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When the Bayside campus of Shekou International School (SIS) are still kept shut because of the COVID-19 pandemic, teaching activities at the school have been resumed online since Feb. 3rd, 2020.

The school is using popular apps and software for online learning. Video conferencing and office automation are used to help teachers keep track of students’ conditions and communicate with their workmates across the world. Teaching online also offers a new experience to the teachers to update their teaching methods and to step out of their comfort zones.

Staying in Phuket, Thailand, science teacher Riley Laird records videos on a 10-year-old green sea turtle named Marlin and the local turtle sanctuary as part of the online classes on ecosystems for Grade 7 students. “I want to connect our learning with the reality. The sanctuary sends us updates on the turtles’ health and progress. They say that Marlin is likely to be released into the sea in mid-June,” says Laird.

Rebecca Wallace is a Grade 4 teacher at the school, staying in her mother’s home in New York. From 8 p.m. to midnight every day, she starts teaching mathematics and arts to her students living in different time zones. Though teaching nearly around the clock, Wallace says that she is getting to know the students better in terms of their homes, family and even pets.

Greg Smith, head of SIS, names the online teaching period a “new normal” at the school. “Students are now more skillful at using technology than before. They see that communication is the most powerful part of being an effective learner and can use the tools to shrink distance and time. The “new normal” will offer more choices for connection to the world and more focus on creating real solutions,” he says.

According to the school, 68% of its students are staying in Shenzhen while 27% of them are staying abroad for the epidemic.

1.Riley Laird records videos on Marlin to ________ .

A.connect learning with the reality B.rescue the endangered turtles

C.study the ecosystem of the turtles D.show his pet to the class

2.Rebecca Wallace teaches around the clock, because ________.

A.she and her students live in different time zones B.she needs to look after her mother in the daytime

C.she enjoys chatting with her students D.she has many lessons each day

3.According to Greg Smith, online teaching ________.

A.builds up a new relationship among students B.makes teachers step out of their comfort zones

C.results in the skillful use of technology D.helps create new education system

4.What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?

A.To advertise an international school. B.To evaluate the online learning apps.

C.To suggest effective learning methods. D.To introduce online teaching attempts.

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