Abstract
The Fatih Project has been one of the big steps in the field of education in Turkey, which aims to reflect the developments in technology and communication to education. The Education Information Network (EBA), which was created in 2011 within the scope of the project, was put into service as an online platform for integrating technology with education. With the introduction of distance education in line with health and safety measures during the COVID -19 outbreak, the usage area and importance of the EBA has increased. Various courses and teaching materials suitable for all education levels was provided through this platform. The aim of the current study is to reveal the opinions of pre-service teachers about the social studies course delivered on the EBA during the pandemic process. Case study, one of the qualitative research models, was used in the current study. 25 pre-service social studies teachers who voluntarily participated in the study watched a total of 75 lessons delivered from July to October for 5th, 6th, 7th grade students and evaluated those lessons in terms of attention-drawing, motivation, teaching methods and techniques, teaching materials, evaluation and communication elements. "Course Evaluation Form" was used as data collection tool. Content analysis was carried out on the evaluations made by the teachers. According to the pre-service teachers, the attention-drawing phase of the social studies lessons delivered through the EBA was neglected in most of the lessons, and the teaching method was limited to the method of lecture, question-answer, and case method. In addition, it was determined that while the evaluation phase of the courses was insufficient, the use of teaching materials was sufficient. Some characteristics of the teachers who teach the lessons such as the tone of voice and body language were generally found to be sufficient.
 
 Keywords: Education Information Network, social studies, teachers’ opinions
Highlights
Access to information has become independent from time and place and easier with the developments in the field of science and technology in the 21st century
The aim of the current study is to reveal the opinions of pre-service teachers about the social studies course delivered on the EBA during the pandemic process
According to the pre-service teachers, the attention-drawing phase of the social studies lessons delivered through the EBA was neglected in most of the lessons, and the teaching method was limited to the method of lecture, questionanswer, and case method
Summary
Access to information has become independent from time and place and easier with the developments in the field of science and technology in the 21st century. The vision of the Social Studies program is “to educate the citizens of the Republic of Turkey as modern, adopting Atatürk's principles and reforms, comprehending Turkish history and culture, equipped with basic democratic values and respectful to human rights, sensitive to the environment in which they live, interpreting information according to their experiences, forming, using and organizing it in a social and cultural context (thinking critically, creative, taking right decision), having social participation skills, knowing the methods that social scientists use in producing scientific knowledge, active in social life, productive, knowing their rights and responsibilities" (TTKB, 2004: 1) In line with this vision, in order to carry out effective social studies teaching, it is necessary for education to be planned, implemented and evaluated to create learning towards certain goals (Senemoğlu, 1997: 399). Teaching is the product of an advanced skill, well-planned time, careful preparation and systematic practice (Bilen, 1996: 31)
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