QUIZLET!

 Quizlet is an online flashcard application. The most beautiful aspect of the application is that it can be used not only for teaching but also for individual learning. Also, many features of Quizlet are free!
 You can create study sets, create folders and classes.
 You don't have to join a class if you want to study on Quizlet. You can search different flashcards depending on your need.
 You can use this application for your reading activities. You can learn the unknown words of your reading here!
 If you are a teacher, you can create cards for different purposes!
 If you are a student, you can use different ways for learning new words or topics! You can learn with flashcards or by writing or matching or you can have a multiple choice test!
You can make learning more permanent and fun with the cards and games in the work sets!
Also, I think this application shortens the vocabulary learning time!

TRY THIS APP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, I STRONGLY RECOMMEND IT!



You can find different flashcards about a specific topic.      You can memorize vocabulary.

                      

You can use different ways to learn something.

FLIPGRID

  Flipgrid is a web 2.0 tool that enables us to share videos with our friends. In the free version, you can create a page for just one class and communicate with your students through blog. The duration of the video is limited to 90 seconds, unfortunately. Your students are able to respond to you with videos. Also, it is very easy and fast to use. The paid version is $ 65 a year for educators and it includes unlimited class creation. Been a membership doesn't require much information. Your name, surname, e-mail and password are enough to become a member. In order to attend a class, you need to take the class code from your teacher. It is a great opportunity for students to listen to each other and communicate with each other.
 I think students of all ages can use this application without getting bored.
 You can find my video here ---flipgrid video

HOT POTATOES

 Hot Potatoes is a freeware that you can prepare tests, quizzes and transfer them to web environment.  It is a way of improving comprehension. The purpose of the HotPotatoes is to enable us to create interactive web-based teaching exercises. Also, you don't need internet connection later!
  It includes five applications that can create exercises for the World Wide Web. The applications are;
-JCloze                                                -JCross
         

-JMatch,                                           -JQuiz

        

-JMix.

-There is also a sixth application called the Masher, that will compile all the Hot Potatoes into one unit.

How can we get this program?
- go to http://hotpot.uvic.ca/ 
- click the Download button
click the Instaler button
-It is easy to set up :) (if you're a MacOS user, you need to allow applications downloaded from other sites).

In this video, you see the test I prepared with JQuiz :)

What is Storybird?

Today's subject is for people who love reading and writing! 

Storybird is a wonderful learner-based online tool for readers and writers. It provides images and stories based on author's activity. 

Students can design picture books on their own. 

It's free and very easy to use. You choose a topic and the website provides you images depending on your topic or category. Although the interface is English, it is useful for language teachers.

To read any book published on the website, click on the ''READ'' button at the top of the site and select one of the books. 

If you have a projection in your classroom, you can also use this site in the classroom in order to do your reading activities.

I strongly recommend this website to beginners to make them read more. 

To create a class, 

-You need to click on the ''create class'' button.

-Then you need to name your class. 

-After that you need to write the names and e-mail addresses of your students. (class code is not required). 

With this website, 

-You can give group or individual assignments to your students.

-You can subscribe to the authors and follow their stories.

- It is suitable for students of all ages and levels.

-Students can create their own library with the books they read and read, they can share it in social platforms.

YOU CAN READ MY STORY --- CASEY'S PACKING ADVENTURE

PIXTON

Pixton is one of the easiest ways to make lessons fun! It is a cartoon creation tool that allows users to create comics. It is very easy to use. Unfortunately, it is not free. Although it may seem free, you need to pay to customize your cartoons.

You are able to change the facial expressions of your character but variety of backgrounds are limited.

You can introduce this app to your students and let them to create their own comics!

Besides the free individual accounts, Pixton offers a service designed specifically for schools called Pixton for School which is not free. This service enable teachers to create private rooms for their students in which they can collaboratively create and share their comics. (Classcode is required).

You can do reading practice with your students, teach grammar to your students! Students between the ages 7-12 will love this application! 

You can reach the comic I've created here -- My Daily Routine

I hope you'll like my cartoon! :)

SEE YOU NEXT TIME! 

PADLET

Padlet is a digital canvas where we can add images, videos, texts. It's an effective tool that allows us to create online material. Padlet is a web 2.0 tool. (is a tool that does not require any coding). Also, it has paid and free options! PadletPro is $8.99/per month.

  You can work in a common area with your students or with people you tutor. You can share the board you create and create a working environment with the people you want. Students are given a link or a QR code and access it from their phones, computers, or tablets. 

•  It can be used as a warming activity. Students can post something about themselves. (they can share their ideas, likes, dislikes).

•  They can design their own activities instead of using textbooks. Teachers give them feedback, it helps develop their self-confidence.

•  It can be used as a forum. Teachers can post a particular topic or issue, and students can post their opinions about the subject.

• Also, it can be used as a question board. Students can post their questions anonymously. Teacher reads and answers the questions.

• Teachers can use it in order to summarize the subject that students have learned. (they can add photos, graphics, texts and share the board with the students before an exam). 

• Also it is a very good way for collaboration. It increases interaction between students. they learn to ask each other when they have problem.

As you see, it's a very colorful way to get students involved to the classroom!

VIRTUAL REALITY

 You remember the term ''Virtual Reality'' from my previous post. I told you that it looks similar to Augmented Reality but they are different.
The term ''Virtual Reality'' is used for computer-based 3-D environments where individuals feel the sense of being there. Using VR devices such as HTC Vive, Oculus Rift or Google Cardboard, users can be transported into a number of real-world and imagined environments.

We tried an application that is called rollercoaster simulation. It was very exciting and realistic.
We used cardboards to try this app.
Dizziness and nauseation is normal.

You can see the development of VR headsets.

  Sensorama is considered one of the oldest virtual reality systems.

You are probably wondering how this technology is used in education.

 The history of this technology goes back 70 years. We, as teachers, need to find different/interesting ways to teach something because each student's learning method is different. We need to bring diversity to the classroom to attract students' attention.

 Now, every kid has the opportunity to access educational tools that exist in the world.In the classroom, students can learn history, biology, English with VR glasses. Students think that using VR technology in classrooms. Instead of learning through reading a textbook, this way of learning is more effective on students. In the video, Beyond The Frame: The New Classroom,  students look at a skeleton using VR technology. They can see the muscles, bones... They visit different countries and they learn the history of different countries. We can also support our students' language learning with the help of a virtual assistant or we can use animations to teach a subject. 

 Integrating this technology into classes depends on our imagination. :)))


Also, you can watch this video!:)
VR in Education