VIRTUAL CLASSROOM

LEEDS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

TERMS THAT ARE NOW USED IN PAR WITH LEARNING …

NEW CONCEPTS

Flipped Classroom - students first study the lesson at home, then discussion and activities happen in class with teacher and other students.

Distance Learning - students study away from the class (eg. studying from home).

Virtual Classroom - no physical classroom, but similar teaching and learning happens online.

VIRTUAL FLIPPED CLASSROOMMETHOD C: THIS IS WHAT WE WILL BE DOING NOW

•Traditional Lesson - uploaded as a video.

•Live Discussion - will focus on further clarifications and elaboration of the topic.

NEW WAY…

SELF LEARNING BEFORE THE CLASS

•Students should watch the videos uploaded to Youtube.

•Students should complete the exercises given in video lessons.

• Laptop / Smartphone OR

• PC - with microphone, speaker, (webcam - optional)

• REQUIRES parental / adult supervision for every online session, to ensure these facilities are used for intended purposes only.

• P3 and below - adult supervision is needed through the FULL session.

WHAT YOU NEEDTECHNICAL SET UP

JOINING THE MEETING•Enter your MS Teams username and

password.

•Check MS Teams Calendar and EduCal every Sunday (if possible daily).

•Go to MS Teams Calendar.

•Select the meeting you want to join.

•Click “Join” button.

WAYS TO JOIN MS TEAMS MEETING

•Join from a link.

•Join from Calendar.

•Join from Channel.

•Join from Chat/ Conversation.

DURING THE VIRTUAL CLASS

• Be at a place where there is less noise and disturbances.

• Keep all completed work and books at your desk.

• LISTEN to the teacher - pay careful attention to what the teacher says.

• Follow instructions - such as switch on video, mute your microphone, etc.

• Participate when required.

• Take notes of important points.

SELF LEARNING AFTER THE CLASSStudents:

•Make notes/ summary/ mind maps from what was discussed and learnt.

•Do the homework given by teacher.

•Write reflections/ observations/ questions in a diary/ notebook/ journal entry.

“We’ve designed our scheduling to ensure kids are not exposed to prolonged screen-time. As parents, please pay attention to this too.”

• Keep books and materials ready.

• Be punctual - join the sessions on-time.

• Click “Raise Hand” button when you want to say something.

• Listen carefully to teacher.

• Follow the instructions of your teacher.

• Respect your teacher.

• Use formal language.

• Be an active participant.

ETIQUETTEONLINE LEARNING

Download the App - Desktop or Mobile.

(desktop / tablet recommended)

MS TEAMSSETTING UP

• Type office.com.

• Click “Sign in” option.

• Type username and password given by the school.

• CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD to something you will remember - (new password should be more than 8 characters long, with uppercase and lowercase letters and a number).

INITIAL STEPS TO SET UP MS TEAMS

8 characters uppercase lowercase number

DO NOT FORGET the new password you set - this is what you need to ALWAYS use to login and join a class.

FEATURES•Switch On/Off Video

•Mute/Unmute Microphone

•Blur Background

•Raise Hand

•Emojis

CONTACT FOR SUPPORT

Provide following details: Branch, Grade, Student Name, Subject, Issue in brief.

Step 1: Call given branch contact number (next page).

Step 2: If not resolved, only WhatsApp 0777895286 with required details.

IF YOU FACE ANY TECHNICAL ISSUES PLEASE FOLLOW THE BELOW STEPS:

BRANCH CONTACT NUMBERS

• Panadura - 0779966870 / 0776311206

• Matara - 0715739011 / 0718559878 / 0717933376

• Galle - 0761600138

• Horana - 0755217070

• Ambalangoda - 0788085314

• Matugama - 0779390741

• Tangalle - 0703254386 / 0711350512

• Piliyandala - 0773398425 / 0760768425 / 0773937775

• Negombo - 0766713795 / 0764745423

• Bandaragama - 0718580508

IF YOU FACE ANY TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH MS TEAMS PLEASE CALL FOLLOWING NUMBER:

LEEDS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL - DISTANCE LEARNING

INTERNET CONNECTIONThe school can coordinate in getting a Dialog internet connection, for any parents who need routers or internet connections.

Please contact school branch office to request and provide necessary details.

THANK YOUPARENTS & STUDENTS

STAY SAFE - STAY ENGAGED