Educational Technology

Tutorial on how Read Along App by Google works and how it can help children improve their reading skills. What is Read Along App? This is an app developed by Google which helps kids enhance their reading skills. It was first launched in India in March 2019 as Bolo and is now available in 180 countries. Read Along App Summary Details Below are summary details of Bolo; Target Audience: Children aged 5+ years Location Availability:  180 countries Language: Hindi, English, Spanish and Portuguese Privacy: No Ads or In-app and does not require sign in            Size: 46.45 MB (Size varies with… Read More »

Below is a list of 5 best technology tools that teachers should use for teaching to enhance learning. Edmodo This is an affordable and interactive educational tool that connects teachers and students. This digital tool helps educators to form discussion groups and provide topics for the students. Teachers can also give students exercises through this tool. It has assisted teachers to monitor their students’ performance Socrative This is a tech tool that allows teachers to give students exercises and educational games. Teachers can monitor and keep the results of each student. Teachers can also modify exercises for various students and… Read More »

What follows is a list of 5 best websites that teachers and students can use to create educational graphics. Canva  Canva.com is perhaps one of the best web app for graphic creation. Billed as a primarily as a photo editor, it also works like a color palette generator, fonts election tools, photo collage assembler, and infographic maker. It also features hundreds of free design elements for every project. Canva also provides online educational resources. Design Wizard  This website offers thousands of aesthetically pleasing templates for social media and print as well as over a million high-quality images (including transparent images,… Read More »

Tutorial on how to use Google meet for online learning and teaching for free. You can also start a virtual classroom with Google meet via Google Classroom. What is Google Meet? Google Meet is a video conferencing tool available on website and also as a mobile app (for both iPhone and Android) that you can use for having video as well as audio meetings. Google meet is part of Gsuite (paid) but free accounts can also use it for video meetings. It is a new version of Google Hangout. You can either join a meeting with a url or code… Read More »

What follow is a guide on how Teachers and students in UK can check plagiarism online and some of the best plagiarism detection Softwares they can use. Accuracy of Plagiarism Checker Tools Most Plagiarism checking softwares listed below only check and detect plagiarism from sources that are available online. If you copy paste information from a hard copy material available in your school library, chances are that these softwares might not detect any plagiarism.  They therefore should serve as tools that give you tips on improving your work’s citation. How Plagiarism Checking Websites Work Plagiarism Checker websites are more like… Read More »

Bored at home with your kids? Below is a list of exciting free mobile app educational games that students can use to improve their brain’s thinking capacity. We have provided download links for android users, however you can also get them for IOS at Apple App store. They include Gaming apps for kids, college students and adults. Other than fun, most of the apps provided below are for improving memory, english vocabulary, reading skills, typing speed, concentration and the brain’s thinking power. Wordplay  This is an interesting and addictive game which helps in improving vocabulary. This game has numerous levels… Read More »

What follows is a list of 20 educational Android and ios mobile apps to help teachers and students learn online using their smartphones. How to Download and Install Educational Apps The Apps listed below are available for Download for Both ios and Android Users.  Using your smartphone, you can search, download and install them from:  Apple App Store, Google Play Store and  Windows App Store. Learning New Languages Apps Learning a new language from your smartphone is now easier than you thought with the following applications; Duolingo: For Learning Foreign Languages with test questions BBC Learning English: This is one… Read More »

A brief comparison of Zoom, Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams for Education for online learning. Which one should you select for teaching and studying from home? Remote Learning Students will continue staying at home for an unknown period as a measure to control the spread of Covid -19 which is now a global pandemic. However, there are various digital tools that teachers can use to interact with students, hold classes and give assignments online. Below are some of the digital platforms that can offer online space for students and teachers to share and learn Zoom for Education Zoom is best… Read More »

Below is a comprehensive tutorial on how teachers and students can use Google class room for online learning. We have provided step by step guides to help you get started from the comfort of your home. What is Google Classroom? Google Classroom is an online platform which is part of Google that enables  creating of assignments, submission of assignments, grading of assignments and getting of grades results. Google Docs, Drive and Gmail integrates with Google Classroom which facilitates attachment of files and notifications. It works both on Computer and Mobile Phone devices. How Google Classroom Works The simplified version of… Read More »