Digital Resources for High School Teachers
- Steph S
- Nov 20, 2020
- 2 min read
We are in a pandemic and that has forced many teachers in a position of having to refigure the teaching methods and the resources they use. Where once a English teacher would have a whiteboard to explain the elements of poetry and give students' handouts, that teacher must create PowerPoint, upload the handouts and if they are lucky enough to find the time to use user-friendly apps to make the content more engaging. After the pandemic, educators should use these apps in the classroom for teach their tech-savvy students. Get in with the times, right?
I decided to discover a few apps and websites geared towards education because sometimes its overwhelming the amount of options. Also, with so many things to do, educators may not have the opportunity to look for the best app for what's needed. I've divide the apps and websites into the following categories:
Classroom Management
It is a free web-based platform that integrates your G Suite for Education account with all G Suite services. This makes it easy to create classes, distribute assignments, communicate, and stay organized.
It is a simple way for teachers and students to record and share what's happening in the classroom. Students' even get their own journal to keep track of class information!
It is a place where you can manage all your files, assignments, assessments, learning outcomes, and badges. I have personally used this system and there's a bit of a learning curve, but once you get that (and explain it to your students!) its straight-forward. The interface is quite outdated and the navigation tools do need some work. Overall, very reliable!
Teaching Tools
This site allows users to produce videos that blend photos, video clips, text and music. Great for media arts expectations in English courses and projects.
It is an online interactive whiteboard app where students can collaborate in real-time both visually and text. This is great for visual learners.
Students can answer on their own devices, while questions are displayed on a shared screen. It is like playing a game while learning.
Similar to Kahoot, students answer on their own devices, while questions and answers in the form of mind maps, polls, and graphs are displayed real-time. This is a GoogleSlides extension.
It allows teachers to create simple quizzes that students can take quickly on laptops.
It allows students & teachers to create, discover and share learning resources. Teachers can create flashcards, mind maps, notes and quizzes.
Communication for Parents and Students
It allows teachers to share content, distribute quizzes, assignments, and manage communication with students, colleagues, and parents.
Similar to Edmodo, messages are sent in real time to an entire class, a small group, or just a single person. You can also schedule announcements ahead of time and attach photos and other files.
Free Digital Book Databases
Is a library of over 60,000 free eBooks that can be downloaded or read them online.
Similar to Project Guttenburg, this is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
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