Free & Effective Digital Networks for School

FREE & EFFECTIVEDIGITAL NETWORKSFOR YOUR SCHOOL Richard LAmbertAssistant Principal - Kalinda PS (Vic) Education consultant twitter: @richielambert email: rlambert@kalinda.vic.edu.au

CONSIDER: What does learning in your school look like? How do you encourage linksbetween learning at school and at home?

“One of our outcomes for our students should be that theycan create, navigate and map networks in safe effective and ethical ways” Will Richardson

Students need networking to be talked about and modeled throughout their schooling. They need to be taught how to have a presence online in a positive way.

The traditional classroom model isvery linear. We need to move to a place that better reﬂects how people seek/learn/ create in the modern world.

The traditional classroom model isvery linear. We need to move to a place that better reﬂects how people seek/learn/ create in the modern world. When our students read, they usually do so as editors/contributors, not just consumers. Publishing is no longer the end result - there is feedback and networking after that stage that is so

ICT is no longer a subject It is the prism through which our students willnavigate their entire lives

our responsibility:

our responsibility: to prepare students in the best way possible tosucceed in the world as we know it

our responsibility: to prepare students in the best way possible tosucceed in the world as we know it to always use the best tools available to teachour students

What we’ve used:

iWeb ?

20052007 iWeb20092011

What we found: + - Ongoing challenge to bring all staff on board Student reception: engagement Ability to house a variety of content from Some parents resistance to change & various Web 2.0 programs within a learning generally getting parents onboard contextImproved understanding of social networking Heightened reliance on a stable server! platforms, wikis, blogs, cybersafetyDevelopment of interactive activities, forums, Keeping track of all that is posted on the wikisurveys. Online lessons created by teachers can get challenging for teachers when things and students. really take off. Opens up a myriad of collaboration Managing permissions possibilities Communicating with parents about what the Development of student ePortfolios technology does, encouraging them to give permissions for photos etc to go online

What we found:

What we found: The positives continue... Student blogs, online reﬂective learning journals. Learning is shared and all students beneﬁt. The opportunity for parents to be a part of andcontribute to their child’s learning. Home to school communication dramatically increases. Differentiation for every student, parent and teacher Ease of gathering and sharing information across the community. All notices, newsletters and homework is provided online for students and parents to access - no more paper!Students have an audience for their work. They canview and leave comments on other students work.Positive interaction. Work is no longer just for the teacherA good digital network better represents how our students will learn in ‘real’ life, and therefore prepares them better.

how? how did we get there?The ﬁrst step is for teachers is to look at themselves as learners. How do we become the type of learners our kids need to become?Invest time into working it out and showing it in your own practice as a model for the kids.

Look for it in a book...

Look it up on a computer....

ASK SOMEONE!

Setting up a digital network at your school

Setting up a digital network at your schoolTrialling the tools in the classroom.

Setting up a digital network at your schoolTrialling the tools in the classroom.Accepting there is a need.

Setting up a digital network at your schoolTrialling the tools in the classroom.Accepting there is a need.Establishing the reasons for change with your staff.

Setting up a digital network at your schoolTrialling the tools in the classroom.Accepting there is a need.Establishing the reasons for change with your staff.Accepting the challenge to setup such a network.

Setting up a digital network at your schoolTrialling the tools in the classroom.Accepting there is a need.Establishing the reasons for change with your staff.Accepting the challenge to setup such a network.Identifying the most appropriate tools.

Setting up a digital network at your schoolTrialling the tools in the classroom.Accepting there is a need.Establishing the reasons for change with your staff.Accepting the challenge to setup such a network.Identifying the most appropriate tools.Developing a school policy.

Setting up a digital network at your schoolTrialling the tools in the classroom.Accepting there is a need.Establishing the reasons for change with your staff.Accepting the challenge to setup such a network.Identifying the most appropriate tools.Developing a school policy.Approaching School Council for approval.

Developing a Risk Management policy.

Developing a Risk Management policy.Seeking parent permissions

Developing a Risk Management policy.Seeking parent permissionsInforming the school community of the concept

Developing a Risk Management policy.Seeking parent permissionsInforming the school community of the conceptDistributing passwords

Developing a Risk Management policy.Seeking parent permissionsInforming the school community of the conceptDistributing passwordsPL for staff

Developing a Risk Management policy.Seeking parent permissionsInforming the school community of the conceptDistributing passwordsPL for staffDeveloping Parent & Teacher video tutorials

Developing a Risk Management policy.Seeking parent permissionsInforming the school community of the conceptDistributing passwordsPL for staffDeveloping Parent & Teacher video tutorialsOngoing PL for staff

WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE?AND SOME IDEAS TO GET YOU EXCITED...

iSchool.net.au

Class Webpages

Level 1 English pageLevel 1MATHS page

Class andstudent pages

student digital portfolios Everystudent has their own web space

all homework is online, interactive,collaborative

Documents

The ultimate in collaboration...

Calendars

Absences Staff homepage Yard duty swaps Announcements Staff meetings Level planning LeadershipAgenda Minutes Meeting Planning Agenda Minutes minutes documents agendas Student homepage

Student homepage Links to each level page •Information for students and parents Level Pages •Calendar of shared level events •Links to sites that are used in class • Information speciﬁc to class: links, Class Pages class calendars, class activities etc Student Pages • a student blog and digital portfolio

Staff Organisation

Integration with mobile devices

Easy to manage - total control onsite

So many apps, so many possibilities

The FUTURE? Easy to use Maximises learning,communication, collaboration works with all devices

Contact me: Twitter: @richielambertemail: rlambert@kalinda.vic.edu.au blog: richlambert.edublogs.org .com.au Published through Education Services Australia

Free & Effective Digital Networks for School

by Richard Lambert on Sep 06, 2011

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