Integrating new technologies to empower learning and transform leadership

Digital Classrooms - Are they really

worth it?

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Aims for the session

What exactly is a digital classroom? Discussion

What would it look like in a classroom?

What equipment do I need?

What would the children do?

By the end of this session, I hope to answer these key questions;

What does this mean for me? Challenge

How would me manage this?

Does it work? Can you prove it? Examples

Evidence

Discussion

A bit about me

I am currently the IT Coordinator for Clendon Park School and Leader of

the Digital Class team. I am also responsible for supporting teachers

across the school to infuse IT into their classroom programmes.

I have taught at all levels of primary school ranging from New Entrants to

Year 6’s. Although most of my teaching has been in lower decile schools, I

have also taught in a decile 8 school.

I am passionate about integrating IT into everyday life and learning and

equipping our kids with the skills needed to succeed in the future.

A bit about the “Guinea Pig”

Class

Not pre-selected class.

Year 3/4 class

Mixture of abilities.

Contained a child with severe behavioural

needs and also a child who was a severe

truant.

A bit about the 2010 Crew

16 of the Guinea Pig Class remained.

New children in were selected this time.

Year 4/5class

Still had a mixture of abilities.

Contained a child who is on the autism

spectrum and a recent addition with

behavioural needs.

Discussion

What do you think digital tools are?

What do you think a digital class is &

isn’t?

What exactly is a digital class?

• Throughout the day and across the curricula means being able to include tools in a meaningful way in all subject areas. E.g. using the video camera in Physical Education to evaluate the learning of a new skill.

A classroom where are to aid learning

• To incorporate meaningfully we need to ensure the activities are targeted and linked to the children/group/class learning intentions.

• IT tools can be any digital device (not just the computer). For example; word processing, graphing, digital cameras, video cameras, blogs, wikis, multimedia programmes, PowerPoint, skype, on-line sites/applications, email, voice recording, radios etc.

• IT tools do not replace “traditional” activities and approaches, it adds to your repertoire.

IT tools incorporated meaningfully

throughout the day and across the curricula.

What makes a digital classroom

different?

Seeing IT as a tool that can be used in everyday life and

school.

Using IT to help achieve a specific curriculum learning goal

rather than IT being the focus.

Digital activities that are related to learning outcomes (ie not

busy work but actual learning work).

Fostering children’s responsibility for

behaviour, attitude and learning.

Teaching IT skills within curriculum contexts.

Reflection

What would it look like?

What does this look like in a

classroom?

Links to classroom activities not

shown in the slide show. Spelling city

www.spellingcity.com/melaniew

Live Net tv show

http://www.livenet.co.nz/education/clendon-park-school/

Room 1’s blog

http://cps2010room1.edublogs.org/

Room 1’s Website

http://cpsroom1.weebly.com/index.html

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What do the children like about

it?

Challenege and Discussion

How are digital tools used in your school?

What are they used for?

What could they be used for?

How could they be used?

What could you do on Monday to make a

change?

What could you plan for to make a change?

How do I manage it?

StuffDo you have the equipment?

Policies and legal bitsDo you have policies related to

o IT use?

o Internet Safety?

o Images and work online?

SLOWLY!Take one day at a time. Research, visit, discuss, plan for it.

In the ClassroomStart by removing one part of your usual maths, writing or reading

tumble and replace it with a digital activity that targets the group’s

learning goals.

What else do you need to think

about?

What is your school’s policy relating to online publication of work and

images?

What are your children’s responsibilities related to online use?

Are your children aware of netiquette?

Thankyou Please ensure you have a copy of the DVD.

It has all the information from today (as well as my Breakout 6 information – Making

Literacy Fun with IT).

Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you would

like to chat more, visit my school/classroom, ask

questions etc Email - melaniew@clendonpark.school.nz

Skype - mel.wiersma

Integrating new technologies to empower learning and transform leadership