E-learning

Juliane has e-learning today because it is PSLE Listening Comprehension. The Primary 1 to 5 students are exempted from attending school to make sure it is quiet in school for the Primary 6 students taking their PSLE Listening Comprehension. 
I think the students are having it good. I don't recall the schools having that sort of arrangement when I was sitting for my PSLE. 

Catch-Up

During the two days of PSLE Oral, Juliane had no school but e-learning at home instead. She managed to do some e-homework but not everything. Some documents/ programmes, which are required in order for her to complete her homework, strangely could not be opened/ viewed on the desktop but only on my work notebook. No choice, Juliane will have to catch up with outstanding e-homework over this weekend.

E-learning Again

It is e-learning day again for the girls because it is PSLE Listening Comprehension today. Primary 1 to 5 students need not report to school today and instead would have e-learning via MC Online portal. Recalling how much IT issues the girls had for their last e-learning days, I decided to work from home so that I could help them out if they encounter any IT issues as well as to keep an eye on them.
Today's e-learning was a breeze for the girls. No IT trouble at all. :)

E-learning Frustrations

My girls had two days of e-learning due to the PSLE oral examinations. No doubt, e-learning, IT and technology is the future but asking primary school aged children to do e-learning can be really frustrating, especially when faced with IT issues. 
On the first day of e-learning, my girls have had problems with some of the files that they had to watch before they proceeded to do their assigned homework. They either couldn't open those files or the links embedded within the files didn't work. How would the children know how to solve the IT issues or what to do in such situations? As a result, my girls could only finish the remainder of their first day homework very late at night after I came back from work to solve the IT issues. Even then, one or two still couldn't be opened. :( :( Apparently, my girls weren't the only students who had had problems with their e-learning assignments because on the second day of e-learning, teachers sent messages about faulty files and also the steps to solve the IT issues were provided. Sigh.

Learning from Home

It's PSLE Orals on 16 and 17 August. As a result, the girls' school have arranged for e-learning at home for the P1 to P5 on these two days. Both Marieann and Juliane have been assigned e-tasks. Juliane decided to follow me to work while Marieann decided to stay home. Both managed to do some e-tasks for their first day of e-learning. :)

E-learning Day

The girls' school designated 18 May as their e-learning day so both girls didn't need to attend school. Last night, I helped the girls to print out their instructions for the different subjects. In the morning, I was busy helping them to print out the resources needed to do their online tasks as the school only uploaded those on 18 May itself. I guess it is to prevent girls from "cheating" -- doing their work earlier than 18 May lol. 

The girls enjoyed working on their online tasks because they could get immediate feedback about their work and more importantly, they are not confined within the classroom! :)

E-learning Days II

It is the second day of e-learning for the girls.
Juliane completed all her English, Math and Chinese e-homework.
Marieann completed her Chinese and Science e-homework. But she had problem logging into her English and Math group in Edmodo. When she called her friends to check, she had conflicting instructions from them. Sigh. In the end, I emailed her teacher. Thank goodness, she replied promptly. Now Marieann can complete her e-learning lessons and worksheets for English and Math. :)

E-Learning Days

As it is the PSLE Orals on 18 and 19 August, the rest of the Primary 1 to 5 classes need not attend school. However, it won't be a holiday for those students. Most primary schools, if not all, have designated these 2 days to be e-learning days for the rest of the Primary 1 to 5 classes.
Both Marieann and Juliane have e-learning lessons and I have to get ready and print out all the instructions, e.g. how to log on, what to do for each subject, etc, for them. I also went through the instructions with them prior to them starting their e-learning lessons and worksheets.
Using technology as a tool for learning will become more and more commonplace for students.