1. The mediocre teacher tells.
The good teacher explains.
The superior teacher demonstrates.
The great teacher inspires.
-William A. Ward
2. Aims
1. Develop an understanding of the cloud and what it
means for us
2. Explore what empowering a community of learners
means to you
3. Consider ways to integrate technology that is
meaningful and purposeful for our learners and you
4. Make a personalised plan of action
3. What is cloud based learning?
http://youtu.be/TTNgV0O_oTg
4. Why the cloud?
Data storage – free, large, managed, virus protected etc disaster
protected
Student real time collaboration
Cost efficiency – free!
Security – managed for us
Accessibility – anytime, anywhere, any device
Real time collaboration
5. What this means for teachers
Access to all of your data, all of the time –
planning, meeting, assessment, resources, daily notices,
Allows us to share, view, and real-time collaborative editing of learning not only
possible, but engaging
Digital portfolios – less filing, photocopying, paper trails, reducing double ups.
Tracking learners activities
Reduces time and barriers to learning – teacher wait time, engagement, scaffolding,
Children able to access new knowledge and skills at their own pace, time, and
location.
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/4-benefits-to-cloud-based-learning/
7. What are others doing?
Point England School - TV
http://vimeo.com/20485865
Hingaia Peninsula School - Alyssas notebook
http://alyssasnotebook.blogspot.co.nz/
Cromwell primary - Room 1 survey
http://room1cromprimaryschool.blogspot.co.nz/
Hawea Flat – quad blogging
http://mrdyerhfs.blogspot.co.nz/p/quad-
blogging.html
8. Making some links
Learner
dispositions
Cloud based School Student
learning Vision achievement
Key
competencies
10. Lets review!
What have we discovered?
What does this mean for me?
What will I do with this new information?
How do I know when I have reached my
goal?
11. Don’t go it alone!
Informal mentoring
Follow some favourite class blogs
Attend professional development
Invest in yourself
Find a buddy / be a buddy
Visit other classrooms
Share your brilliance
Network with other teachers
Editor's Notes
Draw a picture of what you now know about the cloud. Use pictures, symbols, words,
Add to your diagram
One idea in each boxOne example of how you achieve this.
So what could our classrooms look like if we are incorporating cloud based learning?Ignite talk – 20 ways to integrate technology Choose 2 you may use in the next step of our learning journey
Attend professional development – upper clutha cluster, breakouts, byte size breakouts, you tube, Invest in yourself – read, set goals, be realistic, be kind, time to play
