An Introduction and Effective Handling Google Meet and Google apps for Facilitating STD.XII English Textbook

 

 
Report on Webinar2 conducted by ELLE, Mumbai
 

An Introduction and Effective Handling Google Meet and Google apps for  Facilitating STD.XII  English Textbook

The COVID-19 pandemic requires educational leaders to listen and respond to the needs of the communities, they serve more than ever before. States have gone above and beyond to support students, families, and teachers with internet access, social-emotional well-being, and assistance to families. But what comes next? 
 

ELLE (English Language & Literature Explorers) Mumbai had organized a free series of  webinars under the expertise of Dr. Manjushree Sardeshpande, Chairman, English Language Committee on the topic 'An Introduction and Effective Handling Google Meet and Google apps for  Facilitating STD.XII  English Textbook' from 30th  June , 2020 to 5th  July , 2020 at 4.00 p.m. The webinar was hosted tactfully by well-known personalities like Mr. Sunil Patil, Mrs. Sheela Narasimhan,  Mr. Sachin Jadhav , Mr. Tushar Bagwe,  Mrs. Sangita Bagade , Ms. Taruna Patel and Dr. Ganesh Agarwal under the leadership of Mr. Anil Bagade,  Mr. Avinash Rade and Mr. Pravin Mulay.Mr  Gauraang Kelkar, Mr. Naresh Walanj, Mr. Anil Bagade,  Mr. Avinash Rade, Dr. Shubhra  Somnath Roy and Mr. Pravin Mulay were the prominent speakers  of the webinars. The sessions were held inside the classroom at Google Meet. Hundred  Junior  College Teachers were  direct participants through the Google Meet classroom. Many teachers may have enjoyed the live sessions on Facebook and YouTube. All the  webinars were  started sharp at 4.02 p.m.

The primary objective of this Webinar 2 was to explore the importance of teaching English and to handle Google meet  with some Google extensions for Facilitating Std.XII English Textbook. To find solutions to the problems that teachers face in an online teaching classroom. The webinars  began with the expert giving an overview of the importance of teaching English to teachers. They emphasized the role of English as a global language and explained how it has come to be perceived as a symbol of people’s aspiration for quality education.  Delivery ideal and based competencies

e-content Prose, Poetry, Novel and Writing Skills.

Day 01 :- Mr. Gauraang Kelkar, Faculty  at Computer Science of SIES college started his session skilfully using screen share feature of  Google Meet . He  presented slides on the topic one  by one and explained them in detail.  The content of presentation was how to sustain attention and remove glitches ? Prepare e- content notes, PPTs,quizzes, videos, assignments, online test etc.In his presentation , he  pointed out the extensions , grids while using  Google Drive and handling e- contents. Teacher should create such a surrounding. The students need to learn strategies to understand and accept the challenges of the 21st century challenges. The speaker gave teachers valuable practical ideas to adopt methodology and improve the effectiveness of online  English language teaching online through Google Meet.
 

Day 02:- Mr. Naresh Walanj, started his session as how to make online learning more enjoyable and engaging through online teaching on Google Meet . He  presented slides on the topic one  by one and explained them in detail.  He played various online games with participants teachers which were prepared by him using various apps such as Mentimeter, Prezi.com,  Kahoot,  Spin the wheel,Wheel of Names, Video Puppet, Google forms, quizzes etc.  The content of presentation was artistically interwoven to keep the participants engaged during the class.  How to prepare e-content notes,PPTs , quizzes, videos, assignments, online test etc.In his presentation he  pointed out the problems and solutions by adopting  the various methodology to improve the effectiveness of English language teaching online.

Day 03:- Mr. Avinash Rade , Member English Language Study Group Balbharti . He was given the topic ‘Delivery Ideal and Competency based e-content Prose’ . He started his session like how to send PDF lessons  to students before hand in the class ? He took one of the prose as an example 1.4 Big Data - Big Insights  How to add keynotes by the lecturer  so that students can check and follow the instructions in the the PDF notes provided by the teacher  whenever they want to refer or want to check when in need.  But one   drawback is that this can only be done only on PCs and laptops not on  mobile phones by  teachers. Different types of Google forms ,  online assignments and online testing can be done easily. While teaching Prose - Note - Making, summary writing vocabulary testing , writing skills and blog writing were discussed . Teachers should help the students by organizing various activities regarding the course book. Many activities are given in the course book. Our focus should be on learning rather than  teaching. We should create the opportunities to make students learn. We need to be flexible and productive. Give them different opportunities to read and write. Students should be allowed to struggle with the text and enhance their vocabulary. Elaborating on the very important theme of language acquisition, Mr. Avinash Rade explained how language is acquired and how it can flourish in the classroom if the teachers aim at developing their students’ speaking, listening, reading and writing skills along with enhancing their use of vocabulary and grammar. It was aimed at encouraging and motivating the educators to bring in innovation in teaching-learning process. It also aimed at developing their leadership skills to guide students and enable them to find a solution to problems to bring about positive changes for sustainable future. Every aspect of classroom teaching was touched upon.

Day 04:- Mr. Anil Bagade, Prahladrai Dalmia Lions College of commerce and economics Malad Mumbai. He was alloted the topic ‘Delivery Ideal and Competency based e-content Poetry’ . He began  his session with instructions and ideas given by the earlier three  speakers.  He spoke about how to bring students from the unknown to known,  from difficult to easy aspects with the activities in the textbook.His  presentation was commendable . Appreciation of  poem 2.4 Have you earned your tomorrow by Edgar Guest which covered all the aspects including  explanation , literary devices , poetic devices and summary of the poem.  We should make efficient use of audio video aids available on media. As far as listening is concerned, we should remember that the more we listen, the more we learn to speak.We should ensure that students also learn to read and write . Mr. Anil Bagade summoned  the webinar by giving very important suggestions to the teachers such as using new techniques to build students’ self confidence; giving students ample of opportunity to engage with the language; including peer group work, simple conversation, discussion and debates in the  classroom. Using different types of Google forms can be used while teaching and assessing students . Students can acquire skills with active involvement. Providing them with all kinds of notes and various activities which are based on Google forms.

 
Day 05:- Dr. Shubhra  Somnath Roy, Somalwar High School and Junior College, Nagpur. She was given the topic ‘Delivery Ideal and Competency based e-content Novel.’She started her session in very presentable way because the topic was mammoth, Bit scary ! As there are no such activities or ice breaking activities to introduce a Novel. Students should know the literary elements before starting a novel. There are a lot of novel genres, including romance, science fiction, fantasy, mystery, thrillers and others. Dr. Shubhra  Somnath Roy, guided the method of teaching the novel to the participants  in the following positive approach and gave good examples from  Novel 4.2 To  Sir, With Love by Braithwaite by following few steps . These elements are the following: About the Author and Novel,  theme, plot, setting, characters , dialogues between them, conflicts, language style, conclusion and learning outcome. Different authors use these elements in different ways. Some prefer to pay a lot of attention to a theme and a setting. Others start with a character and develop a story by providing readers with insights into the character. While the elements can interact with each other in a countless number of ways, it is important for all of them to be present in a novel, be strong and work smoothly together with other elements. While every novel has a theme, the theme is often not stated but revealed throughout the story. Often themes involve insights about life, relationships, and feelings that characters of stories discover through the situations they have to deal with and the way they react to these situations. A variety of innovative Google forms were used  such quizzes, theme based questions, summary writing and use of YouTube.
 
Day 06:-,  Mr. Pravin Mulay, BYK College of Commerce Junior College,  Nashik . He was given the topic ‘Delivery Ideal and Competency based e-content Writing Skills. He gave important information about  which are various video editor apps that can be used to make videos more creative and innovative ? Complexity of writing skills has increased in std XII. To keep pace with the time new skills like summary writing, Statement of Purpose,Mind Mapping, Virtual messages are added. He did not forget to mention to develop study habits among the students. He presented the  video on YouTube giving example of SOP. Mind mapping and discussed in detail how to write summary writing. He gave useful informationfor this.
 

All the speakers sorted out all the queries raised by the participants at the end of each webinar. Thus, the webinars became very interactive.  The webinar turned to be a boon for me. Learning from Galaxy of Personality was a great experience . The webinar took me to the new realm of learning. This gave me a clear idea about how to deal with the new course and the new apps altogether.

Finally the Host of Mumbai ELLE,  Mr.Sunil Patil , ended  the webinar and  proposed a vote of thanks. In his thanksgiving speech he especially thanked  all the eminent speakers , Elle heads and team, and all the participants for sparing  their valuable time for these webinars . Similarly, he  also thanked all the members who actively participated in the webinars and sought

suggestions and feedback from the participants. 

 
Mrs. Premjit Sunil Gatigante
Lecturer 

Shriniwas Bagarka Junior College ,

Andheri East ,Mumbai – 400 059

Mobile 9167447816