The BBC website is reporting a new initiative at a Scottish school to offer online assistance to pupils based on the lessons of the day.
The school, Alva Academy, will offer video and audio downloads recorded by the teachers offering recaps of lessons and extra guidance for homework. Material like this is easily produced these days and the difficulty is getting people to commit to preparing the content for these 'shows' rather than any technology issues so its encouraging to hear about teachers getting behind such a project.
As the schools Deputy Head points out in the story students are more likely to engage with these offerings as it comes in a format that they are already familiar with and can integrate with their other online activities.
Here at Beanbag HQ we have been spending alot of time lately thinking about how a combination of technology and the right kind of teachers can help students and this sort of news is always encouraging.
Read the full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7625680.stm
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