It is true that social media has a significant presence in today's world and has become an integral part of our lives. Researchers have been trying to find ways to integrate social media to language classes to take advantage of the possibilities social media can offer such as fostering students' engagement with the language, increasing their motivation and making them socially and collaboratively connected. The underlying idea behind this is to take advantage of the possibilities social media can offer to achieve a better learning environment resulting with more effective learning outcomes. Thus, this study seeks to understand and reveal the effects of integrating social media on students' social presence and their attitudes to it when social media is integrated in foreign language classes. Facebook was used as part of high school students' curriculum in English lessons. Explanatory mixed design was used. Data were analysed by using paired samples t-test and content analysis. The results of the study showed that there was no significant difference in students' attitude to social media but there was a significant difference in their social presence.

It is true that mobile technologies are growing day by day and as part of they are becoming more and more integrated into everyday lives of people of all ages. One of the reasons of their growing popularity is because they serve different needs of individuals. Since mobile technologies have gained importance and become a powerful asset, different uses of them and their integration in education have become a question of many researches in the field. To have better communication and reach the new generation integrating technology to education programs is among these questions. More importance is attributed to technology enhanced teaching and learning activities than in the past. In this regard, as part of mobile technologies, social media has also become more significant. One of the descriptions of social media is platforms where students have constant access to information. Within the education context, it has become prominent that not only social media provides constant access to information, but it also supports students by allowing them to share content, collaborate and support learning. Therefore, again in the context of mobile technologies, by investigating the attitudes of students in higher education towards using social media for educational purposes, this study aims to develop a deeper and more comprehensive understanding about their possible use in education. 202 university students formed the sample of this study. Descriptive survey design with a 5 point Likert survey and semi-structured interview were used for the study. The findings of the study suggest that students have a high opinion of social media use and support its use for educational purposes. <p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0790/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

The aim of this study, which was designed as an internal case study, is to examine the remote teaching period carried out in a private school because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Data were collected by using a survey which consisted of open and close-ended questions. Data gathered from 176 teachers were analyzed by using quantitative analyses, percentage and frequency, and qualitative analysis, content analysis. According to the quantitative findings, it is seen that teachers generally experienced technological equipment inadequacy problem. IT support solutions and IT staff are found to be adequate and activities conducted for professional development are thought to contribute to the quality of education. According to the frequency density in the qualitative findings, teachers prominently emphasized problems they experienced regarding device, infrastructure, connection, applications, technical issues and students. While mentioning about ways to overcome difficulties, main emphasis is found to be on computer problems and solving problems about technical issues. The expectations of teachers from the R&D (Research and Development) Unit and school administration also focus on the arrangement of technological investments and regulations. It is thought that the results of the study reflecting the experiences of the emergency remote teaching period can be used to prepare for a possible new emergency and/or to increase the quality of distance education at K12 level. <p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0715/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

The aim of this study is to investigate teenagers'' attitudes towards the use of one of the mobile technologies, namely WhatsApp, in a language classroom. Mobile technologies include social media tools and they have a great influence on people's lives all over the world. More and more students are spending a great amount of time on social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, Youtube and WhatsApp. With social media tools' becoming an inevitable part of everyday life, researchers have started to investigate their use in education with many studies. With these studies in foreign language education new terms such as Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) and Mobile English Language Learning (MELL) have entered in the literature. Considering the potential benefit of social media tools in English language education and the amount of time students spend on using them, this study was carried out to explore teenagers' opinions about social media, particularly WhatsApp, to support their English lessons. The sample of the study consisted of 50 high school students who were all familiar with mobile technology tools at a private school in Turkey. Descriptive study was selected as a research method and mixed-method research design was used. A 5 point Likert-type survey specifically developed for teenagers and semi-structured interviews were employed in the study. At the end of the study, although there were also some negative remarks, it was found that students have a positive attitude towards the use of WhatsApp, as a supporting tool in English language classroom.

It is true that current technological advancement has a great influence on the lives of individuals in the world. This advancement inevitably brought their use to education. When the undeniable importance of learning and teaching English is taken into consideration, one of the most important concerns of English language education may be creating compelling input in learning environments. In this sense, the increasing popularity of mobile technologies as well as technology use for educational purposes has attracted serious attention in terms of questioning their effects in various settings for language education. Therefore, this study investigates whether Web 2.0 tools like Edmodo would support English classes in a way to form compelling input in blended learning environments and whether it would have an impact on high school students’ overall academic performance and most specifically speaking performance. The mixed methods research design was used to collect data so data came from a needs analysis, Oxford Placement Test (OPT), Key English Test (KET) and student follow-up interviews. The data were analysed by using descriptive analysis techniques and t-tests. The results of the study suggest that despite the possible other factors affecting the overall results at the end of the intervention, it is still possible to claim the benefits of using Web 2.0 tools in creating compelling blended learning environments in English language education.