My Experiences With Educational Technologies

Since I was doing video editing for youtube from time to time, I was used to preparing media content for user's entertainment. However, it was the first time that I created a podcast for educational purposes with a dear partner who is my friend Toprak . We wrote the funny story first, divided it into two, then recorded each part individually, and edited the audio file with several software such as Audacity and Vegas Pro 17. Combining these gave us an important advantage in exceeding the limits of our creativity. Also, it was fun to feel free to adjust and use several digital tools for our purposes. Using and discovering digital tools which were enjoyable and efficient for our case would be very advantageous for the formation of future education theories as well, including the fact that students will live much more on their screens and explore infinite digital worlds on these.  We should be able to include daily life in our education according to the ELT education I get. However, in...

  Hi, Today I would like to discuss the Padlet experience I had recently, and my humble thoughts about the overall effect the collaborative writing tools have on the development of 21st-century learning  It can be a rush statement but for me, and my friends, this experience was much easier than wiki writing because of the modern interface and tools it brings for creators. It was also much more suitable for collaborative writing, considering me and my peers don't have to wait for locks and can actually write together unlike what happened in wiki writing.  When it comes to improving learners writing skills, the activities I and my friends did which we mentioned in our blogs, were so helpful. However, there is an important fact about our profession and age while we are doing these activities. It can be very helpful for self-aware and capable learner groups such as college students and adult learners. Although, young students who would have shorter attention spans in the futu...