It is known that communication between parents and instructors has decreased significantly due to the lockdowns and distance education implemented due to Covid19. This shortcoming is being attempted to be remedied via instant messaging applications. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to learn what parents' opinions are of parent groups that math teachers have created using online instant messaging applications like WhatsApp, Bip, Telegram, etc. during the Covid-19 pandemic. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data for the study, which was planned as a case study, and content analysis was used to analyze the data. Five male and five female parents of secondary school-aged children make up the study group, they were chosen using the criteria sampling method. The parent groups created using instant messaging applications are commonly used for announcements, homework, homework controls, the distribution of course materials, video URLs, reminders, and the delivery of lesson URLs and passwords for online courses. Students in certain groups also sent mathematics questions to the parent groups, where the problems were answered by the students' teachers. Although it is clear that these groups are helpful for parents in general, there are some drawbacks, including teachers' loss of interest in the groups towards the end of the school year, concerns about security of personal information, late-night messages, and unnecessary talks.
Google Doodles are special designs created by Google for special occasions and historical events. The math-themed doodles created and published by Google between 2000 and December 2022 were examined in this study, which was performed using the document analysis method. 39 math-themed doodles from Google's doodle database were examined. As a result of the content analysis, it was observed that 37 doodles were created to honour mathematicians, while two were created specifically for Pi Day. Two of the 16 Google Doodles in Türkiye that have a mathematical theme are tied to Pi Day, while 14 of them are about mathematicians. One of these mathematicians is from the Republican era, and the other is from the Turkish-Islamic era. The remaining 12 mathematicians come from various nations. However, while doodles honouring well-known Turkish-Islamic mathematicians such as Al-Biruni and Al-Rhazi were published in other countries, they were not published in Google Türkiye. Some suggestions have been developed in line with the results of the study.
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