Session 1Intro to iLearn

objectives Intro Overview Sample work across subjects Senior Physics course Current Resources for us Demo on uploading resources; web

link + a quiz

New Developments

• Within last few weeks

Have seen potential of what iLearn can do• learning outside the classroom• peer learning forums, ease of

knowledge share.• Students OWN site. Features like Chats

similar to their Facebook, etc. • Supports school wide goal

Students are keen to look at material from all

subjects areas.

Research done by Sophie shows evidence iLearn is

treated as integral learning part at MRGS.

Dedicated staff/software technician will be hired.

Move to allow staff more admin rights with

computers.

Strong Positives

Solutions Passwords?

Resources ?

Time?

Expertise? iLearn is a shared tool. Dept wise input. Work as

subject group: phx/che/bio.

Few pages by everyone; Alison /Joanna good with online quizes, digital resources.

Chem. Section, Joanna.

Mr dix; senior chem.

• Usual Windows login and password

• Standard formats used for iLearn key.

• E.g. Ilearnphysics, ilearnchem, 13BIO, 12MAT

• Enrolment Key of your choice if your course.

Our Issues…

What iLearn can look like for our science dept… iLearn has a large bank of built in systems. Refer to left

pane.

Lets take a tour

How to do it?

Need further info on what resources are available right now to help us develop/ get started.

MRGS Lan storage, online software like Hot Potatoes etc.

General PC basics and RDC.

Digistore

Tki website, k share,

Moodle, mother website

Website Access that individual staff hold currently.

Student login

Current share resources

Student share s: Staff share K:

timesavers“Quizzes - take a wee while to make + self marking and instant feedback includes options for students to revisit.”

Borrow slides

Maths dept eg

bookings in labs issue

common software, java, flash, download helper, gom player, zamzar, zapgrab

Evidence that it provides very directed learning.

Restricted/guided research

time issue?

Fiona Grant’s ilearn support, ideas.

Resources

•firefox extension

•content generator.net. slideshare; tki learning objects, content generator games, fling the teacher, en garde, hoop shoot, half a min, fuse creator, crossword forge

•stamps

•homework block (box of outline on the side/top)

•www.wordle.net

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Phil ict person at mris Moodle www.Moodleinschools.org.nz resources to start off www.moodle.org great sharing since 04 more time freedom; 15 laptops tricks: sort your files from day 1 no file size limit dept wide skeleton regular backups (own) Treat your course as a repository Create Word, PP,Xc,.swf,.mov,pirateby Incorporating small video clips (digital store) Exe. Zips all files and puts them on moodle Reports

Richard from Tauranga Boys

Resources

•main page

•notices; sports, etc

•gmail incorporated on top of page. Students school emails via gmail

•**** moodle: modules and plugins

•Convert flash to IPOD

•Mobile learning/ipod

Never mark hw again; self marking Results block; repetitive scores Convert glossaries into game Hot potatoes – free (upload jcl file) Clozes Match up activities Multi choice Slide share Grade book Quiz information & grades Questionnaire for diagnostic assessment Feedback; in next version, for teaching review. Choice (poll) eg, voting Forums Journals Glossaries, terms come from students Assignments (comments and marking online,

files uploaded)

Demo

New entry on y12 phx

Next Steps…

More experiment with online resources

Practical session on setting pages

Another session bit later on Feedback on progress

Glossaries - use these to extend vocabularyGame - take any glossary and create a game

Hot Potatoes for making quizzes http://www.halfbakedsoftware.com/ (also work with Moodle grade book

Includes questionnaire option similar to Survey Monkey ( staff and student feedback)

Forums - options to force subscription as well as subscribe Monitoring user activity: who has logged in, useful

communication/feedback for parents and students Content generator games - http://

www.contentgenerator.net/ See what are the most popular downloads:

http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?id=6009