Collaborate
Find out how to set up collaborative learning activities in SLS, from class forums and team tasks to sharing modules with fellow teachers.
Collaborate
Use SLS to set learning activities to be done collaboratively by students.
A. How to use the Class Group Forum?
B. How to create Team Activities?
C. How can students collaborate in SLS?
D. How can teachers collaborate in SLS?
E. Ideas for Teaching & Learning
F. Tech Tips for Teachers
Can I share the URL to a particular Section (e.g. section B) with other teachers?
Yes, you are able to share the URL to a particular Section with other teachers. You can also add links to Sections within your Module.
If the Module is in My Drive, you will need to Share the Module with the other teacher before the teacher can access the Section URL.
If you are sharing a Section URL from a Module in MOE Library/Community Gallery, teachers will be able to access the Section via the Section URL.
Note: You cannot share a Section URL from MOE Library with students. The Section URL will redirect students to the cover page of the Module.
How can we modify the sharing permissions of the Google files for students?
These permissions will be automatically handled by SLS.
Once the teacher has unsubmitted a Team Quiz, can the team continue working on the same Google File? Can other teams give input?
Teams can continue to refine their answers in the Google File if the Team Quiz is in a Teacher-Marked Quiz. When the teacher unsubmits the Quiz, the team will be given editing permissions to the same Google File.
When a teacher releases a Teacher-Marked Quiz, students will no longer be able to edit the Google File. They will only be granting View-Only rights.
For more information, visit Unsubmit a Teacher-Marked Quiz.
Is it possible to select a student (i.e team leader) to submit a Team Quiz response?
For now, any student from the team can submit the Team Quiz response.
Will there be a forum feature in SLS for students to collaborate?
Yes, there already is! Within each Class Group is a Forum tab for collaboration. Teachers can create Discussion Topics and Polls. Students can also be granted permission to create Posts and Polls.
For more information on Class Group Forums, visit About the Forum.
Can there be a function to share folders in My Drive to other colleagues?
We discourage the sharing of large number of resources in SLS, or a single resource to a large number of users. Please consider setting up a Staff Class Group with the users you are sharing the resources with, and upload the resources into Class Group Resources. This allows the co-teachers in the group to download the specific resources they need directly, and work collaboratively with every other co-teacher in the Class Group on the resources (as if they were shared).
If we want to use the Google Docs feature, do we still need to get the students to manually link their iCON in SLS?
Students can link any Gmail account (including personal ones) with SLS. They only need to do it once and can subsequently access Google Apps through SLS.
Can students annotate collaboratively on any features of SLS?
Students can only annotate and interact on Text/Media components or on question stems together in a Team Activity.
Teachers can include Tooltips in Team Activities for students to engage in Team discussions.