Google Jamboard: Interactive Whiteboard

     Jamboard is a digital whiteboard which enables people to share their knowledge regardless of space and time. People up to 50 can use a jam simultaneously which is impossible for a normal classroom whiteboard.

     You can easily join Jamboard through your google account and you can easily create a jam through clicking the plus sign in the bottom right corner of the page.

     Then you will see a blank white board:

    Now you can start drawing shapes, adding notes or pictures and prepare a workplace for your students beforehand. You can assign group work roles such as leader, writer, presenter and others. 

    If you don't have enough time you can use Slides Mania for templates. Through Jamboard you can do a variety of activities to enhance the teaching and learning process.

    If you want to know more about Jamboard you can watch the video below:

     See you 👋👋👋

Edpuzzle: Create Interactive Videos!

     Edpuzzle is a web-based application where you can edit videos to make your students actively engage in the lesson contents.

     You can easily create a teacher account and search for videos suitable for your lessons. It is possible to cut the video and just focus on the important parts. You can also add your voice over the video. 

     You can add open ended or close ended questions or additional notes in the video to make a more enhanced learning process.

     There is also an option which prevents students from skipping the video.

     This is the link of the video that I've made through Edpuzzle:

     https://edpuzzle.com/media/627fd3a32fdf7242d1ee6164

      For the further information you can visit the following link: 

     Getting Started with Edpuzzle

Pear Deck for Google Slides!

      Hello~ this week we tried Pear Deck which is a web-based application where you can create interactive slides to enhance the quality of the learning process. 

     First, you should create a student or teacher account using your school's postal code and your email. Then you should activate your account with the link sent to your email. 

     After that you should add Pear Deck to your Google Slides, then you can start creating your presentations. 

     You can ask your students open-ended questions or close-ended questions. You can also expect from your students to give an answer through drawing or dragging the dot.

     It is also possible to start with Google Slides, continue with Pear Deck and finish your presentation with Google Slides. 

     To make the ordinary prestentations unique and to engage students with lesson through their active participation. It also enables a secure and comfortable environment where students can share their ideas and knowledge without fear of making mistakes and to be mocked. Because all of the answers are appearing anonymous.

     If you want to know more about Pear Deck you can visit the following link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfAOZY_lbps

See ya 👋👋👋

Duolingo~ An Entertaining Way To Learn a Language!

     Duolingo is an application where you can learn a variety of languages in an entertaining way. This languages include English, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, etc. It makes you practice writing, reading, listening, speaking, and translating between your mother tongue and that particular language. 

     It has 10 different leagues which are in order from first to last Bronze, Silver, Gold, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Amethyst, Pearl, Obsidian and Diamond League. With this way it encourages you to study harder through competing with other learners.

    The lessons are being divided into topics or according to grammar makes it easier to comprehend. It also induces you to study everyday through unique and encouraging sentences like "Hey, it's Lily. Duo says you're ignoring him, so I'm filling in. Keep up your 5 day streak. Or don't. Whatever".

     I've been using Duolingo for a few years and found it beneficial to learn a new language. Currently I'm learning Spanish, Chinese and Korean. And it is quite fun!

  Right now I'm on Emerald League and I was number 1 last night :')

You can access the website through this link:

 https://tr.duolingo.com/

You can also dowload the application from Google Play Store or Apple App Store.

Have fun! See you 👋👋👋

My Certificate!

 

     Through infinite sources on the Internet we can always learn new things. There are plenty of websites where you can get free courses on any topic you are interested in. This websites include edX, Udemy, IBB Enstitü, Bilge İş, Coursera, etc. These courses supports life-long learning, therefore you can benefit from them regardless of age, time or space. 

    Also, it has a range of different type of areas such as language learning, fine arts, computer related applications, pediatric, sociological, etc.

     I took a course from IBB Enstitü called "How to Write a Formal Email". Both during my academic life and after my graduation I will need this ability to contact with my teachers or my employers, that's why I thought that I should take this course.

     Here is my certificate:

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QR Code for My Blog~

 

     I've generated a QR code for my blog. With this way, you can easily share and access my blog. You can also create your own QR code using https://tr.qr-code-generator.com/.

Here is my QR code:

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Social Networking~ Blogs of My Friends!

     As technology has developed in recent years social networking has become a hot topic. Social networking refers to using internet platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Blogs to stay in connect with friends, family members and colleagues. It enables you to share your knowledge and learn from others. Since it's a trend I thought that I should use it on my blog.

    Therefore, if you are enjoying my blog, here are some blogs of my friends who are also sharing their experinces and knowledge on material designing. I'm sure these blogs will be useful for you!

https://83430643.blogspot.com/  (Gülsüme Alpar)

https://selinsmaterialdesign.blogspot.com (Selin Akay)

https://matesignwithece.blogspot.com/ (Ece Çalışkan)

https://reachandteachmaterials.blogspot.com/ (Duygu Gümüş)

https://atwlanguagewithdilan.blogspot.com/ (Dilan Sonakalan)

Have a nice weekend! See you 👋👋👋

I've opened a class on Edmodo!

      Hello there~ My last post was about Miro and it has been two weeks already. Time really flies! And I'm still trying to improve myself in material designing. Therefore, today I will talk about my delightful experince on Edmodo. 

     Edmodo is an educational network where teachers can share lesson documents, assignments, notices, quizes etc. with their students and it was founded in 2008. It is available in Arabic, English, Spanish, German, Greek, French, Italian, Turkish, Chinese etc. 

     In the past, I had some experience on Edmodo as a student. However, it was a brand new experience for me to use Edmodo as a teacher. Thereby I had a chance to look from the persepective of a teacher and create a class for my imaginative students. 

     You can join my class through this link :) or you can use the class code which is tkfii4.

You can learn more about it through visiting this link:

Learn to Use Edmodo

I've tried Miro~ A Mindmap About SAMR and TPACK Models

      Miro is a digital whiteboard where you can collaboratively organize and design your thoughts. I've used Miro with the purpose of mindmapping. 

      There was just one template for mindmapping and it just had a few features like changing the mindmap to horizantal or vertical, and changing the line types and colors. 

     Therefore, I've dissapointed with its features. I couldn't use it efficiently, since I couldn't convey the knowledge as I wish. And the result wasn't satisfying, both aesthetically and with respect to content.

     After finishing the mindmap you can save it as pdf or jpeg file for free. I like that feature, as I said in the previous post it wasn't free in the Mindmeister. However, downloaded files were in low resolution because you know it was free. 

    Therefore, If I have to choose between Miro and Mindmeister, I would choose Mindmeister. Because it has more features and you can have screenshot of mindmap and its resolution would be the same as Miro's downloaded files.

-SAMR-

-TPACK-

     Our topic was SAMR and TPACK models. SAMR model indicates the levels of classroom technology integration. S stands for Substitution, A stands for Augmentation, M stands for Modification and R stands for Redefinition.

    On the other hand, TPACK model indicates the integrated use of (t)echnological, (p)edagogical (a)nd (c)ontent (k)nowledge.

Here is the link to my mindmap :)

For further information you can visit following links:

What is the TPACK Model?

What is the SAMR model?

How to Use Miro?