Di zaman pandemi sekarang, pembelajaran tentu tidak lepas dari perkembangan teknologi. Penggunaan aplikasi dalam pembelajaran berbasis digital tentu menjadi solusi untuk pembelajaran daring di waktu pandemi COVID-19. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian di SD Negeri Talun Sumedang, pengembangan dari e-book BUDIMAS “Buku Digital Agama Islam” untuk siswa kelas V SD dapat menjadi alternatif pemecah masalah dalam pembelajaran di era COVID-19 ini. Tujuan pembuatan dan pengembangan e-book ini yakni membantu siswa dalam meningkatkan minat baca serta serta dapat menjadi alternatif dalam mengefektifkan pembelajaran. Selain untuk mengefektifkan pembelajaran, dengan pengembangan buku digital ini diharapkan dapat membuat siswa menjadi terbiasa dengan inovasi yang ada. Adapun metode yang digunakan adalah model Design and Development (D&D) dan untuk hasil penilaian e-book peneliti menggunakan metode kualititaf deksriptif. Hasil dari penelitian ini yaitu, (1) beberapa siswa mengalami kesulitan dalam pengaplikasian fitur-fitur yang ada dalam e-book, (2) soal latihan pada e-book dinilai sulit, (3) dari segi penampilan dan isi ebook dinilai menarik bagi siswa.

The main goal of schooling is to develop the students' ability and support their academic achievement. In addition, a school also serves as a source for students in conceiving the world with its network of social relationship, which they will face independently in adulthood. Thus, it is important to ensure that school functions properly as expected. It is known that students gain better when their schoolworks effectively. This premise is then conceptualized by Lezotte, Lawrence, & Barbara (1990) which defining effective school as a system that promote equality to support the best achievement for all students, both in terms of knowledge and skills. Kirk & Jones (2004) further indicated the 7 dimensions of school effectiveness. This paper aims to describe the application of this principle in one leading primary school in the capital city of Indonesia. Using a need analysis framework, we targeted the whole school stakeholders which consist of 1 principal and 2 vice principals, 6 teachers, 4 parents, and also 92 students across various grade levels, to obtain a comprehensive picture of school effectiveness implementation. From triangulated data gathered, we found that school has not optimally met the dimension of a safe and orderly environment, a climate of high expectation for students' success, and an opportunity to learn and time on task. These obstacles are found to be strongly related to the teacher's class management skill. Discussion and suggestions are listed.