Distance Learning

1. Be on time. I will announce the video call in chat so you can prepare.

2. Switch off both your camera and your microphone when the teacher starts.

3. Raise your virtual hand if you want to ask something. (Right hand top corner of your screen) and wait for teacher to allow you to speak.

4. When you finish talking switch off your mic again and switch off the hand raise button.

5. When we do a video call with camera, I expect to see you dressed accordingly as if we are in a normal classroom.

6. Try to remove noises and distractions from the room. eg. Dogs/cats, close doors / windows.

Thank you for following these rules!

1. APPS- Students must download Microsoft teams and office apps (onenote, word, powerpoint) on their phones / tablets / computer (free on app store). You must have access to this to follow classes. Actual apps work better than online versions usually.

2. Class work will continue as normal at the start of each class I will communicate with students via video or chat with what they need to do for classes. The teams platform is ESSENTIAL for communication in combination with SMS.

3. AUDIO - Students should use earphones for calls

4. BROWSER-Students should download / install google chrome browser - this works best with our music apps

5. Computers and tablets should be fully shut down at least once or twice a week to help them keep functioning well.

6. POWER - Have your computer connected to power, we dont want it running out of power.

7. WIFI - try to sit in the same toom as your wifi router or as near as possible to avoid wifi dropouts

8. General useful computer commands- Both mac and windows - shortcuts -

Function

Windows

MAC

Screenshot

win shift S / printscr

Cmd shift 4

Copy

Ctrl C

Cmd C

Paste

Ctrl V

Cmd V

save

Ctrl S

Cmd S

Quit /close program

Alt f4

Cmd Q

Force quit applications

Ctrl alt del

Cmd alt esc

switch applications

alt tab

Cmd tab