Teaching Using GoConqr's Tools /// GoConqr التدريس بإستخدام أدوات

Using GoConqr to support teaching and learning

• GoConqr offers students a huge degree of flexibility in their teaching approach. From how they plan lessons to how they create them; from how they present information and key concepts to how they share them with their students.
• This slide set will take you through some of GoConqr's main features and how you can implement them in your classroom to make lessons clearer and more compelling for students.
• This includes using Notes, Mind Maps, Flashcards, Slides and Quizzes. Furthermore, you can also learn how to set up Study Groups to share information, thoughts and support collaboration on larger projects.
• 

Teaching with Mind Maps

• Mind Maps are predominately used for two things 1) Elaborating on and
• connecting ideas 2) Collaborating with others to brainstorm ideas.
• These
• two strands are what you should be using with your class. Mind Maps can
• be created individually or collectively. You can simply put a word in the
• central node or even just give your students a general topic and allow them to
• explore their own ideas.
• GoConqr lets you
• work on a project individually and then
• seamlessly share the result with your friends or groups. This
• means you could set up a Study Group, invite all your pupils, and when
• they finish their Mind Maps they can share an editable version of their
• Mind Maps to the group so that anyone else can take a copy of any other
• Mind Map and either study it, grade it and even improve upon it.
• While
• having a central concept on which to work is the traditional way of
• creating Mind Maps, they can also be used to brainstorm.
• 

Teaching with Flashcards

• Teachers can get
• great use out of this tool by preparing a deck of Flashcards and topics and
• sharing them with their pupils after each lesson. These could be more
• useful and engaging that simply handing out a summary note.
• If
• each student has access to a deck they can study it in their own time,
• even on the go.
• For certain subjects or topics teachers could go more
• in-depth. For example, when studying foreign languages Flashcards can be
• a very valuable resource.
• Since most of the content on GoConqr is public
• this means you can search other teachers' and pupils' resources and use
• them in class! Such an approach, coupled with the in-class conversations,
• would greatly improve students' fluency rates.
• Flashcards allow
• you to add images to support learning on any topic- math forumlas, literary quotes, art history, or historical dates.
• 

Teaching with Notes

• Notes can be used by students for a variety of reasons such as jotting
• down key points in class or as they study, summary notes when reading
• essays or when exams are approaching - even when preparing for projects
• or essays.
• Though Notes may seem like an
• individual endeavour, we think they work best when they are shared by teachers
• and students. Students often divide
• course work and pool their knowledge to save time - all
• we've done is streamline the process so that teachers can get involved too!
• How teachers use the Note function is entirely up to them, but we have noticed that most teachers use our Notes as lesson
• summaries that they share with the class before or after each lesson.
• The great thing about our Notes tool is that it's not just text: you
• can also supplement written content with videos, images, audio, and links to other resources. This means your Note can be
• living, breathing gateway to a whole host of the best in online information.
• 

Teaching with Slides

• The Slides Maker tool brings together all your content in one format to create visually engaging learning resources.
• As with Notes, teachers can use it to create learning
• summaries that they can share with the class before or after any lesson.
• Slides are interactive and a truly engaging resource
• for the modern student. If you share it with your class they can
• take a copy and add their own resources, additional info or analysis.
• GoConqr’s Slides are easy to create and include various styles and
• templates so you can organise your class lessons in the blink of an eye. Slides gives you the freedom to review all your content from the same place then present it to your class.
• Essentially,
• when used by teachers, Slides act as prompts or a nudge in the right
• direction. They provide students with a foundation on which to build.
• 

Teaching with Quizzes

• Most people, I'm sure, are familiar with quizzes! Some may even have
• some deep-seated trauma relating to pop-quizzes! However, we think our
• Quiz tool can be used for a bit of fun! This may sound counter-intuitive
• but having your class take a quiz online will bring out their
• competitive streak as they aim to hit top of the scoring leader board!
• Having GoConqr online and
• a social structure to back up your quizzes will make them even more engaging as
• students create and challenge one another on quizzes they've created themselves. It could even be homework - whoever creates the
• best quiz wins!
• While taking a quiz you created yourself can be
• fun and assist study, it is much more fun to take a quiz that someone
• else has created. In this way some competition can be useful in getting to
• learn key topics.
• Having the option to share a quiz
• with a class or a group can be a great way of increasing engagement.
• 

Use GoConqr Groups

• While our other tools allow you to create resources, our Study Groups
• are more focused on bringing teachers and students together so they can share and discuss resources. This is where the
• fun begins and ideas take on a life of their own!
• Anyone can set
• up a group and become a member of as many as they like. So as a teacher you
• could set up a group for each of your classes. You could then share
• appropriate resources with each class and also start discussion
• threads in each group. This could be a great way of increasing
• engagement, generate ideas and act as a way of flipping the classroom.
• The
• concept of the flipped classroom is one which we think could work very
• well with GoConqr tools as learners could easily share
• a resources with a class group. They could then study
• these from home, thereby transforming class time into a more workshop-type environment dedicated to discussion, collaboration and addressing each students' needs.
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