This document summarizes the integration of ICT at Otorohanga Primary School from February to August 2010. It outlines improvements made to infrastructure including installing new computers and scanners. It also notes the limited use of e-learning in February, with no monitoring or understanding of key digital competencies by most students. By August, e-learning was being integrated across learning areas and student understanding was being captured. The document also establishes national goals for increasing teacher capability, collaboration, leadership in ICT, and community understanding of e-learning. Future focus areas include blogging challenges, linking with other schools, and setting up an online presence.

1. ICT @ OPSFebruary – August 2010The start of the journey

2. InfrastructureFebruary 2010April – August 2010IWB / Teaching Station and digital camera and printer in each classNew bigger network hub installed to improve access to internetRooms 7 & 8 had 6 computers each but often 2-3 not workingRoom 1 no computersRooms 7 & 8 had scanners but these were not installedIn April Rooms 7 & 8 had computers replaced with 6 newer ones and Room 1 had 3 computers installed – far more reliableRoom 7 had IWB loweredRoom 7 & 8 scanners installed

3. School Information 2010Otorohanga Primary School has 3 classes and attached teachersRoom 1 is a Year 0-2 class

4. Room 7 is a Year 3-5 class

5. Room 8 is a Year 5-8 class

6. 2 RTLBs and 1 RTLiteracy attachedNational Goal 1 – Integration of ICT to give effect to the New Zealand Curriculum / Te Marautanga o AotearoaFebruary 2010August 2010No monitoring of e-learningStudents’ understanding of key competencies through ICTs very limited.E-learning only used for publishing writing, the lexile reading programme, or researching Rooms 7 & 8. No e-learning in Room 1Most students do not know what ICT is student surveySome monitoring of what is happening in individual classrooms in e-learning Using the class wikiCapturing the students development in understanding of key competencies through ICTs experts / good teachers / problem solving / brainstormingEffective integration of e-learning across all learning areas Room 7 wiki / Room 8 wiki / Student wiki pageE-learning activities support depth and rigor Room 1 wiki

7. Comic Life

8. E-pals & SkypeRoom 8 has spent a few months connecting with e-pals from Juda, Wisconsin in America - this has been used to create a realistic reason for writing and to help the children expand their minds and connect to the outside world.Here is a comment from Hinewai (Year 6)"My e-pal lives on a farm in America and I live on a farm in New Zealand. It’s cool having an e-pal because they think we speak in a funny way. They sent us a picture and she is really pretty. We skyped our e-pals. It was a little bit scary talking to her at the start but when I saw her and started to talk, I really got into it. I really liked being able to say things and not having to wait for ages until they get it. They wanted Shane to show them his dancing and then they sang Happy Birthday to Casey."

9. National Goal 2 – Increase capability of teachers and principals to improve students’ learning and achievement through e-learningFebruary 2010August 2010In 2008-2009 had been involved in LPDP (Literacy Professional Development Project). Most research had related to Literacy. Have a history of working towards whole school change but not in e-learning and also have not had buy in from all teachers. In reality more small pockets of innovation.Only looked at ICT as a motivating factor for studentsSourcing the latest research on e-learning to inform programme development Call back days / Ewan McIntosh / onlineWorking towards whole school change rather than pockets of innovation. Reflections / Staff Meetings / Day book / Appraisal Goals

10. National Goal 3 – Strengthen professional learning communities and increased collaboration within and across schoolsFebruary 2010August 2010Sharing in Literacy and on occasion other curriculum areas3 distinct classrooms where teachers tend to do their own thingSharing with other schools involved in LPDP over the last two years but only on organised days Successful systems and procedures for fostering positive relationships @ OPS Staff Meetings / Daybook / ICT support book / Room 1 blog / Room 8 blog / Reflections / sandpit timeSharing with teachers from other schools Call back days / visits / cluster days / bloggingUpskilling RTLB & RTLiteracy in ICT in order to keep up with the schools in their cluster RTLB wiki

11. National Goal 4 – Increase e-learning leadership and ICT strategic planning capability of principals and teachersFebruary 2010August 2010Self Review Cycle in place but focus on Literacy and Numeracy not e-learning OPS Review RubricBuild up over time, prioritise needs vs. wants, future focusTeachers Matter Conference / LPDP / National Standards / NZ Curriculum etc.Assessing the school’s current position in order to plan effectively Self Review Cycle / ICT Action Plan / OPS Review RubricSufficient infrastructure to allow for growth while staying within budgetary constraints supportive BOT / free computers / don’t buy new / build up over timeLeaders accessing quality professional development in order to be more effective in their roles Ewan McIntosh / blogging / delicious

12. National Goal 5 – Increase the school community’s understanding of the educational contribution of e-learningFebruary 2010August 2010Limited community support for sporting and J-Rock events but not other areas of the curriculumBOT and community does not fully understand e-learning but support the use of computers in classrooms.Barriers to engaging with the community and how to overcome these Lack of computers at home – computer suite / newsletters – blogs, wikis, emailed / BOT minutes etc. emailedKey messages about e-learning for the community E-learning