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  Augmented reality (AR) is one of the biggest technology trends right now, and it’s only going to get bigger as AR ready smartphones and other devices become more accessible around the world. AR let us see the real-life environment right in front of us—trees swaying in the park, dogs chasing balls, kids playing soccer—with a digital augmentation overlaid on it. For example,  a pterodactyl might be seen landing in the trees, the dogs could be mingling with their cartoon counterparts, and the kids could be seen kicking past an alien spacecraft on their way to score a goal. With advances in AR technology, these examples are not that different from what might already be available for your smartphone. Augmented reality is, in fact, readily available and being used in a myriad of ways including as Snapchat lenses, in apps that help you find your car in a crowded parking lot, and in variety of shopping apps that let you try on clothes without even leaving home. Perhaps the most...

Mondly, Dualingo, Memrise and Busuu are some of the online tools that you can practice or learn a language. Such apps provide you many activities and quizzes. They send notifications to remind you that you need to practice. I used Memrise a few years ago and it was a unique experience. You can practice any language you want, whenever you want with these apps.  They are all free to use but if you want to upgrade you can always buy a premium account. 

  Biteable  is a video-making solution designed to help marketers, HR representatives, agencies, and entrepreneurs create animated videos for Facebook and Instagram advertisements, cartoons, commercials, presentations, and more using customizable templates. Biteable is arguably the easiest video making-tool. It helps you to make your lessons look more interesting. You can create a video about any topic you want with Biteable.  Here is a video about Biteable:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv2mW2z3OtQ

 Mindmeister is a mind-mapping application that allows you to create effective mind-maps for your lessons. I have tried many mind-mapping websites/apps but the most useful one was Mindmeister. It has a simple interface where you can find templates for your works. Also it is easy to download and save your works after you're done with them because it uses a cloud software to save your works. So, you don't need to worry about saving your works.  Here is a link for my mind-maps:  https://baranbersanalisan.blogspot.com/2021/03/tpack-method-and-samr-model.html

 Kahoot is a fun online tool that allows you to create quizzes for your students. It is a game-based online tool. You can create trivia quizzes for your students and unleash the fun in classrooms.  We used Kahoot many times in online education and I think it is one of the best tools for creating quizzes because it allows you to edit questions and answers freely. You can share your Kahoot code after creating a quiz and by using this code your students can join in. Each question has points and the top three scorers are displayed at the end of the quiz. Here is a video about Kahoot: 

 Quizlet aims to help students practice and master what they're learning. It has a feature named "Flashcards", it can be helpful to teach and memorize new terms and definitions. You can write a word in English on the one side of the card and on the other side you can add an image or write the L1 word.  It is mostly used for "Flashcards", but you can also create tests and games for your students. 

 Canva is a free online tool that allows you to create designs for your works. It is very simple to use and includes lots of templates to use.  I used Canva many times this year to design and edit photos for our brand. It is very easy to learn and use. One can create a design or choose a template to work on.  Teachers can use Canva to create outstanding posters and images for their lessons.