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The Program Indonesia Pintar (PIP) is an educational scholarship from the government for students who lack funds to continue their education, one of which is at the junior high school level. It is still done manually when selecting students who are eligible to receive the PIP scholarship at the junior high school level. This is less efficient because the selection process will take a long to analyze, and the reporting process is not yet computerized. To overcome these problems, a decision support system is needed to assist schools in selecting students who receive PIP assistance. The method used for the development of a decision support system is Simple Additive Weighting (SAW). The choice of this method is because the decision-making process is carried out by searching for the highest alternative from all alternatives so that the assessment is more accurate based on the provisions of the criteria values and preference weights. With the construction of this system, it is expected to be able to provide a solution so that the student selection decision-making process can be carried out quickly and accurately.

This research is motivated by the importance of spatial sense skills possessed by elementary school students. The research aims to develop an instrument of spatial sense ability suitable for elementary school students. The indicators developed in the preparation of questions include: 1) classifying real objects into 3D form (building space); 2) investigating, exploring, and describing geometry in nature and the real world; 3) exploring the directional relationship of objects in space; 4) analyzing the nature of 3D shapes and interpreting 3D shapes into 2D forms. Research and Development was chosen as the method of this research. A total of 33 grade VI students of SDN 1 Nagri Kidul, Purwakarta Regency, West Java Province, were the samples in this study. The sample was selected by purposive sampling. The instrument used is an essay test consisting of seven questions regarding the geometry of cubes and blocks. The expert (Professor in the field of mathematics education) validated the seven questions that had been prepared. Expert considerations are used as the basis for the improvement of the compiled questions. Then the questions that have been corrected are tested on the research sample. The results of the trial were calculated for validity, reliability, difficulty index, and discriminatory power. Of the seven questions compiled, six were declared valid, reliable, and had high discriminatory power, and the level of difficulty of the questions consisted of medium and difficult. Thus, 6 of the seven items developed can be used by teachers or researchers as an instrument to measure the spatial sense abilities of elementary school students, primarily fifth-grade students.

Di abad 21 ini guru harus mengembangkan literasi digital, terutama dalam menciptakan media pembelajaran. Pelatihan membuat media pembelajaran menggunakan Canva diadakan untuk meningkatkan keterampilan dan literasi digital guru di SDN 9 Nagrikaler, Purwakarta. Kegiatan ini berjalan dalam 3 fase yakni pra pelatihan, pelatihan dan pasca pelatihan. Tahap pra pelatihan yakni tahap persiapan, seperti penyusunan acara, mengurus perizinan, mempersiapkan materi dan kuesioner. Tahap Pelaksanaan atau inti kegiatan pelatihan, dimulai dengan pemberian kuesioner pra pelatihan, pematerian, serta pelatihan dan pembimbingan pembuatan media pembelajaran digital menggunakan Canva. Terakhir tahap pasca pelatihan atau evaluasi yakni pemberian kuesioner pasca pelatihan, penugasan/pembuatan proyek oleh peserta, serta pengaplikasian media pembelajaan tersebut dalam pembelajaran. Hasil pelatihan ini menunjukkan bahwa 85% guru memberikan persepsi positif serta tertarik untuk menggunakan Canva untuk membuat media pembelajaran digital dan 85% guru berpendapat bahwa Canva mudah digunakan dan meningkatkan motivasi belajar peserta didik. Berdasarkan pelaksanaan pelatihan, dapat disimpulkan bahwa pelatihan Canva ini dapat meningkatkan kemampuan literasi digital guru serta dapat menambah keberagaman media pembelajaran untuk memotivasi belajar peserta didik. Pelatihan canva ini memiliki dampak terhadap pembelajaran diantaranya guru dapat mengetahui cara pembuatan media pembelajaran yang lebih kreatif, pembelajaran menjadi lebih berkreasi dan tidak monoton, terdapat perubahan dari pembelajaran yang hanya biasa saja menjadi lebih baik dan menyenangkan.

Covid-19 (Corona Virus Disease-19) Pandemic firstly discovered in December 2019 in Wuhan City. All sectors are expected to comply with established protocols to limit physical distancing and avoid crowds. With all efforts made by the community and the government, the spread of Covid-19 will not end until 2021. The government introduced the term New Normal which means people must live adapting to this virus, carrying out all the usual activities by complying with health protocols, such as: using hand sanitizer, washing hands, paying attention to capacity in one room, checking the temperature, and wearing mask. In Purwakarta, some schools have conducted offline learning, this can be one of the causes of the spread of the Covid-19 virus, so there needs to be education related to the importance of maintaining health in this New Normal. From this problem, the researchers presented the program entitled seminar on the urgency of maintaining health in the new normal in the community of SDN 02 Cipaisan. The implementation of this service is carried out online and offline. Presenters provide material online while participants follow offline while adhering to applicable health protocols. From the data collection through questionnaires taken before and after the seminar, it was obtained that teachers and parents are increasingly aware and aware of the importance of maintaining health during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Covid-19 masih menjadi permasalahan yang berdampak di bidang pendidikan. Dampak tersebut mengakibatkan pelaksanaan kegiatan pembelajaran tidak dapat dilakukan secara tatap muka. Sekolah Dasar Negeri 2 Cipaisan Kecamatan Purwakarta, Kabupaten Purwakarta telah menerapkan PJJ dengan menggunakan aplikasi sesuai arahan dari dinas pendidikan atau pemerintah daerah. Namun, berdasarkan hasil observasi yang telah dilakukan, ditemukan banyak permasalahan yang muncul berkaitan dengan pelaksanaan PJJ tersebut. Diantaranya keterbatasan alat atau teknologi, dimana tidak semua peserta didik mempunyai smartphone sehingga tidak semua peserta didik memperoleh akses ke kelas online yang telah di sediakan oleh guru melalui aplikasi pembelajaran. Terlebih, sebagian peserta didik tidak mendapatkan bimbingan dari orang tua saat melakukan pembelajaran secara online di rumah. Maka dari itu kegiatan pengabdian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kesadaran akan peran orang tua dalam PJJ termasuk pentingnya kerja sama antara orang tua dengan guru. Program pengabdian dilakukan dalam bentuk pelatihan dengan metode blended yang diikuti oleh 17 orang tua peserta didik. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa setelah mengikuti pelatihan, orang tua menjadi lebih sadar akan perannya dalam pelaksanaan PJJ serta menyadari pentingnya kolaborasi dengan guru dalam memfasilitasi dan mendampingi anak saat belajar dari rumah.