A PSA

 

              Hi Everyone!! 

   I'm back with a new project. My lecturer gave us a project which was boring at first but it turned out that I was biased. The project was preparing a PSA. I immediately thought about animals (as always). The video was already in my mind. All I had to do was editing. 

    My friends (Şevval Yılmaz and Doğa Şarlayan) took part in the text preparation and voice-over part, and I took care of the editing.  We have prepared a video that I like very much.  In the preparation part, I used the application called "adobe premiere rush".  The fact that the application does not recognize some of the photos and videos made the assignment difficult.  I had to find the mobile version of the app and complete it from my phone.  Even though there were setbacks, it was fun to solve them and prepare the assignment.  If I ever become a teacher, I will definitely assign a similar assignment to my students.

     You can find our PSA vidoe here!!

A Better World

 

Hi Everyone!!

  I’ve returned with a new experience to share with you. Our lecturer gave us this task -which was creating a podcast- and provided us with four types of podcasts to choose from creating a vpox, a chant/song, a sound reach story, or a 60-sec idea to improve the world. The last one was my choice because I wanted to do the task individually. 

  My idea to improve the world was already on my mind. Since I love animals so much of course it had to do something with them. The idea was in short “if we understood the animals, the world would be a better place.” So the hard thing about this task wasn't finding an idea, it was the recording. I did the recording with my phone so it was nothing professional. My cat, on the other hand, didn't let me have it any easier with her mischievous behaviors. However, despite all the difficulties I think I've managed to complete the task. 

  If I become a teacher in the future I don't know if would give this task to my students. Though I still think it might be a good assignment for them to improve their speaking skills. 

That's all for today! Hope you enjoyed my experience. If you're considering creating a podcast I suggest you try it, if you have the time, unlike me.

Here, you can find my podcast. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M5iY54HBMN7v-hbfJRdNfvalVmqSMO3K/view?usp=drivesdk

  

Be Aware Of The Parasites Around

Hi Everyone!!

 Today's topic will be my wiki experience. This time we were given the task to create a wiki page with a friend. We decided to do it with my friend Furkan. The task was to create a wiki page on a film review of our choosing. We decided on the movie called “The Parasite” directed by Boong Joon-ho. 

   After deciding on the movie to work on, we started talking on WhatsApp about how to do the task. We exchanged ideas and then I created the wiki page. Finding out how to use the wiki page wasn't hard and didn't take me long to finish it since everything we wanted to write on it was ready. However, we had a problem. Because Furkan didn't edit the page, his name didn't show up as one of the writers. Our lecturer said he wouldn't get a grade since his name wasn’t there but we talked to her and she gave him a chance to fix the problem. 

   If you plan on creating a wiki page yourself, give it a go. I will add our wiki page’s link to this post if you want to check and use it on your behalf. 

  That's all for today, see you next time!

                                 

Technology Seized Our Schools

 

     

Hi Everyone!! Today, we are going to talk about 21st century learning.

        With the development of technology, we need to produce new strategies in many aspects of our lives. Education is an important one of these aspects. In order to produce new strategies in education, we must first learn what “21st century learning” is.

       “21st century learning” is a term used to describe modern approaches in education. What are these modern approaches? They are student-centered, goal-oriented,  and especially assisted by technology approaches to provide students with the skills required by the age. These approaches provide students with adaptability, social skills, productivity, responsibility, and give them information about media and technology. Media and technology are important because in order to be creative, it is necessary to know how to access the right information and how to use that information effectively.

           The most important element of technology and media is language.  Every change in the cultures and development of societies is reflected in their language.  Technology can be used to keep up with language. Students and teachers can make use of technological devices. Internet connections and mobile devices are one of the most popular and useful ways in language education to provide interaction between language learners and teachers.

        To conclude , the 21st century is an age where consumption is very fast.  Therefore, the skills required to reach the same speed in production should be provided to the students. Lessons should be interactive, and teachers should inspire their colleagues to develop their own web-based activities. 

                

Fırst Touch

 

    Hi Everyone!!

   

    Welcome to my blog. This blog is created for educational purposes but you'll see lots of animals here because I can not focus on academic writings all the time. My brain needs some food you know. However, there will be posts about English teaching,learning and some other subjects based on my academic life(If it can be called LIFE). Hope you'll enjoy reading my other posts.