Şule's Learning Diary

I will talk about designing a digital poster. In this activity, we were asked to design either a magazine cover or movie poster and i chose the latter. I had to think of an author as a director and make a movie poster one of their books. We chose the actors ourselves and wrote quotes from the book on the poster. I chose my favorite book Crime And Punishment from my favorite author Fyodor Dostoevsky . I chose two actors that i think are compatible with each other. Before explaining the application i use and what&how i do, i want to talk about the content. If you've read the book (even if you haven't, it's a world classic you should read before you die!) you know the dark theme that readers imagine and how pessimistic Raskolnikov is. Since the book mainly tells the happenings between Raskolnikov and Sonia, who has a life as dark as his, i designed a dark colored poster that reflects the two characters: Click here to view it on Canva! I totally used the Canva and to...

 Hi everyone! Today i will share with you my digital storytelling experience. We had many alternatives but  Berkay , Çimen and I decided to shoot a PSA (Public Service Announcement) about HPV (Human Papillomavirus) . Because, especially in Turkey, we think that people should be made aware of this issue. Therefore, we explained what HPV is, how it is transmitted, how we can protect ourselves and the most important part, vaccination. The source First of all, we did research on our subject and then we met and combined our data. We designed our clip as animation and to do this we used Canva. Thanks to Canva's free tools, we were able to use a lot of images, colors, themes and shapes for our clip. Then, we recorded our voices, selected our song and added them to the clip. The process was not as difficult as we thought because we found many voice recording and video editing sites on the internet.  As an ELT student, it was an experience that helped me with fluency and collabora...

 I want to share with you one of the best experiences of my life: PODCASTING!  Çimen (You can access her blog by clicking here ) and i decided to make a vox-pop style podcast and randomly asked 12 people including students and academicians the question "Which district of Istanbul do yu think is the most liveable and why?" at our university. Everyone responded according to their own needs and lifestyles. The majority preferred Kadıköy, but there were interesting answers in the meantime. Çimen and i would prefer Şişli and Kadıköy because we both think about transportation routes the most. We had a lot of fun and socialized while asking random people questions. Although we were both shy at first, over time we became more open and relax in communicating with people. Personally, i can say that this activity increased my self-confidence. We had no difficulty in the thinking and implementation phase, but it was a bit difficult to put it on the site. We can improve this over time. ...

 Today, i will share my Padlet experience with you. I am sure you will be interested and have a look. Let's start! First of all, we became partners with my friends Murat Berkay Bozkurt , İrem Sıla Çimen and Yağmur Akyel . We chose a topic and each of us created 3 pads for each column. The topic we chose was Climate Change . I am very glad that we chose this issue as i think it is very serious and raising public awareness is very essential. I learned a lot and became more conscious because i did research and wrote something with my friends. Source I want to talk about the structure of Padlet. Today, since many applications are paid, we can't get much efficiency from them, but Padlet has become one of the applications that i get the most efficiency with its free limit. It is very aesthetic and appealing to the eye in terms of design and colors. You can support your topic easily with gifs, photos, Youtube and Spotify supplements in this application. Even if we used a limited num...

Hi guys again! Today, i want to share with you an experience that I have enjoyed very much. Here is Wiki! First of all, we became partners with my close friend Çimen (you also reach her blog by clicking here ) and went to a movie together that we wanted to watch. The name of the movie we went to was Time Of Impatience . It is a Turkish art film and reflects the Eastern culture. The place and decorations are quite realistic. You will feel as if you are watching life itself. Then, we met to interpret the film and discussed it. Finally, we have submitted the draft, in which we wrote our opinions, to the Wiki page by supporting with pictures. This experience was very enjoyable for me because we were able to spend more time and socialize with my close friend. Even if we weren't close friends, a friendship would have formed between us through the Wiki tools because they are very useful. I can use it not only as a partner, but also as a teacher candidate for my own students. I...

  In recent years, technological developments have contributed a lot to the education. That’s why we can call the 21st century “the technological education age”. The importance of English has also increased with the combination of technology and education because the language of technology is English. Technology has made it incredibly easy to access to searches, articles, documentaries etc. about history, science and more. Compared to the past, students are more open-minded and well-qualified in the 21st century. For example, a student can acquire new information thanks to their technological tools and because they mingle with technology, they can meet English. In this regard, We, English language teachers, take responsibility. There is now much more need for English than in the past. Technology and English are inseparable. Therefore, it may seem easy to learn English with just tools but people can not learn a language without interacting with each other. That’s why the need for En...

 Hi everyone! I think that there is a need for informative blogs about English in our country and i have created this blog. Here you can find something that will make you love English, make it easier for you to learn vocabulary, songs (mostly Rock music) and more. The source