30/03/2020
After more than a week now of online lessons being the only method of teaching, most students are settling down into being able to use Bitpaper online in combination with Zoom. Both have facilities for sharing whiteboard space, but Bitpaper is better for this - and I can preload worksheets and question papers into the shared space. If the student has an iPad or tablet they may find it easier to hand write on the screen using a stylus - otherwise a combination of mouse and typing on a computer can still work well. This morning's maths lesson combined the standard expression for a straight line graph - y=mx+c - with a link to sequences and exchange rates. I always look for links between different areas of the curriculum for applying the same mathematical concepts.
