Is COVID-19 forcing you to stay at home?
Use the following tools at home to continue teaching and learning in a more effective way:
TestOut
TestOut is an online learning platform for IMS that allows students to learn practical knowledge, master real world skills and prove technical competency.
TestOut provides the most advanced IT simulation environment that simulates hardware, software, operating systems, and entire network environments, students can practice IT skills in a realistic environment without expensive equipment.
Link: https://www.digiterati.com/test-out/
Easyclass Learning Management System
Easyclass is a platform that allows educators to create online classes whereby they can store the course materials online; manage assignments, quizzes and exams; monitor due dates; grade results and provide students with feedback all in one place.
Link: https://www.easyclass.com/
Zoom Classroom Video Conferencing, collaborations, virtual classrooms
Increase student participation and learning retention with virtual and hybrid classrooms and micro-learning.
Link: https://zoom.us/
Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams is a hub for teamwork in Office 365. Keep all your team’s chats, meetings, files, and apps together in one place.
Link: https://teams.microsoft.com/start
Hypersay
Hypersay is a platform for live interactive presentations.
Go beyond slides with live quizzes, live subtitles, automated feedback and many more. It is free for maximum 20 participants per session.
Link: https://hypersay.com/live-presentations/
Nearpod
It is a Students Engagement Platform. Interactive Lessons that can be remotely led by the teacher.
Link: https://nearpod.com/
Google Form
Use google form for assessment purpose and take online quizzes. It also has features like randomization, result declaration, grading and item analysis.
Link: https://www.google.com/forms/about/
Google Classroom
An online teaching and learning platform. Teacher can make online classroom, upload teaching material and conduct online quizzes.
Link: https://classroom.google.com
Edmodo
Edmodo is a Learning Management System. Use this platform to share class announcements, learning materials, and make learning accessible anywhere.
Link: https://www.edmodo.com/
Mentimeter
Make your audience feel involved by enabling them to contribute to presentations with their smartphones and show the results live.
Link: https://www.mentimeter.com/
Brainpop
BrainPOP makes rigorous learning experiences, make interactive presentations, videos to engage all students in teaching and learning process.
Link: https://www.brainpop.com/
Flipgrid
Flipgrid is a video creation platform that empowers every voice from grade 1 to PhD classrooms across 190 countries.
Link: https://info.flipgrid.com/
Eduflow
Use Eduflow to create courses and mix different learning activities. This enables you to make learning and teaching more effective with active participation and student collaboration. Also use the platform to track your student progress
Link: https://www.eduflow.com/
Video Ask by Typeform
Interactive Video Chat for remote face to face interactions.
Link: https://www.videoask.com/
Google Hangouts Meet
Stay connected with teachers and students for teaching and learning and official academic work.
Link: https://meet.google.com/_meet…
Youtube Videos
You can make your classroom channel and upload your lecture videos.
Screen Recorders
There are numerous screen recoding videos like ScreenHunter, Camtasia screen recorder, windows screen recorder, etc. Using these tools, teacher can make tutorial videos.
You may use synchronous mode (where the teacher is present at the same time as the learner) or asynchronous mode (where teaching materials are posted online, and learners work through them in their own time). Faculty member can record his/her course video lectures or do a voiceover on the ppt slides and upload on any LMS or even instructor can use social media (Facebook or Watsapp, or Youtube).
You may visit this site https://techagainstcoronavirus.com/edu/ to view more useful sites addressing issues related to Carona Virus outbreaks.
Stay Connected through technology!
Be Safe!
