Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Learn English with Lingualeo!


      Hi all, it's me again! In this post I'm going to introduce you an application that can be installed to windows, android and ios based cell phones or tablets, also you can use its website on your computer. The name of the application is: English with Lingualeo. If you want to use this application or website (both are the same thing) you may use your facebook or google plus account or just you can use your e-mail to register. When your registration finishes, it asks you some questions about your skills, abilities, hobbies etc...












      You can practice or study with this application and you can watch videos in English with subtitles. But the most important feature of the videos is, if you don't know a word in the video you can just click on the word and see its meaning.
                                



      Lingualeo has also grammer lessons but you have to pay to use its all features but without paying anything you can use it, too.  For example small tests can be done by this application at the outside of the class.
                             


      In conclusion, learners of English can use this application to improve their level, knowledge and practice what they already know.

External links:
Lingualeo for Android

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Monday, April 11, 2016

Digital Storytelling Project: How to Make a Bottle Cap Party Whistle !

      Hi all it's me again! In this post ,again, Seda Çolak was with me and we prepared "How to" video about a great thing. This thing is an handmade whistle and it looks really cool.

      At first I have to say that finding a topic for a "Digital Storytelling Project" was a big challenge for us and we tried to find something different or something we don't know, but there are a lot of "How to" videos or topics. Finally we found something different at this website. There are images and information of our topic at this page. Our steps were simple, we were supposed to take the images and texts and use them but when the creating the video part came I figured out that it wasn't that simple. We used such programs that "Audacity", "Movie Maker" but there are so many tools that can be used for "Digital Storytelling"(DS).

      DS can be used by students to enhance the understanding of the knowledge of their own. It may also improve their speaking skill and vocabulary knowledge, too. When they tell a story or make a how to video like ours their world knowledge improves and they can survive in some circumstances.

      And here is the video:


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