Contribution of the Activities Prepared with Web 2.0 Technologies to the Level of Learning

Abstract

It is thought that the activities prepared with Web 2.0 technologies will contribute significantly to the achievements of music lessons, increase the learning speed by embodying abstract concepts; the activities prepared by considering the interests and wishes of today's generation z students will positively affect their attitudes and motivations towards the lesson. In this research, it is aimed to evaluate the contribution of the activities prepared with Web 2.0 technologies for the sound formation unit within the scope of the music lesson to the learning levels of the students. The study group consists of 220 students in the 9th grade of Trabzon Affan Kitapçıoğlu Anatolian High School. A 9-question knowledge test was applied as a measurement tool to make determinations regarding the realization of the achievements in the unit of "formation of sound". In the study, interviews were conducted with a randomly selected 8 student group in the study group. Content analysis technique was used to analyze the data obtained as a result of the interviews. In line with the findings obtained from this study, it was determined that the activities prepared with Web 2.0 technologies contributed to the students' self-knowledge, self-confidence, protection of voice, voice change, and field expert knowledge, also provided ease of learning theoretical knowledge. Key Words: Technology, web 2.0 tools, music education