Qatar Academy parent and student information meeting, June 8, 2009

1. Digital
Learning
and 1:1
Qatar Academy
June 2009

2. A Vision of K-12 Students Today

3. 1:1 computing -- mobile, digital, ubiquitous
Qatar Academy – E-Learning For Life
Julie Lindsay and Grade 10 students

4. Mobile – size enhances mobility

5. Digital

6. Ubiquitous
Anywhere, Anytime, Always Available

7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf3eKxUqu8M

8. Devices in the hands of teachers and students

9. Infrastructure and IT Support

10. Teacher development for mobile computing
and online learning

11. Digitization of curriculum and assessment

12. Communicate
Create Collaborate

13. Wikis
RSS Blogs
Social
Podcasts
Bookmarking

14. Qatar Academy Wikispaces
http://www.qataracademy.wikispaces.net

15. 21st Century Citizens

16. Digital Citizenship
“…the norms of behavior with
regard to technology use”
Ribble and Bailey

17. Assessment Choices

18. Students as meaningful
contributors and participants

19. Community of Learners

20. A Vision for 21st Century Learning

21. Jousting for the New Generation
By David Loader

22. Sam Liberto: Head
of IT and E-Learning Digital Learning and 1:1 at QA
September 2009
•Grade 7 and 8
•Laptops
supplied by QA
•All curriculum
areas

23. HP Elitebook 2730p Notebook (Tablet PC)
Specs: Tablet PC, 2GB RAM, 80GB
HD, Intel Core 2 Duo SU9300

24. Learning with laptops
• Digital Portfolio
• Digitization of
learning artifacts
• Multimedia
• Web 2.0 tools
• Online learning

25. Learning with Laptops
• Security of device
• Security of data
• Ethical use of digital
learning tools

26. Digital http://digitalportfolios.qataracademy.wikispaces.net/
Portfolio
Authentic
assessment
opportunity
Student-led
conference

27. Digital Learning and 1:1
Qatar Academy