At the beginning of, the year 2020, the Academic Council of the University of Panama approved the modification of the enrollment calendar and start of classes for the first semester of the academic year 2020, starting classes in a non-face to face mode on April 20, ending on July 25, 2020. The teaching staff of the School of English, as well as colleagues from all the faculties resorted to the use of technological equipment and tools. This work is a descriptive study, identifying the perception in the use of digital resources employed by the teachers of the School of English during the first semester of 2020 in the face of the enforcement of virtual classes due to health restrictions imposed by COVID-19 Global Pandemic. A questionnaire distributed through Microsoft Forms® was applied to all teachers who taught at the English School during the study period and the variables of the unit of analysis (teachers), digital resources and perceptions that facilitate teaching are measured. Statistical data exhibit a preference for digital resources adapted to the course program, practicality in the application of tests, synchronous and asynchronous communication, added to the perception of ease of use by teachers. The result shows Google Classroom as a comprehensive tool with the highest perception of ease of use and usefulness in class preparation and development.
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