Introduction

Lesson Planner allows teachers to create, manage and deliver individual lesson, according to the classes you teach and the details of your timetable (if you have a timetable setup for you). In addition, you can manage lessons created automatically through the use of Smart Units. You can choose whether to make lessons available to students and/or parents, and in doing so use Gibbon as a virtual learning environment. The image below shows lessons which have been created for a class, organised by date:

Below you can see the content from an individual lesson plan, including multimedia elements (an image, and an embedded YouTube video):

Features

The Lesson Planner offers the following features:

• View/edit lessons by date or class.
• View complete year overview for a class (useful for medium-term planning).
• Share lessons with students and/or parents.
• Embed rich content into your lessons.
• Assign, collect and mark homework (via the Markbook).
• Manage homework deadlines, and check completed work (for students)
• Quickly see summary of students in class, their individual needs, medical conditions and more.
• Take class attendance, and compare to school attendance.
• Threaded chat to engage teachers, students and parents in discussions.

Getting Started

1. Go to Learn > Planner in the main menu at the top of the page.
2. Use the Choose A Date or Choose A Class menus on the right-hand side module menu.
3. Use the Add button to start creating your first lesson plan.
4. Alternatively, use the link to Manage Units, create a Smart Unit, and have your lessons created automatically for you.