Collaboration via Educational Online Platforms & Smartphones Presented by Kim Y Wang (Teacher of Chinese at QMGS) Annette Liu (Teacher of Chinese at King Solomon International Business School)

Collaboration Projects between schools Quiz Competition ( King Solomon VS QMGS ) Joint Chinese Calligraphy Competition Character Writing Test Chinese Speaking Competition New Year Celebration

Quiz Competition using

School visits

Let’s kahoot it! 准 备 好 了 吗？

Keep connected with pupils and parents VS

Edmodo is an educational technology company offering communication, collaboration, and coaching tools to schools and teachers. The Edmodo network enables teachers to share content, distribute quizzes, assignments, and manage communication with students, colleagues, and parents.

Edmodo is free for teachers and students—and always will be Edmodo is free for teachers and students—and always will be. Available online and for Android, iOS, and Windows.

Raise standards -With instant insight into how each student, teacher and class is performing, and the ability to quality assure all homework, easily identify gaps in learning. Keep parents happy -Give parents complete homework visibility so that they can fully support their child at home or on the go with our free apps and homework notifications. Save time -With time-saving reports, all resources available to reuse online, auto- grading of spelling tests and quizzes

It is not free and does require whole school subscription Does not encourage hand writing characters

Whole school involvement Easy setup—Teachers set up a class, invite students and co-teachers, and then share information—assignments, announcements, and questions Better organization—Students can see assignments very easily. All class materials are automatically filed into Google Drive folders. Enhanced communication—Teachers can create assignments, send announcements, and start class discussions instantly. Students can share resources with each other and interact in the class stream or by email. Works with apps you use—Classroom works with Google Docs, Calendar, Gmail, Drive, and Forms. Affordable and secure—FREE Whole school involvement

Quizlet is a free website providing learning tools for students, including flashcards, study and game modes. Quizlet is a place where everyone can share knowledge in any subject, at any level and gain confidence as a learner.

自由讨论时间 Discussion Time How would you use those online platforms to foster regional collaboration?

Our kahoot user name: QMGSKWang / Cocolatte Our quizlet user name: QMGSKWang / Annette_Liu