Today you will
- find your way around the school VLE
- find an assignment, a resource and an announcement
- save a screenshot of one assignment into your Project Portfolio
A VLE is the online space your school uses for classes, like Google Classroom or Teams.
Warm-up
Where do you usually first hear about a new assignment or deadline?
A VLE is your school's online space for classes, work, files and messages.
An assignment is a set task with instructions, and often a due date.
A resource is a file or link shared for you to use, like notes or slides.
An announcement is a message to the class that is not a task to hand up.
Your teacher sets a Work Experience log due Friday. A good screenshot shows the class name, title, due date and some instructions.
Now you will open your school VLE, find a real assignment and take a clear screenshot of it. Watch your teacher first. Then follow the steps for your computer in the box below.
Common issues
- The login keeps looping. You may be in a personal account. Switch to your school account or use a private window.
- I can't see my class. Ask your teacher to add you.
- My screenshot is blank or has no title. Open the assignment fully, then take it again.
- I can't find the sm4 folder. Open {{code:Project_Portfolio}}, then {{code:09_specialism}}. If {{code:sm4}} is missing, make it there.
Independent Practice
- Open {{code:Project_Portfolio}}, then {{code:09_specialism}}, then {{code:sm4}}.
- If there is no {{code:sm4}} folder, make one.
- Upload the screenshot you took earlier.
- Rename it {{code:sm4_vle_screenshot.png}}.
- If the assignment had a useful file attached, save a copy in {{code:sm4}} too.
- {{code:sm4_vle_screenshot.png}} is in {{code:sm4}}.
- It shows the class name, title and due date, but no classmates' names.
- It comes from a real LCA class.
- I can show where assignments, resources and announcements are.
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