E-Learning tips,Classroom Behaviour

Safeguarding support

…….Ideas and Strategies.

Adam BlackwoodTwitter: Individual: @AdamrscOrganisation: @JISC_RSC_SE

Behaviour and Mobile Technology

ManagingStrategies

RULES

Your ideas

Why use Tech Classroom ProblemsFinally...

Rules for this lesson

• Turn Mobile Phones on silent• Enable your Bluetooth• Leave all mobile phones on the desk infront of

you.• Ask permission if you want to use them for

something other than the task sessions I set please.

Problems in the Classroom

Reference: Dr. Haydns 10 Point Scale Classroom Behaviour - 2009

http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6019869

The teacher’s entry into the classroom is greeted by jeers and abuse. Such staff have to turn a blind eye to bad behaviour to avoid confrontation. They often wish they had not gone into the profession.

Pupils are in control. Teaching is ignored, with staff just hoping children will be in a good mood, leaving them alone to chat to each other

Teacher dreads the thought of the lesson. Major disruption, with children who want to work having difficulty

Control is limited and it takes time to get the class to listen. Lesson preparation is about control rather than education.

The teacher feels awkward or embarrassed if a visitor, such as the head, a governor or inspector, comes in because their control of the class is limited.

Major effort to establish and maintain a calm atmosphere. Several pupils will not remain on task without persistent exhortation

Class bubbly and rowdy. The few pupils who mess around stop when asked to do so.

Teacher can establish and maintain relaxed and co-operative atmosphere, but this requires considerable thought and effort.

Teacher in control, but has to exercise some authority at times to maintain working atmosphere.persistent exhortation

Teacher completely relaxed and comfortable and able to work without concern

Main IssuesClassroom…

The teacher’s entry into the classroom is greeted by jeers and abuse. Such staff have to turn a blind eye to bad behaviour to avoid confrontation. They often wish they had not gone into the profession.

Pupils are in control. Teaching is ignored, with staff just hoping children will be in a good mood, leaving them alone to chat to each other

Teacher dreads the thought of the lesson. Major disruption, with children who want to work having difficulty

Control is limited and it takes time to get the class to listen. Lesson preparation is about control rather than education.

The teacher feels awkward or embarrassed if a visitor, such as the head, a governor or inspector, comes in because their control of the class is limited.

Major effort to establish and maintain a calm atmosphere. Several pupils will not remain on task without persistent exhortation

Class bubbly and rowdy. The few pupils who mess around stop when asked to do so.

Teacher can establish and maintain relaxed and co-operative atmosphere, but this requires considerable thought and effort.

Teacher in control, but has to exercise some authority at times to maintain working atmosphere.persistent exhortation

Teacher completely relaxed and comfortable and able to work without concern

Why Use Mobile Technology

Mobile survey tools?

• www.polleverywhere.com• Google Docs – Forms– Eg: http://tiny.cc/classroombehavioursurvey1

Other survey tools

The Positives

• LSC MoLeNET UK Survey for Mobile Technology Projects

• LSC MoLeNET UK Survey for Mobile

Technology Projects

• Of 902 students who responded to the text

message survey, 69 per cent said mobile

technologies had helped them to learn, and a

further 22 per cent reported that the devices

had possibly helped them.

• Three out of five students said that the

devices had made learning more interesting

and three-quarters said they had helped

them learn outside the classroom and

outside college hours.

• Of the 112 staff who responded to the survey, 86 per cent said mobile technologies had enhanced their teaching. Seven out of 10 believed the use of mobile devices had helped them to make their teaching more interesting to students, and 73 per cent felt that technology had helped their students to learn.

• Fears that mobile technologies might be

beyond students with learning difficulties

and/or disabilities proved groundless, as did

the assumption that young people are up to

speed with new technology.

• Three out of five students said that the

devices had made learning more interesting

and three-quarters said they had helped

them learn outside the classroom and

outside college hours.

• The findings suggest there was an 8 per cent improvement in the retention rates for learners involved in Molenet projects compared to actual retention in 2006-07. And the achievement rates of 5,000 students were predicted to improve by 10 per cent compared to actual achievement in 2006-07

• Texting, Q&A,• Receiving Revision Files• Google Surveys• Classroom feedback tools (Twitter / Google apps)• Dictionaries (online and downloadable apps).• Evidence gathering tools (Camera, Video, notes)• Field Trips - Tracking• Real time video feeds• Real time note taking from remote lcations• eBooks• Helpdesks / Support Desk tools• Enhancing handouts• Enhancing books through Augmented Reality • Enhancing objects through AR• Enhancing locations through AR• Student Tracking

• Possible uses for mobile technology to enhance learning

Mobile Phone and Automated Revision Aids.. Created from Powerpoint

In the Classroom & to Remote locations, departments

BlueTooth

Strategies for Managing

Strategies

• All students place devices on the table infront of them.

• Confiscate devices – place into transparent box. (Students like to be able to see their property is actually still there).

• Parent student agreements – Parents sign to support the department / college policy

Confiscating a mobile phone..…the legality.

School staff can confiscate a mobile phone as a disciplinary penalty, and have a legal defence in respect of this in the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (section 94). Staff cannot search the contents of a pupil's mobile phone without the consent of that pupil. Where a pupil refuses to allow the contents of his or her phone to be searched, the matter can be referred to the police who have more extensive search powers. If the pupil is suspected to have committed a criminal offence, it may be advisable to involve the police from the outset.

School staff can confiscate a mobile phone as a disciplinary penalty, and have a legal defence in respect of this in the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (section 94).

Staff cannot search the contents of a pupil's mobile phone without the consent of that pupil.

Where a pupil refuses to allow the contents of his or her phone to be searched, the matter can be referred to the police who have more extensive search powers.

If the pupil is suspected to have committed a criminal offence, it may be advisable to involve the police from the outset.

Source: http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/wholeschool/behaviour/cyber/phones/

• All devices on display.. With designated times during task activities to use their devices. But so long as tasks are completed.– Using their hardware

• Make early examples, ‘consistently’ across the department.

An introductory lesson on Mobile Devices. Covering using

• The Phone– Bluetooth:

• What is it?• Your personal security.• Device Names – Can you

change yours?

– Data: • Data and WiFi & Chat etc• Phones and SMS and 3G

– Texting & Survey– Charging devices in the

college: Procedures

• How they will be used on this course to help you.

• Texting, Q&A,• Receiving Revision Files• Google• Dictionaries (online and

downloadable apps).• Evidence gathering tools

(Camera, Video, notes)

A better understanding of Web2

• Etiquette• Future lives• Employers• Tracking

Organisational

• Have a Safeguarding ‘specialist’ who is responsible for updating and keeping abreast of useful sites, procedures and for identifying appropriate staff development needs for the department / organisation.

• Clearly known policy / procedural document

Ideas for improving classroom experience ande-Safety

Organisational…Classroom…

IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity)

• If a phone goes missing or is suspected as being stolen, it should be reported to the police and mobile operator as soon as possible, using the phone's unique International Mobile Equipment Identity, or IMEI number.

• This can be found printed on the phone underneath the battery,

• or by typing *#06# on a handset.

Resources

Resources

• JISC Legal http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk• TeacherNet http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/• JISC RSC Southeast http://www.rsc-southeast.ac.uk• JISC E Safety Course http://tiny.cc/jiscesafetycourse• Barracuda Disc http://tiny.cc/barracudainfo