Apps for educators and parents: April 2020

Monday, April 27, 2020

Apps or home schooling parents

Evernote

Ibooks / Google Books / Kindle

Mendley

Khan Academy

Homeschool Panda

Regards

Rudo

Apps to support parents

The following apps could be used to support parents:

Ted - video lessons presented by a wide variety of experts in their field.

Discovery - nutrition and fitness advice

Banking app - pay accounts, transfer salaries

myHomework - help students keep themselves organised while doing online learning

Coursera - a variety of MOOCs for children to enhance their education

Spar SA/Woolworths (online shopping) - personal shopping

Vodapay (Vodacom) - all in one app that allows parents to pay monthly bills like electricity, DSTV, buy airtime, shop online, pay instore

Julie Flanegan
Head of Computer Studies | Michaelhouse

Pvt Bag X1 Balgowan KwaZulu-Natal 3275 South Africa
Telephone +27 33 234 1158 Facsimile +27 33 234 4428
www.michaelhouse.org

Apps useful for parent teachers

Tshepo Rabotapi. I think the apps that could help parents who happen to be teachers are the type of apps that could assist in discovery learning, something that the parent can leave with the child and attend to other matters and the parent would monitor progress and after the task is done .i can think of a few

Google street view for teaching of directions, discovery of the world around us.

Demo accounts in platforms like easy equities to teach basics of investing in JSE and how different politics affect the economy and world we live in.

Simulation software of real-world scenarios, like flying planes, etc, computers today are powerful enough to make them real life.

Many of today's tools allow the parent to zone into the interest of the child and teach real-life skills for that interest

Apps for educators and parents

Scanner Pro: You can still digitize documents quickly with a mobile scanning app. You can scan documents.

Bank Apps: for buying airtime/ credits, pay the utility bills.

google calendar, Google Keep, Evernote

Here are some apps for parents and teachers,

For planning activities and events
google calendar

For taking notes
Google Keep, Evernote

photo and video-sharing
instagram

Virtual meetings
zoom, skype,

online payments
mpesa

live stream apps
facebook, youtube

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Mpesa; Google apps on Mobile:

Parents

Mpesa: is a mobile money app that enables one to send and receive money as well as make payments for various things such as shopping, paying for fuel and making purchases. Example: my daughter turned 18 and got an ID card this allows her to get an Mpesa account. I then taught her how Mpesa work by sending her some money, giving her some money to deposit in Mpesa and how to save money using Mshwari which is an off shoot of mpesa.

Mr D foods & Uber eats : these are apps that enable you to order food and have it delivered at your address

Google maps: help parents find information of locations of places and the distance to those places

use the App store on the phone to download exercise workouts that enable the family to exercise despite constrained environments

Basic digital literacy e.g how to send voice notes .

Takealot is an online shopping app where you create an account by entering your email address.. Once you have logged into the account you scroll through suggestions on what is available , check the price and click on the shopping cart icon and follow instruction to receive delivery options for your chosen product.

Using youtube for cook videos

Dr. Sella Terrie Jwan

Lecturer of Curriculum studies and Technology

Dept. of Curriculum Instruction and Educational Media

School of Education

Moi University,
P.O. Box 3900 - 30100, Eldoret, Kenya

Tel: +254722644387/+27765182562

Remote Teaching Apps for Parents without Teaching Experience

Apps for Parents will vary depending on the learning outcomes expected from their children and the age/study grade- A few of the apps considering the factors earlier mentioned will include:

Parents without Teaching experience (Preschoolers)

CBeebies Free Apps for Kids - This apps include learning contents that cater for this age grade and expected learning outcomes

Playtime Island - Fun Games for Kids App. ...
Go Explore - Fun Early Learning Skills App. ...
Get Creative - Open-ended Creative Activities App. ...
Storytime - Reading Stories App. ...
BBC iPlayer Kids - Child Friendly Video App.

Parents without Teaching experience (Key Stage 1 - Key Stage 2)

1. Teach Your Monster to Read App is a game that's helped millions of children learn to read.

2. Spelling Test by Squeebles is an app aimed at helping 5 to 11 year old children practise their spellings in a fun, motivating environment. It allows you to set up your own personalised spelling tests, as well as download from over 150 pre-recorded tests based on the UK national curriculum, containing over 1800 words.

For more Apps for parents

Best KS2 Maths Apps | Educational App Store

Have a look at our selection of five best Key Stage 2 maths apps that can be easily used by teachers and parents.

Parents without Teaching experience (GSCE)

1. BBC Bitesize, free

Select the GCSE subjects, watch the video infographic flashcards, and test your progress. Yes, it's that simple. Sleep easy that everything follows the national curriculum and is exam-board specific so there's no fluff to distract children from their goals. Great for helping year 11s stay up-to-speed on subjects they want to study at A-level and for keeping year 10s on track for their 2021 exams.

Pamela Chukwuemeka

Technovation Regional Ambassador and Mentor 2017-2019

TechWomen Fellow (2018)
Microsoft Authorized Education Partner, Microsoft Certified Educator,
Microsoft Educator Trainer, Oracle 10g Certified Professional

Email- pamelachukwuemeka@yahoo.com , pamelaoluwatipami@gmail.com
Tel: +2347016900791
Twitter: @pamsylala @TechnovationNig
Linkedin: Pamela Chukwuemeka

Apps supporting parenting

Tools supporting parents

YouTube kids: educational and child friendly contents can be accessed
Online shopping apps: grocery purchase done online & delivered at home
Zoom & WhatsApp: connecting with extended family members
YouTube channels & Facebook stream: attending online Church services
Online banking apps

Kind Regards

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Apps for parents during lockdown

WhatsApp, Google hangouts and Skype for video calls to friends and family

Lydia

Useful Apps for Parent Teachers and Ordinary Parents

Pinterest - Cooking skills for fun, kids can use it pinterest for craft ideas etc

Google Maps - directions, geography lessons

Banking apps - online payments, receiving money etc

Receiving funds through cellphone numbers etc

online shopping ; applying for UIF ; applying for emergency funds ; online shopping

Technologies for parents :

Applying for `UIF : https://www.ufiling.co.za/uif/how-to-apply this resource will be used to apply for UIF.

Applying for the emergency corvid 19 payment of R300:https://uifecc.labour.gov.za/covid19

for directions how to apply for labour benefits :http://www.labour.gov.za/DocumentCenter/Publications/Unemployment%20Insurance%20Fund/COVID%2019%20TERS%20SOLUTION%20USER%20GUIDE.pdf

online shopping :https://www.onecart.co.za this allows you to buy groceries at different stores in SA

Regards

e-Learning platforms

Use these for teaching and learning during lockdown

Regards
Ntoza

Banking apps; online shopping apps; Skype/Zoom; calendar

Banking apps - check balances, buy airtime

Online shopping apps (most shops have apps) - find ways to have shopping delivered

Skype/Zoom other video conferencing apps - opportunity to communicate with other people

Calendar - using calendar to organise times, schedules.

Youtube, Pinterest, Takealot, Pick'n'Pay and Food Lover's Market

I personally go to YouTube for everything. It is useful for recipe idea, DIY projects at home, workout videos and ideas for activities to keep the kiddos busy (not just watching videos). Pinterest is similar, it is just more visual preference based. If you like the picture you can access the site for further ideas. Takealot is super fast with delivering goods needed at this time. You would be limited to essential goods, but you can get things that you would possibly not get at your grocery store. Then Pick'n'Pay app is useful for ordering groceries and Food Lover's app is great for fresh fruits and veg to be delivered.

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Apps for parents and teachers

Whatsapp, email, edmodo, Zoom and YouTube

YouTube: Teachers can upload videos for a class

Zoom: Teachers can teach online and track who is online or absent

WhatsApp: can be used for communication and collaborative learning

Email: Communication, sending and receiving file e.g. assignment

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Apps for parents and teachers

Apps to use for teaching and learning during lockdown

Regards
Ntoza

APPS

Apps that parents and teachers can use to help their children to learn:

- Email

- WhatssApp

- Google classroom

- Google docs

- Moodle

- Edmodo

- Blackboard

- Padlet

Thursday, April 23, 2020

Tools: ClassDojo

ClassDojo

Use to create a positive culture, give students a voice, share moments with parents. ClassDojo connects teachers with students and with parents to build amazing classroom communities.

Online Tools for Homeschooling Parents

YouTube Kids

Flexible Homeschool App

TedEd

Evernote

Zoom | Google classrooms | Moodle

Teacher can use Zoom, Skype and Google classrooms to have class sessions with the students.

Parents can use Goole docs to support the students. Teacher can post work on the Moodle LMS, the students can use the Discussion forum for asynchronous engagement. and Chat room for synchronous engagement.

Extra Marks | Khan Academy | Vodacom zero-rated | Mindset learning

Extra Marks - CAPS alighted material, for students

Khan Academy - online learning platform for learners and students

Vodacom Mindset zero-rated - online learning platform for learners

YouTube | Zoom | Screen-O-Matic | WhatsApp | Google Classroom & Blackboard | Zoom & Microsoft Teams

Tools useful for parents

YouTube learning - different subjects can be viewed online
Zoom: to interact with teacher & peers

Tools useful for teachers

Screen-O-Matic for screen recording
YouTube screencasts can be created & uploaded to YouTube channels. Links are then provided for students. Students can make comments & ask questions
WhatsApp: interactions with students & among peers
Google Classroom / Emails/ Blackboard: essays/ assignments can be given & feedback provided
Zoom & Microsoft Teams: interactions with students & among peers

Youtube | MS Teams | MS Forms | MS One Note

Youtube is a good resource for both parents and teachers. It has good visual representations and commentary on topics that learners need to study.

MS Teams allows teachers easy access to communicate with their learners and colleagues. It also allows for synchronise learning through scheduled meetings and the assignment function allows for easy distribution of tasks.

MS Forms allows teachers to create quizzes and questionnaires for their learners to complete and makes feedback and marking easy.

MS One Note gives easy access for the teacher to provide content to learners and learners can interact with the content easily.

Moodle | YouTube channel | WhatsApp | Google Meet | Flipgrid

LMS (Moodle) - all resources are shared, assignments can be uploaded, forums and chat rooms for students to ask questions.

YouTube channel - to upload video clips (linked from Moodle)

WhatsApp - for students to communicate with teachers and parents (where necessary)

Google Meet - to have online meetings with students as groups or individuals

Flipgrid - a tool for students to post videos of themselves, e.g. complete an oral for a language

whatsapp, google classroom, edmodo, Remind Safe Classroom Communication, edublogs, zoom, MS teams

Tools for parents: whatsapp, edublogs, zoom

Tools for teachers: whatsapp, google classroom, edmodo, Remind: Safe
Classroom Communication, edublogs, zoom, MS teams

Edmodo, Whatsapp, and email

Edmodo - a free learning management tool used by teachers around the world - it is easy to setup for different classes and has a social media feel.

WhatsApp is a free messenger application but uses mobile data that works across multiple platform and is being widely used among undergraduate students to send multimedia messages like photos, videos, audios along with simple text messages

WhatsApp is a simple choice for resource deprived communities as it has these benefits

1. It is not resource intensive and has versions for older/less capable phones

2. There are very cheap social bundles available across all networks

3. Allows sharing of various media files

4. Has voice and video calls for face to face facilitation

5. Newer version has video conference ability

Online Learning Tools

Online learning tools Teachers ,learners and parents can use during lockdown:

1. Vodacom e-School is a secure online learning platform with free internet access to Basic Education content for all Grade R – 12 learners. The portal provides lessons, consisting of notes, videos and assignments in the form of interactive quizzes at the end of topics as well as personalized reports. Learners are able to access curriculum aligned classroom content for free if they are Vodacom clients.

Teachers and learners were issued with free Vodacom sim cards by Vodacom team so they can access the platform for free as it is zero rated by Vodacom. This is the link to Vodacom e-

Vodacom e-School is a secure online learning platform with free internet access to Basic Education content for all Grade R – 12 learners. The portal provides lessons, consisting of notes, videos and assignments in the form of interactive quizzes at the end of topics as well as personalized reports. Learners are able to access curriculum aligned classroom content for free if they are Vodacom clients.

Teachers and learners were issued with free Vodacom sim cards by Vodacom team so they can access the platform for free as it is zero rated by Vodacom. This is the link to Vodacom e-School

Website address: https://www.vodacom.co.za/vodacom/services/vodacom-e-school

A Comic Explaining COVID19 for Children

The second tool is a comic book that helps parents to explain what the COVID19 virus is, because they need to cross this bridge first before enabling students to know why they must be at home.

Assitive devices for home schooling

Tools to assist parents in facilitating homeschooling would be Zoom and Microsoft Teams

Both parents and teachers can use WhattsApp to help students learn. Most of the people have smartphones and this makes it easier for teachers and parents to communicate.

Deborah

Notesmaster

A cloud based Learning Management System where teachers and learners can register to access subject related content uploaded and freely available.

Teachers can also upload their own work depending on the syllabus content etc.

Parents can log in and track learners progress

Tools to assist parents during lockdown

During Lockdown the following tools will be useful for parents.

1) d6 School Communicator

2) The school's website

3) WhatsApp

4) E-learning portal of the WCED

5) Youtube videos

The following tools will be useful for teachers:

1) WhatsApp

2) Youtube

3) Renderforest videocreator

4) Piktocharts

5) Canva, etc.

MS Teams

I am finding Teams useful, because it allows for conversations at different levels - particularly useful is being able to create groups and do voice and video calls in those channels, without needing any further setup.

This is useful for teachers, because it allows for ways to communicate privately, in groups or with the full class.

There has been excessive sending of emails; this morning when I logged in there were 48 new emails since I logged off 24 hours before. Teams allows a place for interactions with teachers where chains are not lost and emails are not needed. So it's useful for PLCs and teacher/class teams.

If the parents want to know what work the kids are doing, they email me, also swamping me with emails. I am able to respond and say please ask your child to show you what I said in the announcement channel in Teams.

It also has a great assignment function for sharing and marking assignments.

Overall I'm finding it to be a useful tool.