Schools and universities across the UAE are now closed in order to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus. We’ve put together a list of resources that will help facilitate e-learning during this period and to provide teachers across the UAE with a list of reliable apps and software to assist them.
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Adobe Connect is used to create general presentations, learning modules, webinars and many more. Teachers can use the software to create a virtual classroom with students while they engage in distance learning and stay connected with them throughout each lesson.
Alison offers courses from experts and has categories ranging from IT, Science, Health and Humanities. Alison is dedicated to making learning possible no matter where you are!
CENTURY provides a flexible and tailored education that allows students to learn from any location. CENTURY also identifies gaps and supports teacher interventions.
With over 4000 courses, Coursera offers free courses and certificates from universities and companies such as Yale, University of Pennsylvania, Google, IBM and more.
EasyClass allows educators to create digital classes and store their course materials online for their students to attend and access respectively. They are also able to give assignments and quizzes, manage class discussions, monitor due dates, grade results and provide feedback to their students – all in one place!
Eduten is a digital learning platform that helps teachers with automated lesson planning and learning analytics. The platform combines Finnish educational excellence with gamification and AI in order to impact learning results and grades.
Founded by Harvard and MIT, edX provides the highest-quality learning experiences and supports their learners at every stage.
With Elementari, your students can turn their writing assignments into works of art with illustrations, animations and even sound effects! Children also have the option to write their own adventure story!
Epic! provides teachers and students with access to books, videos and quizzes from leading publishers in order to help kids learn and grow no matter where they are.
Google Classroom connects classes remotely and helps each class stay connected and organized while they take on distance learning. The purpose of Google Classroom is to streamline the process of sharing files and assignments between students and teachers.
iCompute was designed to teach elementary-aged students the computer skills they need. While it is aligned with the education standards in the UK, the skills apply to students in the UAE and around the world.
Khan Academy offers free online courses but has also created a schedule for parents and teachers on how to keep learning during this distance learning period.
Microsoft Teams is a dedicated collaboration and communication platform that allows students and teachers to hold video lessons as well as collaborate together on files.
Moodle is an open-source learning management system that’s used for blended learning, distance education and other e-learning projects in schools and universities.
Teachers are able to make learning more personal with Screencastify by recording either bite-sized or full classes. Verbal feedback can also be given to students in real-time, who also have the ability to have their voices heard through interactive slide presentations.
Seesaw is a platform for student engagement where they can make use of creative tools to take photos, record videos, draw and more to capture learning all in one place. Teachers are able to share activities and resources with students through Seesaw, while parents can view their child’s work and leave comments.
Seppo turns lessons into interactive games, encouraging gamification in education and combines social learning and versatile ways of using mobile technology in education.
Through the use of digital workbooks, Springpad aims to simplify teacher workload, parent communication and student assessment, while improving the process of learning through a seamless workflow between all three parties.
Teacherly delivers engaging classes online and makes collaborative planning possible all through one dedicated platform. Teacherly focuses on flexible teaching with an interactive curriculum and creates a framework for planning that is tailored with recommended lessons and real-time teaching.
Zoom is a video conferencing app that allows users to video call each other for up to 40 minutes (if you’re on a free plan). Teachers can interact with their students during their distance learning period using the app.
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