{"id":2033,"date":"2020-03-28T15:23:28","date_gmt":"2020-03-28T15:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virginiaschool.ae\/en\/?page_id=2033"},"modified":"2022-01-04T05:15:48","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T05:15:48","slug":"parent-faqs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.virginiaschool.ae\/en\/distance-learning\/parent-faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"Parent FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Who can I contact for questions about the shared learning activities?\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please contact teachers directly (email, google classroom, class dojo) for questions related to learning activities.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><b> How will parents be informed of the schedule\/daily routines and expectations?<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0-Each parent will receive a weekly overview of their child\u2019s distance learning tasks for each of the core subjects (English, Islamic, Arabic, Math, Science &amp; ICT).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0-Daily details of the tasks will be sent to students on their learning platforms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a03. Who can I contact if I need technology support?\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For technology support related to hardware (devices), software (google classroom, class dojo, etc\u2026) or home connectivity issues, please contact\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"mailto:it@virginiaschool.ae\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">it@virginiaschool.ae<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> .\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a parent, how can I log in to my child\u2019s learning platform?<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instructions for logging to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/classdojo.zendesk.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/205417305-Create-a-Parent-Account#web\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">elementary tools<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instructions for logging to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1yWpVttNlsNsp3EUevS1rrLPBfcLwfG1COwlT2-G2LdM\/edit#slide=id.p\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">secondary tools<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If there are still access problems, students should email their teacher or IT Support.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Devices: Is the school going to provide a device?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><b> How should I prepare the home environment for school?<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please determine a space in your home that will be dedicated to completing each day\u2019s learning activities.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be prepared to access the device ( phone, iPad, laptop, pc).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember to incorporate time to move!\u00a0 It is common for students to get up and move around, wiggle, or even chat with friends multiple times throughout the day.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><b> Will the school provide any live streaming\/conferencing?<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes.\u00a0 Grade 6 -12 will have video conferencing as part of their regular programming. A schedule will be set and students will have the option to participate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li><b> How much \u201cscreen time\u201d should I expect for my child?<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>K-5<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Math and Reading will each include 20-30 minutes of technology-centered learning activities each day.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>6-12<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: All learning activities will be accessed through the online learning platform identified by each teacher.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li><b> Will my child take unit\/curriculum assessments during this time?\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Curricular based assessments will be administered within a reasonable timeline.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>8. How much time should I expect my child to engage in each distance learning day?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>K-5<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Each distance learning day has been designed to last between 120 and 150 minutes.\u00a0 Families can arrange the time in the way that best fits their student\u2019s needs each day.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Do the Learning Activities have to be completed in order?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is not necessary to complete the activities listed in order. However, it is important students complete all activities for the day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>6-12<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Students are expected to log in to the online learning platform as they would for a typically scheduled school day; students will follow their schedule from home.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"9\">\n<li><b> Are students expected to turn in assignments while learning from home? <\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students will be receiving guidance from their teachers regarding what and when school work completed at home should be submitted.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Who can I contact for questions about the shared learning activities?\u00a0 &nbsp; Please contact teachers directly (email, google classroom, class dojo) for questions related to learning activities.\u00a0\u00a0 &nbsp; How &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaschool.ae\/en\/distance-learning\/parent-faqs\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Parent FAQs&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":2023,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2033","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaschool.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaschool.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaschool.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaschool.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaschool.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2033"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaschool.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2033\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4247,"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaschool.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2033\/revisions\/4247"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaschool.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaschool.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}