I highly recommend using Zoom as your virtual classroom host. It is one of the more reliable platforms and offers many interactive featrures, even in its free version. There is a Chinese version of Zoom available, called ‘Zhumu,’ but I tend to stick to the English version and supply new students with this PPT tutorial. Feel free to use it yourself.
What virtual classroom platform do you prefer?
I recently joined acclaimed ESL podcaster, Arsenio Buck, to discuss the best way to choose an online ESL teacher. Why is it an important choice; what should you ask; and what features of a teacher should you look for? The podcast also includes lots of industry-specific tips for ESL teachers!
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Q: What is feedback? Feedback is a verbal or written evaluation of a student’s ability and performance during a recent lesson, usually provided to the student or client immediately following said lesson. Q: What does feedback include? Feedback varies by student and by teacher, but I personally use the ‘compliment sandwich’ approach: point out a…
Audio copy: Written copy: Hi CiCi, It’s Teacher Crystal. Thank you for joining me in class today. In today’s lesson we had a lot of fun while you learned the key terms, /green/, /yellow/, /tree/ and /bird/ as well as the verb, /to know/. You really impressed me with your confidence in creating full sentences…
Learn the tunes to our fun unit songs.
One of the best things about launching as a freelance ESL teacher is that minimal start-up capital is required. Sure, you can sign on with an expensive classroom software integration, such as Vedamo or LearnUpon, but do you need to in order to start bringing in revenue? Absolutely not. I’m a proponent of keeping start-up…
