned about:

FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF A COMPUTER

1. System unit- acts like the center or core, processing the data and information it receives from input devices.Output devices like printers receive the system unit’s processed informations.

• •The system case is a plastic and metal box that houses components such as the motherboard, disk drives and power supply unit.
• •There are two basic types of system case: desktop and tower. Desktop case: is designed to sit horizontally on a surface, so that it is wider than it is long. These are usually used for

  • office or home PCs. 2 basic sizes: standard and slimline. Tower case: is designed to sit vertically on a surface, so that it is higher than it is wide. 3 basic sizes: full, midi and mini.
• Parts of the case

  •Cover: the case has a cover which is removed by either undoing the screws at the back, or pressing together clips that release it.

  •Front Panel: provides access to the floppy and CD, a power on/off switch, a reset switch, and LEDs (light Emitting Diodes) to indicate drive operation.Rear panel: has slots through which interface card connectors appear. these slots should either be covered by an interface card or a metal strip known as a blanking plate.
• The motherboard is the largest board of the computer system. It contains the CPU, BIOS,

  • memory, mass storage interfaces, serial and all the controllers required to control standard peripheral devices, such as the display screen, keyboard, and disk drive.
• The mother board battery: is used to preserve the computer’s clock’s time and your BIOS settings while the computer is turned off.
• CPU ( CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT) -is the device that interprets and executes instructions.It has the ability to fetch, decode, and execute instructions and transfer information to and from other resources over the computer’s main data-transfer path, the bus.
• •The system clock synchronizes the operation of all parts of the PC.
• Main memory-Holds the programs and data that the processor is actively working with.
• Secondary memory-The contents are easily changed, but this is very slow compared to main memory.
• •Zip, the most popular super-capacity floppy disks is the Zip disk.
• Hard disk-Might have a storage capacity of 40 gigabytes. This is about 300 times the amount of storage in main memory (assuming 128 megabytes of main memory).
• •The standard CD-ROM disks has a diameter of 12 centimeters and holds 650 megabytes.
• •CD-rewritable drive, which can write onto a blank CD-RW disk and then edit what you wrote.
• •1997, the electronic industry selling an improved kind of CD, called a Digital Versatile Disk (DVD)
• •Graphics Accelerator: adapters graphics coprocessor for performing graphics calculations.
• •Video Card are also called video adapter, video board , video display board, graphics card and graphics.
• •The video/graphics card converts digital data into signals that can be sent across a connector to you monitor, which interprets the signal into an image on screen.

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Learnings of the Week (fourth week)

By: Sharra Mae S. Tagaro IV- Rizal
On the fourth week of our class in TLE, we were told to make a movie using either Windows SP2 or the Nero moviemaker, in our group we used the Windows SP2. We did have difficulty in making the moviemaker because we are not yet good in making movies (and it really is my first time to make a movie!). We fully exert all our effort in making the movie, with that I learned about how to use the moviemaker.
I learned that, after we download our movie from our digital video camera or cellphone cam to Windows Movie Maker, we can polish our video by adding transitions, special effects, titles, credits, background music, and narration. These special features add mood and depth to our movies, making them even more fun to watch. I also learned that, Windows Movie Maker includes about 60 transitions and 28 special effects we can easily use to add professional touches and visual interest to our movies. Transitions are how one scene switches to the next. Rather than simply ending one scene and beginning the next, you can use Movie Maker transitions to insert fades, flips, dissolves, and other dramatic shifts between scenes. Special effects change the appearance of a video clip by rotating it, slowing it down or speeding it up, or making it appear like old film footage. Like transitions, you can easily add special effects to our movie by dragging the relevant special effect icon onto our movie timeline. Transitions cause our video clips to overlap by about one second, which means we won't see all of the first or last second of our clip. So, when we're filming, it's good to start the camera a few seconds before the action starts, and to keep filming for a couple of seconds afterward so that we have time to transition between scenes. There are many video effects or special effects available in windows like ease in, ease out, film old age, sepia tone etc..I also learned that we can add more than one effect to a clip. For example, if we want to both brighten a clip and add a zoom effect, we can add Ease In and Brightness, Increase. We can also add a single effect multiple times to increase the effect. For example, add multiple Brightness, Increase effects to brighten a scene even more, or add two Speed Up Double effects to quadruple the speed of a clip.I also learned that we can use the same techniques that movies and TV shows do to begin and end their films. By using the title and credits feature in Windows Movie Maker, we can easily create an interesting title sequence at the beginning of our movie and provide a list of credits at the end. We can also place titles in between scenes of the movie. Opening titles introduce our movie to our audience and provide background information about what they're about to watch. Credits at the end of our movie provide a more satisfying ending while telling the viewer who was in the movie. This is also a great place to thank the people who helped us make the movie. We can show credits on a blank background or over our last clip. In Movie Maker, credits are considered a special type of title that can comprise many lines. We can also use titles throughout our movie to introduce scenes or describe what is happening on screen. Remember, we can add titles any time we want the viewer to know what we're showing or who someone on the screen is. There's no better way to create a mood or crank up the energy in our movies than by adding music. Movie Maker shows our song on the timeline. If the song extends beyond the end of the movie, drag the right edge of the song so that it ends at the same time as our movie. Otherwise, the song will keep playing after our movie is done. It's a nice touch to have the music stop during a quiet spot so that it doesn't just stop abruptly. If the background music is too loud or too soft in comparison to the movie, right-click the music on your timeline, and then click volume. I also learned that we can record ourself speaking over our movie. This is perfect when we need to describe what's happening on-screen or tell stories that happened off-camera. If you don't like the way your narration sounds, don't worry—nobody likes to hear their own voice. Just relax and speak in a normal tone, as if you were telling a friend on the phone about your movie. It may take you a few tries to get the timing right so that your narration doesn't go on longer than your movie. If you misspeak often, it might help to write a script that you can read during the narration.
That is all that I learned about making movies..

Learnings of the week (third week)

By: Sharra Mae S. Tagaro
On the third week of our class in TLE, we were told to make a bulletin for the nutrition month with the theme " Sa wastong nutrition ni mommy, siguradong healthy si baby." I learned in that task that in order to finish a certain task we must therefore have cooperation and teamwork.