schools are using different online methods for remote learning during the COVID-19 outbreak.
School across Indonesia has shut down due to the spread of COVID-19, Many districts are transitioning to remote learning — even for kindergarten students who are as young as five and six years old.
all school have been trying out different teaching methods, learning what works the best for her group of kids. Using video messaging programs has been extremely helpful for keeping in touch, as it's the only method of connection the students have with their teacher and with their friends. "This is so important,They need to know that we are still a class family even though we can't be together in person."
But adapting to new methods of teaching has been a challenge. Here some online methods that familiar and it is used some of school (Kindergarten or elementary school)
1. Zoom Live Streaming
Now that online teaching is the norm, many teachers are turning to Zoom. It’s an amazing resource.
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Typically, the free “Basic” version of Zoom has a limit of 40 minutes for three or more participants. Now, K-12 students and teachers can get unlimited meeting minutes. Go to zoom.us and click the “Sign Up, It’s Free” button. Enter your school email address. You’ll then get an email from Zoom with a button to activate your account.
2. Google Hangout meet
Google Hangouts Meet is a video conferencing tool developed by Google that allows users to collaborate at a distance, instant message, video chat, and share photos, computer screens, and files. Google Hangouts allows conversations among up to 10 users at the same time. It can be accessed online or through mobile apps available for iOS and Android. Chat histories and files are saved online, and they are available to be synced between different devices. For educators, Google Hangouts is a great tool to engage students in collaboration outside of the classroom. It overcomes geographical barriers and provides more opportunities for face-to-face communication
“How to” guide, we are going to learn how to use the Google Hangouts Meet app to both run online lessons and have essential remote meetings with colleagues.
Google Hangouts Meet is a brilliant app, that can make remote teaching very easy. You can lead your class just like you would do in the classroom. I have found it very easy to use and very effective as a teaching tool.
STOP PRESS: Google Hangouts Meet is usually a paid tool. However, Google have made Hangouts Meet FREE until the end of July 2020 to help teachers who are remote teaching because of the Coronavirus pandemic.
3. Google Classroom
Google Classroom is a blended learning platform for schools that aims to simplify creating, distributing and grading assignments in a paperless way. Google Classroom is a free application designed to help students and teachers communicate, collaborate, organize and manage assignments
