This is a presentation I delivered on behalf of my employer, St Joseph's Nudgee College for ACER - Australian Council of Educational Research

1. DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL
REVOLUTION
ST JOSEPH’S NUDGEE COLLEGE

2. “Of all animals, the boy is the most unmanageable”
Plato

3. If you make a change and it
feels comfortable, you haven’t
made a change. Lee Trevino -
Golfer

4. By Year 6 ....
Connected Individuals Virtual Communities Collaborative Communities

5. We want our students have the ICT
skills to do anything.

6. KEYS TO SUCCESS
Curriculum
Pedagogy
Structure

7. MIDDLE SCHOOL - STRUCTURE
Year 5 - 9 Core Teachers Thematic
Year 5 - 7 Precinct approach to
Year 8 - 9 Precinct curriculum
across Years
5-9 using
Dimensions
of Learning
Year 10 is seen as a preparation year -
academically and socially for their Senior
years.

8. FACILITIES
7 Labs of 30 PC’s equipped with a Data
Projector
150 Staff with Laptops
20 IWB’s
3 Full Time Technicians
Wireless at various points throughout the
college

9. As Teachers,
we must be able to interact and understand the
technological world in which our students live life
and learn.
We must therefore have the tools to ensure
we can best understand and then utilise these
tools in our teaching and learning.

11. YEARS 5, 6, & 7
Thematic approach integrating ICT’s wherever
and whenever.
In these years students are be expected to be
proficient in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
In addition to this, students will be able to manage
their files effectively (ie multiple regular backups).
Understand the use of Web 2.0 software - such
as Google Apps.

13. Matheletics
As the boys progress, they earn
As the boys progress, they earn
reward points so the can pimp
reward points so the can pimp
their avatar. Depending on the
their avatar. Depending on the
day, the boys have challenged
day, the boys have challenged
students from Australia, Thailand
students from Australia, Thailand
and Singapore.
and Singapore.

14. PowerPoint– Integrated with Core -(SOSE)
PowerPoint– Integrated with Core -(SOSE)
RPG - Not really integrated with any subject in
RPG - Not really integrated with any subject in
particular, but we like for the students to have a
YEAR 8
particular, but we like for the students to have a
social issue to deal with in their game
social issue to deal with in their game
DTP– Integrated with Core (RE, SOSE and English)
DTP– Integrated with Core (RE, SOSE and English)
Excel – Integrated with Maths
Excel – Integrated with Maths
PhotoStory 3 – Integrated with Science (Mousetrap
PhotoStory 3 – Integrated with Science (Mousetrap
Cars) – get example from Michelle
Cars) – get example from Michelle
Moviemaker – integrated with SOSE (stewardship)
Moviemaker – integrated with SOSE (stewardship)
including Storyboarding skills
including Storyboarding skills
Powerpoint In addition,
all Year 8’s
RPG
are enrolled
DTP in a
Excel Certificate I
in IT.
PhotoStory 3
Moviemaker

15. STEWARDSHIP VIDEO - YEAR 8

17. introduced to the school’s LMC -
EduKate.
All assessment and results are
entered here by staff for all subject
areas.
Students learn to upload their
assignments by the due date.
Podcasts, handouts and other
resources can be uploaded onto
EduKate by the teacher.
Blogs and Discussion Forums are

18. By Year 9 we expect that students have
By Year 9 we expect that students have
gained sufficient ICT skills so that
gained sufficient ICT skills so that
programs like Word, Excel and PowerPoint
programs like Word, Excel and PowerPoint
do not need to be taught in class. ICT
do not need to be taught in class. ICT
Year 9
class still liaises with Core .. Year 9 sees
class still liaises with Core Year 9 sees
the end of the thematic approach to
the end of the thematic approach to
teaching ICT.
teaching ICT.
Robotics - Lego Mindstorms NXT
Web page creation using HTML and FrontPage
(students work with a local business)
Klik and Play - Game Development (2000
Version as it is still free)
GameMaker
Microsoft Producer - free download with
Microsoft Office 2003 version

21. Themes used by students have
Themes used by students have
included social issues that are
included social issues that are
important to them such as:
important to them such as:
School - drugs, sexuality and
School - drugs, sexuality and
Rugby!
Rugby!
RPG is really a just
another genre for them to
understand.
Students who find
writing difficult, adapt
to RPG quite well.

22. Before
After

23. Before
After

24. By Year 10, we have moved away
By Year 10, we have moved away
Year 10
from Core Teachers.
from Core Teachers.
Individual subjects teach their own
Individual subjects teach their own
ICT
ICT
Flash - Cartoons
Visual Basic
DreamWeaver
Fireworks
File Manipulation
Networking
This year is used to ensure the students are
ready for IT subjects in the Senior Phase of the
College

25. Flash
Cartoons

26. ICT at St Joseph’s is aimed at creating

27. DIRECTIONS FOR
NUDGEE IN ICT
LITERACY
Insert a picture of the EduKate
Insert a picture of the EduKate
interface here so it links with the
interface here so it links with the
next page.
next page.
Development of more Web Based services
for the community: Staff, Student & Parent
Portals, EduKate
ICT Literacy for Staff & Students

28. DIRECTIONS FOR NUDGEE
IN ICT LITERACY
Extend and enhance the wireless
Extend and enhance the wireless
network across the campus
network across the campus
Development of more Web Based
Development of more Web Based
services for the community: Staff,
services for the community: Staff,
Student & Parent Portals, EduKate
Student & Parent Portals, EduKate
ICT Literacy for Staff & Students
ICT Literacy for Staff & Students

29. The Future: Students should feel at ease
with ICT like this.

30. Questions