Tips & Tricks

eSafety

System Administrators are now able to configure the user visibility and communication settings on a site by using eSafety, a Profile setting which is managed under the Administration tab >> Profiles. This can be done for three different roles:

Have you investigated Policies?

Administrators will find Policy settings prove to be as invaluable to schools that have an independent it’s learning site as to those schools who share Profile settings with other schools within an LA site. This flexible system enables rules to be set independently from the rest of those on the same site. It allows rules to be set for individuals or Profiles.

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Tips for the new school year

Welcome to a new school year with it’s learning. Many teachers are in the process of planning this year’s activities. Why not take advantage of the tools in your learning platform? It will make the work easier, now and throughout the year. Here are some tips that will contribute to a good start of the school year.

Summer tip

Robert Flatås teaches Year 6 at Haus School, Norway. He has sent us a tip for the summer holiday:
For the summer holiday the teacher can create a course for their class called Summer Blog 2009 and add a discussion forum for teachers and pupils to write about their holiday activities.

Peer assessment – One way to do it

Two students Better quality and results through use of e-learning – that is Lutterworth College’s mission statement. With exciting use of it’s learning they have achieved good results. Effective and instructive peer assessment is one of the activities that have had a large effect.

Students often find it difficult to choose what subject to study at GCSE. In order to help them make informed pathway decisions, Lutterworth College has used it's learning to build a subject portal.

Student-created tests

Peer assessment At Lutterworth College in Leicestershire the test tool in it's learning is used to improve the understanding of a subject through questioning.

Evaluating practical tasks

Practical tasks In practical subjects peer evaluations of students' work tend to be very simple. Students create simple paper based questionnaires and allow other students to review their work. The results are difficult to analyse, and students tend to complete them simply to get the grades for evaluating. At Lutterworth College the survey tool in it's learning is used for peer assessment of practical work.

Using Portfolio Assessment

Teacher Sian Jones at Lutterworth College is the winner of our Tip of the Month with her suggestion for use of portfolio assessment. "Continuous feedback from the teacher and their interaction with students is the most effective way of stimulating student activity. Jones' approach is a very good example of this", explains it's learning educational specialist, Elisa Bjersand.

Use audio!

Several teachers have been telling us how they use audio in it’s learning. English homework, multiplication tables and homework for pupils with writing difficulties are but a few examples.

Teacher’s Tips

Jorunn Sørtveit has taught in secondary schools for six years and has been using it’s learning since 2003. During this time she has developed her own way of using the learning platform to stimulate pupils. “Simplicity is often more,” is her slogan. Here are a few tips – from one teacher to another.

Stimulating Tests

Liland At the Norwegian primary school, Liland, a Year 4 class has carried out a project on the Stone Age. Many of the activities took place using it’s learning, and the use of the test tool produced some surprising results.

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There are many different ways of using it’s learning. A lot of the successful use is a well hidden secret between each teacher and their students. Please share your positive experiences with other teachers!