Blogging has become an increasingly popular technological tool within an educational context. Even though the potential of blog use in increasing student interactivity and collaboration has been explored by many educators, the research conducted on the effectiveness of blog use in an educational context is still quite limited and is considered as a contradictory research area. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the effectiveness of blogging as an educational tool in an undergraduate course for pre-service ICT teachers. For this study, the survey research design method was used and 75 sophomore pre-service teachers (22 female and 53 male) participated in this study. A blogging survey instrument which measured the sense of community and perceived learning was used to collect data. This data was then analyzed using an independent sample t-test, a one way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and a linear multiple regression. The result of this study revealed that there was a significant difference in the perceived learning between the pre-service ICT teacher with a low sense of community and those with a high sense of community. In addition, the Sense of Community and User Friendliness of blogs were identified as independent predictors of perceived learning while controlling computer expertise. The implication of this study will now be discussed.

In this study, it was aimed to develop a valid and reliable social network addiction scale for adolescents and young adults. In the Exploratory Factor Analysis of the scale, the application was conducted to 425 high school students between 14-17 years of age and 310 young adults between 18-43 years of age. Confirmatory Factor Analysis was performed on a different group and for this purpose, 322 high school students and 197 young adults were included in the analysis. As a result of the analyses performed, the scale exhibited a-10-item and three-factor structure in both groups. The total variance explained was 71.51% for adolescents and 70.96% for young adults. The total Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient of the scale was .87 for adolescents and .84 for young adults. With the 1st and 2nd level Confirmatory Factor Analysis performed on a similar study group, a good model was revealed for both adolescents and young adults. The Social Network Addiction Scale developed within the scope of this study is thought to have the adequate validity and reliability structure that can be used to measure social network addiction levels of adolescents and young adults.

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Öğrencilerin gelecekte nasıl bir okul ve nasıl bir öğrenme ortamı hayal ettikleri var olan sorunlar için çözüm üretme ve yarının okullarını yapılandırmada önemli ve özgün veri kaynağı oluşturacaktır. Bu bağlamda öğrencilerin hayallerindeki okullar ve bu okullardaki teknolojilerin neler olabileceğinin betimlenmesi amacıyla gerçekleştirilen bu çalışmada 373 ortaokul öğrencisinden "Hayalimdeki Okul" başlıklı bir kompozisyon yazmaları istenmiş ve veriler içerik analizi yöntemiyle değerlendirilmiştir. Araştırma sonunda öğrencilerin daha çok okulun ve sınıfın fiziki olanaklarına ilişkin betimlemelerde bulundukları; tablet, akıllı sıra, robot öğretmen ve okulsuz eğitim hayal ettikleri görülmüş ve bazı öğrencilerin sınıflarda teknolojinin hiç olmaması yönündeki talepleri dikkat çekici bulunmuştur.