Instructional Technologies

This week's lesson started with a summary of the last week's lesson. We mentioned the tables, the amount of internet usage, and web evolution once again. Later on, we read a table [Picture 1], in which we learned more about Web 1.0, Web 2.0, and Web 3.0 . During discussions, Deniz Kasap said that in Web 2.0, the most used application is Facebook and she added that Amazon and GittiGidiyor  are good examples for Web 3.0 since they keep track of our actions.   After reading and discussing the features in the table we went on with this week's main topic; online platforms . Mr. Karacan said that sometimes teachers may not have enough materials for the next lesson. In that case, doing online quizzes is the best option. It not only gets the students' attention but also lets them have and learn at the same time. In the lesson, we analyzed a few sites like EdWordle*[Picture 2], WordSift*, etc. and played Quizlet -which I failed to succeed...- I quite enjoyed our lesson this wee

During our lesson, we examined a few tables (e.g Global Digital Usage, Most Used Digital Platforms, etc.) and came to the conclusion that the number of people between the age of 16 to 64 using mobile phones, the internet, and social media has risen since last year. To quote Mr. Karacan "Every 8.5 out of 10 individuals use internet connection.", which means that people can connect with each other through the web and we, teachers, should use this opportunity in our favor. Later on, we discussed the short teaching videos on the internet. Ayşe Sude mentioned a guy on TikTok teaching English and we exchanged views on whether this is effective or not. We also mentioned the applications used to practice languages such as Discord, Duolingo, Tandem, HelloTalk, Cambly, etc.  Then we analyzed the most visited websites in Turkey like Google, EBA, Translate, etc. meaning that there are millions of students in our country using the internet for education and language purposes. We continued