mumbai i have a new set of pokemon cards a third grader said to his friend as soon as their teacher announced a 10minute break at the end of an evs eclass the conversation was but cut short by the teacher who asked the children to switch off their screens use the washroom and drink some water before the next 40minute sessionas eeducation catches on a peek into three schools showed the experience varies depending on attendance access to gadgets and students age a 4060 minute session is marked by occasional disruptions as participants mute and unmute mics accidentally log out or sometimes speak together most classrooms offer an interactive quiz or game as teachers create learning tools to build receptivity and everyone is given a chance to respond to a questionduring a grade v class at hvb global academy marine drive 15 students waited for the teacher who couldnt log in due to a glitch meantime they caught up with each other in another grade ix class 10 of them watched the teacher do a science experiment with baking soda an ironing machine paper and a chopping board they were learning about acids in a grade vi group students were tutored in on the active and passive voice using a wheel of fortune game we have a 15minute break between classes to make up for lost time due to technical issues we also record the class for students who cant attend it live we have come a long way since we began classes two months ago said principal chandrakanta pathakthe dynamics of a larger class are different in english for grade vii at kvk public school ghatkopar over 87 were in attendance without switching on audio or video the teacher tried to keep them engaged by asking them to respond in the chat box and as soon as she asked a question the box would be filled with replies the school has appointed more teachers to listen in and mute students who may switch on audiowe are conditioning students on the etiquettes of eclassroom similarly we are giving teachers a chance to learn more about what works best in the online format once teachers get used to it we will split the students in smaller batches said kvk principal jagdish indalkarthe school caters to a large population from the nearby slum and not all students have connectivity we are asking the children to share a gadget if a classmate lives nearbythe younger lot bring the energy and noise of a physical classroom into cyberspace third graders at rn podar in santacruz said good morning in unison as soon their teacher logged in throughout evs class they raised hands to ask questions butting into each other peering into the cameras and looking fidgety for the younger kids online classes are more to just connect with peers and teachers a lot of learning is happening through the asynchronous activities that we are sharing through google classroom said principal avnita bir homework