Getting to know your platform
In the previous step, one of the resources mentioned as essential for online teaching was an online teaching platform. In this video, our teachers talk about some of the different types of platforms you can use and some of the features the different platforms have.
Task 1
Watch the video and answer these questions:
1) What different platforms do they mention?
2) What different features/functions do they mention?
Task 2
Now let’s see if you can identify some of these features/functions on this screenshot of a platform for delivering live lessons. 
Look at the screenshot of an online platform and match the words below to the numbers (1–10) on the platform.
| Chat box | Interactive whiteboard |
| Video of teacher | Video of learners |
| Breakout rooms where students can work privately in pairs/groups | List of students in the room |
| Pointer | Hands up icon |
| Audio control icon | Video control icon |
Task 3
Go to this Quizlet to match some activities with these platform features. To match the activities in Quizlet, drag and drop the matching texts onto each other. To navigate back to the course please use the back button in your browser.
| A: Hands up icon | B: Audio icon | C: Breakout rooms | |
| D: Interactive whiteboard | E: Chat box | F: Pointer | G: Share screen feature |
Reflect and share
Which platform feature(s) do you think you would exploit the most? How?
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