Category Archives: Online Schooling

75% have secured 70% and above in Class X

A large segment of students achieve distinction and above in Zebar. The students in Zebar of class 10 are given individual counselling, remedial sessions and doubt solving sessions. Extra worksheets, previous year practice papers and reference books are also provided to the students.Toppers from Udgam are invited to talk to students and give tips to the students. Counselling sessions are organised by the school for students to help them select the right stream after class 10th.

Microsoft Team based classrooms

Microsoft Teams is the best tool that enables teachers to connect and communicate with students and conduct classes online efficiently.

Here are some of the features of the MS Team classrooms

  1. Students work together with real-time co-authoring, auto-saving and easy sharing through their favorite web apps, Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
  2. Each student is provided with a corporate class exchange server mail that has a capacity of 50GB.
  3. Teams improve learning outcomes with built-in accessibility features and learning tools that assist in reading, writing, math and communication.
  4. Students remain organized with One Note –Digital Notebook
  5. Students also get the digital storytelling experience through Sway.
  6. Online assignments through Teams help teachers and students to keep track of their performance.

Access to licensed MS Office

The school provides complimentary access to MS Office licensed version to each student during this phase of remote learning. Some of the advantages of this facility are

 

  1. Students of Pre-primary can access the online version of MS Office and submit their school work using the licensed version.
  2. Class 3 onwards each student has been provided with a downloadable version of MS Office.
  3. This licensed MS Office consists of MS Word, Powerpoint, Excel.
  4. It will help students to get into a habit of using licensed software.
  5. Hence the school is prepping the students for digital skills that would be required in the 21st Century.

Extra Marks – Blended learning with Extra Marks

The school provides a blend of synchronous and asynchronous learning. It has a tie-up with ExtraMarks that ensures continuity of learning from school at home. ExtraMarks consists of child-centric learning videos, engaging videos of concepts from textbooks and live sessions with mentors.

Benefits of Extra Marks for students are
1. They can learn, practice and test anytime from the comfort of their home. Content provided in Extra Marks is aligned with CBSE Textbooks.
2. Learning is based on the individual needs and pace of each child.
3. Device-based learning –a child can download the app on his/her mobile too.
4. Student’s progress is monitored continuously, and the results are also shared. Areas of improvement are highlighted that gives the student an idea of his performance.
5. Parents can track and monitor the child’s performance, identify areas of improvement and can make timely interventions in their child’s learning journey.

MyON – Access to Digital Library

Zebar School has partnered with myON to provide access to the online collection of digital books. The online library has a collection of more than 10,000 books.

myON is a personalized literacy platform for English learners.
It helps in building literacy skills with embedded supports.
Students stay updated with current events and world news.
Students can choose from recommendations based on their interests and reading level.
A variety of formats and genres are available like fiction, non-fiction, graphic and novels.