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   We all know that technological tools, projects, and techniques emerged in time. Let's look at them in order and with examples. - Various games - Mobile learning : We can estimate that it points mostly to apps. With the reference of my lecturer, Doç. Dr. Tuncer CAN, the app Diyalekt pays attention to the teaching of English as a second language. It includes every kind of exercise, and expressions both in written form and visual form. And all of these changes with the choice of levels such as A1, A2, B1, and B2. Also, app inholds activities depend on every skill. - Bring your own device : this technology usage in education is actually well-known in our country but not because we achieve it, because we couldn't make it possible. The project of the ministry of education was to provide tablets to state school students. But in terms of economical problems ministry couldn't afford it. - Makerspaces - Wearable Team - 3D Printing - AI : Recently, ChatGPT shows up with its popular...

  ThingLink is a tool for embedding media content in images and videos. Users can browse a library of images (including some stunning 360-degree panoramas) or upload their own images, and then they can place links on the image. These links might include explanatory text about an item in the image, or they might include a link to a video, an audio clip, or another website. There are also tools for building "Scenarios," where users can progress through a branching set of images with their own linked content, or embeds simple polls. While ThingLink is marketed as a tool for cultural institutions, higher education, and e-learning solutions, the site has dedicated resources, and pricing plans, for teachers and schools. in practice, ThingLink offers a novel and flexible way to add context and interest to typical classroom content. There's something appealing about annotating a static image with surprising content like pop-up text, links to videos, and more. Organizing infor...

  Pixton is a web-app that gives teachers and students a unique way to create stories, demonstrate learning, and enhance writing assignments — in any subject — through digital comics. Users can explore topics in Math, Science, Social Studies, History, English, Art or any other subject. Choose images from popular content, books and movies like  The Hunger Games  or  The Outsiders , plus other topics like the solar system, black history or the environment — all Common Core aligned. No drawing skills are required. Pixton levels the playing field with hundreds of preset characters, backgrounds, outfits, poses, and even emotions, all just a click or tap away. Comics can be made and shared in no time, making the classroom experience fun and memorable. It’s also a great tool for distance/remote learning. Pixton is a comic book creator that lets students make their own avatar characters and bring them to life digitally. This is designed for use in education, with teachers an...

  TPACK stands for Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge. It is a theory that was developed to explain the set of knowledge that teachers need to teach their students a subject, teach effectively, and use technology. TPACK is a technology integration framework that identifies three types of knowledge instructors need to combine for successful edtech integration— technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge the point of TPACK is to understand how to use technology to teach concepts in a way that enhances student learning experiences.   But TPACK shows us that there’s a relationship between technology, content, and pedagogy, and the purposeful blending of them is key. the TPACK framework is based on three primary forms of knowledge. So your first step should be to understand your primary forms of knowledge in the context of this lesson. Content Knowledge (CK) —what are you teaching and what is your own knowledge of the subject? For this lesson, y...

  Digital stories allow teachers to genuinely engage students in the story's message. Digital storytelling persuades the brain and the heart. Digital stories can teach students the value of emotional rhetoric, allowing them to explore new ways of acting or thinking differently. One of the apps that provides to create a digital story even book is StoryBird. Storybird is a unique storytelling platform that aims to help spark creativity in students for original writing and the creation of professionally finished storybooks. It is aimed at children in different age groups: Preschooler 3+, Kid 6+, Tween 9+, Teen 13+, and Young Adults 16+. This also works well as a reading platform in which publicly shared stories can be read and commented on, by an individual or as a group or class. This pool of material can be helpful for teachers but also for students to spark ideas. Storybird uses curation to make sure content is appropriate, and if anything unwelcome is spotted, it is rem...