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Choosing appropriate Platform for the Course

We have discussed a variety of tools that can be used to create an online teaching course. Some of the tools we discussed are: Google Classroom, Moodle, Black Board and Edmodo. 

Personally, I did not find Google Classroom as effective as the tool that I comfortable with, which is the Black Board. Since I am teaching a module using the Black Board, it is most closest to me. However, having this understanding of the Black Board, does not mean that I will stick to what I am most comfortable with. 

The next tool we covered, was Moodle. This was significantly more alien to me as a platform, since the user-interface was not as friendly as I am used to. Moodle is quite a powerful tool, considering the variety of options it offers for the users, but this lack of user-friendliness for the teacher, and subsequently the students, was outputting to me personally. 

I decided on a tool that I had researched together with my partner: Edmodo. This platform is overall quite user friendly, and is not overly complex. Furthermore, in discussion with my partner, we decided to develop our course on "WIUT Orientation" on Edmodo. 

We have started to plan activities and the structure, and have decided that we will be working with Video materials that we have prepared for Student Orientation. I will be updating with posts on the progress and details of the course. 

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  1. Teaching through technologyMarch 28, 2022 at 8:04 AM

    I agree google classroom is not user friendly but can be used well as blended learning.

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  2. mrs.n92March 28, 2022 at 8:12 AM

    Blackboard is a good choice

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  3. DilaMarch 28, 2022 at 8:22 AM

    I found Google Classroom easy to use and assign different tasks.

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  4. AnonymousMarch 29, 2022 at 1:39 AM

    Dear Shakhzaib, I would be very thankful if you provide the links to the platforms you are discussing in this post. I wonder, if the Blogger gives the users this option.

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  5. AlisaMarch 29, 2022 at 4:09 AM

    I was familiar with Moodle and Google Classroom before, but Edmodo became a true discovery for me, thanks to your and your partner's presentation. When creating a course I was choosing between 2 platforms and one of them was Edmodo.

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  6. Rano KhamraevaMarch 30, 2022 at 5:01 AM

    That's a good choice, Shahzaib, Edmodo has different options to make the Student orientation informative and engaging.

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  7. Tim PerkovApril 17, 2022 at 6:05 PM

    I been using GClassroom. Can say it has some pros such as easy way to communicate with peers and students where needed. Simple, but not user-friendly at times.

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