Katie

As a UK qualified teacher (PGCE, QTS and TEFL), Katie has taught in the UK, Japan and China as well as online. She has experience working with every age group from young learners up to university preparation classes, including English as a Second Language and STEM subjects. Outside of teaching, Katie loves learning languages and travelling!

ClassIn Course Completion

Congratulations on completing this mini course on teaching with ClassIn, [Username]! I hope you have found it helpful for getting set up on this popular virtual classroom platform, as well as learning some useful tips and tricks to make your classes more engaging and educational for your students. Let’s give Ivy a HUGE thank you! […]

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Teaching on ClassIn course

Are you an independent online ESL teacher looking for an interactive teaching platform with all the tools you need and stability in China? In this ClassIn course you will learn how to… What is ClassIn? ClassIn is a well-known online teaching platform, with excellent interactive features. Unlike Zoom, ClassIn has been specifically designed for online

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ClassIn: Sending lesson feedback

At the end of your class, ClassIn automatically generates lesson feedback for the student. In this video, Ivy will show you what this lesson feedback looks like and how to add a personal teacher comment. How can you use the Abridge Academy feedback templates? At the end of the Abridge Academy lesson slides, you will

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ClassIn: Upload workbooks

Although the Abridge Academy workbooks were originally designed as homework resources, many teachers like to upload them or other worksheets to use in class too. In this video, Ivy will show you how to upload PDF files to the ClassIn blackboard and annotate. As you can see, it is easy to upload files to the

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ClassIn: Blackboard tools

This is just a quick interlude to highlight a few other awesome features available in the ClassIn classroom, which you can use in addition to the Abridge Academy lessons. Here is a summary of some of our favourite tools, all of which can be found in the right hand menu or toolbox: Gamification Annotation Activities

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ClassIn: Starting class

Now your lessons are all set up, it’s time to start class! Ivy will show you how to launch the classroom and get started learning with your student: How to launch the classroom in ClassIn Before your class (5 minutes in advance on the free plan, 20 minutes in advance on the pro plan), you

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ClassIn: Recording classes

In this video, Ivy will show you how to record your ClassIn classes. There are two recording options in ClassIn: Recording locally to your computer (free) To start the recording, click on the small video icon in the top right corner of the classroom. This will open a confirmation box, where you just need to

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