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Hello, my dear readers!   Today I will talk about wikis! click here for source Wiki is an online platform where you can share new information jointly and edit them. It is an interesting fact because literally, anyone can edit the information given without any restriction. This week we learned what kind of wiki pages exist and how we can edit them. Also, we created our own wiki page as ELT department of the school. We shared overviews about our favorite books and commented. I liked wiki-ing, it was fun! If you want to check out mine, click here .       click here for source Do not forget to comment! I am curious about your thoughts too! Enjoy and stay tuned!

Hello, hello, hello, Sarah here! Did you miss me? Because I’ve missed here while I was not posting. Fasten your belts readers, looks like we have a very up-to-date topic that we should think about as teacher-to-be-s today!                                                                          click here for source Firstly, what comes to your mind when I say “teaching with technology” ? I can say that with new generations, it is inevitable for us not to integrate technology into our classes that we will lecture. It is the absolute fact that technology is a big part of our lives. So, if we use it wisely, we benefit more from it.                                               ...

Rise and shine my dear readers!   I’ve got big news for you. As a part of our course, we recorded a podcast with my friend Saliha! Well, if you haven’t heard it so far, I will explain briefly. click here for source Podcasts are like online radio shows and they are very popular. They can be about any topic you want. They can be listened to anytime and anywhere. They also can be series and downloaded. Personally, I like listening to motivational and psychological podcasts on my phone. Yet, I sometimes listen to open courses from well-known universities. They are really useful and also helps me with English. Take it as a piece of advice! So, here is my review of our podcast and its process. The recording part was both fun and funny. Because hearing your own voice is a bit both interesting and cringe-making. But, I have to admit you get used to it and I like it. The challenging part was editing and adding some sound effects to add mood to our podcast. We used Aud...

Hello, my dear readers again! I hope you are having a beautiful day! In this post, I will briefly talk about the historical development of CALL. CALL is an abbreviation of Computer-assisted-language-learning.  With the development of computers, teachers and students started to use computers in different ways throughout history. And of course, it is inevitable to avoid technology in a learning environment. I prepared a short timeline based on the milestones. If you are interested in more detailed information you can check this video and if you want to see a good example of  CALL check this . I hope it will be helpful for you. Stay tuned!                                                                     click here for source

Hello, again my dear readers! Today we will briefly go over the features that we must have as a student in the 21st century. In a world where everything changes constantly, we should have certain qualifies to provide success. 4Cs are the main skills that we need to know. They consist of Critical Thinking, Communication, Collaboration, and Creativity. Critical thinking is the ability to think rationally and put yourself on other’s shoes. It helps us to analyze and evaluate situations clearly. Communication is an absolute must for us to be successful in today’s world and with it, we can adapt ourselves to new circumstances and people easily which is an essential point of Collaboration. Furthermore, as I said above, everything changes and becomes ordinary rapidly. So, if we want to be effective and advantageous, we should keep up with new things and procreate different things. Apart from them, we nee d to know where we live, our world, our culture. We should be innovative and ...

Hello, gorgeous people who are reading this blog right now! Welcome to my newest and actually only blog! I always wanted to be a part of this world and now I am. I am so eager to post here about Instructional Technologies and Material Design course. I already can see this will be very beneficial for me and especially students of English Language Teaching department. As a matter of fact, it is my goal. I hope you enjoy and stay tuned!       click here for source