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Social Networking as an educational tool

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              Social Networking as an Educational Tool Because of the widespread usage of social software, educators have begun to believe that it may be used for educational reasons. The purpose of this essay is to demonstrate that the origins of social networking may be traced back to past practice and theory. Educators were confident that other media, such as television, computer-based training, and artificial intelligence, could alter teaching and learning. The impact of social networks on changing teaching methods is yet to be explored. Instead of taking an all-or-nothing attitude, see social software as simply another tool, utilize it creatively, and maintain an open mind about how it could benefit education. Web 2.0 Web 2.0 refers to a collection of technologies that include social software. Web 2.0 reflects the concept of people creating new web content that is linked to current information via hyperlinks, allowing other users to discover the material and link to it, allo
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Certificate from an Online Course

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Nearpod for more interactive and fun lessons

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 Nearpod     Nearpod is an amazing tool for both teachers and students. Nearpod provides more interactive and enjoyable lessons. Teachers can adjust their slides with Nearpod, add live question bank, matching activites etc. Teachers can create their own slides or pick pre-built K12 standard-aligned slides.  Nearpod helps teachers to keep students engaged to the lesson. It is actually more important for students than teachers. Learning occurs better via interaction. Nearpod provides these facilities with it's basic but useful interface. Simplicity of Nearpod makes it more appealing for both teachers and students. Moreover Nearpod is for free! 
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Padlet&Trello as educational digital noticing walls

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 Padlet     Padlet is a digital wall where teachers and students can share post whatever they want. There can be single or multiple walls. Teachers and students can work on those walls collaboratively. On this wall, users can share texts, document, visuals, videos and audios. Those posts can be shared open to public or privately. From brainstorming board to live question banks, there are lots of ways to use Padlet. It is only limited by the imagination of the users. Trello       Trello has similar aims with Padlet but has more specified for related to specific subjects. Teachers and students can use Trello as a notebook. One of the differences between none-digital notebook is users can add links, visuals etc. Required information and clues, complicated datas can be saved orderly. As can be seen in the image, I can create boards and add ideas and information about the subject easily. These boards can be used collaboratively by teachers and students.   Here is my Trello link: https://tre
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Edpuzzle as a multifunctional educational tool

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Edpuzzle is a highly extensive educational tool. Edpuzzle mainly focus on educational video content. Teachers can find videos which related to their lesson by searching on Edpuzzle. Moreover, teachers can edit those already produced videos in order to spesify the content. By the chosen videos, lessons can be more fun and effective. Lesson related videos increases the cognition of the learners. I said Edpuzzle is extensive as the facilites of this tool is not limited with just videos. Teachers can create their own classes, or import their previous Google Classroom classes, assign quiziz, share videos and even check students whether they watched the shared videos or not. Edpuzzle can easily and effectively meet teachers overall needs.   
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Flipgrid&Voki

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 Flipgrid&Voki Flipgrid is a effective tool especially for improving pronunciation skills, speaking skills and self-correctness. Students are supposed to record their own videos or just their voice recordings. Moreover,, Flipgrip provides self cencor, students can cover their faces by using emojis. Flipgrid focuses on students. On the other hand, Voki aims to make lessons more enjoyable and fun. As Voki uses animation while conveying information, especially some kind of boring ones. Thanks to Voki, students can understand lessons while having fun.
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Edmodo for Managing the Class

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  Edmodo is a professional, but at the same time simple, useful, secure platform for both teachers and students. Especially during the distance education days, teacher have to manage their classrooms by applications or websites. These tools need to be simple and understandable for both teachers and students, as we talk about for all the education family, some of the teachers or students may not be capable of dealing complicated tools. Moreover, these tools need to be meet the teachers and students needs. Edmodo provide all of these needs with professional and simple interface. Teachers can manage their class easily, share documents, create quiziz, assign homeworks, grade them etc. On the other hand, students fulfil their duties easily and can be more interactive. Besides all of these facilities, Edmodo free and even do not show and advertisement. Thank you Edmodo!
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