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The internet was used in METU labs for the first time in 12 April 1993. For the first time, the very first web sites such as CNN and BCC were tried to be accessed. Later, respectively, Ege, Bilkent, Boğaziçi, and İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi followed METU. The rest of the story is written in this piece of paper.

"bak dostum ben Bill Gates değilim, bana öyle teknik konuşma!" :)

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An infographic on technology AND education. This infographic compares 2002 and 2012 in internet usage. Quantitative (the what) and qualitative (the how and why) perpectives.

I love how it shows the most searched items. You can clearly see what the trends were back then.

Seeing the enormous increase in the number of people using Facebook (from 3 to 900 million users), time spent on the Internet (46 minutes to 4 hours) made me think back about Punya Mishra's (at SITE Keynote) comment on making learning process a part of student's daily life. e.g. a class discussion or course content carried out on Facebook which can increase student participation. Inserting education to top trend websites or applications might be a useful idea to reflect upon.

Themes and topics of the conference: 1. ICT in Teaching and Learning 2. 3D, Virtual and Simulation-Based Learning 3. Playful and Game-Based Learning 4. Pedagogical Models in Educational Use of ICT's 5. Internet and Social Media in Everyday Life 6. Personal Learning Environments 7. Digital Media Literacies 8. Mobile Learning and Work

Thanks for sharing I would also like to invite you to the "1st International Instructional Technologies & Teacher Education Symposium" which will take place on June 26th - 28th 2013, Trabzon/ TURKEY http://ittes.org/ITTES_2013/

Matti,this looks like an interesting conference and directly related to the new media and pedagogies. Thanks for sharing.

provides interesting facts from US education world

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What began as modest and sometimes heroic efforts by faculty members to use resources and materials found on the Internet to provide their students with alternatives to buying expensive textbooks has blossomed into the Open Educational Resources (OER) movement, which is gaining traction nationwide.

The results of the current study show that teachers involved in Fatih Project were especially content with being able to make their lessons visually more appealing for their students. They were, however, not satisfied with the in-service training provided, especially in understanding ways to effectively integrate the technologies into their teaching, and the limitations put upon Internet access from the tablets. The impacts of these tools on their teaching practices were very minimal.

This infographic is to show some dynamics that make a shift to technology in education necessary. Examples given in it present the alterative power the internet has. And, the personalized learning is one of the most important advantages of technology use as an alternative to "one-size-fits-all" models as discussed in readings, which is emphasized in this infographic too.

I guess, depending on the case, the answer is both. As presented in the infographic, there are situations -for example where people can not reach schools as a result of various reasons- that make online tools a good alternative for the schools. I believe that "alternative" is a keyword for this discussion and presenting people different choices is a good approach for me. There are ideas emphasizing that "technology will not replace teachers but teachers who do not use technology will be replaced" which can be agreed upon; yet, there are others too. For example, can we ignore the ideas of progressivists if they aim to use technology to create the ideal conditions that can not be realized in institutionalized schools for the education they think the most proper?

Of course, we cannot ignore "use of technology" to create ideal conditions for today's education settings. Then, it can be said use effectively and benefited from it or them.

Here are some highlights... "An increased Interest in Online Learning, Paying Attention to the Digital Footprint, Internet Connectivity, Social Media in Schools, Mobile Devices for Schoolwork" and so on... It is worth to have a look!

This site enables one to research his/her online options with our database of more than 1,600 schools by filtering his/her choices by subject, degree level, tuition, and more to find an online school that will fit his/her needs.

The world's educational philosophy has been changed , and now that we can reach all off the sources online with a computer and Internet connection. This database is quite a beneficial source in terms of its vast filter and content.

Yapılandırmacı yaklaşımı temel alan model, bireyin internet üzerinden eriştiği, daha önceden öğretmen tarafından hazırlanmış ve öğrencinin araştırma yapacağı kaynakların belirtilmiş olduğu sayfalar içeren, günlük hayat ile ilgili bir problemin çözümünü gerektiren ve öğrencilerin işbirliği içinde çalışmalarına imkân tanıyan etkinlikler içerir.

It is really interesting that 91% of the students admitted that they failed to complete the readings before the class, and %46 of them stated they would complete it if it was in the digital format. So, it seems that digital format is more appealing than thick,old,heavy books :)

Not much surprising results for me too. I have observed similar patterns in my undergraduate classes. We also need to discuss the quality of reading experience with technology. There is some research out there.

Yes, it is not a surprise result. Enhancements in technology and devices changed people's life in many ways. For example, children meet technology and its opportunities before they meet books.Before being literate, children can learn many thing by playing games on tablets and using internet. Actually, it is an easy and preferable way for reaching knowledge.

Academic avatars are getting more and more popular as the academic faculty becomes younger, more Internet savvy and avatar-ish. I'll also get my avatar asap!

The notion of community has been at the heart of the Internet since its inception, yet our understanding of the specific contours and details of what that community should look like have changed dramatically. Initially, we were driven by the desire to engage with people we didn't know and grow our community, as shared interests and passions drove our desire to connect.

Benefits and dangers of social media in education

Mine, thank you very much for sharing this link. In my classrooms, the most frequent problems I come across are unoriginal thinking, plagiarism, and cheating. Although social media tools are amazing in that they are up to date, I have doubts on their effects on critical thinking skills of the students. Another case is informality, of course. The tools do limit the vocabulary the students use. I guess the problems that I listed are interconnected in some way. In short, we can conclude that the speed to reach, and the brevity of information the Internet and social media provide push students to be shallow in many respects. It's up to us as teachers to utilize the tools in the best way possible.

An interesting storyline from a Turkish context... :)

Comments of women are perfect, I loved them :)

Just like many other people I have realized how Facebook has started to become obsolete among people recently. I have also doubts regarding its effectiveness for educational purposes, so I wanted to share this link that includes many alternative social networking platforms to Facebook. Through this link, you can also explore a number of interest-based social networks that are seen as the 'future of social networking'. After all, it depends on our own skills how to optimize those environments for our own academic or educational purposes. :)