Help for Parents with Online Teaching during lockdown *Mod Warning in OP*

BonsaiKitten

khalessi wrote: »

Seesaw drove me bonkers as a parent the last time. Sooooo cluncky to use. CHangin word docs to PDFs to ensure I could upload work. Mind you could have been the work that was given, the highlight was having to upload 54 photos for one exercises, like I have the time to take them and upload them sheesh.

Yeah I think you have to be very careful what you set on it as work. 54 photos though! Who has the time!

Even looking at the teacher side of things, did you know you can't make groups in your class? I'm teaching small groups in some of my lessons, I need that function...and they seem pretty set on not giving it. Ended up sticking an emoji at the start of each name to try and differentiate between my groups!

I'd use GeniusScan to take photos and turn them into PDFs if I were you. Been doing that since the start of the year for my self-isolating kids plans. Works better on an iPad than on a phone imo but very easy to use.

Purple Mountain

Hi. I'm a parent looking for a little help with 1st year maths.
I'm just looking over the book here now to give myself a refresher to be able to help and I already have a question!
Where can I post my question?

khalessi

Purple Mountain wrote: »

Hi. I'm a parent looking for a little help with 1st year maths.
I'm just looking over the book here now to give myself a refresher to be able to help and I already have a question!
Where can I post my question?

Hi Purple, Here is the link to the secondary thread.

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058147798

rameire

The following is a link I was provided today by my work.

https://padlet.com/ciarareillymarino/primarydistancelearning

The description on the top of the page is

Tools, apps and websites to support Irish primary pupils working in the home - List created by Ciara Reilly, Lecturer in Education (ICT and Digital Education) www.mie.ie

There is a HUGE amount of info on this page.
There are links to usable websites and a description of what the link holds.

josip

This year's teacher is very well organised, put up great detailed content in advance and there was a Google Classroom session scheduled for today.
She had technical problems however and dropped out very early on, leaving 20 or so kids 'by themselves' in the virtual classroom.
Mayhem, they had a blast, "TEACHER'S GONE!"
No different to physical classrooms in my day when the teacher would have had to step out for some reason.

khalessi

Tip from Eoin Colfer on writing for kids

https://twitter.com/EoinColfer/status/1348967337458864129

khalessi

Something nice for the children who like marine life

https://twitter.com/DevlinJulieanne/status/1349473006716932103

kerb

Hi can anyone tell me how to get the seesaw fishing rod to work on app or on laptop, cant get it to work on either, it's for the game fishing for letters to spell name thanks