Powtoon: Does It Promote Primary Students’ Autonomous Learning?

Implementing appropriate teaching media results in effective teaching and promote students to be more responsible for their learning through autonomous learning. This study aimed (1) to discover a significant difference between the students who learned by using PowToon videos and those by YouTube videos; (2) to investigate the responses of the students learned autonomously by using PowToon video. This research employed Explanatory Sequential Mixed Method Design consisted of quantitative and qualitative data obtained at a private kindergarten in Singaraja. The data were gained through post-test, interview, and questionnaire. The results showed that there was a significant difference between students who used PowToon and those by YouTube since the former average score reached 91.67. According to the result of interview and questionnaire, it was found good responses from the students and could help them learn English with greater passion and autonomously. Thus, utilizing proper media lead to the students’ independent learning.&nbsp

Powtoon Animation Video: A Learning Media for the Sixth Graders

In this global era, everything changes into technology-based likewise teaching method. In teaching, technology can be used as teaching variation and this study was aimed to develop technology-based English language learning media for sixth grade elementary students by using Powtoon animation video. This study’s objectives was for developing the prototype product. This study used Design and Development (DD) method by three steps based on ADDIE model. The stages are analysis, design, develop. Since the steps used were only three, then the product was only in the form of prototype product. In order to develop the prototype product, Need analysis, designing the product based on the analysis, and then development were done. The product was quantitatively analyzed by using expert judgment. The result of the experts judgment showed that the prototype product was categorized as an excellent media after some revisions and suggestions from material and IT expert