Useful tools for teaching during this new normality.

Being going through a pandemic in a period of history where technology exists is a privilege. We are able to change the modality of teaching/learning with the help of some technological resources and without the necessity of stopping the education on 100%.

For us as teachers is important to know that we have different tools online that can help us to improve our students' learning remotely, and without more effort than clicking some links. In this post, I will share with you some digital tools (webpages and apps) which in my opinion are among the best for use in online classes, whether it is the teacher's use to create material for the students, or the students' use to create things for their own homework and learning. These tools are free and easy to use, and with some practice and exploration could be used in class.

Schoology: This platform is like social media, but to communicate with your students. It allows you to upload homework, feedback, documents, tests, and see your students' progress, It is easy to use for teachers and students as well.

Storybird: In this webpage, the students can develop their writing and reading, while doing fun stuff and developing their imagination. It allows you to create comics and art books. For more benefits, it does have a cost, but it has a free trial, so it works for homework.

Powtoon:  It is a platform where you can create short videos using different elements. If you want your students to explain a topic in a funny way, they could definitively use this platform.

Kahoot:  If you want to test your students' knowledge in a funny and different way, this could be for you. This educational platform you can create short quizzes for all the topics you could imagine, or if you prefer you can use a quiz already created. Your students can answer the quiz during class as if it were a competence. It is a very interactive way to grade or review a topic.

References: 

Mediamodifier. (2017). Laptop [online image]. Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/photos/laptop-prezi-3d-presentation-mockup-2411303/