Sharing with you, my dear blog readers, my message of love to my learning community in the Beacon Academy.
As we are all easing our way into online learning, leadership providing the framework and protocols for a smooth, if not easy transition and colleagues helping each other out, the BA Library will continue to provide access to online resources and support for teachers. Information in the form of curated content (Pathfinders, online directories, etc.) will be shared in Workplace.
By Monday, March 16, 2020, updates in Resource Center for Students in Managebac will be reactivated. I am requesting your help to refer students to this group. It has the basic guide in accessing our online subscriptions.The Resource Center was set up last August 2019. It was presented to students during the orientation. Updates were made every library session I had with MYP students and scheduled consultations with DP students during the 1st term.
The experiences shared by colleagues during the Google Classroom walk-through was both a challenging and inspiring experience. To reference John Dewey, it is in doing that we learn.
To carry on learning Google Classroom and other learning management systems, here are links to MOOCS and webinars, some materials for further reading and tech tips for teachers and students. Send over your feedback and comments. It will develop and enrich what we are co-creating now. Experienced practitioners in edtech and instructional tech have witnessed, timely, meaningful and appropriate feedback makes a big difference in learning online.
So, here we go!
UP Open University Webinar on Google Classroom - you will need to register and make sure your laptop or PC has good speakers for listening to audio-video recordings.
Ateneo Salt Institute 3 Step Guide for Setting Up a Virtual Classroom - the recommended LMS or platforms are Facebook and Schoology. I have tried both and the later is more appropriate for academics. It is more teacher friendly too. Well, the former is more popular and easier to access but, why not try something new once in a while.
Ateneo Salt Institute Guide for Online Learners - if there is a guide for teachers, a student guide is not far behind. This is for reference and a model to look at for building students' confidence, accountability and integrity while learning in a virtual environment.
DoF sent good materials (an article and a checklist) to condition and start us off in online learning over at Academic Team. Here now is a practical guide and tips for instructors transitioning to teaching online. Intended for higher education, the content is applicable for teachers in basic education.
This is all for now. Have a restful weekend. Stay protected. See you online!
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