Digital Teacher Identity

 Having a digital teacher identity is one of the remarkable qualifications for teachers in today's world; therefore, I mentioned the contributions of some significant topics for being a digital teacher, including blended language learning, online formative assessment, online feedback, and innovative digital tools for language skills. 

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Online Learning and Its Crucial Qualifications

There are some significant topics for online learning, including online teaching and learning, presence in the online environment, fake engagement and students’ engagement in online learning, and flipped classroom. In this writing, you will read a summary of a discussion with one of my friend.

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Policies Toward English in Turkey

 English learning education has been one of the essential topics in Turkey. Despite long-term learning in English, learners are not qualified enough to speak, read, and write about in English. For this reason, the Turkish government is taking some steps to enhance the learning process. For instance, in the previous years, compulsory English education started in 4th grade in Turkey, but it has been changed. From now on, compulsory English education has been lowered from 4th grade to 2nd grade because the government asks to utilize from the advantages of the younger brains to handle the English education problem. According to some research, from birth, the brain is active and open to new information. However, this activeness is gradually decreasing until puberty. After puberty, the brain becomes less active, which reduces the efficiency of the brain. The government paid regard to "the critical period" of learning and took the step. To me, their goal is to create an environment for "acquired" language because the younger brain means the more acquired language. There are some advantages of learning English at an early age, such as learning the second language faster and efficiently, adopting pronunciation, and improving the cognitive process. However, it has some disadvantages, as well, such as not being ready for the second language and delaying the development of the first language. Besides, there should be some improvements to enhance the English language learning process for children, such as being aware of the needs of the learners and providing a meaningful learning process.  CLICK HERE TO READ MORE..

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Here is My Certificate of Instructional Design for E-Learning

The aim of the course is to understand what is E-Learning and how to design and develop effective E-Learning interactions, assessments and games.

A NEW TOOL FOR EDUCATION: AUGMENTED REALITY (AR)

Augmented reality (AR) provides an environment that creates a realistic simulation for users via some visual elements and it enhances or changes the real world via these virtual elements.  This technology can be used every part of education, such as biology, chemistry, math, physics, and foreign language education to help learners in a learning process and enhance their creativity. The reason is that realistic simulation enhances the tools and activate students’ brain which affects their learning process in a good way. In other words, they will learn more effectively thanks to AR technology compared to the old one. 

Old techniques, such as textbooks, role-plays, videos, and others can enhance learner’s interaction with each other but these techniques have limitations in foreign language education. The reason is that these old techniques do not provide effective and meaningful activities or context. Thanks to AR, they can explore and experience the use of language in real-life conversations and activities. Everyone should be aware that language needs more practice to comprehend a language. With AR, they can practice real-life conversation and they can discuss what they have experienced which help them to speak well.

 There are some apps or websites that can provide AR technology, such as Augment and HP reveal. With these apps, I can create effective and attractive activities or games which will make my students more successful and motivated. 

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Here is an example for AR from Augment website; https://agmt.it/m/SAJYEFCW

 

 

Firstly, You should downland Augment app to scan the codes. Secondly, click and scan the code like I did, then you will see the dancing shark in your phone. 

 

HP Reveal is another app that provides AR. You should download HP Reveal app to scan pictures and to create your own reality.

 

 

 

Here are my videos of the Augmented Reality, it is so fun to use it. 

Here is another video of AR,

 

Do not forget! Augmented reality is a living tool,    we can do things beyond what we think.

FLIPGRID

Flipgrid is a platform that allows teacher and students to construct new videos about a topic. A teacher can ask a question about a topic and students can response to videos about the topic or discuss it.  In addition, students build and strengthen social learning skills by discussing.
This platform can be bad for shy people because they need to record selfie video or they do not want to attend any discussion topic because of this situation.  
On the other hand, Flipgrid is so enjoyable because you can discuss a topic anywhere and anytime with your friends. Also, you can add some gif to your video which is another way of fun. 

ORIGIN OF EDUCATIONAL TOOLS: HOT POTATOES

Hot Potatoes is a program for creating quizzes. It consists of different applications, such as multiple-choices, short answers questions, matching exercises, and gap-fill exercises.  Teachers can construct quizzes by using these tools.  It is an old educational tool and maybe the origin one. There are many applications like Hot Potatoes, like Quizlet and Kahoot.

I created a quiz to experience it, you should try to gain experience.

Here is the one that I created. :)