Social Networks as a Learning and Teaching Environment and Security in Social Networks

Technology is in a constantly evolving and changing structure since the existence of mankind. Because of this dynamic structure, technology fulfills a number of functions such as facilitating people's lives, time, profit from work, profit from cost, making life more enjoyable. At the same time, technology is used in all areas of life, and it also causes changes and transformations in these areas. Education is one of these areas, perhaps the most important, that technology affects. The hunter society, written with nails, made an important step with the paper's invention, and the written documents were moved from the stones to the books. The invention of computers and the internet has also opened an important milestone in human history and education. In the beginning, the course contents loaded on storage units such as floppy disks, CDs, DVDs were used by the students and teachers, computers were included in the education systems. During periods when we have not yet met with the internet, computer-assisted education has found a large place in many educational institutions and in the curriculum of education level. The development of information Technologies led to widespread use of the internet over time, and shortly thereafter examples of use in education began to increase. Computer-assisted education has also led to the rapid transition of education through internet-supported education, along with the different demands of the network society's individuals. Users are not satisfied with the internet environments where only reading authority is available, and more and more active and interacting requests have come to the agenda. Beyond reading, social networks that make it possible to comment, create content, upload/share/view images, upload video/audio files, and make video, text and voice calls have become popular for users. Social networking platforms where users interact with the environment or with other users in the environment have been attracted by the diversity of user profiles, the usage rates and durations, and the easy and versatility of accessibility. Because of these features, studies on the use of social networks in the field of education to support learning and teaching have also been accelerated and diversified. Social networks can also contain some security issues because they are huge platforms where billions of users are together. Having information about security issues as little as possible, what to do when they are encountered is important for the continuity of learning and teaching. The aim of this study is to demonstrate the importance of social networks, education, learning and teaching influences, possible security threats to be encountered in social networks, and measures to be taken. It is hoped that working in this context will shed light on the work of learners, teachers and decision makers on the subject

Influence of E-Portfolio Supported Education Process to Academic Success of the Students

13th International Educational Technology Conference -- OCT 30-NOV 01, 2014 -- Lisbon, PORTUGALProblem Statement: In recent years usage of e-portfolio in education has become the topic of many researches. In these researches it is generally emphasized the influences of e-portfolio to the learning attitude, academic success and usage of information technologies. Purpose of Study: In this work the influence of e-portfolio supported education process to the academic successes of 10th grade students of Tekirdag Technical and industrial Vocational High School has been studied. Within the scope of the research, e-portfolio supported education in test group in Vocational Development course and traditional in-class education was applied in control group in 2nd semester of 2010-2011 academic year. Method: Control Group Trial Model with pretest and posttest was applied. Findings and Results: While assessing the findings from the work it was benefited from SPSS 17.0 package program for statistical analyses. Kolmogorov-Smimov nomality test was applied in order to see whether the difference between pretests and posttests of test and control groups. In comparison of quantitative data t-test and Mann Whitney U test was used. Conclusions and Recommendations: According to the findings obtained at the end of the research, academic success posttest scores of the students in test group was higher comparing to that of students in control group. Based on these findings it was reached to the conclusion that e-portfolio supported education process influenced the success of students in positive way. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd

A swot analysis to raise awareness about cyber security and proper use of social media: Istanbul sample

Internet is a cyber-ambient where the number of users is increasing consistently as a result of wide opportunities those are provided and where access can be ensured with information technologies. Today, via internet and social media where the number of users reaches billions, the samples of committed cybercrimes and cyber-attacks are increasing throughout the world. For this reason, it is inevitable to raise awareness in the society about cyber security and social media use. Raising awareness also can be done by providing education for all sections of the society. It is aimed to bring the expert person who has knowledge and experiences to provide support about creating substructure of education about both cyber security and using social media, by considering potential of institution and organization, and these sharers hosted by Istanbul Provincial Directorate of National Education and it is aimed to make cooperations. In line with this aim, Cyber Security and Proper Use of Social Media Workshop was realized in Istanbul on 17-18 February 2018. In discussions made within the scope of the workshop, the participants made SWOT analyses on behalf of using social media properly and to raise awareness for cyber security. In that study, information will be given about these analyses performed for Istanbul province. Keywords: Cyber security; social media; awareness; swot analysi

Distance education practices at universities in Turkey: a case study during covid-19 pandemic : Distance education practices

After the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a pandemic, universities in Turkey, like many other countries, began compulsory distance education in March. Most of the courses are conducted by distance education. Millions of students and academics have been involved in distance education through technologies enabled by the existing infrastructure of their own universities. The difference in distance education infrastructure and readiness among universities has been seen more clearly in applications. The variety of course materials shared with students, synchronous and asynchronous processing of courses, teaching practice and internships, examinations, varied from university to university. In addition, in this process, universities have tried to continue education without disruption and have had to tackle some problems. Technological, pedagogical, psychological, administrative, ethical and security issues concerning students, academics and other employees have been faced. Some problems have remained on the agenda for a longer time, especially for universities that do not have a distance education background and do not have the opportunity to complete distance education. While some of these problems were resolved by the decisions of the Higher Education Council (YÖK), some were tried to be solved by the internal dynamics of the universities or by inter-university solidarity. In this study; YÖK resolutions announced between March - June, guiding the distance education practices of the universities in Turkey and university educations conducted in line with these resolutions were discussed. In this research, which is a case study, the official websites of the relevant institutions and field literature were used to collect data. Descriptive analysis was made by dividing the obtained data into themes and sub-themes. In addition, taking into account the data obtained, recommendations were made by the researcher on the distance education operations of universities

The effects of computer assisted and computer based methods on the success of the students and the attitude of using computer in computer classes: A sample study at Education Faculty of Trakya"

Doktora TeziBu araştırmanın amacı, bilgisayar destekli ve bilgisayar temelli öğretim yöntemlerinin, öğrencilerin Bilgisayar dersindeki başarılarına ve bilgisayar kullanmaya yönelik tutumlarına etkisini belirlemektir. Bu temel amaç çerçevesinde öğrencilerin gerek Bilgisayar dersindeki başarıları gerekse bilgisayar kullanma tutumları, cinsiyet, ailenin eğitim durumu ve gelir düzeyi, ikamet edilen yer vb. değişkenler açısından da incelenmiştir. Ayrıca sözü geçen iki öğretim yönteminin öğrencilerde bilginin kalıcılığına etkisi de saptanmaya çalışılmıştır. Altı hafta süren çalışmanın örneklemini Trakya Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Sınıf Öğretmenliği Bölümü (I. Öğretim) 2. sınıfa devam eden 94 öğrenci oluşturmuştur. Öğrenciler öntest-sontest kontrol grup deseni ile kontrol ve deney grubunu oluşturacak şekilde dağıtılmıştır. Veri toplamak amacı ile bir bilgisayar tutum ölçeği, anket, seviye belirleme testi ve uygulama sınavı kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen veriler SPSS 12.00 programında t, Kruskal Wallis H, Anova ve Mann-Whitney U testleriyle analiz edilerek değerlendirilmiştir. Elde edilen sonuçlara göre bilgisayar destekli öğretim yöntemiyle Bilgisayar dersi alan öğrenciler, uygulama sınavında, bilgisayar temelli öğretim yöntemiyle dersi alan öğrencilerden daha yüksek başarı elde etmişlerdir. Buna karşılık her iki yöntem açısından, öğrencilerin bilgisayar kullanma tutumlarında anlamlı bir fark bulunamamıştır. Yöntemler, öğrencilerde bilgi kalıcılığı açısından da bir farka neden olmamıştır. Bu tez 2006 yılında yapılmıştır ve 239 sayfadan oluşmaktadır.The purpose of this research was to investigate the effects of the computer- assisted and computer-based instructional methods on students achievement at computer classes and on their attitudes towards using computers. With this target, both the achivement of the students at computer classes and their attitudes towards using computers were examined considering their genders, the educational backgrounds of their parents, the income level of their families and their place of residence. Additionally, the impact of such instructional methods on the retention of information was investigated. The study, which was completed in 6 weeks, were carried out with 94 sophomores studying in formal education program of Primary Teaching Department of Education Faculty at Trakya University. The participants were distributed into experimental and control groups by pre-test post-test control group design. A computer attitude scale, a questionnaire, a level-designation test and a practice test were used to collect the data. To evaluate the data, t test, Kruskall Wallis test H, Anova and Mann- Whitney U tests were used in the program of SPSS 12.00s . According to the study results, the students receiving computer-assisted instruction during their computer classes showed higher success on the practice test than the students taking classes with computer-based instructional methods. Additionally, a considerable difference has not been seen in the attitude of the students towards using computers from the other standpoints of the study. The methods did not lead any difference in terms of information retention among students. This study was completed in 2006. It consists of 239 pages

Basın işletmelerinde risk yönetimi

Haber toplama sürecinden başlayıp elde edilen bilgilerin ürüne dönüştürülmesi, satış ve dağıtımını da içine alan geniş bir alanda faaliyet gösteren basın işletmeleri, bu faaliyetlerinin gerektirdiği bazı risklerle karşı karşıya kalmaktadır. Likidite, faiz oranı, döviz, üretim, yatırım gibi geniş bir yelpazeye sahip bu risklerin tanımlanması, izlenmesi, kontrolü ve denetimi bu işletmelere, bulundukları pazarda rekabet avantajı ve işletme faaliyetlerinin devamlılığını sağlamaktadır. Bu çalışma, günümüzde özellikle sigortacılık ve bankacılık sektörlerinde aktif olarak uygulanan risk yönetimi sisteminin, basın işletmeleri için de işlevsel olabileceğini göstermek amacıyla hazırlanımş ve bir örnek uygulamayla sunulmuştur.Operating in an extensive field which starts with getting the news and includes processing the news into information and selling and distribution of it, the media business faces the risks implied by these activities. Completion, operation, control and inspection of the risks in liquidity, interest rate, foreign currency, production, and investment brings the business advantage of competing in the market and ensures the continuity of the activities in business. The aim of the study is to show that risk management system which is carried out particularly in insurance and banking sectors can also be operated in media business. The study is presented with an exemplary practice

A new differential formulation of acoustic scattering by rotationally symmetrical penetrable scatterers

A new differential formulation is presented for acoustic wave scattering from rotationally symmetric penetrable bodies. The numerical implementation of this formulation is fairly simple, and comprises basically the construction of the state-transition matrix of a system of differential equations and the solution of a matrix equation. The validity and the accuracy of the numerical scheme are tested considering objects of known scattering behavior. Other numerical applications are also presented to demonstrate the generality of the method in handling scatterers of arbitrary shapes and material compositions

Examination of cyberbullying awareness of parents with 36-72 months of children, tackle cyberbullying or victimization and prevention strategies: Cyberbullying awareness of parents

This study aims to determine the state of awareness of cyberbullying of preschool parents in Edirne, whether they are cyberbullies or cyber victims, and whether they create strategies by taking security measures to combat cyberbullying. The research was conducted in the 2019-2020 academic year, a total of 15 public, private and independent kindergartens of the Ministry of National Education in Edirne city center were held with parents whose children were educated. The Cyberbullying Scale for University Students, developed by Tanrıkulu and Erdur Baker (2020), the questionnaire prepared by the researcher, and the interview form prepared by the researchers were used as a data collection tool.  Content analysis was performed for the data obtained from interview forms. SPSS 24 software was used for all analyses. According to the results of the analysis, parents' cyberbullying levels are lower than cyber victimization levels. Being cyberbullying levels of male parents are higher than female parents. Being cyberbully levels are higher for parents who use the Internet for an average of 3-5 hours per day than parents who use 0-2 hours. It is also found that being cyberbullying levels are higher for parents who had not heard of cyberbullying than parents who had heard of it. The parents who participated in the study stated that they were most aware of the concept of cyberbullying through social media. More than half of the parents who participated in the interview emphasized that they have the main control and responsibility to protect children from cyberbullying, and they also emphasized that parents should restrict the usage time of the Internet and information technologies for their children

Can social networks and E-portfolio be used together for enhancing learning effects and attitudes?

As the choices that information technologies offer has increased, efficiency of these at education, the area and time it covers increases, as well. E-portfolio and social networks are the latest choices that informational technologies offer. In this study, both technologies have been used at education and results have been analyzed. For that purpose, there has been integrated an e-portfolio application prepared by the researcher on Facebook, which is one of the most popular social networks of the present-day and has been made available the use of for students. The study in which there has been used Isman Instructional Design Model has been used was carried out with 10th grade students studying at Tekirdag Technical and Industrial Vocational High School in the 2nd term of 2010-2011 academic year and it lasted for 18 weeks. Personal Information Questionnaire, Academic Success Test and Attitude Scale towards E-Portfolio Process have been used as data collection tools. It's observed that the averages of doing homework given for education and level of interest towards this homework have been fairly low, the interest of students towards the homework on e-portfolio application has been found as high. It has shown that e-portfolio application is a process in which students revel in participating. Although students have been abstained at the beginning of the application, creating original products, developing the skills of using technologies and having low grade anxiety has caused change of students' viewpoints towards the application positively. SPSS 17.0 packaged software has been used for the statistical analysis while evaluating the data obtained from the research. © The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology

Investigation of Parents, Teachers and Administrators of 36-72 Month-Old Preschool Children of Cyberbullying Awareness, Being Cyber Bully/ Victim Status and Cyberbullying Fighting Strategies

Araştırma; 2019-2020 öğretim yılında, Edirne il merkezindeki, Millî Eğitim Bakanlığı’na bağlı resmi, özel ve bağımsız toplam 15 anaokulu ve resmi anasınıfında görev yapan öğretmen ve yöneticiler ile bu kurumlarda çocuğu olan ebeveynlerle gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veri toplama aracı olarak; Tanrıkuluve Erdur Baker (2020) tarafından geliştirilen Üniversite Öğrencileri için Siber Zorbalık Ölçeği, araştırmacı tarafından ebeveynler, öğretmenler ve yöneticilere yönelik ayrı ayrı hazırlanan anket formları ile görüşme formları kullanılmıştır. Tüm veriler ebeveynler, öğretmenler ve yöneticilerle yapılan yüz yüze görüşmeler sonucu toplanmıştır. Çalışmada var olan siber zorba ve siber kurban olma değişkenlerinin normallik değerleri analiz edilmiştir. Ebeveyn ve öğretmenlere ait veriler KolmogrovSmirnov testi ile yöneticilere ait veriler ise örneklem büyüklüğünün 25 olmasından dolayı ShapiroWilk testi ile incelenmiştir. Anketler aracılığı ile elde edilen bilgiler için frekans analizi, ölçekten elde edilen verilere dayanarak fark testleri (Mann-Whitney U ve Kruskal Wallis) ve görüşme formlarından elde edilen veriler için içerik analizi yapılmıştır. Tüm analizler için SPSS 24 paket programı kullanılmıştır. Analiz sonuçlarına göre; katılımcı ebeveyn, öğretmen ve yöneticilerin siber zorbalık düzeyleri, siber kurban olma düzeylerinden düşüktür. Öğretmenlerin siber zorbalık düzeyleri, ebeveyn ve yöneticilere göre daha yüksekken, yöneticilerin siber kurban olma düzeyleri, öğretmen ve ebeveynlere göre daha yüksektir. Erkek ebeveynlerin siber zorbalık düzeyleri, kadın ebeveynlere göre daha yüksektir. Günlük ortalama 3-5 saat internet kullanan ebeveyn ve öğretmenlerin siber zorbalık düzeyi, 0- 2 saat kullanan ebeveyn ve öğretmenlerden daha yüksektir. Siber zorbalık kavramını duymamış olan ebeveyn ve öğretmenlerin siber zorbalık düzeyi de, duymuş olanlara göre daha yüksek bulunmuştur. Araştırmaya katılan 18-28 yaş aralığındaki öğretmenlerin siber zorbalık düzeyinin, 40-50 yaş aralığındaki öğretmenlerden daha yüksek olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Araştırmaya katılan ebeveyn, öğretmen ve yöneticiler, siber zorbalık kavramından, en çok sosyal medya aracılığı ile haberdar olduklarını belirtmişlerdir. Görüşmeye katılan ebeveynlerin yarısından fazlası, çocukları siber zorbalıktan koruma konusunda asıl denetim ve sorumluluğun ebeveynlere ait olduğunu ve ebeveynlerin çocukları için internet ve bilişim teknolojileri kullanımı konusunda süre kısıtlamasına gitmeleri gerektiğini vurgulamışlardır. Öğretmenlerin ve yöneticilerin çoğu, kendileri için siber zorbalık konusunda seminerler düzenlenmesi gerektiğini, aile eğitiminin de önemli olduğunu dile getirmiştir. Siber zorbalığın ders olarak okutulması, sadece 1 öğretmen ve 1 yönetici tarafından önerilmiştir.In this thesis, it is aimed to determine whether preschool parents, teachers and administrators in Edirne are aware of cyberbullying, whether they are cyber victims or cyberbullies and their strategy formulation by taking security measures in order to combat cyberbullying. This research was conducted in 2019-2020 academic year, it was carried out with teachers and administrators working in 15 official, private and independent kindergartens and official kindergartens in Edirne city center, affiliated with the Ministry of National Education and parents who have children in these institutions. As a data collection tool; The Cyber Bullying Scale for University Students which developed by Tanrıkulu and Erdur Baker (2020), questionnaire forms and interview forms prepared separately for parents, teachers and administrators by the researcher were used. All data were collected through face-to-face interviews with parents, teachers, and administrators. The normality values of the variables of being cyber bully and cyber victim were analyzed in the study. Data belonging to parents and teachers were obtained by Kolmogrov Smirnov test. The data belonging to the dministrators were analyzed with the ShapiroWilk test since the sample size was 25. Frequency analysis for the information obtained through the questionnaires, difference tests based on the data obtained from th escale (Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis) and content analysis for the data obtained from the interview forms. SPSS 24 package program was used for all analyzes. According to the results of the analysis; the levels of cyberbullying of participating parents, teachers, and administrators are lower than the levels of being cyber victims. Teachers have higher levels of cyber bullying than parents and administrators, while administrators have higher levels of being cyber victims than teachers and parents. Male parents have higher levels of cyber bullying than female parents. The cyberbullying level of parents and teachers who use the internet for 3-5 hours a day is higher than the parents and teachers who use the internet for 0-2 hours. The cyberbullying level of parents and teachers who have not heard of the concept of cyberbullying is also found to be higher than those who have heard of it. It has been found that the level of cyberbullying of participating teachers between the ages of 18 and 28 are higher than the teachers between the ages of 40 and 50. Parents, teachers and administrators who participated in the study states that they became aware of the concept of cyberbullying mostly through the social media. More than half of the parents who participated in the interview emphasized that the main control and responsibility for protecting children from berbullying belongs to the parents and that parents should impose time limits on the use of internet and information Technologies for their children. Most of the teachers and administrators states that seminars on cyberbullying should be organized for them and family education is also important. The teaching of cyberbullying as a course has been proposed by only 1 teacher and 1 administrator