Prodigy School Suite as a tool for remote teaching and learning

May 27 2020 | 3 minutes read

Prodigy School Suite includes tools that enable educators to deliver content remotely while also allowing students to access content from the comfort of their own homes.

The outbreak of the corona virus and the enforced lock-down of schools (to reduce the risk of the spread) have forced schools around the world to take various actions in order to continue teaching and learning practices. Schools have embarked on and adopted different technology platforms to deliver online learning programs to students and also manage some basic operations remotely.

How prodigy is helping

Prodigy School Suite has built-in solutions that schools can use to conduct remote teaching and learning and manage other operations remotely. During this period, it is important for schools to continue the teaching process and enable students to access content from the comfort of their homes. In this article, we’ll explore the different solutions and how schools can use them.

Classroom Module

With the classroom module, teachers schedule assignments, take attendance and give parents feedback on their child(ren) performance. The following features can be found in the classroom module.

• Attendance:- This enables teachers to take online attendance of participants in a class.
• Assessment:- Teachers can upload and schedule assignments, classwork, project, etc. inform of multiple-choice questions or direct responses. Students can respond to assignments, classwork, and other types of assessments scheduled by the teacher.
• Discussion:- Teachers can engage and collaborate with students online, and respond to questions asked by students.
• Calendar:- To keep students and teachers up to date with upcoming class activities and scheduled virtual classes.
• Activities:- To keep parents up to date via weekly reports of how their wards are performing.
• Resources:- An online library where students can access learning resources uploaded by the teachers.

Curriculum Module

This provides teachers with the tool to plan their course work over a period of time. The following features can be found in the curriculum module.

• Scheme:- Teachers can upload coursework and notes for students to download.
• Weeks Calendar:- Schedule and plan course work based on weeks.

Virtual Class Module

With the virtual class module, teachers have the flexibility to schedule a real-time class or upload a recorded lesson. The following features can be found in the virtual class module.

• Lesson:- Teachers schedule a real-time class for students to join for remote teaching or upload recorded lessons for students to access at a time convenient for them.
• Studio:- This is a feature with basic screen, video, and audio recording functionality. Teachers can use this feature to prepare their recorded lessons.

For more information and further questions on how you can adopt this as a school, contact Prodigy School Suite.