Öznur Erbek | ELT Materials

  In today’s world, internet is an inseparable part of our lives. We use technological tools everyday for everything. Therefore, using those tools for educational purposes is one of the best things we can do with them. With the available sources such as video conferances, online courses, practices that can be made online, e-books, free educational websites and apps, using technology for education is easier in every respect. Additionally, using them creatively and of course, suitably, make learning something that everyone can actually enjoy. Students’ creating an educational blog, for example, is a way to make them use technological tools effectively. When they create something on their own, they could see what they have learnt in the learning process, and have visible outcomes. Writing about a topic, practicing creative thinking and doing researches to gather the information needed can be a different and entertaining useful development in classes. According to Boyd, social networking

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  Trello is an online tool for managing projects and personal tasks. As teachers, we can use Trello for synch&asynch research tasks, whole class collaboration, doing&tracking group projects etc. In the page I created, there are some advices and steps for learners that look like to-do lists. In this page, alongside with the basic advices such as buying a dictionary and creating a study plan, there are some apps that learners can use in learning English. This page can be useful for students as it is not focused on a unit in schools. It focuses on acquiring a language properly and include the use of that target language in our daily lives.

I created a  Jamboard Page  for the topic Tenses in English. Jamboard is a page that can be used as a whiteboard and teachers can use it easily in online teaching. I created an introductory schema for my students to see each tense structure at the same time.  https://jamboard.google.com/d/1Aj0cMAjYDSKLrdUdsTlE780Y_Y3ZxQeUn1k5LmaECJU/edit?usp=sharing

 I created an English Class on  Edpuzzle . In this page, The class is for 5th graders and I edited a video about using "going to". There are multiple choice questions they can answer, I also added notes with translations and explanations about the questions and the topic. With this page, students will be able to enjoy the class with video content.  Video link: https://edpuzzle.com/assignments/608ee846207d6e415a82d61d/watch

 I created a page with  Voki . This activity is created for children. The character is a snowman and the content is about teaching students the names of the months. This character looks like a cartoon and can be interesting for young learners. They repeat the months' names with the snowman.  https://www.voki.com/site/pickup?scid=17931855&chsm=73916212dc15510e5e4e8e406876f2f6

I created a  Padlet Page  for students. It's about describing favorite movies/tv series. With this activity, students will have a chance to talk about the show they like. Since it is easy to understand and the task is not too hard, students can do it without struggling and the the task is entertaining. Students can also see each other's posts in this page and read what they wrote.