PICSART - Media Presentation - ICT in ELT

Picsart is a creative platform with complete photo editing, video editing and design tools. This platform can be accessed via the website or mobile application. Picsart can be used to create presentation slides like PowerPoint but it has more access and features. Picsart can also be used as social media by uploading the work that has been created. This platform can be used by students in learning English or other subjects such as making lesson notes, illustrated material summaries, learning videos, presentation videos, school posters, etc. In the Picsart application, the user's profile photo and posts are made publicly accessible. Anyone can see user's profile photo, name and description about user. Users can also follow creators, like, and give comments. Therefore, students who use this application for their school can receive feedback from teachers on the work they create. This makes it one of the learning media creations. Using this platform makes students enthusiastic because learning feels more fun. They create tasks by integrating photo or video editing skills, combining features and filters as well as critical skills in how they present the art or tasks given. Picsart is easy to use and easy to access because users just have to start editing straight away and then creating an account can be done after editing the photo/video is complete. Creating an account on Canva is free and can be paid for certain members. The work that has been created can also be saved in this application because they have a cloud storage system so users don't always need to download the work to save it. Saving is done automatically in the app. The work created can also be shared with friends, teachers or family via other social media. There are several paid features, but free members also have access to many filters, stickers, editing tools and other features.

In ELT learning, users or students can choose the English option so that apart from being able to edit, users can also practice English from the vocabulary in Picsart. Then, students can also edit photos and videos or slide presentations of English material and then share them with friends and teachers in class. This kind of learning ensures that students do not get bored while studying. Students can also improve other skills besides English material. Then, students or teachers who use PicsArt can create English language content and then upload it to other social media. The most interesting thing about using this application is that the various cute and varied filters, images and stickers make the work beautiful and attract the interest of people who see it. PicsArt is available on mobile devices, enabling teachers and students to edit and create content anytime, anywhere. This mobility is especially beneficial for ELT professionals who want to integrate multimedia into their lessons. The downside of Picsart is the ads. The free version of PicsArt includes advertisements, which can disrupt the user experience. ELT professionals using the free version may find these ads distracting, especially when creating educational materials. Another thing, while PicsArt offers a free version, some advanced features require a subscription. ELT instructors on a tight budget may need to weigh the benefits against the costs of upgrading to the premium version. The downside to PicsArt is that there is a limit on using stickers of up to 10 strikers in one work for free members. Using picsart on a website takes a long time to load.  Picsart also cannot be used to edit simultaneously. The skills and components in ELT that increase by using this application are reading, writing, listening and then vocabulary. This is because in Picsart users can also make videos in English, write English material or tenses for Instagram content and vocabulary by reading many technical terms in editing apps like exposure, fade, brightness, etc.