Well, we are over a month into virtual learning and quarantine, and it seems like we will not be returning to our classrooms anytime soon. I would argue that foreign language is one of the harder subjects to teach remotely because the students rely so heavily on the teacher, target language input, and frequent conversations. So, how can we make the best of our lessons without being in the classroom? How can we still provide communicative-based lessons from afar? These are my five favorite (free!) resources that I’ve found useful during virtual learning!
1. EdPuzzle
You can take any Youtube video and turn it into an interactive quiz! At any moment during the video, you can add a multiple choice or short answer question. Your students can watch/re-watch the video and respond. EdPuzzle even connects right to your Google Classroom, so your roster imports with one click. A bonus for teachers… it will automatically grade students scores on the multiple choice questions and it shows you student progress as they progress through the assignment!
2. Blendspace by TES
3. Loom
4. Padlet
5. Google Arts and Culture
