It is certainly not ideal. The idea of teaching “online only” to primary children, with the huge variation in home circumstances, connectivity, space, support. Adding to the existing complexities of a class is going to be interesting. I doubt it is about the tech.
“Going from 0 to 100 isn’t ideal - what key books or sites are #edtech friends recommending to school teachers who are making the leap to online only? What are the best accessible, practical primers?”
& yet it’s a very real dilemma facing a lot of teachers on Monday morning. Of course technology is not going to fix this – but there must be positive ways of supporting staff who haven’t engaged with online learning before to at least get started
Sorry I knee jerked a bit. I’ll be one of those teachers. Albeit with a fair bit of tech experience. I meant something that I can’t quite get straight in my mind…
No worries. I’m not happy to be asking. Zero support at national level for what high quality, effective online learning & community development looks like for schools for last 10 years & now only way to do anything is online. & this is + digital inequality & accessibility issues
FWIW I blogged a bit after the 2 weeks online before spring break.
johnjohnston.info/blog/two-weeks…
Mainly I think start as low tech as possible: TEXT, html (a blog), add audio to help with the reading if you can. Before reaching for tools that need logons, particular devices or apps.