In recent years, traditional education has increasingly made room for virtual lessons and online classes.This shift required educators to adapt and explore new ways of teaching and learning remotely In this context, new technologies, digital tools, and interactive learning platforms have proven to be highly effective. They allow teachers worldwide to maintain engaging and dynamic environments in virtual classrooms.At the same time, these tools have shown their value in physical classrooms as well, enhancing student attention,participation, and enthusiasm.
The new edition of the course “Making the most of new technologies, apps and social media in the
classroom​” concentrated exactly on these matters.
This session of the course took place inTenerife from 11/08/2025 to 25/08/2025. The participants came from Poland wit George, Katarzyna, Anna, Ewa Kołodziejczyk, Irena, Maria and Anna from Stowarzyszenie Pszczyński Uniwersytet Trzeciego Wieku.
During this course, participants explored a wide range of technological tools and learned how to integrate them effectively into their teaching methods. The aim was to apply these technologies in both virtual and physical classrooms to make teaching more engaging and efficient. The course began with simple, user-friendly tools for editing pictures and videos, which proved highly for educational purposes.
These tools can be used in multiple ways: to prepare multimedia content, introduce new topics, summarize previous lessons, or challenge students to create their own projects—stimulating creativity and active participation.
Another focus of the course was building a website, which can serve a variety of purposes in distance learning. Participants learned how to set up multiple pages and enrich them with content, allowing them to personalize their sites by writing blogs to document project progress, creating portfolios, and more.The course also introduced tools for collecting and sharing resources efficiently. Participants explored platforms that allow the aggregation of videos, images, texts, PDFs, and other materials, which can then be shared with students at the click of a button. These tools are particularly useful for tasks such as analyzing different parts of an image in science lessons or providing additional context for richer learning experiences in subjects like foreign languages. Additionally, participants practiced using collaborative “walls,” where every user can contribute, creating a more comprehensive and interactive collection of knowledge.Among the many tools explored, participants also learned how to create interactive presentations, where teacherscan gather students’ opinions through polls, word clouds, or questions and feedback on the topic being presented. They practiced creating video lessons—highly effective in today’s digital learning environment—and designed online quizzes to assess student progress.
By the end of the course, participants had gained a strong understanding of interactive learning and new technologies, leaving with a toolkit ready to implement in both in-person and online lessons. This approach is sure to enhance student creativity, engagement, attention, and motivation, transforming learning into an enjoyable and dynamic experience.
Discover more about this course here.