VBS News Net: Shenzhen EduCloud Application Presentation in collaboration with Gu Xingdong Teachers Workshop Exchange Session was held at VBS on 19th December to promote the EduCloud application in Shenzhen. Mr Gu and other excellent teachers in EduCloud Application shared their teaching experience and the results attained. 

Ms Li Xiaohong from Guihua Primary School presented a unique English lesson on cartoon books 'Froggy's New Job'. Tools such as whiteboard, cards, footnotes, audio evaluation and photos were used to motivate students' independent studies. 

Mr Gu from Longhua Science Institute in Education made the report on 'experience sharing and application of EduCloud in Longhua District'. Pilot EduCloud programmes were initiated in 182 schools in 2017 and 2018 by Shenzhen Education Bureau and achieved significant results for further improvement of the application platform for data and experience. Mr Gu pointed out that EduCloud in Shenzhen was on its way to improve the education quality in Shenzhen.

Mr Wu Jicheng from Affiliated Experimental School under Longhua Science Institute in Education shared the experience on 'integrating IT and subject teaching'.

Ms Peng, Ms Zhuang and Ms Cai from Longhua Central Primary School, Ms Zhong from Dongwang Experimental School shared their application and experience in using EduCloud for Chinese, Mathematics, English and Geography teaching. VBS teachers raised questions with initiate to discuss the experience using EduCloud.

Principal Yang concluded this session. She first thanked Mr Gu and fellow teachers for their visit and sharing and the support given by the Education Bureau. VBS would enhance the application of EduCloud to facilitate the application of IT in Education. This exchange session was beneficial to all schools and offered valuable experience to improve the EduCloud platform and the integration of subject teaching and IT in teaching. More sessions should be organised to learn from one another so all parties contributed to the development of IT application in Education in Shenzhen.

Author: Li Jingping

Photographer: Linda

Formatting: Judy

Translated by DC Lai