Keeping in Touch
While the library is closed, there are still ways that you and your student could “meet” for lessons. I have listed some options below.
· Email them work that you have scanned, or take picture of the pages and send them via email, data or What’s App.
· Email back and forth to practice reading and writing skills.
· Use an app that allows you to see and chat with your student. This would allow you to work on pronunciation skills, speaking skills, consider teaching debate, consensus, the tenses, increasing vocabulary, etc. If your student already has homework you assigned the last time you met, or, if you are able to email work to your student, you can do your lesson using the app.
· What’s App. A free download that allows you to call each other for free using wifi: send videos, pictures, or voice recordings using the app. This would be a good way to send pictures of the pages you are working on.
· Messenger (a Facebook App). Once you connect with your student you can chat using video or voice connection. You can have multiplie people on at a time.
· Skype. This is free and not a download. It tells me it is three simple clicks and then you are good to go. This is another way to call multiple students and get them all into the one “classroom”.
· Zoom. The free version allows you to chat (with multiple people in a "room") for up to 40 minutes. You need to download Zoom to your computer and then you can invite students to join you in meetings. Fairly intuitive. You can share a screen on you laptop to get your student to read, etc.
· WeChat. Also free. You sign up and then send a request to a friend. Once it has been accepted you can start chatting with them at your convenience. It has free video calls as well.
As well, check the websites of the books you are using with your student. Many of them offer free worksheets for the books.
