4 Apps to Enhance Distance Learning
Distance learning has become the new form of education since schools closed, and teachers have adapted – with the help of some truly amazing online applications.
Google Classroom
This popular application allows teachers to create online forums(论坛) to share courses, news, or lessons as well as a platform to assign, collect, and give feedback on student work. I’ve used Google Classroom for years, and it has become the cornerstone of my classroom throughout distance learning.
Google Forms
This application is often used to gather information in a variety of contexts(surveys, tests, etc.). Its test feature can be enabled to block users from opening other windows. It also offers auto-grading for multiple-choice tests. It has become a daily application in my classes during distance learning. I use it for pre-assessments, tests, and surveys.
Flipgrid
Flipgrid is a free online application that allows students and teachers to record short online videos. Teachers can easily create accounts and then within accounts create “classrooms.” From there, teachers can create posts for students to respond to via(通过) short videos.
Google Meet
Google Meet is an online meeting platform where teachers can share their screens with all participants to see as well as record the meeting. I’ve recorded all of my daily lessons and then posted the recordings to Google Classroom at the request of my students. This is a practice I’d like to continue even after distance learning as students really like the option to return to a recording of the day’s lesson to review it at their own pace.
【小题1】Which application is perfect for tests?| A．Flipgrid. | B．Google Meet. | C．Google Forms. | D．Google Classroom. |
| A．Responding to posts with short videos. | B．Recording lessons for review. |
| C．Creating online forums to share news. | D．Auto-grading students’ assignments. |
| A．He is a teacher. | B．He is an app designer. |
| C．He is tired of distance learning. | D．He is addicted to new technologies. |
