EZIT: SLS new user interface Mar 2021

Mar 19, 2021

SLS new user interface Mar 2021

There is a new user interface which was introduced on 14 March. It will take some time to get used to it and some parts will be fixed in the next release in June.

Definitely like the mobile friendly interface.

I also like that there is class groups and that I could see the score and who has yet to complete the assignment easily.

Major Change

1) SLS can now be accessed on any mobile device (e.g. mobile phone, tablet and desktop). Site elements are repositioned depending on the format or screen size.

2) Users will see a refreshed user interface throughout the site. While functionalities have not been changed significantly, placement of buttons and icons may differ from the previous interface.

Improved Features

Lessons and Assignments

The Lesson Editor now mirrors the Student's view of the lesson, in the main area of the Lesson Editor. Details that are optional or not visible to students are housed in cards on the right drawer in the Lesson Editor.

The Click-and-Drop motion replaces the Drag-and-Drop motion, which is difficult to carry out on touch-screen devices. For Teachers, there is now no limit to the size of the base image that can be used, and it is automatically resized to fit the page.

The Activity List can be accessed by clicking on the left-most button of the header of every lesson and assignment. This allows Teachers and Students to access the Activity List no matter where they are on each page.

MOE Library and Community Gallery

In place of catalogues, Teachers can see resources filtered based on their teaching or learning levels and courses, and subjects and adapt the lessons.

Teachers can also share their lessons.

Thanks to Jin Er sharing in SGLDC

https://www.facebook.com/groups/sglearningdesigners/permalink/1072211613266682/

Awesome site by Jin Er

https://sites.google.com/moe.edu.sg/r14-sls-for-sgldc/sls

WIRIS Ink Enhancement

MathType and ChemType now supports handwriting input, which digitalises Math and Science formulas. Handwritten mathematical and scientific content are auto-translated to computer notations.

Live Lesson

The "Host" button has been removed as all lessons are now "Live". With a 60 second polling interval once any users enter an assignment, comments and in particular Interactive Thinking Tool (ITT) are updated as possible, regardless of whether teachers were present in the assignment.

Thanks to Jin Er compiling the Q&A below

https://www.facebook.com/groups/sglearningdesigners/permalink/1072710959883414/

How do my students source for lessons in MOE Library?

Watch this video : https://go.gov.sg/moelibrarystudents

How do I source for lessons in MOE Library and Community Gallery?

Watch this video : https://go.gov.sg/moelibraryteachers

How do I share my lessons with other teachers?

Watch this video : https://go.gov.sg/shareslslesson

How do I edit lessons shared with me or I copied from MOE Library/Community Gallery?

Watch this video : https://go.gov.sg/editlesson

If I cannot copy and paste activities from other lessons to my lesson (at least until June), how can I include it in my lesson?

Watch this video : https://go.gov.sg/interactivevideo

How do I assign my lesson to students?

Watch this video : https://go.gov.sg/assignlessons

How do I create and assign a lesson?

Watch this video : https://youtu.be/gmBR5oOOkVs

Credits: Li Huili (Harley Li) from Westwood Primary School

How do I monitor assignments?

Watch this video : https://youtu.be/hTZbt0iUQV4

Credits: Li Huili (Harley Li) from Westwood Primary School

How do we hide those parts of our SLS lesson that we do not want students to access yet?

Go to the top left menu of your assignment page to see the activity list. You can switch off access to each activity with the toggles (similar to old version).

Where is the Student’s View now? I cannot seem to find it now.

The Student’s View is no longer available. The view teachers are seeing in lesson creation is what students will see too. However, many teachers will still want to have the old version back as it is useful to ‘test out’ the lesson before assigning. Feedback has been given to MOE ETD and they will look into it.

How do I delete an activity/tab from a lesson?

You will need to click the ‘pencil’ on the top right of your lesson editor first to enter the edit mode. After that, use the top left menu (see pic) to go into your activity list. Next to each activity you will see an overflow menu (3 dots). Clicking on that will allow you to delete the activity.

Previously, we can copy an activity of a lesson package to another lesson package. Are we no longer able to do this now?

The feature will come back in the June release. In fact, copying of activities will be enhanced (copying of multiple activities at once, and from different lessons). Given the scale of the mobile UI changes (to make SLS more mobile-responsive), there are limited features that can be released this time round.

• Here is a detailed guide on navigating the refreshed SLS interface. https://go.gov.sg/navigateslsr14

(Credits: Li Huili (Harley Li) from Westwood Primary School)

• Watch this video to see what a mobile SLS can do.

https://go.gov.sg/mobilesls

(Credits: ETDtogo)

• Take a tour of the refreshed SLS user interface in this video. https://go.gov.sg/newslsinterface (Credits: ETDtogo)

• Watch this video to see how you can do online marking on SLS and Google Classroom! https://sites.google.com/moe.edu.sg/online-marking-guide/home (Credits: MOE ETD)

Below shared by Harley a guide for the students.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/sglearningdesigners/permalink/1073434303144413/