Integrating Classroom Management, Curriculum Development and Electronic Portfolios Learning Platforms & On-line Learning Communities Karen Moffat South Island School (Hong Kong) Justin Hardman Hong Kong International School Part 2/2

is designed to personalize learning and to give each member of the online learning community an individual digital identity

How does work? It is an integrating framework that links three main structural components: Class & Group Homepages Portfolio Curriculum Library Personal Digital Identity

Personalized address book allows communication with all stakeholders in a student’s education Students Parents Student Services Homeroom Teacher Entire Class Individual Students

Curriculum: Unit Plan Organizer UbD ‘backwards design’ unit and lesson planning framework Links to active classroom curriculum Collaborative potential, features such as: multiple editors, shared access

UbD ‘backwards design’ unit and lesson planning framework

Links to active classroom curriculum

Reflect on taught units Facility for anyone to drop resources into a curriculum area Copy into classes

Reflect on taught units

Facility for anyone to drop resources into a curriculum area

Copy into classes

Understanding by Design Unit Template Unit design based on work by Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins and their "Understanding By Design" books (ed 1 & 2) Example Template Assessment: What is the Evidence of student learning? Learning Activities: How do we get there? Standards and Benchmarks: What are the big ideas?

Curriculum Archive Archive tracks development of curriculum over time Class Homepages Portfolio 2005-2006 Curriculum 2007-2008 Curriculum 2006-2007 Curriculum Curriculum Library Captures the continual curriculum development by faculty

What is For students… A way to organize the many activities they are involved in Access to greater variety of resources and activities Connect to class resources anywhere, anytime Tools to communicate and collaborate for formal and informal interaction Can articulate and customize their on-line identity

For students…

A way to organize the many activities they are involved in

Access to greater variety of resources and activities

Connect to class resources anywhere, anytime

Tools to communicate and collaborate for formal and informal interaction

Can articulate and customize their on-line identity

For teachers… Facilitates collaboration with colleagues Captures planning and resources for future use and sharing Saves teacher time Enhances dialogue with students and parents Connects with ‘real world’ resources Provides dynamic tools such as discussion forums and blogs Provides access to richer student profile data What is

For teachers…

Facilitates collaboration with colleagues

Captures planning and resources for future use and sharing

Saves teacher time

Enhances dialogue with students and parents

Connects with ‘real world’ resources

Provides dynamic tools such as discussion forums and blogs

Provides access to richer student profile data

For administrators… Provides data rich view of the curriculum Informs data-driven decision making Supports shared inquiry about teaching practice Increases communication channels to community What is

For administrators…

Provides data rich view of the curriculum

Informs data-driven decision making

Supports shared inquiry about teaching practice

Increases communication channels to community

For parents… Increases communication channels to and from school Provides potential for greater involvement and access in their children's education Gives parents an overview of the educational process What is

For parents…

Increases communication channels to and from school

Provides potential for greater involvement and access in their children's education

Gives parents an overview of the educational process

“ I get my HW and assignments off of it when I'm sick (or if I lost them, oops), also it helps me plan how to study for tests. I also look to it for updates on school events. I also liked how, at the beginning of the year, I could check my schedule when I was unsure.” “ DEFINITELY continue using it.” “… keep up the good system and I'm hoping to see a new version of myDragonNet next year!” “ myDragonnet is a great communications system and it's helped me out so much this year. Keep up the good work!” Quotes from student feedback it sucks Stop myDragonNet!