Write up on content based materials
Introduction
ICT integration in teaching and learning plays a
vital role. Though we have many other tools to be integrated Google classroom
is one where we can use during pandemic time and on top of that we can use even
during normal situation. Google classroom is a free web service developed by
Google for schools that aimed to simplify creating, distributing and grading
assignments in a paperless way. In the Google classroom students can be invited
to join a class through a private code. I thought that it can help me to
deliver my teaching as well as students learning and it will also help me to do
away with everyday monotonous reading, by allowing students to summit their
work.
How should I use Google classroom?
In reality it is difficult to use in primary school
as most of the students they don’t have smart phones and computer facilities at
home. Nevertheless I will try to create Google classroom through parent’s smart
phones for the benefits of the students. I can use Google classroom, even if I
am doing face to face teaching and learning. For example, if I have Google
classroom created I can use in the evening for the revision and for introducing
new topic that I can post it in the Google classroom to make students aware
about what we are going to learn in the next class. Therefore, Google classroom
can be used before and after teaching and learning.
One advantage of Google classroom can be if the
situation is being worse like in pandemic time as it help students to engage
during absent of the facilitators. If I cite one example, during the online
classes I saw my sister’s teacher use to post teaching learning materials in
the Google classroom due to pandemic where all the notes and activities for the
students to learn apart from we chat and Telegram.
Instructions for Creating Google
Classroom
Step1: sign in to the Gmail account, then I click right corner
(Google apps) and next scroll down till Google classroom and I click there.
Step2:
I click on the plus sign at the right corner, and
then I click to create class. It will give you the option to write the title,
section and subject. I created the classroom for class V’B’ for the science
subject on the topic ‘Forces’.
Step3:
To add the students and co-tutor, I clicked on the
‘people’ option. I invited both students and co-tutor through their email.
Step4:
I have changed theme into ethereal then I clicked on
upload photo to change the theme.
Step5:
To make the students aware of what they are going to
learn in the class, so I made use of the ‘announcement Dialog box’. Therefore,
in my first announcement I wrote a welcome note as well as information which
made them aware of the subject too.
Step6:
To upload assignments, questions and materials, I
clicked to ‘classwork’ and then to ‘create’.
Step7:
To upload
materials, I have chosen ‘Materials’ then, I have written title and instruction
for the particular reading materials. Finally, I clicked ‘add’ option to attach
the file.
Step8:
To create a quiz, I clicked on the ‘quiz assignment’
option. Then I have written down the assignment title and assignment
instruction. Then only I have clicked on ‘clicked’ option to compose questions.
How
I am going to this Learning Activity (Quiz)?
I am going to use this learning activity (quiz) on the topic ‘force’
after teaching the concept of this topic. As a revision or the summary of the
topic, I will assign this quiz questions to students through Google classroom
and will ensure to make accessible for all the students.
https://classroom.google.com/c/MzEzNjcyMzA5NzM1?cjc=tpuznaq
