9_Ayçam Özlü

Until this week; through presentations, lectures and Coursera lessons we covered how to integrate technology into our teaching and learning experience. Week 2 In the second week, which is the first week we started the course, we learned the topic of instructional theories. Under this title, we learned main topics such as what learning is, the history of educational technologies, 21st century skills, digital literacy and generations of the web. Week 3 This week, in addition to continuing to the instructional technologies and the  history of educational technologies, we learned benefits of productivity software,  the ICT competency framework and technology integration strategies.  Like last week, we continued to make the teaching process more effective, interesting and efficient and to learn how technology is evolving in education. In addition, we learned how to share content with students, how to use technology effectively as a teacher, and how to not just “add” techn...

When choosing the topic on which I would prepare a Canva presentation, I took care to choose a topic that was appropriate for the age group and to match the achievements of the student profile I selected.  I used the GSE Toolkit and curriculum books to make sure the topic was appropriate for the target students' level.  With this activity, I aimed to achieve the goal of learning daily activities.  How does the content of my Canva presentation match these learning goals because the Canva presentation has a content that teaches the routines and activities that every person follows in their daily lives.  This activity effectively supports learning because it introduces students to the routines done during the day with simple language and easy examples. I integrated the content knowledge, which is daily routines, into my lesson plan through Canva through a presentation that explains and introduces the subject to the class.  While preparing this presentation of the s...