Dos and Don’ts for Successful eLearning Days

Do...
● Review content or practice skills
students have already been introduced
to
● Practice, practice, practice! Help
students feel confident by using their
devices and accessing your Learning
Management System every day.
● Ensure students know their
usernames/passwords
● Use technology tools/apps students
have confidently used many times in
class
Don’t...
● Begin a new unit or topic students have
not already been introduced to
● Introduce or use a new technology
tool/app students are unfamiliar with
using
● Assign a task that requires a lot of
physical materials needed from home
● Assign a summative assessment or
large project
● Assign work that requires a lot of
grading

● Remember that some learning tasks
can be completed using paper and
pencil
● Use technology tools for formative
assessment
● Expect students to spend the entire day
completing school work
● Assign video, after video, after video; DO
keep video lengths to less than 10
minutes!

● Consider the age, abilities, and attention
span of your students; be aware of how
much time your lesson will take in total
Suggested Learning Times
● Only assign worksheets (paper or PDF)
● Forget accommodations for Special
Education and/or English Language
Learners

K-2 3-5 6-12

10-15 minutes 15-20 20-30

per subject minutes per minutes per
area, not subject area, class, not
exceeding 2 not exceeding 6
hours exceeding 3 hours in total
hours

● Make learning fun! Include your personality

and teaching style in your lessons, create
interactive learning opportunities, and
include brain break options!