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   Here is an interesting web tool for you my dear readers! I personally loved the website. They let you create your own videos with uploading pictures, videos, clips, etc. So, the aim of the Animoto is easy, you can produce videos from your gallery and there are many options to edit it. Also, it is very beneficial to use it for class. Teachers can use it for assignments and lessons. And of course, students can benefit from the website! They can make a presentation or their assignments with Animoto! Creativity can add to your life more success! Here is my example video from Animoto; https://animoto.com/play/Wvx2Uki350Tj0W42aMZoTQ  

   Today I’m going to introduce you an incredible application! If you love stories and you love to create one, then this website is the best for you. On the website you can create your own story for your students. Especially for kids, you can use Storybird to reinforce their knowledge. There are many drawings that you can use while creating the story and you write every detail! Also, the students can benefit from the website, too. They can use it for some creative assignments or presentations!   I highly recommend!   Here is a story by me. I my opinion, being a teacher does not mean I only have to study my lesson. I also teach them being human. Teachers are becoming the third parent of the students. This is why I wanted to create a story about animal love!  

  Today I’m going to introduce you a game-based learning platform; Kahoot! This is one of the fun applications for the classroom activities. The app requests interaction and participation of the students. How to use Kahoot?   First thing the teacher need to do is creating a quiz before the lesson. It can be about any subject, it’s on teacher’s preferences. For example, teacher can create a quiz about the last lesson’s subject and the questions have some important details to examine students’ knowledge. There are four answers for each question. The questions are reflecting on the board and of course the answers are, too. Students connect the quiz with their special codes and the teacher starts the quiz. Students answer the questions after reading the question and answers on the board and they mark the correct one on their phones. The answers are representing by the colors; red, blue, yellow and green. So, you need to read the board carefully to answer! In the activity, most...

  Hello, my dear readers! Today I’m going to talk about a tool where you can create your own avatar. The name of the tool is: Voki. The tool provides us to present our work in a fun way. In this technological era, students love these kinds of alternatives for the lessons.   To use Voki, you need to download the app. Yes, you can download it on your phones or tablets. But still, you have an option to use it on your PCs or laptops too! After the downloading process, you can open the app. There is a random avatar at first. You need to customize your own appearance, such as changing your skin color or changing your hair style, etc. After creating the avatar, you have an option to record your voice and avatar mimics your mouth while talking. So, this is a very creative app to me! However, the options are limited for free using. You need to pay for some features. Still, there are few options to use and you can benefit from the app.   As for the educational purposes of using...

    I’m here with something new today! I want to introduce you a virtual reality game Second Life! But first, I should start with explaining what virtual world is. The definition in *Techopedia says “A virtual world is a computer-based online community environment that is designed and shared by individuals so that they can interact in a custom-built, simulated world.” So, as you can see, Second Life is also a virtual world! How does it work?     Firstly, you need to download the app. After the set-up process, you can go into the virtual world of Second Life. First thing you need to do is registering the app. Then, there is a section that you create and design your own avatar! You can create your avatar as a vampire, monster, etc. So, there are many options! After choosing your avatar, you can customize your appearance. When you finish everything about your looking, you need to walk around to practice about how to move your avatar. That’s it! Now, you are in Secon...

    Hello my dear readers! In this post, I’m going to inform you about an amazing tool; Padlet! Basically, the tool is appeal to both teachers and students! First thing we see when we view the website is the design. So, in my opinion I love the design of the website but also, it might seem a little complicated at first. After spending some time, you can understand how the tool works. You may say, why should I use this? Here is my answer. If you are using Padlet as a teacher, you can create your own class. After sharing the link for the class, it is only visible to the students and the teachers. So, you can say that there is privacy if you need! Teachers can give access to the students to lessons and can observe students’ progress, what they do, etc. Also, there is a section to share videos, pictures, writings, etc. with students and they can interact with their teacher! As for students, they can do homework or answer the questions from their teachers on Padlet while observ...

   My dear readers, today I would like to introduce you a good web tool for both teachers and students. The name of the website is; Edmodo. I personally analyzed the website to introduce you. So, please keep reading to know more about Edmodo!   First thing I recognized is the design of the website which is very simple and nice. Despite the other sites, this one seems very easy to use. After registering, the website offers a chance to create your own class for teachers. Creating a class is also as easy as the signing up part. Following this, teachers have their own unique code for their class. In this way, students can find the class easily and join it!     After creating a class, you can create your own activity for your lessons. Even if you don’t have time to create one, there are many activities that Edmodo has already prepared for each lesson. So, the website gives various opportunities to their users.   This website provides many things in a joyfu...