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The Advancement of ELT Using Polls

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    Source: Mentimeter ( https://shorturl.at/ikzX5 ) Welcome back, students! I hope you're having a nice week. In this blog post, we're going to explore how you can enhance your teaching and interaction in the classroom using polling apps! “What is a polling app exactly?” Basically, it is an app that lets you, as a teacher, assess your students or ask their opinions on a particular topic. Usually, polls are used as formative assessments to measure students' progress. Besides that, as a student, you can use this for discussions, surveys, presentations, and so many other activities. Sounds interesting, right? Without wasting more time, let's just dive right into the point! There are numerous polling apps and websites which you can access such as Mentimeter, Poll Everywhere, Quizizz, Slido, and EasyPolls. Despite having so many options, I will only talk about one polling app that is already well-known. It is Mentimeter! Have you ever used this app? I hope you have! So, Men

TED-Ed vs Edpuzzle: Which One Is Better?

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Greetings, students! In the vast universe of infinite knowledge and stories and history, let's just dive right into today's new adventure! Talking about infinite knowledge, sometimes, we get lost trying to find a way to deliver new information to students. It can be because we run out of ideas on how to deliver it. "So, what do you suggest?" I suggest you use a video-based learning! There so many websites to use, and today, we have two to discuss. The first website is TED-Ed, which stands for technology, entertainment, and design. TED-Ed was initially launched in 2012, and its popularity has been rocketing ever since. You may be wondering about why and how it is so popular among different generations and professions with over 3 billion viewers annually. Like the name suggests, TED-Ed provides technology-based learning that is entertaining and educational. It is designed in such way to engage with different kinds of students as well as catch up with the advanced techno

Autonomous Learning Through Recorded Teaching

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      Source: Zoom ( https://zoom.us/id ) Hi, welcome back, students! After talking about some applications and websites the students can use, in this particular blog, we are going to discuss another program that we can apply to language teaching and learning. It is Zoom! As you have probably known and experienced, we used this communication platform during the pandemic because everything was done online, including going to school. Well, I have actually touched the surface of this topic in the previous blog, so let's directly discuss our main focus! Recently, I recorded a teaching video with Zoom about passive voice. There were no significant problems except internet connection. It got a bit laggy at some points, but fortunately, it was still manageable. "Is it effective and easy to use? Should I do it for my students?" The answer is yes! I really recommend you to try it because it is actually a very simple program. There are a lot of tutorial videos that you can find on