At present, most of the universities, schools, and colleges are being closed all around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This makes the world think about coping with the situation and restarting academic programs. But the fear of this situation doesn't allow the educational institute to be open. So, everyone is looking forward to the online lectures and using different tools to continue the teaching process. For this purpose, many online tools are being introduced to the students to continue their studies, and the results are satisfactory.
With the advancement of technology from blackboard and chalk, we are now being moved to online studies. Such kinds of studies are called remote teaching' in which students and teachers are in plplacesther than a classroom for studies. Many remote teaching tools are available for teachers to adapt to their online lectures. You can also go live or send them recorded audio of the lectures.
To use remote tools for teaching, a teacher must follow some of the essential steps before using these techniques, e.g.,
- A tutor must adapt communication skills.
- Choose the best tool and stay with it
- Make a schedule/punctuality
- Encourage independent learning
- Encourage your students
- Don't try to burden your students
1. Remind
It's a communication app between students, parents, and teachers wherever they are. It's a messaging app that allows teachers to communicate with their classes enrolled under the same code. It can manage 170 students at a time.
2. School loop
It's a communication, content storage, and teaching tool. You just have to sign in to this tool, and you will interact with all the enrolled students, assignments, calendars rem, reminders, etc. This tool can also be synced with Google Classroom.
3. Google Classroom
It's a Communication, Content Storage, Content Submission, and Virtual Teaching tool. It is the most used remote teaching tool all over the world. It's tricky. You have to learn it before using it it, but it can do everything for you once you know it. It is free and has multiple functions, e.g., you can make standard announcements, grade, post screencasts of lectures, post presentations, and post quizzes through Google Forms. You can also invite parents into the classroom.4. Zoom
It is a Communication, Virtual Teaching, and Academic Stimulation tool. The best tool so far.It is a modern enterprise video communication leader with an easy and reliable cloud platform for video and audio communication. It's an easy and convenient app. You can video online, call, visit meeting rooms, and use texting devices. Students can interact with each other, and the host can also mute them.
5. Flipgrid
Flipgrid is a Snapchat app in the academic world, and students love it very much. It's a remote teaching tool that permits the host to make 'grinds' to accommodate the video session.These grids act like a message board where the teacher can write a question, and students can give their answers through a video response in the next tiled grid. It's an easy and straightforward way of communication between students and teachers.
FlipHTML5
FlipHTML5 is a great tool that helps teachers create textbooks, PDF files, and other study materials with page-turning effects. Students can access these books and study materials on any device and connect to their teachers. Teachers can save their records and modify the already available material. It allows teachers to share files constantly.The user-friendly interface of FlipHTML5 allows students and teachers to create and access thousands of files. Some unique features of this fantastic tool are:
- Create flipbooks
- Edit images and graphics online
- Customize the look
- Change skins of document
- Change Background
- Add videos and audio to the flipbook
- Flip orientations
- Navigation options
- Add links and book information
