A short outline of issues, ideas and tips for managing behaviour in the classroom. Presented at the AOSEC Meeting by the JISC RSC South East - 19 Jan 2011

1. E-Learning tips,
Classroom Behaviour
Safeguarding support
…….Ideas and Strategies.
Adam Blackwood
Twitter:
Individual: @Adamrsc
Organisation: @JISC_RSC_SE

2. Behaviour and Mobile
Technology

3. RULES
Managing
Strategies

4. Rules for this lesson
• Turn Mobile Phones on silent
• Enable your Bluetooth
• Leave all mobile phones on the desk infront of
you.
• Ask permission if you want to use them for
something other than the task sessions I set
please.

5. Problems in the Classroom

6. Reference: Dr. Haydns 10 Point Scale
Classroom Behaviour - 2009
http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6019869

7. The teacher’s entry into the classroom is Major effort to establish and maintain a
greeted by jeers and abuse. calm atmosphere. Several pupils will not
Such staff have to turn a blind eye to bad remain on task without persistent
behaviour to avoid confrontation. They exhortation
often wish they had not gone into the
profession.
Class bubbly and rowdy. The few pupils
who mess around stop when asked to do
Pupils are in control.
so.
Teaching is ignored, with staff just hoping
children will be in a good mood, leaving
them alone to chat to each other
Teacher can establish and maintain
relaxed and co-operative atmosphere, but
Teacher dreads the thought of the lesson.
this requires considerable thought and
Major disruption, with children who want
effort.
to work having difficulty
Teacher in control, but has to exercise
Control is limited and it takes time to get some authority at times to maintain
the class to listen. Lesson preparation is working atmosphere.persistent
about control rather than education. exhortation
The teacher feels awkward or Teacher completely relaxed and
embarrassed if a visitor, such as the comfortable and able to work without
head, a governor or inspector, comes in concern
because their control of the class is
limited.

8. Main Issues
Classroom…
Accessing the ILPs via their phones... and commenting immediately in the class.
Safeguards..are not necessarily adequate enough.. abuse of systems websites.
Draconian security stops everything!! - Prevents creative lessons.
Students using Web2 to intimidate and humiliate.
Cyber Bullying...
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9. The teacher’s entry into the classroom is Major effort to establish and maintain a
greeted by jeers and abuse. calm atmosphere. Several pupils will not
Such staff have to turn a blind eye to bad remain on task without persistent
behaviour to avoid confrontation. They exhortation
often wish they had not gone into the
profession.
Class bubbly and rowdy. The few pupils
who mess around stop when asked to do
Pupils are in control.
so.
Teaching is ignored, with staff just hoping
children will be in a good mood, leaving
them alone to chat to each other
Teacher can establish and maintain
relaxed and co-operative atmosphere, but
Teacher dreads the thought of the lesson.
this requires considerable thought and
Major disruption, with children who want
effort.
to work having difficulty
Teacher in control, but has to exercise
Control is limited and it takes time to get some authority at times to maintain
the class to listen. Lesson preparation is working atmosphere.persistent
about control rather than education. exhortation
The teacher feels awkward or Teacher completely relaxed and
embarrassed if a visitor, such as the comfortable and able to work without
head, a governor or inspector, comes in concern
because their control of the class is
limited.

10. Why Use Mobile Technology

11. Mobile survey tools?
• www.polleverywhere.com
• Google Docs – Forms
– Eg: http://tiny.cc/classroombehavioursurvey1

12. Other survey tools

13. The Positives
• LSC MoLeNET UK Survey for
Mobile Technology Projects

21. • Possible uses for mobile technology to
enhance learning
• Texting, Q&A,
• Receiving Revision Files
• Google Surveys
• Classroom feedback tools (Twitter / Google apps)
• Dictionaries (online and downloadable apps).
• Evidence gathering tools (Camera, Video, notes)
• Field Trips - Tracking
• Real time video feeds
• Real time note taking from remote lcations
• eBooks
• Helpdesks / Support Desk tools
• Enhancing handouts
• Enhancing books through Augmented Reality
• Enhancing objects through AR
• Enhancing locations through AR
• Student Tracking

22. Mobile Phone and Automated Revision Aids.. Created
from Powerpoint

23. In the Classroom & to Remote locations, departments

25. Strategies for Managing

26. Strategies
• All students place devices on the table infront
of them.
• Confiscate devices – place into transparent
box. (Students like to be able to see their
property is actually still there).
• Parent student agreements – Parents sign to
support the department / college policy

27. , the matter can be referred to the police who have more extensive search powers. If the pupil is suspected to have committed a criminal offence, it may be advisable to involve the police from the outset.
Confiscating a mobile phone..
…the legality.
School staff can confiscate a mobile phone as a disciplinary
penalty, and have a legal defence in respect of this in the
Education and Inspections Act 2006 (section 94).
Staff cannot search the contents of a pupil's mobile phone without
the consent of that pupil.
Where a pupil refuses to allow the contents of his or her phone to
be searched, the matter can be referred to the police who have
more extensive search powers.
If the pupil is suspected to have committed a criminal offence, it
may be advisable to involve the police from the outset.
Source: http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/wholeschool/behaviour/cyber/phones/

28. • All devices on display.. With designated times
during task activities to use their devices. But
so long as tasks are completed.
– Using their hardware
• Make early examples, ‘consistently’ across the
department.

29. An introductory lesson on Mobile
Devices. Covering using
• The Phone
– Bluetooth: • How they will be used on
• What is it? this course to help you.
• Your personal security. • Texting, Q&A,
• Device Names – Can you
change yours? • Receiving Revision Files
– Data: • Google
• Data and WiFi & Chat etc
• Dictionaries (online and
• Phones and SMS and 3G
downloadable apps).
– Texting & Survey
– Charging devices in the
• Evidence gathering tools
college: Procedures (Camera, Video, notes)

30. A better understanding of Web2
• Etiquette
• Future lives
• Employers
• Tracking

31. Organisational
• Have a Safeguarding ‘specialist’ who is
responsible for updating and keeping abreast
of useful sites, procedures and for identifying
appropriate staff development needs for the
department / organisation.
• Clearly known policy / procedural document

32. Ideas for improving classroom experience and
e-Safety
Classroom… Organisational…

33. IMEI
(International Mobile Equipment
Identity)
• If a phone goes missing or is suspected as being
stolen, it should be reported to the police and
mobile operator as soon as possible, using the
phone's unique International Mobile Equipment
Identity, or IMEI number.
• This can be found printed on the phone
underneath the battery,
• or by typing *#06# on a handset.

35. Resources

36. Resources
• JISC Legal http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk
• TeacherNet http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/
• JISC RSC Southeast http://www.rsc-southeast.ac.uk
• JISC E Safety Course http://tiny.cc/jiscesafetycourse
• Barracuda Disc http://tiny.cc/barracudainfo