Week 9 - Home Learning Information/Support

Welcome to week 9.

The first thing that I would like to say is a massive thank you to everyone for all the support that I have received in the last couple of weeks. It has been a very trying time and its important to show care and stay safe. It’s been wonderful to have Team meetings with those at home and to see the great work they have been doing. 

This Blog will have information regarding Online Learning. It will explain how I want Teams and OneNote to work as well as how to access the videos I have created. There will also be a Do’s and Don’ts section at the end of this Blog.

Teams:

After one week of using Teams as an Online Learning tool, I have made some adjustments into how I would like Teams to be used. Firstly, I don’t want to see any work submitted on Teams, I would like all work to be submitted on OneNote. My current vision is for Teams to be used for 3 things.

The first is to be a place to access the work that is required. This can be done through the Files section. The second thing is for the students to ask questions relating to their work. The chat section in the Online Learning channel is meant to be strictly for educational purposes. Meaning that chat on there should be specifically related to the work that is assigned or if you or your child needs any support. The third is for Team meetings (conference calls). These Team meetings will be set up exclusively by me and will be conducted several time a week starting next term (if needed).

OneNote:

OneNote is now the area that work is to be uploaded. Students are to make sure they upload items into the relevant files. For example if it is Maths work, it should be uploaded into the Maths section. A photo below shows all the sections that the students can upload into at the moment. I have created a few videos on how things can be uploaded. 

Videos (Screencasts):

I have currently made 6 videos on Loom to help the students and yourselves to online learn. So far they are:

-        Add audio to OneNote

-        How to complete Reading Comprehension

-        How to complete the Number of the Day

-        Homework Completion and Uploading

-        Uploading a photo on OneNote

-        Champion Life tutorial.

All these videos can be watched as many times as you need. Just click on the link and away you go. I will make more videos where necessary.

To access the videos you have to go onto OneNote, onto the Content Library and then the Videos section. Below is a screenshot on where you can find them.

Finally I would like to have a Do’s and Don’ts checklist for the students.

Do’s:

-        Use correct punctuation and grammar when writing in Teams

-        Answer all questions in full sentences

-        Upload all work into relevant sections in OneNote

-        Watch the videos made to help you

-        Make sure you are exercising everyday

-        Create a timetable so you have a set routine like at school

-        Complete all the work that is assigned to you

-        Complete as much work handwritten and take a photo of it for upload

-        Remember to upload your homework and all work so I know you are completing all the tasks.

Don’ts:

-        Use Teams as general chat as other students relevant questions will be missed

-        Don’t upload any work on Teams

-        Stress if your ‘pen’ isn’t working on your Laptop, take a photo of your handwritten work

-        Take any blurry photos as I will not be able to see what you have done once uploaded

-        Stress if something is difficult, watch the videos or ask a question

-        Put more stress on your parents by giving them a hard time! They are in the same boat as you, we are all new to this and it will take time to get used to it!

Good luck to everyone in this uncertain time. Please feel free to email me about anything and I will get back to.

Thank you,

Ben