How Hong Kong Teachers Have Been Moving Learning Online Amidst COVID-19

Tools we have used and what we have learnt since January

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I am an English teacher working at a Hong Kong public primary school (for kids from 6–11 years old). In this post I am going to share with you our experience of online learning during school suspension and tools that have helped. This post is mainly for teachers in primary and secondary education (elementary and high schools). For more information on tertiary education, scroll to the bottom of the page to see a link of a list of Hong Kong scholars you can tweet to ask for help.

Let’s cut to the chase:

Table of Content
◼️Background - Hong Kong's Experience with School Suspension
◼️Learning and Teaching
   ◻️Online Live Lessons with Zoom
   ◻️Self-Learning Videos / Flipped Classroom
      a) Microsoft PowerPoint
      b) Filming and Narrating What's on the Screen: Screencast-O-Matic
   ◻️Online Homework
      a) Google Forms
      b) GoFormative
      c) More Quizzes with Performance Tracking: Kahoot!, Quizizz, Nearpod
      d) Flashcards and Word Pronunciations: Quizlet
      e) Socializing and Chatting with Your Students: Google Classroom
      f) Scanning Homework and Marking: DocHub
   ◻️Co-planning and Sharing of Teaching Materials
   ◻️Platforms…