The document provides examples of how online tools have been used to connect classrooms and students in various educational activities. Some examples highlighted include students collaborating on wikis and blogs, connecting with authors and experts through Skype, working on joint story writing in Google Docs across different schools, and leaving comments on a blog to be sent into space on a high altitude balloon project. The possibilities of being connected include developing global awareness and collaboration, bringing experts into the classroom, supporting inclusive education, and allowing students to reflect and comment on each other's work online. Educators can explore using online tools to connect students for activities like joint inquiry projects, peer assessments, and collaborative writing.

1. Connected and
confident
An educational perspective on
being part of an online world
A keynote by Suzie Vesper

2. Our connected world
Considerations when
working online
Our connected
classrooms

3. Our connected world

4. Clay
Shirky
Ted talk by Clay Shirky

5. Our connected world in context -
The Christchurch earthquake ChCh
earthquake
gobeirne on Flickr

6. http://www.flickr.com/groups/eqnz/
ChCh
earthquake
People connecting in Flickr to create a photo essay of
Christchurch

7. Connecting people on Trade Me ChCh
earthquake
http://www.trademe.co.nz/christchurch-earthquake-support

8. ChCh
earthquake
'He is in pristine condition
(just a little bit of concrete dust).
Suitable for garden feature, or as
in our case a magnificent addition
to your living area. Rocky will enhance
your indoor/outdoor flow considerably,
especially if you load him in through the
garage roof like we did.’
Raising money and morale
in Trade Me

9. ChCh
earthquake
People connecting and mobilising through
Facebook

10. ChCh
earthquake
People connecting and mobilising through
Facebook

11. ChCh
earthquake
People connecting and mobilising through
Facebook

12. ChCh
earthquake
People connecting and mobilising through
Facebook

13. ChCh
earthquake
People connecting and mobilising through
Facebook

14. ChCh
earthquake
Creating groups within Twitter to share updates

15. ChCh
earthquake
Staying informed through Twitter updates

16. ChCh
earthquake
Getting informed through Twitter updates

17. When My Home Shook
Collecting the stories of students
ChCh
in Christchurch schools
earthquake
http://whenmyhomeshook.co.nz/

18. ChCh
earthquake
Organisations using online tools to create databases

19. In this wired reality, where does
this leave our classrooms and
students?

20. Our students need to
understand they are
global citizens

21. Considerations when working
online
Adapted from a discussion forum post by Russell Burt

22. What do you feel are the
most important issues to
consider when beginning to
use online spaces in
classrooms?
What is your school doing
right now in relation to this?

23. Considerations when working online
Online spaces begin to appear in the school
The
standard
school
approach

24. Considerations when working online
Schools use Netsafe to help develop a cyber
safety policy
The
standard
school
approach
Netsafe kit for schools

25. Considerations when working online
Forms are sent out to parents asking
for them to agree to:
First names only
The
Photos with permission
standard
school No other personal details
approach published
g{x XÇw4

26. but is this really the end???

27. Working online brings up other
complex issues that need to be
considered!

28. Start with the ‘Why?’
Reference - http://manaiakalani.blogspot.com/

29. What do you hope to achieve?
Action plan
Always 1. Learning outcomes
start with
the
purpose!

30. What do you hope to achieve?
If your Build it and they will come?
purpose is
to interact
with an
audience,
have you
considered
how you
will get
them to
engage with Image - Crowd@Memorial Stadium by IAN RANSLEY DESIGN + ILLUSTRATION on Flickr
you?

31. What do you hope to achieve?
Moderating To moderate or not to moderate?
comments
may put off
your
audience
from
engaging
with you.
Have you
considered
this?

32. Consider your
community
Reference - http://manaiakalani.blogspot.com/

33. Consider your community
The ‘Walled
Garden’
community
that want
everything
locked
down
Image - Garden gate by niznoz on Flickr

34. Consider your community
The ‘Go for
it’
community
that are
happy for
most things
to go
online.
Image - So excited! by Andrew Nielsen on Flickr

35. Consider your community
The
‘Yes...but’
community
that have
concerns
but are
open to the
idea of
online
learning.
Image - 268/365 Default State by Helgasms! on Flickr

36. Consider your community
Start
You have to
start from a
point the
community Education
is
comfortable
with and go
from there.

37. Consultation with management before
staring online spaces in classrooms

38. Consulting with school management
Scenario -
enthusiastic
teacher
returns
from a
workshop
and sets up
a class blog

39. Consulting with school management
The blog is
set up Learning on the computer This is the blog of
a class of Year 4
without students at
Learning School
discussion
with
management Monday 12th June
Johnny
or Today I wrote a story on the
computer
Kate
Peter
community Jane

40. Consulting with school management
A
concerned
parent
complains
Image - I want my cookie crips by ohhector on Flickr

41. Consulting with school management
The school
management
say the blog
needs to be
shut down.
Community
is
distrustful.

42. Consulting with school management
Senior staff
The use of
online
spaces Awareness
needs to be Monitor Communication
part of a Consultation
deliberate
school
strategy. Teachers using
online tools

43. Checking age restrictions on online
tools

44. Checking the age restrictions for tools
Many tools
have a 13
13 years +
year age
restriction
due to the
Children
Online
Privacy
Protection
Act.
http://www.coppa.org/coppa.htm

45. Checking the age restrictions for tools
Possible
solution -
Use only Teacher account
when
logged into
a teacher
account

46. Checking the age restrictions for tools
Possible
solution -
Use a tool
that doesn’t
have an age
restriction

47. Checking the age restrictions for tools
Possible
solution -
Get a
Google
Apps
Education
account

48. Maintaining control of online spaces

49. Maintaining control of online spaces
Scenario -
teacher
sets up a
blog
through
correct Purpose
procedures Community
Management consultation
Age limits considered

50. Maintaining control of online spaces
Teacher Learning on the This is the
blog of a class
leaves of Year 4
during the
year. Monday 12th June Johnny
Today I wrote a story on Kate
the computer Peter

51. Maintaining control of online spaces
Login
The blog
was set up details
?
with the
teacher’s
own email
address and
password

52. Maintaining control of online spaces
Two years
later, the Learning on the computer This is the blog
of a class of Year
blog is still 4 students at
Learning School
online with
comments
accepted Monday 12th June
Today I wrote a story on the
Johnny
Kate
and no computer
Peter
Jane
monitoring

53. Maintaining control of online spaces
Solution -
all school Account
online
spaces to name@learning.school.nz
be set up
with school
based email
addresses.

54. Maintaining control of online spaces
Solution - Learning on the This is the
have a blog of a class
of Year 4
school
account or
other staff Monday 12th June
Today I wrote a story on the
Johnny
Kate
member as computer Peter
dual
account
holder

55. Ownership and life span of online
material

56. Ownership of online content
That’s our That’s my art
class blog. and writing.
Do you
need
permission
from
students to
keep work
online or
delete it?

57. Length of time work remains online
Should
work be
deleted at
the end of
the year/
end of time
in school/
never?
2010 2011 2012 2013 ?

58. Length of time work remains online
Solution -
have a
discussion as
a staff to
decide but
ensure that
the school is
able to
remove
content on
request.

59. Establishing naming conventions for
online spaces

60. Naming online spaces
http://mrsvesper.blogpost.com
Will the
blog ‘travel’
with the OR
teacher or
stay with
the class?
http://room2school.blogspot.com

61. Naming of online spaces
School http://room2school.blogspot.com
wide
conventions
can make it http://room3school.blogspot.com
easier for
the
community
to find each http://room4school.blogspot.com
blog and
engage.

62. Naming of online spaces
However, Learning on the computer This is the blog of a
class of Year 4
teachers students at
Learning School
become
very Johnny
Monday 12th June
attached to Today I wrote a story on the
Kate
Peter
computer
their class Jane
blogs

63. Naming of online spaces
It is also
difficult to
reuse a blog
or wiki
address
once it has
been used
already
Image - Recycled logo by TheTruthAbout... on Flickr

64. Preparing our students to work in a
digital environment

65. Respecting others
Learning on the computer
This is the blog of a
How to class of Year 4 students
at Learning School
comment
on blog
posts or in Johnny
Monday 12th June
wiki Today I wrote a story on the
Kate
Peter
computer
discussions Jane
I really liked the
description of the teacher in the
story you wrote.

66. Making sensible choices
What do
you do if
you find
inappropriate
material
online?

67. Respecting the work of others
What are
you allowed
to reuse
from the
web?

68. Protecting yourself
How do
you deal
with cyber
bullying?

69. Respecting yourself
What
should you
put online?
Would it
pass the
‘would
grandma
approve’
test?
Image - Dna. Marina by Levy Carneiro Jr

70. Consider what your school needs
to focus on in relation to the issues
raised today. What support do you
need as an educator to be able to
work in online spaces effectively?

71. Risk
Con s
fide Issues
21stC nt
Connected

72. Our connected classrooms

73. Room 18 Point England School
Advertising
for a
teacher
“We are hiring” blog post

74. Room 18 Point England School
Teacher
found!
‘Room 18 have hired’ blog post

75. Skype with Authors
Bringing
experts
into the
classroom
Hole in the Sky video on YouTube

76. Skype with Authors
Now available in NZ through Booktalks
Bringing
experts
into the
classroom
http://www.booktalks.org.nz/

77. Community Rights Inquiry Wiki
Buckland Beach Intermediate
Student
teams
working
collaboratively
The Community Rights wiki

78. Community Rights Inquiry Wiki
Buckland Beach Intermediate
Action plan
Collection blankets for
the Auckland Mission
Timeline and outcomes 3rd Sept
Charting Contating the council
the inquiry and collecting blankets 7th Sept
online
Teacher feedback
Commenting on progress
Student reflection
Diary entries during the inquiry

79. Community Rights Inquiry Wiki
Buckland Beach Intermediate
Student
reflection

80. Quest Atlantis
Education in a virtual world
Global
virtual
learning
Quest Atlantis website

81. Quest Atlantis
Education in a virtual world
“Learning is
Senior hidden in the fun.”
students
from
Glamorgan
School “In the real world,
reflect on people aren’t prepared to take
being many risks. In a virtual world you
don’t feel scared and you
involved participate more.”

82. Participating through blogs
Grade 1 Teacher in the US
Developing
global
awareness
Telling the story video

83. Inclusive education with Skype
Arisley School in the US
Connecting
kids into
the
classroom
through
technology
Video made by Skype
Blog post about Skyping with Celeste

84. Islands around the world project
Compare
and
Contrast
Exercise
Project wiki

85. Many Voices on Darfor
Collaborative Voicethread Project
Cartoon
analysis
Many Voices on Darfor

86. Many Voices on Darfor
Collaborative Voicethread Project
Student
comments
Many Voices on Darfor

87. Many Voices on Darfor
Collaborative Voicethread Project
Student
comments
Many Voices on Darfor

88. Many Voices on Darfor
Collaborative Voicethread Project
Student
comments
Many Voices on Darfor

89. High Hopes
High Altitude Balloon Project
Connecting
through
blogs
Mr Crosby’s Class blog

90. High Hopes
High Altitude Balloon Project
Hello my name is Luc. I live in
Comments NZ my high hopes are that
left on the everyone has good education,
blog to there is no more war, we start
send to taking our surroundings seriously
space and give food to the poor.
Mr Crosby’s Class blog

91. High Hopes
High Altitude Balloon Project
Hello, i'm Morgan and i live in
Melbourne, Australia. My High
Comments
Hopes for the future are that
left on the
blog to one day racism and poverty will
send to be a thing of the past and people
space won't have to deal with either of
them in their everyday lives.
Mr Crosby’s Class blog

92. High Hopes
High Altitude Balloon Project
Connecting
through
blogs
Year 4 Nelson class
Learning is Messy blog

93. The Search for King Tut
Voicethread for writing peer assessment
Talking to
features of
the text
Writing peer assessment in Voicethread

94. Collaborative Writing
Using Google Docs to collaborate between classes
Connecting
Nelson to
Auckland
The classes met online in Google Docs at 9:30am
every day for a week for groups to work on stories.
Room 9 Nelson Central blog

95. Select a couple of the
examples shared and reflect
on what impact being
connected had on those
students. What do you see as
the possibilities in your own
classroom practice?

96. Contact details
Suzie Vesper
suzievesper@gmail.com
021337430