BlueDaisy & English

Hello!!! Today I would like to say a few words about two terms called TPACK and SAMR. These two frameworks emerged in language teaching because lately technology is a big part of life. To ease and create a better class environment, these two frameworks are needed.      Let's learn what is TPACK is first. This framework is created by  Punya Mishra and Matthew J. Koehler. TPACK focuses on technological knowledge(TK), pedagogical knowledge(PK), and content knowledge(CK). It offers an efficient approach to problems that teachers are facing in implementing technology to classes. According to TPACK framework, some specific technological tools like software, application, etc. are very important to show and guide students with a better understanding of the subject.        In TPACK framework, three types of knowledge- technological knowledge, pedagogical knowledge, and content knowledge- are combined in various different ways. As you can see in the picture...

   In the 21st century,  technology has a big part in our lives. As this is the case, language learning has its part of the cake. Lately learning a language from mobile applications become very common. It is maybe not as effective as learning in a classroom but it is a time and money saver choice.     As a user of one of these applications, I can say that they are fun, comfortable, and easily accessible. There are millions of choices for these applications. There are Mondly, Busuu, Memrise, Duolingo, and etc. Today I want to talk about the two of these which I have been using.         The first application I use is Duolingo. I use this application for learning Italian. I was a beginner in the Italian language and Duolingo helped me improve my Italian. What is good in Duolingo is the fun way it teaches. It is almost like a game and just takes 10 minutes a day to practise and improve my Italian. I also started a Korean course in Duoli...

Hi!!    A few days ago, I played an online game called Second Life and I want to share my experience with you.    Second Life is a virtual reality game. You create your avatar and a tutorial welcomes you. You can fly, teleport and of course meet new people. It has some portals like art or game. You can teleport to anywhere, see new places.      Actually, I wanted to go to my school's virtual campus, Istanbul University Virtual Campus on Second Life. Unfortunately, I was unable to find it. I found one of my lecturers profile and the location was favored by him but when I clicked it, I ended up nowhere.  When this was the case, I went somewhere else to discover Second Life universe. I always wanted to see Italy so, I went to a little town called Ciampi. The classical music was playing background and the view was really good, it felt real.  

Hello everybody!!!  In pixton, creating comics is so easy and fun!  Firstly, you choose what for you will use it; student, parent or teacher, etc. After that, you create an avatar. The tutorial part is very helpful.  I created my avatar and my account as a teacher. And then, I started to create my first comic.     My Avatar In my first comic, I dreamed that I give my students an assignment. I gave this assignment through these comics. As I create one, I become an example for them and I ask them to create another one. I also want them to use their classmate's avatars to increase interaction between students. Creating comics in Pixton is very easy. You have many options. You can choose backgrounds, characters, faces, and also the actions of characters. You can add speeches or thoughts to your characters. It is very easy and fun.  This picture is from my comic creation process; I am very excited to use pixton in my class with my students. This will be a very u...

Hi guys!  Today I want to show you something that you can easily create very cool designs. The logo of Canva      Canva is a website that enables you to create designs for logos, lesson plans, invitations, Instagram posts, and posters, etc. You can create everything you want. There are ready templates that you can use or you can create a new one for yourself. An example of ready templates        As an English teacher candidate, I use canva for creating my lesson plans and Instagram posts. In the future, I plan to use it for my students. I can create lesson plans, weekly or specifically for just one class. It will be very useful in teaching English for getting the attention of children.  Also, I would ask my students to create logos or presentations from canva. This way they can experience it. In addition, they can have fun and learn together.  This is one of my lesson plan crated in Canva: