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NGHE AN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

SUBJECT:

“SOME INTERESTING SUPPORT TOOLS FOR

TEACHING ONLINE EFFECTIVELY”

(Sử dụng một số công cụ hỗ trợ hấp dẫn để dạy một tiết học online hiệu quả)

School year 2021 - 2022

NGHE AN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

SUBJECT:

“SOME INTERESTING SUPPORT TOOLS FOR

TEACHING ONLINE EFFECTIVELY”

(Sử dụng một số công cụ hỗ trợ hấp dẫn để dạy một tiết học online hiệu quả)

Group: English

Tel: 0975901823

Email: doannguyet82@gmail.com

School year 2021 - 2022

PART A: INTRODUCTION

I Reasons for the study

According to the Ministry of Education and Training 2021, online teaching is

an activity to support or replace face-to-face teaching at a general education

institution The newly teaching model applied, typically "online training", is one of

the optimal solutions It is capable of meeting the urgent needs in learning and

teaching Moreover, it is facilitating multi-level training

Especially in the current context, the Covid-19 epidemic still has many

complicated developments Many schools have been requisitioned for epidemic

prevention and control Many construction and repair works have been suspended

There are also some teachers and students who are F0 being treated at home or

being in isolation cannot go to school directly Therefore, online teaching is the most

suitable and interesting choice of the teaching staff of the education sector The only

and optimal method that is able to equip people with knowledge skills, and especially

to ensure a learning plan for the general education system So how to teach online

effectively? The most effective is a matter of concern for educational administrators,

teachers, parents and students

Unlike face-to-face classes, online lessons do not have much time and

opportunities for students to interact and exchange information with other students,

reducing the ability to communicate between students Therefore, the problem of

exchanging, connecting and enhancing mutual learning is a limitation Especially

for introverts, it is easy to fall into isolation and receive little support Students will

not even interact with the teacher, leading to the teacher having a hard time to

manage the students and the class is becoming boring In order to have a good quality

online English class, giving students an excitement when absorbing the lesson, the

teacher must really have unique and attractive methods Through the process of

online teaching, I realize that in addition to the knowledge and style of a foreign

language teacher, the teaching method is also an extremely important factor in

attracting students' interest, concentration and interest as well love the subject

Currently, there are many new teaching methods that have been applied in the online

teaching process These are good methods, easy to use and have contributed to

improving the quality of the subject Through the process of teaching online, I have

applied “Some interesting support tools for teaching online effectively” to my

lessons to stimulate students' interest in learning Personally, I find that using some

attractive support tools in teaching and learning English online is really effective

Students feel excited when learning English through these support tools

To be honest, there are inevitable shortcomings and mistakes in my study in

such limited time I am glad to have more constructive opinions and helpful supports

from my colleagues so that it will be more perfect and applicable

II Aims of the study

The aims of this study are:

- To create the harmonic atmostphere which sets the establishment of rapport

- To make students more motivated and interested in learning English

- To help students improve their memories and make learning fun

- To increase students’ experiential learning on the basis: “Playing in

learning”

- To promote students’ communicative and cooperative skills

-To boost students’ confidence and help them become more student-centred

and student-initiated

-To encourage students’ peer-assessment and empower them to take action to

improve their performance

- To help students understand the aim of their learning so as to raise students’

achievement

III Methods of the study

- Apply and adapt some essential knowledge from the workshops and classes

I have participated in before

- On the basic of my experiential learning and teaching online

- Cooperate with my colleagues to share the problems and get their useful

supports

- Make full use of a variety of support tools

- Implement the surveys among the students to find out the necessary figures

and solutions to the problems

IV Scope of the study

The students at Quynh Luu 2 High school

PART B: CONTENT

I Theoretical and practical background

1 Theoretical background

1.1 What are online teaching support tools?

Online teaching support tools are additional support software for teachers to

manage students, deliver assignments, grade and track student learning progress as

well as organize online lessons

1.2 Why should teachers use online support tools?

Online support tools are designed so that students can apply a variety of skills

Teachers should use projects in their teaching and assessment process for a number

of reasons

- Online support tools help students develop all skills such as listening,

speaking, reading, writing, communication With this combination of skills,

students become directors and managers of their own learning process, guided and

mentored by a skilled teacher

- Online support tools bring learning relevance By incorporating digital

technology into the curriculum, students are encouraged to become independent

workers, critical thinkers and lifelong learners

- Online support tools are not only a way of learning but also a way of working

together and students must learn to take responsibility for their own learning

- Online support tools make the review process more authentic It develops

students' ability to work with their peers, building teamwork and teamwork skills It

also helps teachers communicate in progressive and meaningful ways with students

about a variety of issues

- Schools that practice learning using online tools see an increase in

collaborative learning skills and improved student achievement

1.3 Disadvantages of online support tools

- Organizing games, or making exercises using supporting tools takes a lot of

time, affecting the teaching progress

- The better students receive more praise, which causes the inferior students to

become discredited in the class It leads to some worse students not participating in

the game for many different reasons: they will feel bored, lose time Moreover, in

order to play games, or to practice using support tools, students must have good

equipment, high-speed and stable network

- Using online support tools is a difficult method that requires a lot of time for

teachers, so teachers need to know the methods and ways of organizing, composing

games, making exercises and If you are good at information technology, you can run

it well

- Some applications students can cheat when doing the test

- Teachers are familiar with the traditional teaching method of lecturing,

discussing, asking students to memorize materials to take tests However, by using

online support tools, teachers must act as facilitators rather than disseminators This

will be unfamiliar to some teachers, and they may have difficulty breaking free from

their past habits

1.4 The role of Online support tools

Games or exercises used through Online support tools are a source of

encouragement and interest in learning for students They are often considered as

the first step to attract students' attention to the foreign language teaching

environment For most games, competition between players and teams is a powerful

learning motivator for students This statement lets us know that Games can play a

really important role in the language online classroom Games or exercises used

through support tools have shown that :

- Improves concentration

- Improves memory

- Brings a sense of community to a group

- Motivates learning

- Relaxes people who are overwhelmed or stressed

- Makes learning fun

- Helps learners absorb lessons

1.5 Features of tools to support online teaching

- Games or exercises used through online teaching support tools ask a question

or poses a problem that each student can answer Issues can be discussed All

teachers can support, encourage and model

- Online teaching support tools allow students to delve deeper into content in

a more direct and meaningful way Students will have different learning styles,

specific experiences and practices that are brought together in the learning process

Students also have the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge

- Online teaching support tools require students to investigate problems in the

curriculum By creating bridges between subjects, students view knowledge

historically, rather than looking at isolated facts

- Online teaching aids promote students' understanding to help them answer

questions correctly

1.6 The role of teachers and students in online lessons

1.6.1 The role of the teacher

For an effective online lesson, teachers need

Prepare lessons

Prepare materials for the lesson

Diversify learning activities through the combination of visual channels, text

channels, audio channels, challenges, and games

Use online process assessment tools to immediately respond to and evaluate

each student's small tasks (In order to prevent the loading time of these support tools

from being long, teachers need to open the necessary tools before during class time)

Create opportunities for students to participate in discussions in the class

through the chat feature of online calling tools or tools that allow creating online

discussion spaces

To successfully make use of online teaching aids, teachers must support

students by providing adequate guidance and feedback Furthermore, they need to

explain all assignments clearly, provide detailed directions, and rotate within the

classroom to answer questions and encourage student motivation Furthermore,

teachers must plan well, be flexible and consider themselves in the role of learners

and accompanying students

1.6.2 The role of students in the online classroom

Usually, students work in small groups, individually or in pairs to answer

questions

1.7 Steps to implement online teaching support tools

Using online teaching aids is an activity performed by students with the

support of teachers There are four steps to implementing online teaching support

tools

1.7.1 Start thinking and answering questions

This phase involves selecting topics and questions that are relevant to the

student Based on the question through support tools for students to answer

Questions should be challenging and motivating so that students can develop and

have the flexibility to work at their level

1.7.2 Answer the questions

At this stage, all team members conduct research individually, in pairs, or in

groups They must also find answers to guiding questions, documenting their results

through support tools

1.7.3 Get results

During this phase, students will know their results immediately through the

automatic feature of supporting tools All answers are assessed to ensure that

students understand the lesson

1.7.4 Evaluate

At this stage, the final product is assessed, and students self-assess their

abilities based on what they have learned Self-assessment is encouraged by

allowing students to view their results through automated aids

2 The applicable manner of online support tools

Nowadays, the development of technology makes it easy to use support tools

in online classroom We can use computer, laptop, tablet, or even mobile phone to

use support tools Besides, support tools can be used to teach in almost lessons, as

reading lessons, speaking lessons, listening lessons, writing lessons or language

focus lessons and it can be used in almost stages, as warm up ,before teaching, while

teaching, after teaching

For these, I myself have been trying to put online teaching support tools into

online class for 2 years, and the result is really impressive and surprising

II Techniques for using support tools in English online classroom

Considering the great advantages of support tools mentioned above, there are

a variety of different ways to use support tools in the online classroom Such as

Quizizz,Wordwall, whell of name, Kahoot, Baamboozle, Blooket google form,

azotar Support tools choosen to use in classroom should be easy to understand

and easy to use I myself have applied some useful techniques for using online

teaching support tools to help students get movitated and improve the learning

atmosphere in English online classroom I have been using support tools in English

learning online classroom in four classes: 11D2, 11D5, 12A1, 12A6 And I

amazingly found that they have made teaching and learning easier, faster and more

pleasing:

III The solutions

1 Keys to success

- Teachers should start with easy online teaching support tools

– The online teaching support tools should be suitable with class and easy to

understand and easy to play

- When designing a technique, teacher should have in mind which content

standards will be addressed, what kind of games to support and what materials and

resources will be accessible to the students to assist them

2 Practical background

Unlike traditional method of teaching and learning in which teacher is seen

as a disseminator who will bring all necessary informations to students passively

The assessment mainly relies on paper-based, rote memorization, or teacher-led

instruction that simply presents established facts or portrays a smooth path to

knowledge instead of posing questions, problems, or scenarios Thus, students may

have few opportunities to develop their cooperative learning skills and

self-evaluation Students are even learned in boring classes without support tools

Techniques for using support tools to help students get movitated and improve the

learning atmosphere in English classroom, where students work in collaborative

real-world investigations They will become centered-learner of the learning process

and assessment Almost students have motivation in learning English They are more

attentive to the lesson and eager to learn

As a result, they use the language with great interest and students feel relaxed

while learning

3 Description of online support tools and success measures

3.1 Description of online support tools

What are the online support tools? Why are they interesting?

3.1.1 Project Objectives

- Project Aim:

3.1.2 Word catcher online games

“word catcher online games” is the game of looking at the picture and

guessing the content This game makes the class fun and the students find it more

enjoyable The teacher projects the image, and the students could guess the content

of the image to know the subject of the day's lesson

3.1.3 Quizlet

“Quizlet” is a website and app to learn vocabulary Concepts and terms

through flashcards and fun games mak it easier for learners to remember It gives

users almost limitless opportunities to learn vocabulary

“Quizlet” is a good way of teaching vocabulary, even at the beginning levels

because the unknown words will create a sense of curiosity in the students In

“Quizlet”, words usually appear in context, the sound of new words is easily

remembered by listening to the native Students are exposed to the new words many

times

Benefits of using Quizlet

a Smart and new vocabulary learning method

Quizlet gives users a new and smart way of learning According to actual

research, more than 95% of students who finished using Quizlet software received a

significant improvement in academic scores

The simple tools that the Quizlet application brings can help learners find any

content in all subjects, from algebra, geometry or history, university level

economics,

b Share knowledge for learners

Quizlet has a great use in creating more motivation for users because the

application attracts the attention of a large number of students and teachers The

software helps teachers create coursework for classes or even live games for students

to absorb more useful materials and knowledge This is considered an effective

learning method for students Besides, Quizlet also helps learners to master and

understand the content they are interested in The application also organizes a lot of

activities Users around the world are getting more and more attractive thanks to the

contribution of Quizlet

c Make flashcards easy

If you want to memorize knowledge through flashcards, then Quizlet is a

perfect choice Quizlet gives learners a personalized learning tool or can also search

from an archive of millions of flashcards from other students To create a set of their

own learning cards, users only need to perform a few simple steps: First, access the

Quizlet software by website address and log in or if you do not have an account, then

log in If you sign up via facebook/email, you can already create yourself a set of

free flashcards by clicking on the "create of study set" tool, then the user needs to

enter the name of the flashcards and add a concept, term is your first card has been

created successfully

d Search for flashcards online

Quizlet makes it simple for learners to search for learning cards in any topic or

field of interest, including learning cards from other teachers and students And when

searching, you can optionally choose flashcards with only images or with images and

text to make your learning more effective Plus, with Quizlet, you can take those

flashcards with you wherever you go, anytime by accessing the downloaded app on

your mobile device What's special about Quizlet is that you can still study even while

offline and use all the features like text-to-speech and much more

3.1.4 Name of wheel

“Name of wheel” with a simple design, consisting of only a pivot ring with a

central shaft for balance and a fixed needle The position where the needle stops will

mark the selection for the spinner It will be divided into corners with different

proportions and colors on the wheel, showing how difficult it is to win the reward

written in the corresponding corner

With a simple interface, you can choose a random name in an online class to

track cards, assign tasks or award prizes All we need to do is just go to the

application at the top Access button, then add a list of names to the Enter names here

section (can be sorted randomly or filter by criteria, insert images ) All names in

the right list column will appear on the wheel Finally, click or press Ctrl+Enter to

spin the wheel The rotation stops at any name, that person will be selected You can

also adjust the rotation speed, customize fast and slow, customize how long the

rotation lasts

Anyone can make a wheel of fortune by themselves, sign their own content

and design in their own style So the wheel of fortune is really used in many cases

After choosing a name, you can delete that name (or not) to continue recording

the next time The Wheel of Names application also integrates sound effects and fun

clapping, bringing a sense of thrill and excitement to everyone

Outstanding features of wheel of name:

- Customize design freely from colors, pictures

- Can choose the sound too, after someone wins, we can give applause

- We can choose a congratulatory sentence after choosing the winner too

3.1.5.Quizizz

“Quizizz” is a comfortable online learning tool at the user's pace It helps

each student excitedly conquer every new achievement Teachers can incorporate

Quizizz into instruction, review, and test to support students of all ages, from

kindergarten through college Quizizz is one of the most famous and widely used

tools to support testing and assessment in teaching Quizizz is an application used to

test knowledge in subjects as well as social knowledge through the form of

multiple-choice answers The multiple-multiple-choice questions in Quizizz are of many genres with

different levels for students to try and assess their own level Teachers or parents can

access questionnaires shared by others to use in teaching and tutoring their children

Overall, Quizizz is suitable for both learning at home and in the classroom

It increases interest in online classes In addition to the usual question types,

students are also surveyed Students take the test at their own pace Music is also

included while students play for added enjoyment Furthermore, Quizz updates

scores, leaderboards, percentages and totals continuously Students not only play

directly, but also do indirect exercises

The effectiveness of quizzes

- Create multiple-choice questions to test students' knowledge of subjects as

well as their understanding of society

- Quizizz allows teachers to access a variety of question banks or create their

own set of questions suitable for assessment purposes

- Allowing students in the same class to participate in answering questions on

Quizizz at the same time specified by the teacher; or completing the test at a

convenient time, before

the time specified by the teacher

- Easily notify immediately the results and rankings of the participants

answering the question to increase learning interest for students

Quizizz can run on any device that uses an Internet browser, including PCs,

laptops, tablets, smartphones running iOS/Mac, Android, Windows or Linux

operating systems You can use Quizizz on Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Internet

Explorer 11 or later browsers

3.1.6 Google Form

“ Google Form” is a Web-based application used to create forms for data

collection purposes You can use Google Forms to take surveys or register events,

etc Forms can be shared easily through sending a link, sending an Email, embedding

on a Web page or Blog post In addition, your form can be displayed right in the

body of the email and allow people to reply in the inbox

Google Form is an extremely useful survey form creation and management

tool developed by Google

Data collected using a form is usually stored in a spreadsheet Although there

are many online survey applications, Google Form is still a great choice because of

its ease of use and completely free

Google Forms are used very commonly in various fields of industry, especially

in the field of education

because it creates surveys to meet curriculum goals

It asks many different types of questions

It has many options to manage data import

It creates professional forms

and it has many form management methods

Some new features of Google Form

Support to suggest answers for newly created questions

With this feature, Google Form will predict the answer as you type the

question, then give the appropriate answer options

Support auto-complete answers

After you enter one answer, Google Form will suggest other relevant

responses This will save you a lot of time when entering content for the form

Auto-score support

Teachers often use this feature to grade students in tests or multiple choice

exams At this point, you just need to formulate the correct questions and answers

When a student responds, Google Form will automatically grade it

Currently, there are many free tools and applications for online surveys, but

Google Form is still the most commonly used because of its convenience

3.1.7 Azotar

“Azotar” is an online grading and assignment application platform This

application was born to support teachers in teaching when they want to check the

quality of students' knowledge

In general, teachers will deliver lessons directly on Azota Students will

receive and take their own test After that, the lesson will be sent back to the teacher

for grading right on the app

In fact, the Azota application offers many worthy advantages for teachers to

choose from such as:

- Save maximum time on assignment and submission

Only with direct delivery on the application, students will do their homework

and take photos, send them through the application Both teachers and students will

receive them in a quick time When learning directly, instead of collecting votes for

grading, teachers can remind students and parents to submit assignments by taking

pictures of assignments and sending them through the app use, teachers can grade

and report grades directly on it This can also be very effective in the online learning

phase

- Azota's platform is designed to be very simple, easy to use, with an

easy-to-see interface and less manipulation, suitable for students

- With assignments and assignments, receiving grades right on the application,

parents can monitor an overview of their child's learning process Teachers can also

evaluate very quickly with full reports and statistics of each student

The student's parents can track the student's results through the learning

history The system will save the score, the process of doing the test, and the

submission of each student's work Teachers can also look up and download

statistical reports to their computer for evaluation or storage on the system

Azota also has a monitoring function when performing automated tests on the

application This will help bring the highest fairness in each contest

When the monitoring function is turned on, the system will warn when a

student exits the screen or opens a new tab At the end of the test, the system will

also send a notification about the number of times the student cheated From there,

teachers will have the most accurate understanding of the number of times each

student opens a new tab or closes the screen

This platform supports teachers to create exam questions that solve problems

in assessing students' ability effectively Embrace online learning difficulties and

find ways to overcome them Building a system of exercises right on it is easy and

extremely convenient As well as helping students access computers and learning

software Thereby bringing requirements in acquisition and creating an environment

of greater access to knowledge

Azota supports both phones and computers Make it easy to access and study

and take exams However, most teachers and students use the Web version of Azota

because of its intuitive and easy-to-use interface Ensure easy access for all students

to the online learning environment and platform Azota is a new online homework

assignment and grading application, effectively supporting learning

3.2 Steps to take

To assign assignments to students or play games through online aids, teachers

must take the following steps:

Step 1: The teacher introduces the name, purpose of the game and online

support tools

Step 2: Instructions to play, do exercises This step includes the following

steps:

- Organize for students to participate in the game: Number of students

participating, number of teams participating (several teams), student management,

referee, or guide students to do exercises

- Tools used to play and do cards (desktop computers, laptops, tablets,

smartphones all with network connection)

- How to play, do the exercises: Each specific job such as time, what not to do

- How to confirm the results and how to calculate the score (if any)

Step 3: Perform games, do exercises

Step 4: Comment after the match This step includes the following operations:

- The teacher or the main referee is the student who comments on the

participating attitude of each individual or each group, the bad deeds to learn from

experience

- Teachers announce the results of each group and individual and commend,

encourage and reward individuals who do well (by giving points or adding points)

4 Samples of techniques for using online support tools to help students

get movitated and improve the learning atmosphere in online English

classroom

4.1 Sample 1: Unit 6 – COMPETITIONS- English 11

Project objectives: Use “word catcher online games” to introduce a new

Assessment criteria:

- Technical aspects: sound, pictures and colours

- Content

- Provoking questions:

1 It is a competition for young girl

2 The girls are assessed based on their physical appearance and general knowledge

3 It is done through fashion shows and answering questions

- Question asked by the teacher related to the lesson: "Can you guess what

topic we will learn today?"

- Student's answer: “Competitons”

- Positive impact on students: all students feel very excited The atmosphere

of competitions permeates the online classroom

Time: 5 minutes

Number of students: 42

General Manager: Teacher

Type of participation: Individual

Instructions

5

minutes

- T uses the support tool "chasing image capture"

- T ask students to guess the topic of the lesson through prompting questions that the teacher gives

1 It is a competition for young girl

2 The girls are assessed based on their physical

appearance and general knowledge

3 It is done through fashion shows and answering questions

-T give Ss 30 seconds to answer each question

- Students who correctly answer the first question will get 50 points, the right answer on the second question will get 40 points and the right answer on the third question will get 30 points

- The student with the fastest, most correct answers from the "competitions" will be the winner

-T checks, leads into the new lesson

- Look, listen and do

it individually

Some impressive images cut from my online class used with support tools

Notes:

When the game was given with prompting questions, all the students felt very

excited The atmosphere of beauty contests permeates the online classroom When

the game was over, I asked a question: “Can you guess what topic we are going to

learn today?” The students responded immediately to the chorus of “beauty contest”

and they were ready to enter the lesson in a very excited mood.…

4.2 Sample 2: Unit 3 – Ways of socializing - English 12

Project objectives: Use “Quizlet” to teach vocabulary.In the section

General Manager: Teacher

Type of participation: Individual

Instructions

10

minutes

T uses the support tool "Quizzlet" Project images

of vocabulary related to the lesson "Ways of socializing" such as: waving, shaking hands, nodding, raising hands, clapping, catching eyes, pointing

- Ask students to look at the picture, hear the word and read it several times

- T calls on each student to read it individually two

to three times

- T checks for errors for students, leading to the next section

- Look, listen and do

it individually

Notes:

Traditionally, teachers often give the meanings of the the ways of socializing

mentioned in the book straightly This way often makes students passive in acquiring

vocabulary and unable to imagine how likely the ways of socializing are I give

ways of socializing by using “Quizlet” to encourage students to think out the

meaning of those basing on the imagines they look That is a great way that helps

them bare in their mind these new words

Some impressive images cut from my online class used with support tools

The situation is similar In Unit 1- English 11, part B, Speaking, in order to

introduce some vocabularies about parts of our body, I use “Quizlet”” As the game

is playing, pictures of parts of body as they are mentioned Students look at

atpictures while playing, then they can guess the meaning of some words about parts

of body like: head, shoulders, knees, toes, eyes, ears, mouth, nose

4.3 Sample 3: Use “Name of wheel” to ask students for the right to answer first

Project objectives: Use “Name of wheel” to ask students for the right to

General Manager: Teacher

Type of participation: Individual

Instructions

5

minutes

T uses the support tool “Name of wheel” to create

fairness for students who has the right to answer his or her homework first

T asks students to prepare their homework and look at the wheel to see if they have reached their name to answer

- T asks students to answer

- T organizes proofreading for students, comments

on students' work and leads to the next part

- Look, listen and do

it individually

Notes:

Students are very excited to do this game Because the game has brought

fairness, objectivity and requires every student to learn It stimulates students to

answer