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THE LAST POST OF THE COURSE Hello friends; We have come to the end of the term.You know I have created this blog for Instructional Technology and Material Design Course and you remember my teaching philosophy statement which shapes my teaching way.It is a quotation from Albert Einstein. I encountered with this statement at the beginning of the term and I think that it reflects my thoughts for education .During the course period,we have learned a lot of things about technology using in education especially in language learning.We have used different websites and tools all of which serve another aim for education.Generally these tools and websites are interesting for students so they motivate them to use technology.However,to create an outcome using these tools requires imagination.In every stages of the course period,I have used my imagination for example you can see it here evidently.It has made me surprised too much to see that I have created new things such as digital story...

MY RSS FEEDER EXPERİENCE I have heard about it before but I have not used it.It is a software which allows you to follow many blogs:RSS FEEDER. RSS is acronym for Really Simple Syndication.If you are following many blogs,instead of controlling them every day whether they have been  updated or not,you can set up RSS Feeder and it checks them for you and displays the new notifications. I follow some blogs about cooking,travelling,comedy,education and teaching English.After setting up RSS Feeder,I have realized that I have not long entered most of the sites which I follow also some of them have not been updated for a long time so RSS gives you opportunity to make analysis like these  on the websites you follow. You can see some of the websites and blogs which  I follow and there is a new notification for me :) Above is the way of adding new link onto RSS Feeder.You click on the ''+''  botton on the left side of the page for adding link,then copy the link,...

INFOGRAPHIC DESIGN Hello Everyone; I am here again to introduce you some of my favourite Web 2.0 Tools. I like Web 2.0 Tools because they let us do many things.You do not only obtain information but also you create,edit,share content and collaborate.If you are using technology to support your teaching in the classroom,Web 2.0 tools are indispensible for you.Also,they are user-friendly and easy to use. -You can use these tools for your presentations using many types of visuals such as posters,pictures,slideshows,videos,graphics etc... -You can add audios like podcasts and recorded voices into your teaching. -You can  make students collaborate using these tools such as Padlet. -You can prepare quizzes online instead of traditional paper work quizzes. -You can communicate easily and be interactive using social media like Facebook,Twitter etc. -You can store your data. -When you do all of these,you and your students have fun. I have made an infographic to introduce som...

DIGITAL STORYTELLING IN EDUCATION Digital storytelling is a new type of story telling using digital tools.Since we can use digital storytelling as a learning and teaching tool,we have learned to make a digital story in Instructional Tech. and Material Design Course. Firstly,we were instructed about digital story telling,elements of digital storytelling,kinds of stories and learning power of DS.Also we have examined some examples to have an idea about digital stories. Secondly,we were given three project options to create a digital storytelling  and asked to work as groups in two.In this project,I have worked with   E.Billur Hacıoğlu. We have chosen the option about creating a fictional story with drawings and audio. -We have used Microsoft Photo Story  as a tool. -We have developed some fictional characters that are animals and prepared our drawings. -We have written our script which homes young learners. -We have added a narrative track and music which...

CREATING AN ONLINE POSTER Hello everyone; This week's assignment is CREATING AN ONLINE POSTER.Frankly I can say that this is one of the most enjoyable works during the period.We are asked to prepare an online movie poster based on a book we read and imagine that our books were being into the movie and we are responsible for their advertising. I have chosen ''Hiroshima''  written by John Hersey as the book.There has never been a movie based on this book.It really made me surprised because the book has got a very suitable plot for a movie.Also,it tells about the most devastating event the world has ever known.It is the story of the real people.I think we need awareness about this tragedy as the people of today's world and a movie can transmit it to the next generations.I hope that a director or producer hears my suggestion ;). I have used Postermywall as a tool for this assignment. This tool lets you create posters,videos and graphics.I like most that it...

I HAVE  FOUND A BOOK TREASURE! Hello friends; This week,our teacher has assigned us to evaluate a website.I decided to evaluate one of my favourite ones.It is  https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home  . Oxford Owl is a website which is created to help support for children’s learning at home and at school.It offers especially comprehensive reading materials,activities,ideas,expert advices for children and their parents.Oxford Owl lets you find many tools such as phonics lessons,free e-books,activities related to these online books.Also,it has got a very successful navigating system for parents who want to help support their children. We are assigned to use some analysis questions for evaluating the website.Let's start with the first one and go on. -Who authored the website? Is there any information about their qualifications or credentials? -Oxford Owl is an online product of Oxford University Press .With origins dating back to 1478,Oxford University Press...

A NEW WAY TO NURTURE THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN YOUR STUDENTS Hello friends; This week's task is to prepare an Internet Based Project.For this project,our teacher introduced us PADLET as a tool.Padlet is an application to create an online bulletin board.You can display information for any topic.You can add images,links,videos etc...You can return the information easily,change or add more later.It looks like a corkboard that you can pin whatever information on.This corkboard can be made completely public or completely private.Also,it is very easy to use and access,especially access is not complex,just you enter your e-mail adress and a password. After introducing Padlet,our teacher wanted us to choose one of two tasks and work on it as a group .The first task was about a global or local problem.The second one was about freedom;individual rights. We chose the first one and decide to work on a global problem ,Endangered Species.  As a group we thought that that topic would fit...