These are the slides from the 'FrogPlay Masterclass' session at Frog 15

1. Christian Smith
Strategic ICT Lead-
St Benedict’s School,
Ealing
csmith2@stbenedicts.org.uk

2. About St Benedict’s
 Long user of Frog3
 Had seen significant decline in use
 Lack of leadership and incentive
 I took over role in January 2015
 Transitioned to FrogOS in March/April 2015
 Targeted with revision at Ks4 and 5

3. Issues with Frog at St Benedict’s
 Lack of user buy in (staff and student)
 Historical issues with platform and usage as part of
teaching and learning
 Old and clunky interface
 Earlier FrogOS rollout stalled quickly due to login issues
 No support internally for staff
 Lack of decent equipment

4. Why FrogPlay So Soon?
 Staff needed incentive, feedback was positive after 2
weeks of trial
 Busy time of year- exams, reports, trips, revision
 Needed a big “wow” for launch
 Made using FrogOS simpler and faster for teachers
 Did not rely on staff building content
 Support for revision

5. Our Rollout Plan
 Initial Launch
 Inset
 Staff workshops
 Personalised training
 Ideas for activities
 Highlighting key apps such as FrogPlay

6. Impact of Frog Play
 Jan-Mar 2015- 2000 Frog Logins total
 April-May 2015- 2000 Frog logins per MONTH!
 350 unique Frog Play users in May 2015
 120+ hours FrogPlay Usage in April
 350+ hours FrogPlay Usage in May

7. Month 1&2 Usage By Key Stage
13%
66%
22%
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
Key Stage 4

9. How Was FrogPlay Used?
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
Key Stage 4
At School
Home

10. Half Term 1 Feedback
 Staff liked the simple intuitive way to create content in general
(much improved over Frog3)
 Time spent on creating avatars was as issue for first time users in
class time
 Pupils were logging in and finding content without teacher input
 Students REALLY liked the VAK (Learning styles testing)
 Staff liked the ability to search content
 Some staff found assigning work difficult
 Teachers at far ends of school (Ks1 and Ks5) felt there was less
content for them

11. What Next?
 Key Stage 5 engagement
 Supporting staff to assign Frog Play Content
 Highlighting and curating Play content
 Creating and Sharing Quizzes with staff
 Detailed statistics