Learning is Fun Through Technology

  Hello, We are group B supervised by Dr. Faizah Alanazi and we have made this blog for our computer & language course. our course focuses on how technology has made learning much easier. Technology is limitless. So, as a group we like to think of technology in a different way. Thus, here in our blog we will post topics about the many different ways in which technology have made learning easier and fun. So, We would like to greet all of you our lovely visitors welcome and we wish you an enjoyable reading! 🥰 Each of us sees that learning has multiple ways to learn it and also the ease of taking it in a way that is comfortable for the learner. Therefore, we like to think that learning could be fun through technology. In our blog, we will post many topics about how learning through technology is fun and entertaining. For example, Games can be useful and can make learning fun at the same time. Some games build skills and experiences that could be beneficial for the learner. Our bl...

  What is an E-book: is an electronic book designed or converted to a digital format to be read by any digital device such as computers, phones and tablets.  How can an E-book help you learn a language: Well, the answer for this question is simple. E-books provides many amazing features that can help you learn a language more than printed books. They can include other media forms in them. For example, videos and audio records. Therefore, the learner would have a rich interactive material that is quite different from traditional books. The E-book can be narrated by a native speaker of the English language or any other language. This will ensure that the learner learn the right pronunciation of words while also learning the written form of those words. The pros of using E-books :  1. Easy to carry around. 2. More creative and fun. Especially, when teaching children.  3. Creates an interactive experience. 4. Visually appealing. 5. Wonderful for read...

  “The incredible thing about the technology is that you feel like you’re actually present in another place with other people. People who try it say it’s different from anything they’ve ever experienced in their lives.” Mark Zuckerberg What is Virtual Reality:  It is basically a simulated experience of the real world or completely different from the real world designed or generated by the use of computers technology. It allows us to design an environment that can seem real to the player. This environment can be explored in 360 degrees to give an immersive experience combined with the feeling of the player is presence in the environment. It creates an illusion whereby the player thinks that he or she is in another place.    How can VR help us to learn: VR can enable us to design a perfect simulated experience of a real classroom. Learners can interact with programed students and teachers. This is actually what some game developers tried to make. A full experience of a...

  What is a story-driven game: A type of games that people these days really like and seem to enjoy are story-driven games. In some of these games you can have choice that will allow you to affect the story itself and the environment around you. How can this type of games help a learner learn a language:  It makes you feel responsible about the choices around you and how you have to be careful when you choose, because it will effect the characters feelings and what will happen to them. It’s like you build the ending of the story. So, how can these kind of games improve our language?! Well, while you are playing, you will face many troubles and obstacles which will then makes you think about how to solve them. Then, of course, you will try to understand how to fix them, if you fail and start from the beginning of the chapter your brain already knows how to solve it again and you will choose the right options. so, that makes you Learn by using thinking skills. Also, in some game...

  App description: Duolingo helps learners acquire a second language or even two languages by learning them simultaneously. The application offers over 40 languages. Such as Russian, French, Spanish, Arabic, English, and much more. It is important to know that each language lesson or course focuses on acquiring a language through the main four skills of learning a language. For instance, listening, reading, writing, and speaking. In addition, Duolingo uses the flashcard method, direct translation, and most importantly a skill tree that requires the learner to follow each branch to access the following lesson. How the application works: The app uses games and different methods. For example, flashcards, direct translation and lastly a skill tree that helps the learner to follow each branch to access the following lesson. Therefore, you have to finish the branch for basics before you can access the branch for basics 2. As it happens, every lesson would give the learner specific w...

Game description:    Using flashcards for language learning is a great way to learn new words and concepts. How the game works:  ‏It is a very common method when learning languages, because of how flashcards are easy to use and make. The game requires you to highlight words and make card that has a question on one side and an answer on the other. Thus, you have to guess the answer before you turn the card to the answer side. Making flashcards is very simple. Follow these steps:  1. Read a text that has what you need to learn from words. Read the text carefully a few times, because then you will know exactly which words you would like to memorize and which you don't.  2. Find and mark definitions or words. Highlight the most important things like definitions, keywords, and key phrases.  3. Finally, write your flashcards. Also, thanks to technology this final step has been made much  easier, because you can design your own flashcards by using app...

  Game description:  Wordscapes is a very popular game for learning new words. It’s very fun and entertaining. From this game, you can learn new words at anytime. It’s very simple and easy game to play. How does the game works: First, the player should spell the words using the letters. Second, link the letters by swiping between them, then if the player got all the words right, the player will be able to move to the next level. Thus, It teaches the player how to spell words. and it helps in memorizing words in more affective way, but most importantly in a fun way. The pros of learning from this game: 1. learn new words. 2. Memorize words in a fun, easy and more affective way. 3. It teaches the player how to spell words. 4. It can be played at anytime  It’s available in phones, tablets and even computer. You can download it for free from App Store for ios devices, and from Google Play for Android devices.