As the Covid-19 pandemic had disrupted the educational system in the Philippines, and the government declared that there would be no face-to-face classes for this year, teachers have to start finding solutions to reach their students, hand out assignments, manage their classroom, communicate with students, and so on.
For face-to-face interaction, there's Zoom, or Skype. But what about lessons, and class management? Luckily, there's a free application from Google, called Google Classroom.
Google Classroom helps both teachers and students to communicate, and can be used to organize and manage assignments, for collaboration between students and between teachers, and for distance learning.
Here's what teachers can do with Google classroom:
1) Teacher's can add announcements and lesson materials.
2) Add and schedule assignments.
3) Grade submitted assignments.
4) Manage students and their progression.
Setting up Google Classroom is very easy.
1) Teachers can sign-up and log-in using your Google account and add students one-by-one.
2) Teachers can create their first class
by clicking "plus" button in the right upper corner.
3) Once Teachers have created their class, they can invite students. Teacher's can also let students go to classroom.google.com and click "join class".
Now your online class is ready! There also several applications that you can integrate with Google Classroom to make online learning fun and convenient. For face to face interaction, your class can use Google Meet, a video conferencing too. You can also take quizzes or watch educational videos with appropriate applications. The possibilities are endless!
So, let's make most out of home schooling until the Covid-19 vaccine is discovered and the pandemic blows over. Soon, you'll be able to go back to classes like you used to and you'll appreciate how learning is more fun with social interaction.
