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Exploring Interactive Multimedia Digital Content

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Information and Communication Technology have changed the ways people live, work, learn, talk and play. In many countries, digital learning system is being built through the incorporation of information communication technology in schools. Bangladesh is not different from this. Children of the primary schools often called the digital or net generation. The Internet, smart phones, social networks brought the most significant change over the past decade in our daily life. But in general sense what do we understand about ICT? ICT is commonly used as an umbrella term for a wide collection of computer-based instruments, resources, environments, procedures, and skills used for obtaining, processing, and communicating information. I have visited two different schools to know about the use and infrastructure of ICT in primary schools of Bangla and English version. Selected Units: 1.       Unit 2, Lesson 1-2, See you! (English for Today, Class 5) 2.       Unit 3, Lesson 1-2, Saik
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Review on Edmodo

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Edmodo: Edmodo is a global education network that helps connect all learners with the people and resources to reach their full potential. Edmodo is an educational technology company offering a communication, collaboration, and coaching platform to K-12 schools and teachers. Teacher can share content, quizzes, assignments and can communicate with students and parents through Edmodo. Edmodo is mostly a teacher-centric educational platform. Parents and students can join Edmodo by using the invitation code sent by the respective teacher. Edmodo connects learners with people and resources to reach their full potential. Edmodo was founded by Nic Borg, Jeff O’Hara, and Crystal Hutter in 2008. Currently it has 87.4 million users around the globe. It is a different kind of social learning network for encouraging collaboration and sharing in the classroom. User can create account in Edmodo for free in three different kinds_ 1.      As Teacher 2.      As Student 3.      As Pa
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Review on WebQuest

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WebQuest: WebQuest is a constructive lesson format that is wrapped around some doable and different interesting tasks. A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web. These can be created using various programs, including a simple word processing document that includes links to websites. It develops higher level of thinking.  The model was developed by Bernie Dodge at San Diego State University in February, 1995.  Essentially, WebQuests are mini-projects in which a large percentage of the input and material is supplied by the Internet. WebQuests can be teacher-made or learner-made, depending on the learning activity the teacher decides on. WebQuest gives the opportunity to take Internet into the language classroom, on both short-time and long-time basis. It does not require any special or technical knowledge to produce or use them. Learners can do group activities in WebQuest, and as a result th
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Review on TED-Ed

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TED-Ed:  TED-Ed is TED's youth and education initiative. TED-Ed’s mission is to spark and celebrate the ideas of teachers and students around the world. TED-Ed is producing a growing library of original animated videos to provide an international platform for teachers to create their own interactive lessons, and to helping curious students around the globe to gain presentation literacy skills. Teachers can create their own lesson using any videos that are available in YouTube. Teacher can create new videos to create their own lesson. The education platform TED-Ed has grown from an idea that serves millions of teachers and students around the world every week. Both teachers and student can use TED-Ed to teach and learn. TED-Ed is a very user friendly educational platform where teachers and students can easily understand how to use it. It is easily accessible and has a very intuitive user experience design. To use TED-Ed one must open a TED-Ed account using their
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Advantages and disadvantages of a tutor blog and Facebook group for teaching English language

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Advantages and disadvantages of a tutor blog and Facebook group for teaching English language: Internet has become an increasingly important feature of the learning environment for students. I nternet applications respond to students and other people questions in real time. Students are seeing Google as a new Teacher and the Internet as a school.  There are so many different tools and technologies available on the internet today, and so many associated terms and concepts. Most of the students are familiar with “Facebook” and “Blog” in this technological era. Facebook is commonly used by the students all over the world. Facebook is a popular free social networking website that allows registered users to create profiles, upload photos and video, send messages and keep in touch with friends, family and colleagues. The site is available in 37 different languages. Facebook was originally designed for college students in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg while he was studying at Harvard U
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