https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-54363069
This is what we @SHHSforGirls are already doing - we have three types of lessons - 'normal' lessons, hybrid lessons and Guided Home Learning. But hybrid lessons are no walk in the park. You can't just 'force' schools to do this. Cont...
Hybrid lessons are the ones we use when some pupils are at school but others in the class are at home. There are all sorts of technical challenges to consider. Our IT department had to switch over all the wires in every classroom for a start. Cont...
This was because pupils are in zones with staff moving to them (due to COVID). We therefore decommissioned the PCs to avoid multiple staff hands on keyboards (COVID). So teachers plug the Clever Touch wires into their laptops. That's Step 1. Cont...
Step 2 involves finding a good space to put the laptop. Not easy when you have exam desks for pupils (COVID again). You have to find a location which enables your voice to be heard and something other than your left ear to be seen. Cont...
Step 3 involves starting a Microsoft Teams video meeting. You need to make sure you have the pupils in the class settled so you can wire up your laptop and then start the Teams meeting. In the meantime, some pupils at home will be messaging you saying, When's the lesson starting?
You start the Microsoft Teams meeting and all your pupils should now be able to hear you and see at least part of you. You have to nominate a Question Champion who will watch the Teams Chat to feed back any questions from the pupils at home to you. Cont...
And you have to put all the resources on Teams for all the pupils. So you see, it's very simple, and I am sure if the emergency powers are passed, all schools will find it very easy.
Oh, you also need laptops for the teachers, devices for the pupils and Smart boards @GavinWilliamson
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