Personal contacts and face-to-face friendships cannot be replaced by virtual reality. However, modern technologies are a part of our daily life, so why not to use them for our best benefit, and for the benefit of our children? Sometimes it is difficult to provide regular exposure to Slovak language and regular in-person contact with children of the same origin. Having the option of live online classrooms can help us meet our goal.
So what do the online lessons look like? Well, our children exchange ideas about educational videos they watch together, complete various online quizzes for a comprehension check, read stories, learn interesting historical facts, talk about famous Slovaks, and learn about Slovak geography. They write stories and create projects on different subjects which they then proudly share with their classmates. They work in groups, in pairs, or individually in their breakout rooms.
They even dance, sing, and bake together! This module was not even in our imagination a few months ago. But today, we are totally enthusiastic about it and cannot imagine a more engaging and fun way of learning Slovak.