Success with limited access

Ms. R is concerned about her students' limited internet access affecting their exam preparation. An online blog suggests ways to support students with limited internet access, such as downloading materials in advance and helping them find free or affordable internet programs. The blog also advises giving extra time for assignments to accommodate unreliable internet access. These strategies can help students feel supported, relieved, and successful. Good evening and welcome to Success with Limited Access. I'm speaking to Ms. R. today, whose class is preparing for the national exam. She's a bit worried about them because she just feels like they might not be ready. She knows that some of her students have limited access to Internet at home and have to find alternative ways to study. I was looking up online and I found this Engage blog, 11 Ways to Support Students with Limited Internet Access. Voila, isn't that a beauty? So Ms. R. can go ahead and integrate this into her classroom to keep those people who need the support anonymous and they can still get the information. So one of the tips was to advise the students to download all the materials they needed before they left class just in case they were studying offline. Another suggestion was for the teacher to help find free Wi-Fi or how to purchase affordable Internet programs. She could pass this information along via email to the students, just again to keep it private. A blog also suggested to allow the students to have a couple extra days to hand in to their assignments. As you can imagine, with limited access, they're not going to always be able to get the work done. Unreliable Internet is a normal part of life. So by providing those extra days, it gives the students a sense of relief that they're not going to be embarrassed in class. It will also allow the students to feel successful and know that their teacher supports them. I hope this helps you, Ms. R.