PODCAST

 Hi everyone,

This week my task was to make a podcast. It was a different experience because I have never tried creating a podcast before.  I was initially confused because I could not decide what or how should I talk to make my podcast more appropriate and interesting. It was difficult to gather my thoughts because I was thinking of so many ideas and I had only 60 seconds to talk. We were given four options for our podcast and I choose to share my own ideas about how to improve the world. I used PodOmatic as my tool. Initially, I could not figure out how to use it and record my voice so I tried to learn about it. After I prepared my speech, I started to record my voice. Even if it was a short time I really felt anxious about it because I was constantly thinking about how my voice sounded and whether the tone of my voice or my pronunciation is right. When I attempted my first record, I was not confident but after some other attempts, I could complete the task. 

To be honest, I could not have fun during this experiment but I am glad that I tried and learned a new thing. In the future, I can rarely use podcasts to help my students' learning process if the context is proper. I think that using more visual tools is better in the teaching process.

PADLET EXPERIENCE

 Hi everyone, 

In this post, I will talk about a web-based project in which I work with my friends collaboratively. In our Educational Technologies class, we talk about using websites in language teaching and how can we use them effectively in our classes, we search for some sites that can be used for education. Our task was to choose one of the topics that our teacher give us and prepare a KWL chart about our topic. We used Padlet for this task and our topic is 'Bullying at school'. Firstly, each of us wrote a point about what we know about bullying, and then we discussed the points that we want to learn. After we did our research, we write the answers our questions. However, each student worked individually when we were writing the topics, we worked together while we prepared a wall on Padlet. It was really fun to explore the things we can do on Padlet with my peers. On Padlet there is a wide range of resources that makes it easier and more fun its use for the members. I think these sites like Padlet can be helpful for language-teaching classes. It can enhance the student's understanding while using the internet etc. 

In this task, I worked with my friends Sude Nur Şahin, Buğra Güler, and Gülbeyaz Karaca. We helped each other to understand the task and make it successful. If you want to look at our task on Padlet, you can click here

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