I hope this finds you well...Even though I am having a (hopefully) short break from full-time teaching, education and ELT are still close to my heart and I surely haven't forgotten about you.
This is a difficult time for all of us and a lot of you have been thrown in at the deep end and needed to move your courses online. I have taught online and attended various online courses as a learner myself...E-learning creates endless opportunities and has numerous advantages, but it can be daunting and confusing, especially at the beginning.
This is why I created this list of (hopefully!) useful links that should help you feel more confident in teaching online. Feel free to comment with similar websites.We can do this!
Tech Tools to Teach Online
- Google Classroom - a free web service, developed by Google for schools, that aims to simplify creating, distributing, and grading assignments in a paperless way
- EDmodo - an educational technology company offering a communication, collaboration, and coaching platform to K-12 schools and teachers
- Zoom - a web-based video conferencing tool with a local, desktop client and a mobile app that allows users to meet online, with or without video. Zoom users can choose to record sessions, collaborate on projects, and share or annotate on one another's screens, all with one easy-to-use platform
- Zoom Meeting Tutorial -if you decide to teach via zoom, then this tutorial might come in very handy!
- Four online teaching platforms Comparison by Teaching ESL online
- Slack for ELT - a simple communication tool for you and your students (and their parents!)
Tips and Resources for Teaching Online
- 5 ways to create and engaging and online class - I guess this one is self-explanatory ;)
- 5 teaching tips - COVID19 - What is ELT's tips on teaching online
- Teaching online - using your coursebook and ideas for breakout rooms - British Council's webinars to help you get started with teaching online;
- Covid-19 learning support - British Council's learning materials on LearnEnglish website to support teachers, parents and students.
- +50 Awesome Reading and Writing Websites to Keep Kids Learning at Home - Bored teachers
- Teaching online- the joys and challenges - youtube webinar with Cecilia Nobre
- TypeForm- Create Online Tests, Questionnaires & Quizzes Tutorial on how to use TypeForm by EdTech 4 Beginners
- Challenges in ELT- teaching online - OneStopEnglish article
- Distance Teaching and Learning Hub - Macmillan Education teaching and learning resources available for free
- Teaching from home tips and resources -Oxford University Press ELT
- Using a video conference platform for teaching online - Cambridge University Press
- Top tips for teaching English online - Pearson's top tips
I hope you'll find the above websites full of useful tips and resources. May this experience be an opportunity to develop new skills and discover new resources.
Keep up the great work, have fun and most importantly:
take care of yourself and stay safe :*
