E-learning(online education)

E-learning

MyMaths

My maths is an online maths revision site. You can do online tasks, revision and interactive tasks on certain topics of your choice. It is almost having a class lesson but from your room or wherever you can access a computer. Schools now use it as a way for teachers to set homework, once completed the students can submit it where it is automatically marked; this is a good way for teachers to view your progress of a topic. It can be used for both A-level and GCSE and for different grades.

Advantages:

·         It’s a good form of revision

·         Easy to Access

·         Teachers can review progress

·         Students can track their own progress

Disadvantages:

·         Teachers cant see specific areas of weakness

·         It costs to use it

For me MyMaths is a very good website it helps me learn new topics and revise topics that I have already done but maybe struggle with or just want to remind myself of how to do it. I didn’t enjoy revising but MyMaths made it much easier.

VLE (virtual learning environment)

VLE’s are becoming more and more popular and soon I think that 90% of secondary schools in the UK will be using VLE’s. VLE’s can be accessed from anywhere with internet access so you can access it from school, home or anywhere where else that has a computer with internet access. Teachers can set work can set work for you via the Virtual Learning Environment and the students can also the work back via the VLE. You can also access school drives, your timetable, key dates and the school website. An example of a VLE is frog.

Advantages:

·         If you or a teacher is ill they can set work via the VLE

·         If you’ve lost your timetable you can access it

·         Teachers can set homework on it so they don’t have to waste time in lessons telling everyone what the homework is

Disadvantages:

·         Hard to get used to

·         Teachers have to have training to use it

·         It can be unreliable

BBC Bitesize

BBC Bitesize is a free online study support resource for school-age students in the United Kingdom. It is designed to aid students in both school work and, for older students, exams. It allows students from  KS1 to A-level  to revise from almost every school subject. You can also do fun activities related to the work you are revising to provide a more fun way of revising and learning.

Advantages:

·         Easily accessed

·         It is a good form of revision

Disadvantages:

·         You may be taught different things to what you are taught in school

Online forums

On forums you can find any information that you will need on a topic you are stuck on, and if you can’t find it you can just create a new topic and ask your own question and people can posts comments on the question page. Some forums are specific for students to go on so they can get good, reliable answers and help. Teachers go on these forums and provide support for people that need it.

Advantages:

·         It’s a good way of finding information

·         You can get several answers and choose the best one

·         You can find answers for a question that is relevant to you

Disadvantages:

·         Answers may not be reliable

Copyright

Copyright is where a creator of something can stop being people from copying and taking credit for their work. This means they have control over their own words, logos and images. If you break the copyright rules you will be breaking the law.