FAREWELL!!!

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It's me for the last time. The term ends with this post. I don't know about the future of the blog as I am not sure whether I will have a course to use this blog or not. It is a goodbye and thank you post. 

The course was very challenging for me. I had lots of problems with the apps and websites I am using and sometimes I had difficulties in understanding the tasks. I wasn't familiar with such tools so it took so much time to prepare a task as I wasn't accustomed to even the simplest tools. Creating animation was the hardest challenge. It was too above me. I had to spend almost 7 or 8 hours completing the video. I know that we are living in a technology age but still, I had hard times in this course. But, it was fun sometimes. After creating a video or a handout I was very proud of myself. I liked the outcome. Sometimes the outcome was very satisfying which makes me proud or sometimes I didn't like what I have done. 

The course has strengths on the other hand. It helped me to get used to the technology and create handouts etc. that I can use in future classes when I become a teacher. Before the course, I didn't know how to use the technology in my future classes but now I have more information and skills to use the technology in my classes. 

Thank you for being here and sharing your precious time with me. Goodbye, Take care!

THE LAST TASK: WEBQUEST

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This time my task is about creating a technology-enhanced project. This task is the last task of the term. For this task, we are expected to create a webquest for the students. This task is about making the tasks on the coursebooks more technology-enhanced. To do this we use webquests and today we are creating a webquest!

For this task, I was pair with Yasemin. We chose the preparing a sports magazine with a group task and converted it into an online poster creating task. We used Questgarden to show the task to the learners. It is a webquest creation site that is not that hard to use but it takes time to get accustomed to it.

For making this project technology-enhanced, we gave students a site to explore and a task to create an online poster. 

You can reach the webquest we created by clicking here.

It was my last task this term. Hope you are all well. See you!

AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) HANDOUT (The hardest task so far!)

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Today I am here with another task of mine. This time I will be sharing my thoughts and experiences on Augmented Reality and the task I created. Augmented Reality (AR) is an enhanced version of the real physical world achieved through digital visual elements, sounds, etc. We were expected to form a handout using AR. I was pair with Yasemin.

We had really hard times using the AR applications. Actually, I am still not very satisfied with the handout we created as we couldn't manage to understand and use AR applications well. We asked for some help from our classmates and then formed the handout. We used 3D AR visuals and 360° VR videos.

If you are interested, here is the link to the handout we created.

 Exploring London with AR

Also, we prepared a video to help you with the handout we formed.

See you!