Continuity of Learning - Day 2

DAY 2

Today was an easier day at the prep school. Some feedback from teachers, parents and students:

1) I think we have got the hang of it now

2) Students are pretty independent and are able to conduct their tasks

- although if teachers have not set tight chatting permissions, it can quickly get out of hand. This is to be expected this week while this is all new.

3) It is a good idea to have the lessons locked until it is time for release and ensure all links are working before release

4) My personal one - loved the audio feedback. I saw child X smile when he heard his teacher's voice.

5) PE was fun - got the whole family involved and got the parents to take a break too.

Some highlights/feedback from the secondary years (Office 365 Suite of Applications):

Firefly was down again - but we could lean on Office 365 to carry on teaching and establishing communication.  Frustrating for other schools though.

1)  A typical approach to teaching online can consists of the following (please adapt to what works best for you):

10-15 minutes teaching/sharing of information/discussion

15-20 minutes task

5 minutes wrap up

2) A really good tool is the whiteboard app in the Windows store within a live session. Great way to collaborate with your students in one place and its available to use within Teams.  

3) Live sessions work the best. Students feel connected with teachers.  How we managed to roll it out in one week is incredible. 

4) Lastly, we are all under pressure here and sometimes can forget to look after ourselves. When you can, please take a break. Take a moment to stand up, walk around and get away from your screen.