Distance learning is now becoming more popular for all of us for obvious reasons. And if many readers of Habr know about various kinds of courses in digital specialties - software development, design, product management, etc., then the situation is a little different with lessons for the younger generation. There are many services for online lessons, but what to choose?
In February, I evaluated different platforms, and now I decided to talk about those that I (and not only me, but also the children) liked the most. There are five services in the selection, if you have something to add, then tell us about them in the comments, we will study.
Uchi.ru
What can. This platform allows children to independently study in an interactive form such subjects as mathematics, Russian and English, biology, natural history, geography. By the way, there is also programming - my child tried this section and he really liked it.
If the student makes a mistake, the system gently corrects him, offers clarifying questions. The platform is personalized, it adapts to the students, so if someone needs more time to study a topic, and someone less, all this will be taken into account.
There is a personalized assistant - an interactive dragon. Largely thanks to him, the child does not refer to the platform as a βservice of lessonsβ.
What do you need to get started? Only PC, laptop, tablet and internet. A smartphone is also suitable, but, in my opinion, it is not suitable for some types of activities.
The platform is suitable for both individual lessons and online learning at school - many teachers use Uchi.ru assignments.
Advantages. Gives the opportunity to master the material in a playful way, including programming. Even complex topics are explained in an interesting way. The tasks are well structured and distributed by age/class. There is personalization.
Disadvantages. Almost not. I met opinions that the disadvantage is that the service is paid (there is also a free version, but it is very truncated, it is rather just an opportunity to test the platform). But this is clearly not a drawback - it is customary to pay for good products in the world of victorious capitalism, right?
How much is. Payments for different courses and classes are different. For example, I will take teaching English with a teacher. 8 lessons, each for half an hour, will cost the family 8560 rubles. The more classes, the lower the cost per lesson. So, if you take training for six months at once, then one lesson costs 720 rubles, if you take 8 lessons, then the price of one is 1070.
Yandex.School
What can. , launched by Yandex together with the Center for Pedagogical Excellence of the Department of Education and Science of Moscow. Education is conducted from 9 to 14 hours, as in a regular school. The platform offers video lessons in more than 15 subjects of the school curriculum, including physics and HIC. There are also additional classes to prepare for the OGE and the USE.
For teachers, there is a special platform for online broadcasts of lessons and the ability to set "homework" for elementary grades, moreover, with an automatic check function.
Yandex.School also conducts intensives in various subjects, popular science lectures, and much more - all this is broadcast online. Popular science lectures went very well for my child, there are times when you simply cannot tear yourself away.
What you need to get started. Internet, a device connected to it and a Yandex account. If you just watch the broadcast of the lessons, then it seems that it is not needed.
Advantages. Good selection of materials. So, teachers and parents have access to several thousand ready-made assignments in three subjects - the Russian language, mathematics, the world around them and some other topics. An undoubted advantage for parents is the free platform.
Disadvantages. The coverage of topics is not the largest yet, but it is gradually replenished. In principle, the resource is free, so you should not demand universality from it - what is there is done very well.
How much is. Free, that is, free.
Google "Learn from home"
What can. in education is a platform for conducting online lessons. As far as I understand, there are no topics prepared in advance, the platform is designed specifically for conducting online lessons.
With the help of the platform, teachers can create websites for their class in the necessary subjects, upload various educational materials and online courses there. The lesson can be viewed online in real time or recorded.
Teachers can conduct individual consultations with students online, working with a virtual board - you can write the necessary graphs and formulas on it. Teachers can also drink virtual coffee with each other.
The service is integrated with other Google services, including Docs, G Suite, Hangouts Meet, and more.
What do you need to get started? Google account and, as in previous cases, the Internet and a device for watching online videos.
Advantages. First, the tool is free. It was developed for the work of teachers during the coronavirus period. Secondly, this is a really great platform for conducting online lessons.
Disadvantages. There aren't very many of them either. The platform perfectly copes with the task for which it was created. Yes, there are no pre-prepared themes, but they were not promised.
How much is. Free.
foxford
What can. slightly different from those described above. The service is positioned as an opportunity to improve grades and prepare for the Unified State Exam, OGE and Olympiads. Course programs are divided into several levels, including basic, examination, advanced and olympiad. Each consists of about 30 lessons, they take place once a week for 2-3 academic hours.
There are courses on a wide range of topics, tutors are available, selections of topics, tests and olympiad classes in physics, Russian and English, biology, chemistry, computer science, social science and history. There is a textbook that you can use to prepare yourself. The service can be judged by the most popular items. At the time of writing this review, these were USE superintensive courses in mathematics, physics, Russian language and social science.
Individual lessons are conducted via Skype, group lessons are in the form of online broadcasts. You can communicate with the teacher via chat.
What do you need to get started? I'm afraid to repeat myself, but we need the Internet, a gadget and a service account.
Advantages. The materials are well prepared, teachers from the best universities in the country teach here, including the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, the Higher School of Economics, and the Moscow State University. The teacher can be chosen by the student. According to the statistics of the platform itself, the results of course students in final exams are 30 points higher than the national average.
Disadvantages. Almost no, as in all previous cases. Yes, there are some minor flaws, but I have not identified any major flaws.
How much? The pricing system is quite complex, so the platform offers a personal discussion of prices with managers.
Tutor.Class
What can. The service is different from those described above. It is primarily a tool for educators that can be used by teachers, university lecturers, tutors, coaches, etc. An example would be a tutor who is just about to start work. To start, he develops a program, registers on the service and recruits students.
participants a regular school classroom, only virtual and with a number of digital tools. This is a board, formula editor, geometric shape editor. There is an online test that allows teachers to test students' knowledge without additionally connecting "Google Forms" or other similar tools.
The teacher can turn on a YouTube video or start a presentation right in the system during the lesson. You can stop the image at any time and highlight the necessary details on it, just like in a regular online whiteboard.
A chat has been developed for communication, and in addition to text communication, as in many of the services mentioned above, there is an opportunity to βraise your handβ, βspeak louderβ, etc. And the developers have added the possibility of video conferencing. Everything is the same as in a normal class. Questions for the convenience of the teacher are transferred to a separate section. A code editor is also provided - for those teachers who teach programming.
If desired, the teacher can record the lesson and post it on the platform or elsewhere. The possibility of conducting lessons with offline and online schools deserves special mention.
What do you need to get started? You already know and so - the Internet, a gadget and a browser.
Advantages. For students, a plus is a virtual classroom, which has everything you need for classes. For teachers, this is an opportunity to get the same room for teaching, plus a student selection service, plus a fixed payment. Almost all online lesson services charge a percentage commission from teachers - i.e. 20% or even 50% of the amount received from the student. Tutor.Class has four types of tariffs - 399, 560, 830 and 1200 rubles per month. The more online room capacity you need, the higher the price tag.
Disadvantages. They don't really exist here either. Critical problems are not noticed, and there are not very many small ones. Sometimes there are failures due to the heavy load on the servers, but this is the case everywhere now.
How much? As mentioned above, for teachers it is 399, 560, 830 and 1200 rubles per month, depending on the workload.
So what to choose?
I tried to include in the selection different services with different βspecializationβ, focusing on different tasks. For younger children, I highly recommend Uchi.ru. For those who are older - Foxford. Well, for teachers - "Tutor.Klass".
Of course, the choice is somewhat subjective, so write in the comments what you use and we will discuss.
Source: habr.com