Of Everything New

Hi guys, how are you enjoying your holidays? Feel free to leave comments to share your holiday experiences. We're trying to make this space as interactive as possible. :)

Anyway, the new year is right around the corner and school will be starting soon! Are you looking forward to it? ;)

There are definitely going to be changes in the InfoComm Club... just to name a few,

• CCA timing will have to change due to the extension of curriculum time. School will end at 2.40 pm! We will confirm the CCA time soon, okay?
  
• We will be having a new OTIC for our club! Look forward to working more with Mr Tay Kwang Ming ;)
  
• CCA fair will be held during the second week of the new school semester. We need ideas for marketing. You can contact Adriel or Miss Nur if you wish to contribute :)
  
• For those who didn't know, Mr Sean has left and we now have a new trainer, Mr Joseph. The upper secondary members will get to work with him :)

That's all for now. Will update this blog when there's more details.

HAPPY NEW YEAR, TO ALL OF YOU! :))

Something For The Holidays

Hey guys, are you enjoying your holidays, or do you have nothing to do at home and is dying of boredom? Well, here's something you can do!

CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE!

Miss Nur will be in school everyday from 9am - 5pm (unless she's on leave). If you're interested to take part in this and needs assistance, feel free to approach her. Or you can just go ahead on your own. It's definitely a great exposure especially those intending to pursue digital media in tertiary institution. :)

Till next update!

Let's Learn Photoshop!

ICC Camp 2010

Okay guys, here's the details of the camp that you need to know... So, just prepare yourselves, okay?

Overall IC: Bai QingSheng, Adriel

Food IC: Nicholas Wong, Ngo Tee Koon

Group IC: Nicholas Chew,Rachael

Games IC: Natasha

Entertainment IC: Sabrina

Prize Giving : Natasha, Sabrina

THINGS TO BRING:

1. At least 3 sets of T-shirt and shorts, enough to last day time activities over 3 days, with daily change of clothes. Watch our hygiene.
2. Undergarments
3. Night time comfortable clothes for sleep.
4. Water bottle.
5. Medicine where necessary.
6. Torchlight.
7. Toiletries – toothbrush, tooth-paste, soap, shampoo.
8. Shower towel.
9. Insect repellent if preferred.
10. Sleeping bag.
11. Pen, pencil and writing paper or notebook.
12. Thumbdrive with loaded with favourite songs, some pictures or video clips for video making practice.
13. If you have, bring along a simple camera and necessary cables for file transfer to PC.
14. Snacks.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

The cost of the camp is $20 to cover for the cost the of meals and BBQ.

You are advised not to bring too much cash and valuables for the camp. If necessary, please pass these to Mr. Lim for safe-keeping.

Those who do not have sleeping bags, or have medical conditions which make overnight stay not advisable can go home for the nights and return to school half an hour before the programme begins for the following day.


PROGRAMMES:

Day 1

1000	Gather	LT
1015-1040	Briefing + Group Allocation	LT
1040-1130	Ice Breaking	LT
1130-1300	Games	LT
1300-1400	Lunch	Canteen
1400-1430	Free time	LT
1430-1530	Treasure Hunt	School
1530-1730	MS Training	Computer lab
1730-1800	Rest	LT
1800-1930	Dinner	Canteen
1930-2030	Play	LT
2030-2100	Wash up	Toilet
2100-2300	Movie	LT
2330	Lights off	Classroom

Day 2

0815	Gather	Canteen
0830-0930	Breakfast	Canteen
0930-1230	Video Training	Computer lab
1230-1330	Lunch	Canteen
1330 – 1430	Rest	School
1430 – 1730	Games	School
1730 – 1800	Free time	School
1900 – 2130	BBQ	Field
2130-2230	Night Activities	Bball Court
2230-2330	Wash Up	School
2330	Lights off	Classroom

Day 3

0815	Gather	Parade Square
0830-0930	Breakfast	Canteen
0930-1100	Area Cleaning Put all bags back in LT Clean toilets, classroom, field & LT	School
1100-1200	Farewell Party	LT
1200-1215	Prize Giving	LT
1215-1230	Debrief	LT
1230	Home Sweet Home

SEE YOU GUYS AT THE CAMP!!!

InfoComm Club Year End Camp

Hi all! The school semester is ending soon! Like any other year, our club will be organizing a 2.5 days camp from 29 Nov 2010 to 1 Dec 2010.

There will be sharing of InfoComm skills suchs as MS Excel, video taking and editing and recreational activities.

Please note that the cost of the camp is $20 per student.

Please get your parents / guardian to sign and acknowledge the consent form and return it to Mr Lim LG asap.

Thanks, and see you guys at the camp! ^^

Microsoft Office Academic Skills Challenge Prize Presentation Ceremony 2010

Adobe Online Creative Festival

Hey all, here's something you can do after your exams! You can get a chance to win the Adobe Creative Suite 5 Master Collection when you register. (It falls on a weekday, by the way :P) You can help spread the word to anyone of your (working) freinds or relatives if they are interested to go for this seminar. :)

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

Invitation to 2010 Singapore Microsoft Office Academic Skills Challenge Prize Presentation Ceremony

This year’s competition had drawn more than 500 students to showcase their extraordinary skills using Microsoft Office tools. The Microsoft Office Specialist Certification is endorsed under Singapore Computer Society’s National PC Proficiency Program which is supported by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore. The National PC Proficiency Program certifies individuals who satisfy demanding skills standards using Microsoft Office programs. The Microsoft Office Specialist certification is recognized worldwide as a global standard for desktop computing skills.

The details of the Prize Presentation are appended below:

Date

7 October 2010, Thursday

Time

3.00pm – 5.00 pm

Venue

Microsoft Auditorim

Level21 NTUC Centre

One Marina Boulevard

Singapore 019898

DressCode
Working Attire forTeachers and Uniform for Students

Programme at a Glance:

Further details will be given soon. Thanks!

Latest Announcement

1. There will be NO CCA from 20th September 2010 to 6th October.

CCA will resume on the 11th of October onwards.

2. There will be a 3 days - 2 nights camp in school during the November holidays. Further updates will be posted here.

Good luck for your exams! Study hard! :)

Long Time No See!

Hi all! Here's a quick short post.. School term break is around the corner... NV ICC has been busy preparing for teachers day concert (which is tomorrow!!).

On behalf of everyone,

NV ICC WISHES ALL NV TEACHERS A VERY HAPPY TEACHERS DAY!!

Happy Birthday, Singapore!

NDP celebration @ NVSS.

Enjoy the long weekend, guys! And enjoy watching SOME of the stop motion done by our sec1s! :)

IP Week cum Racial Harmony cum YOG

Today, our school is celebrating IP Week, Racial Harmony and we took part in the Longest Wave Competition! Our video and camera crew took so many shots of the whole event and even mediacorp was here to film it! I bet everyone had fun (maybe a lil tired) after doing the wave many many many many times! LOL.

After all that, we better win the 10 thousand dollars prize!!

...and all the best to NV's own Larry and his basketball team mates in representing Singapore for the Youth Olympic Games!

STOP!

The Sec1s had their first stop motion lesson during CCA justnow. Come, take a sneak peek!

Looks like fun, right! :D Sec2s, you'll get to do this next week, WEDNESDAY MORNING okay! Sec1s, I'll see you guys again next MONDAY! :)

-Miss Nur.

How To Remove Scratches on CDs / MOS Update

Hi all!

Just wanna share a link with you guys on how to remove scratches on CDs:

http://aws1.wisebread.com/quickly-removing-scratches-from-cds-and-dvds_.html

Oh, and have you heard, two of our ICC members are going on to participate in the world finals for MOS! *throws confetti*

Congratulations to Li Jin and Tee Koon! :D

Results for Microsoft Office Word 2003 ExpertRonald managed to come in second! Congratulations to him too! So near yet so far! ;/

Results for Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Expert

They have won an opportunity to represent Singapore and our school at the 2010 Microsoft® Office Worldwide Championships at Park City, Utah, United States of America in August 2010!

We wish Li Jin & Tee Koon all the very best as they represent Singapore at the World Finals in Utah! Kudos & Viva La Vista Infocomm Club!

The One Who Plays The Piano

AHHHHHH....... who knew, our very own Bryan Quek could play the piano so well... bravo!

MOS FINALS

The following students, please take note of tommorrow's MOS FINALS.

5N1 SIM LI JIN

2E3 NGO TEE KOON

2E5 SEAH ZHI CHAO, RONALD

2E5 NG SAY WEI (Make up preliminary round)

You are to take your lunch at 12pm. Mr Lim has informed your subject teachers to release you earlier... Please meet Mr Sean outside the general office after your lunch.

ALL THE BEST!

Of Everything New

1. Please take note of the switch in training timings from 12 July onwards:

Monday, 3.30 pm - 5 pm : Secondary 1 & 3

Wednesday, 8.30 am - 10 am : Secondary 2

2. To all secondary 1 and 2 ICC members, you are going to do STOP MOTION ANIMATION this semester! It's going to be an interesting one so please turn up for CCA! BRING YOUR PROPS NEXT WEEK. Miss Nur will keep them in school for you. DON'T FORGET TO BRING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERAS!


3. Again, ASA submission date is 30th July. DON'T FORGET!

Set a default font for your PowerPoint presentation (2000/2002/2003/2004/2007)

If you know you'll be using a certain text style, such as a company font, throughout a presentation, you may think about setting it as the default for the active presention. This will save you from having to apply a new text style every time you enter words on your slide. To change the default for this presentation alone, choose Format | Font and in the Font dialog box, change the Font, Font Style, and Size to whatever suits your presentation needs. (In PowerPoint 2007, go to the Home tab and click on the icon in the lower-right corner of the Font group to open the Font dialog box.) Click OK and save your presentation. Every time you create a new text box (in this presentation alone), these settings will apply as default.

The fastest way to delete a layer (Photoshop CS/CS2/CS3/CS4)

Your time is precious and you’re always looking for ways to increase your productivity in Photoshop. It’s only natural then, that you want to know how to do things as quickly as possible.

Learning keyboard shortcuts is one way to do this, but there currently isn’t a keyboard command for deleting a layer. You could set one up, but why go through the hassle, when there is a hidden shortcut you can use instead?

First you’ll need to select the layer you want to delete from the Layers palette—there’s no getting around that part. Then press V to select the Move tool and press [delete] ([Backspace] in Windows) to delete the layer. It’s that quick!

Can't find a font?

What do you do if you have a client that is in love with a font, insists on using it on their website and you don't have the font on your computer? With www.1001freefonts.com, this isn't a problem. It's a great resource for free downloadable fonts. It has tools to convert PC fonts to Macintosh files. It also has links to pixel fonts for Adobe Flash users. Best of all, it has an application where you can create your own font or edit an existing TrueType Font.

Two uses for [F4] in PowerPoint (2000/2002/2003/2004/2007)

[F4] is a handy shortcut that you can use in a few ways. Pressing [F4] allows you to repeat the last action you performed. For example, if you just increased the font size of a block of text, you can select another text block, press [F4], and have your changes repeated there. It also works to duplicate objects that were just created and apply font sizes. You can repeat almost any action that requires only one button click by pressing [F4].

If you press [Ctrl][F4], something very different happens: you close out of your presentation.

ASA 2010

ACTION SCRIPT AWARDS 2010 SUBMISSION DATE HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO 30 JULY! 

Great news ey? :D

MOS Competition Results

HEY ALL! Guess what, our ICC students have emerged as the top 3 in the preliminary rounds of the 2010 Microsoft Office Skills Challenge – Microsoft Office Word, Excel and Powerpoint categories!!

YAHOO! YAHOOO!

Below are the results and the details of the finals:

Results of the preliminary round – Secondary Level – Microsoft Office Word Category

Results of the preliminary round – Secondary Level – Microsoft Office Excel Category

Results of the preliminary round – Secondary Level – Microsoft Office Powerpoint Category

Details of the finals (Primary, Secondary)

Upcoming calendar of events

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL! Not to forget, thank you to Yuan Jie for designing challenging worksheets and interesting tasks and bringing out the potential in our students. Appreciation also goes to Mr Sean and Miss Nur in giving our students the foundation knowledge in MS Office package, the TAs and Mr Lee Kwang Hou for responding so ever promptly for the Club's technical demands and Mdm Nashita for creating culture that persists till today. Also to our OTIC, Mr Lim Loo Guang for his words of encouragement and for mentoring us all the way!

VIVA LA VISTA!

Let's Party @ SCAPE YOUTH PARK!

HI ALL!

Microsoft is organising the 2010 IDEA JAM youth party at SCAPE Youth Park (see map below). Please join us!

VENUE

SCAPE YOUTH PARK

DATE

14 June 2010, Mon, 6p.m. till late

*Register today!

http://www.makeyourideasbetter.com/events.html

Event highlights:
2010 IDEA JAM
See how creative ideas come to life with Microsoft Office 2010 in this showcase of local alternative art and music – featuring rock acts Jack &; Rai and 53A, plus our 15-year-old guest DJ.

With over $10,000 worth of attractive prizes to be won in our lucky draw, you could win an LED TV, a laptop and more.

Microsoft Office 2010 Demo Challenge
Join us on stage as one of the top 2 teams in the Microsoft Office 2010 Demo Challenge. You could win a copy of Office 2010 signed by Steve Ballmer, simply by showing us how to use your favourite Office app. With over $3,000 worth of exciting prizes to be won, join now before the contest ends 9 June!

CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE EVENT!

Not an Insider yet? Join the Microsoft Office 2010 SG Insiders on Facebook, and be the first to find out about the latest event updates. BE AN INSIDER NOW!

Follow us on Twitter and join us on the road to the Office 2010 launch!


*Spread the word to your friends! Best is to get as many as possible to register, or you can register on their behalf. Whether or not you attend, it doesn’t matter, most importantly we need the sign up numbers! :)

Welcome To Action Script

Hi all, this June holiday, why not pick up some useful tips / learn new skills from some of Adobe's software?

Here's a video on an introduction to action scripting.. Hopefully you'll learn something about the basics of action scripting from this video. This is good for those taking part in the Action Script Awards. Sec1s, you'll learn action scripting in semester 2 :)




You can find more video tutorials online! Just GOOGLE!

Have fun!

June, Oh June!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS, EVERYONE! 

Of course, the ones who will be enjoying themselves are you! Yes, YOU! Poor Mr Sean and Miss Nur have to work as per normal :( But if you'd like to come back to school to accompany us, feel free to do so anyday from 8am to 5pm! Hehehe.

Okay, on a serious note, there are certain groups of people who "DIE DIE" must come back to school to attend workshops / complete their projects...

1. Sec 1s who have yet to complete their animation. Reminder, submission date is 4th June 2010. Be sure to call Miss Nur @ 82988243 before you come, okay!

2. Cyber Wellness Ambassador Programme for Sec 2s (Tee Koon & Eugene)

3rd - 4th June 2010

9am - 5 pm (lunch included)

You will meet at the venue at 8.45am. Here's the map to the school - NAVAL BASE SECONDARY.

3. Sec 2s involved in the Action Script Awards. Reminder, submission date is 25th June. But please don't wait till the last minute to complete your flash game! -____-"

4. Sec 2s involved in the NSC (Algorithm) I'm sure Mr Sean has given you the dates to come back for training...

But to tell you the truth, if you want to excel in C#, here's the secret....

Okay, I'm just KIDDING, please. You're supposed to LOL.

Alright, that's all for now! :D

CCA on 26th May 2010

Sec 3
Report to lab 4 with the sec 1.

Sec 1
ANIMATE! submission
4 June 2010

-Finish up animation and hand in (non participants)
-Finish up and hand in / come back drg June hols - before 4 June
REMINDER: MAXIMUM duration of animation - TWO mins
keep your animation as simple as possible.

CHECK:
ONE object in ONE LAYER
use SCENES (cut down number of frames)

NEXT SEMESTER:
GAMES (Flash) & Dreamweaver / Photoshop