There is a topic on Weibo called #QQ 求 放过 #.

On February 17th, with the peak of “online school” across the country, the news of # 慕 客 collapse 了 #, # 学习 通 collapse 了 #, # 中国 大学 mooc 输 了 # began to spread, and In the morning of the same day, the highest number of simultaneous QQ users on the audio and video reached daily 4 times , QQ is still” stable. ”

So there is a joke saying that netizens “wait online for QQ to crash”.

▲ Screenshot from: Weibo

How does a “national-level communication and social application” become an excellent online education tool?

In order to understand the difference in teaching experience with other applications, we decided to start directly and gradually explore how QQ helps teachers and students achieve “online classrooms.”

How to teach in QQ?

To achieve online and offline teaching results, you must first realize at least some of the necessary elements of the latter. Taking a complete offline Chinese lesson as an example, it can be split into 4 main components:

  1. Teacher name or student sign in
  2. Teachers cooperate with blackboard or PPT for teaching
  3. Student question, teacher answer / teacher question, student rush answer
  4. Teacher assigns homework

    In addition to the classroom, you also need to complete the homework assignments, teacher assignments, and teaching feedback.

    In fact, these seemingly indispensable and complicated steps can be solved by 1 QQ group chat. In particular, it is recommended to change the group group to “Home School, Teacher and Student” through “Group Chat Settings> Manage Groups> Edit Data> Group Classification” to have more exclusive configurations.

    Sign-in, homework, schedule

    Take QQ on the mobile phone as an example, enter the QQ group chat setting page, and you can see a variety of useful tools in the “group application”.

    For example, “check-in”, students can determine the template and “post” to the group after positioning. The QQ group will automatically check in the check-in order. You can also see the check-in statistics visually on the corresponding management page.

    ▲ Check-in function in Group Application

    For example, “Assignment”, the administrator (teacher) or QQ group teacher (class teacher) can choose “Assign Assignment”. In addition to text, it also supports adding pictures, videos, voices, etc.

    If you select “Submit students online”, students need to submit through text input, shooting assignments, etc. Teachers can check the completion in real time and give ratings and comments. So far, it looks similar to the similar functional structure of similar applications such as the “Home School Tree”.

    ▲ Working functions in Group Application

    It is worth mentioning that QQ has recently launched a super practical function that can perform “red pen reviews” on student picture assignments. ReviewOn the page, the teacher can use the colored strokes to do doodles (correction) on the pictures, or enter text to facilitate intuitive feedback on homework problems.

    In the “Calendar”, notification information such as assignments will be clearly recorded. Administrators (teachers) or QQ group masters (class teachers) can “create new events” at any time to tell students about events such as live broadcast schedules and support modification. A lot more practical than regular curriculum.

    ▲Calendar functions in Group Apps

    The “group application” provides rich basic functions, but don’t forget, Compared with other platforms, QQ also has a powerful foreign aid “small program” , the small program “teacher assistant” is Super-assistant teaching at home.

    For example, different from the logic of “Punch-in”, QQ group “check-in” cannot be directed by the teacher. The “Teacher Assistant” prepares more targeted punching options, such as specifying the frequency of punching and ending time.

    In addition, the “teacher assistant” can help with class management tasks such as arranging / correcting homework, commendation of little red flowers, asking for leave, and notification.

    ▲ Punch function in QQ Assistant for “Teacher Assistant”

    Live teaching

    The QQ Group ’s “Audio and Video Calls” have always been known for their stability and smoothness, and they are highly praised. Either mobile QQ or PC QQ can be turned on. The PC function is more powerful, which is very suitable for teachers to use.

    Click “Video Call” in the QQ group on the PC side to start the live broadcast class, and all members in the group can join.

    During the live broadcast, the teacher can choose to share the entire desktop or a single window / partial area as needed, and adjust it flexibly to better display the courseware. And when sharing the screen, there are also “Teach Stick” and “Chalk” available, which support text input and graffiti.

    ▲ Share screen

    ▲ Demo Whiteboard

    Afraid of being interrupted during class? The administrator (teaching teacher) or QQ group teacher (head teacher) can mute all or individual members, and the students cannot turn it on by themselves, so that online teaching is organized.

    It should be noted that the teacher can only turn off the student’s microphone, and cannot turn it on, so there is no need to be too nervous.

    ▲ Mute all members / Mute members

    When watching online classes on Huya Live and other platforms, almost all teachers will ask “Have XXX come? Tell me in the group” many times during the broadcast. The premise of the broadcast is “I will post the homework to WeChat later.” / QQ group. ”

    This experience is undoubtedly divisive, and it is difficult to manage, and it is difficult to locate the individual situation of students.

    ▲ The split experience is confusing. Screenshot from: Weibo

    QQ Live can intuitively understand the members who join the class, and directly synchronize the courseware and project test questions directly in the QQ group.

    ▲ View student enrollment

    Currently, QQ group live streaming supports Mac screen sharing and mobile phone call interface recording, and Windows will be launched soon Students can review the class at any time to deepen their understanding and mastery of knowledge points.

    No wonder many teachers and classmates said: Online lessons still rely on QQ.

    Questions and answers

    Q & A needs correspond to the basic function of QQ—chat.

    Teachers can ask questions during live teaching, and students can answer in class groups. Students can also @ 老师 ask questions, or talk to teachers individually. While reducing the cost of communication, it also eases the nervousness of the students when they see the teacher.

    ▲ Picture from: Changjiang Daily

    Teaching feedback

    The “collection table” applet is connected to the QQ group. The teacher clicks “➕> Group Collection / Health Statistics” at the bottom of the mobile QQ in order to create and manage the collection table.

    The “Collection Form” contains various templates provided by Tencent documents, such as the “Student Information Collection Form”, “School Back to School Statistics Form”, and “Parent Information Collection Form”.

    Find the “Course Feedback Form” and fill in “Post to Group” to collect student feedback on online courses. A single collection form can be filled up to 100,000 times, which is not only suitable for a single class, but also for the needs of the entire school.

    ▲ Collection table template can be adjusted by itself

    How to end class in QQ?

    Yes, not only can you have class in QQ, you can also experience the fun of class.

    Class bell

    What should I do if the teacher doesn’t pay attention to time? Q group housekeeper is a good assistant to send messages regularly.

    On the group chat settings page, select “Group Robots”> “Q Group Manager” in order to add. After adding, you can set “timed message” at any time, such as reminder at 9:40 every day.

    When the set time is reached, the Q group housekeeper will send a notification to all members to remind teachers and students that it is time to rest.

    Entertainment

    QQThe group itself has prepared a lot of leisure and entertainment projects with short startup time and wide coverage, which is very suitable for the “classroom” experience.

    Listen to songs

    Select “➕> Listen to songs together” in the group chat, you can share your favorite songs to the group, and interested students can join the synchronized listening songs and order new songs on demand.

    Let ’s watch together

    When I was a student, my English / history teacher always played some movies and short films. It was a very joyous thing for the students to watch and discuss the plot in private. QQ’s “Let’s watch together” function can realize “joint drama” online.

    Click “➕> Watch Together” in turn, you can see many video resources, including free study tutoring, live live broadcast of Vulcan Mountain, and variety shows such as “Host Contest”. It is worth mentioning that there is no pre-roll advertisement for the sources in “Let’s Watch Together”, and the plot can be discussed in real time.

    Graffiti

    There are always a few graffiti-like students in each class. They will create comics after class. The “Graffiti” function in the QQ group is designed for stick figure enthusiasts. A few pens can be shared in the group. , And discuss with you.

    Summary

    Under the epidemic, using online products to avoid offline classroom contact and reduce the risk of infection is undoubtedly a more suitable teaching option. Available in many applicationsThe “online teaching” support policy and adaptation plan are designed to restore the true experience of the full classroom as much as possible.

    But whether it ’s a live or recorded course, it takes a lot of time and energy to learn about a new product. Therefore, it is especially important to choose a tool that is easy to use, and teachers and students can be proficient with QQ.

    Teachers don’t need to explore first, experiment many times, and then guide students to complete registration, setting and other operations step by step; students can master the operations themselves, and even teach teachers how to use them.

    ▲ Middle school students are also proficient in QQ and even teach teachers online lessons. From Weibo @ 郑州 晚报

    The threshold is low, the functions are complete, and the experience is good. According to the official disclosure, the QQ team will also upgrade more features for teaching scenarios in the near future. Even QQ, who has been struggling for 21 years, strives to be motivated and fights in the front line. What other reasons do we have to devote ourselves to this epidemic?