When I first ventured into online teaching, I was skeptical about the idea and feared that it would flop due to my lack of experience.But I knew that my students were comfortable learning over the internet and I wanted to use it for their benefit. You can make your Qzzr quizzes visually attractive by adding pictures or even embedding videos. The tools I’m mentioning here might be used by you, the teacher, to create something for your students, or you might choose to involve your learners: use the tools in the classroom together or let your students use them at home. I’m not sure whether there is anything Canva can’t do: worksheets, flashcards, board games, infographics, posters… you name it.

5. Here is a short list of tools I like ; Below, I am talking about online tools you might use to create visuals, presentations, animations, comics, and quizzes. Sounds cool, huh? Include a short educational game at the end of every session, to keep the student engaged right to the end of the lesson. Thank you so much for sharing. I have been basically trying to move past coursebooks as a) I teach loads of individual classes (some of them online) where I very often don’t even use a coursebook b) I really enjoy planning whole lessons based on articles or videos I find online. Awesome! I decided to harness the interest (especially younger) students might have for comics and use it in the classroom. The kinds of games we suggest are short quizzes with visual … This is exactly the reason why I started sharing my ideas in the first place. Your email address will not be published. This is a true gem! Thank you for your work and time you spend on them, keep it up, pretty please! 2.

Whenever I read or see something interesting, I try to assess it from a teacher’s perspective: Since the answer tends to be “yes” more often than “no”, I’ve been looking for some solutions to help me make suitable teaching materials from scratch. Thanks a lot for taking the time to comment here! Make beautiful boards, documents, and webpages that are easy to read and fun to contribute to. There are loads of online resources pupils and parents can use. What if I told you that you could make similar ones for your students? I’m a big fan of creating my own teaching resources (as is probably pretty evident from this blog) and for quite some time now I’ve been trying to move past creating extra worksheets that accompany the coursebook. I looove your blog and facebook page, the ideas are very creative and helpful. Adobe Voice, another app to make animated videos (unfortunately just for iOS) https://standout.adobe.com/voice/ God bless you ^_^, Your email address will not be published. This article is for tutors teaching 10-15 year olds on how to make online learning an interesting experience for their students. That's why I want to share 10 ways to make learning fun with all of you here at Minds in Bloom today. This post features a list of 5 free tools for teachers who enjoy making their own teaching resources or would like to start and don’t really know how. The five tools I mention below let me do just that. This is why it is important for me to create materials that are not only meeting my students’ learning goals but are also visually appealing. How to make FCE speaking practice fun: Part 4, Creating ELT Materials: Emerging Principles | Inspiring teachers!

This is amazing. Thanks so much for you kind words, I’m super happy you like it here.

That’s awesome! I’m going to try out each. Hi Liz, thank you for letting me know. While computer games are generally not used to promote or aid learning, incorporating simple games and quizzes into your online teaching regime can provide great benefit to the students learning and make your lessons more fun. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you think that’s nothing special, think again. I’ve been using both prezi and emaze and it’s hard to decide which one I prefer. Five more YouTube channels to use with curious students. It has made my teaching life so much easier: no more drawing, colouring or odd-looking tables I was trying to make in Word (yes, I’m not the best at that).

I am so thankful to you, cause I have never used such beautiful sites for students before.