Digital Education: Cloud Technology at a Lesson of the Russian Language

Abstract

The aim of the article is to describe the principles of cloud technology and the scope of its use at a lesson of the Russian language in a polylingual class. Following the analysis of scientific and methodological literature on digital education, new technologies are suggested which have been introduced in a new type of handbook – a course navigator. The authors present a model to construct a course «Theatrical readings» for primary and secondary schoolchildren. The methodical constructor is oriented not only on reading as a kind of speech activity but also on material visualization and audio perception. The system of tasks reflects the specific nature of teaching Russian by means of fiction texts, teaching reading strategies and fiction understanding with the application of differential, problem search methods of teaching. When constructing the educational navigator the resources of the Google Network were used, which is a useful instrument for a teacher of Russian. This service allows for a favorable combination of various forms of tasks which form a motivation for cognitive activity. The article concludes that cloud technology as an element of digital learning in the modern educational process should emerge as a set of teaching tools to create methodical products contributing to the effective study of Russian linguistic culture.