During these times of pandemic we have see a huge rise in the number of people who are looking to use virtual spaces for offices, conference calls and also for schooling. Companies which produce virtual classroom software are doing a roaring trade and we have seen more and more schools and educational facilities looking to make the most of the software in order to reach out to their students and help them to continue their education. There are many drawback of virtual studying over the long term, but in the short term it is the ideal solution which is going to help students all over the world to ensure that there are no gaps in their education.
To help you to choose the best virtual classroom software, here are the features which you need to keep an eye out for.
Break Out
The key to great software is that it is able to get as close as possible mimicking the classroom experience, and breaking out into groups is something which we see in every classroom, so you should also expect it with the software. There should be a very easy to use function which enables you to monitor groups of students who are studying and speaking autonomously and without listening to others, whilst the teacher can see and hear each group as they wish.
Digital Whiteboard
A digital whiteboard should be both easy to use and capable enough that teachers can add all kinds of docs and media on there to support their teaching. These collaborative tools are absolutely essential to increasing the student’s ability to learn and the level of interaction which you expect should be high.
Web Based
Virtual classes need to be 100% web based which means that there is no downloads, no Flash or any need to install content. This enables a more smooth and easy to use software suite which kids can get a great amount of benefit from.
Additional Tools
When choosing which virtual classroom software to use you should also pay attention to extra tools such as the ability to do live quizzes, online courses, cloud recording, real time notes and much more. The key here is to find the software which replicates closest the real classroom environment.
There are obvious risks associated with teaching kids in this way, it is much harder for example for teachers to control the kids in the classroom if they are not studying as they should, and of course having access to the internet at their fingertips means that teachers are unaware of what the kids are doing. This is of course why this looks to be more of a short term solution than a long one, but given the circumstances which we are going through right now, any solution to helping our kids get educated is a positive one.
Browse the range of virtual classroom software products available and choose based on which best mimics that real life classroom experience.
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