We would like to introduce some of the most useful, up-to-date online teaching apps to support online lectures without using lesson plans that teachers might be interested in.
1. Challenges when teaching online
Usually, when teaching online, teachers have to use tools such as Zoom, Team, PowerPoint, or some teachers use a combination of games such as Kahoot, Quizlet, etc., they also need support from documents. , lesson plan or captions below each slide
Having to control the content of the lecture on the right schedule while maintaining interaction with students via computer is difficult to balance in the online teaching process. Especially for teachers who have not yet mastered technology tools or young teachers who have just started to try and experience teaching.
One common point in teachers is nervousness, not being familiar with the new environment, leading to a lack of control over lesson content methodically.
On the other hand, when you are too worried, nervous if you just give a lecture, you will often forget this and that, and need to look at the lesson plan, or paper documents to remember information, thus reducing your professionalism and self-esteem. teachers’ beliefs.
Have you ever questioned why the TV station’s Editors and MCs can host and speak fluently the latest breaking news, but only skim through the script once or even skip the script once? Haven’t read it yet? That’s thanks to the presentation online teaching apps.
2. The necessity of applying technologies in online teaching
A good lecture is to know how to flexibly combine lesson content, practical examples, exercises and interactive activities. If online teaching reduces the direct interaction of teachers and students, it is necessary to focus more on lesson content and exercise examples.
In classrooms in the lecture hall, the board is an easy-to-use visual tool for teachers to illustrate for students. When teaching online, it is also indispensable. But the inconvenience is that, not all teachers can prepare a whiteboard at home, not to mention the equipment for close-up shooting of the board is also a problem.
Especially with natural subjects such as math, physics, chemistry, biology (subjects taught in English at international schools), in a normal class, apart from the theoretical content, the practical exercises is the most important. This is the key point for students to understand and master the theoretical knowledge that has been acquired.
In this article, VTJ will introduce 2 applications that help teachers not need to use paper documents or lesson plans, but can also memorize and teach online as well as TV MCs:
3. Online teaching apps to support online lectures
2.1. Teleprompter – the AI online teaching app
Teleprompter in English is translated as a word prompter. Just hearing the name, the teacher must have guessed that its function is to help users remember and read the content of the document, right.
Specifically, the teleprompter application is a device that allows teachers to read the text of their articles on a screen arranged in front of them (computer, phone, …) the highlight of Teleprompter is the person. The user sees what is displayed and the audience does not.
This device is often used by television broadcasters in their work, but over time, it has also been used by speakers, lecturers, presenters, businessmen and even politicians.
After downloading the application on the computer, teachers only need to copy the content of the lesson plan, available documents into the software, select the word speed or other related features to suit their own habits. close and can start running the word when teaching online.
This will help teachers teach fluently, actively, without forgetting the lecture’s content, or having to open many document tabs on the screen or use hardcopy documents when teaching online.
This application has a free version and an upgraded version requires spending money, but with basic features available and teachers do not need to focus too much on the advanced parts, use the free version. is not a bad choice.
2.2. Transparent Note
Another software that supports online lectures is Transparent Note, similar to the function of Teleprompter software, this application supports users to control content, scripts or documents when using cameras and televisions. face-to-face or online teaching without using paper documents or other reminder tools.
This application can be integrated on all available applications of phones and computers such as cameras, online teaching apps such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, …. Maximum support for teachers who teach online.
The main features of the software to support online lectures are:
– Ability to set the level of transparency to see the windows below, even when opening to another tab, the text can still run at the top of the page and appear to help users comfortably use many online teaching apps at the same time
– Option to make notes always on top even when you are switching other windows
– Different colors of notes: Users can set the color, font, thickness of the text, background to match the lecture or the light background in their room.
This is also free software and teachers can quickly install it on their devices.
In addition to being used for presentations or lectures, this app is also very useful for those who need to present with the camera on but are afraid of not remembering the content. With the two applications that VTJ introduces, teachers will be able to both make eye contact with students and control the content of their lectures.
2.3. Scrble Ink
Scrble is also known as a quick note-taking application, used on Windows 8 suitable for tablet devices that do not use a mouse or keyboard and can be connected to electronic drawing boards if teachers want to use them. integrated use.
The main features of Scrble are:
– Feature first: Support users to optimize the ability to take notes by hand or with a pen, if with a regular drawing board, teachers still need to use a stylus, with Scrble, teachers can use their hands to perform operations.
– Second feature: When the teacher writes to the right margin, the system will automatically scroll down to expand the writing area.
– The third feature: The app supports writing many types of ink and different types of pen strokes, combining the blue board background and many beautiful customizable colors to make it easy for teachers to annotate and present illustrative examples. disaster.
– The fourth feature: Scrble is equipped with Pan and zoom actions, allowing users to edit documents and photos more accurately and with more sharpness.
Fifth feature: Scrble allows inserting existing photos from the library or support taking new photos and inserting them into notes using the camera.
– Sixth feature: In particular, this app can also support files in .pdf format to insert into the note section as background images as annotations.
– Seventh feature: Scrble’s interface is very easy to use, providing up to 4 background types including chalkboard, olive paper, horizontal paper and whiteboard.
– Eighth feature: With the Shape Creation tool, it allows users to insert lines, arrows, rectangles, circles or stars into the document.
– 9th feature: The note that the user has just created can be saved as a png file or a very handy pdf file.
These are three typical, free online teaching apps that teachers should try.
We hope that with these useful tips about the most edge-cutting online teaching apps, teachers will pocket some more useful tools to make use of during the process of teaching English in Vietnam.
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