Hello everyone again! How are you? I'm asking this specifically because we had a busy midterm week. If you're wondering about me, I'm doing my homework that I need to finish after a very busy week... Now that the "hi, how are you?" part is over, let me get to what I'm going to tell you.

This time our task was to prepare a podcast. I chose the individual topic of 'Improving the World'. What I had to do was: find an idea that would make the world a better place and prepare a 60-second podcast about it. The reason I chose this topic was because I had already thought about it. Among the solutions, I chose the one that was most suitable for our lesson: 'Separating waste with AI!

With the help of AI, a smart camera in the waste separation device will scan the waste and throw them into the correct waste bins. We will be able to use this device at school, at home, on the streets, and in workplaces. Thus, we will have a cleaner and greener world.

I got help from the varacoo website while preparing my podcast. You can access the podcast I made here. The website was very easy and convenient to use. The only thing I had trouble with while preparing was adjusting my speech. I got it done after a few repetitions, other than that it was very fun and easy to do. It was the most enjoyable homework assignment I have ever done. That's why I will make my students do this in the future. They will need to pay attention to both pronunciation and stresses, which will be a fun opportunity to improve their English. 

Infographic

 Hello everyone again!! Today I will talk to you about a homework assignment that I really enjoyed doing. If you are ready, turn up your brightness again and lean back.

Let me briefly tell you about my assignment; Infographic Creation Task: Ethical and Legal Issues in Technology Use. First of all, let's look at what infographic is together. An infographic is a visual representation of information, data, or knowledge designed to present complex information quickly and clearly. It combines text, images, and graphics to communicate a message or tell a story effectively. And I was required to create an informational infographic on ethical and legal issues related to effective technology use. My infographic topic is cyberbullying. The reason I chose this topic is that we are in the age of technology and most of us socialize in virtual environments and it is much easier to be bullied there. I prepared my homework with the help of PiktoChart. You can reach myassigment by clicking here.

 I think it is a very suitable tool for preparing infographics and I found the template suitable for my topic very easily. I tried other tools but they were not as easy to prepare as PiktoChart. In general, it was fun and easy to prepare, but since it was my first time using this tool, it took me a while to get used to it. In addition, when I wanted to add visuals to strengthen my assignment, most of them were paid, so I could not add the visuals I wanted, and I even had a hard time finding visuals that were suitable for the subject.

When it comes to questions such as how can we use infographics in education and what are their benefits, I think infographics attract students' attention and make them more memorable because they are mostly visual, use less text and are in a poster style. It will be very useful to use it especially in foreign language classes. Since it will attract students' attention and they will not get bored, their interest in the lesson and the language will increase.

Be careful while surfing the web and take care of yourself see you soon!!