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Education and training play an important role in the development of society. A quality education can only be provided by qualified teachers. Learning activities should be developed according to the needs of the society and should determine the educational strategies according to the modern world. The aim of modern education; It is to raise individuals who can think critically, use technology to reach information, use the knowledge they have learned, and produce different solutions to the problems that arise. In order to achieve this goal, teachers need to keep up with the developing technology and constantly update themselves. Teachers should closely monitor the development of learning technology and educational technology, develop their skills in using tools and equipment, and provide students with a permanent learning environment. (Elvan and Mutlubaş 2020).
Primary school age, which covers the 6-14 age group, has a significant impact on the child's future life. One of the factors affecting the efficiency of educational activities in the primary school period is the qualifications of teachers, and the other, perhaps the most important one due to our age, is the use of information technologies in teaching services. In this context, the aim of the research is to examine the classroom teachers' use of information technologies and the effect of this situation on the teaching quality. In the research, the "phenomenology" pattern, one of the qualitative research methods, was used. The study group of this research, which was carried out with the "easily accessible sampling" method due to the limitations of the researcher, consists of 12 primary school teachers working in Gölbaşı district of Ankara. In order to ensure participant diversity, teachers who have students at different levels and who work in different socio-economic conditions, half of whom work in central schools and the other half in village schools, were selected. The data of the research were collected through individual face-to-face interviews using a semi-structured open-ended interview form, and the expectations, needs, experiences and difficulties of the participants were discussed. Inductive content analysis method was used in the analysis of the data. The data were analyzed and themes were created. In the findings section, the themes were tabulated and interpreted. The statements of the teachers were also added to the relevant sections to support the comments without making any changes. As a result of the research, the use of information technologies in the educational environment of primary school teachers with different technological opportunities in schools with different socio-economic conditions has a significant effect on the quality of education, it increases permanent and effective learning, motivation and motivation, productivity, saves time, activates the student, and enables access to information. It has been concluded that the teachers' opinions are generally positive, and the negative effects are caused by uncontrolled use outside the school. Primary school teachers do not consider themselves fully competent due to their lack of experience/practice in the use of information technologies. Even if they show a certain level of ability to use information technologies for educational purposes, either through face-to-face or distance in-service trainings or their own personal curiosity; It has been stated that the experience and knowledge they have gained due to reasons such as not allocating enough time in working life, low motivation, reluctance, and lack of technological infrastructure lose their currency over time. agree that it is necessary.
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Education and training play an important role in the development of society. A quality education can only be provided by qualified teachers. Learning activities should be developed according to the needs of the society and should determine the educational strategies according to the modern world. The aim of modern education; It is to raise individuals who can think critically, use technology to reach information, use the knowledge they have learned, and produce different solutions to the problems that arise. In order to achieve this goal, teachers need to keep up with the developing technology and constantly update themselves. Teachers should closely monitor the development of learning technology and educational technology, develop their skills in using tools and equipment, and provide students with a permanent learning environment. (Elvan and Mutlubaş 2020).
Primary school age, which covers the 6-14 age group, has a significant impact on the child's future life. One of the factors affecting the efficiency of educational activities in the primary school period is the qualifications of teachers, and the other, perhaps the most important one due to our age, is the use of information technologies in teaching services. In this context, the aim of the research is to examine the classroom teachers' use of information technologies and the effect of this situation on the teaching quality. In the research, the "phenomenology" pattern, one of the qualitative research methods, was used. The study group of this research, which was carried out with the "easily accessible sampling" method due to the limitations of the researcher, consists of 12 primary school teachers working in Gölbaşı district of Ankara. In order to ensure participant diversity, teachers who have students at different levels and who work in different socio-economic conditions, half of whom work in central schools and the other half in village schools, were selected. The data of the research were collected through individual face-to-face interviews using a semi-structured open-ended interview form, and the expectations, needs, experiences and difficulties of the participants were discussed. Inductive content analysis method was used in the analysis of the data. The data were analyzed and themes were created. In the findings section, the themes were tabulated and interpreted. The statements of the teachers were also added to the relevant sections to support the comments without making any changes. As a result of the research, the use of information technologies in the educational environment of primary school teachers with different technological opportunities in schools with different socio-economic conditions has a significant effect on the quality of education, it increases permanent and effective learning, motivation and motivation, productivity, saves time, activates the student, and enables access to information. It has been concluded that the teachers' opinions are generally positive, and the negative effects are caused by uncontrolled use outside the school. Primary school teachers do not consider themselves fully competent due to their lack of experience/practice in the use of information technologies. Even if they show a certain level of ability to use information technologies for educational purposes, either through face-to-face or distance in-service trainings or their own personal curiosity; It has been stated that the experience and knowledge they have gained due to reasons such as not allocating enough time in working life, low motivation, reluctance, and lack of technological infrastructure lose their currency over time. agree that it is necessary.
