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HOW TO INCORPORATE ELEARNING INTO
YOUR CLASSROOM PROGRAMME
(WITH SOME DEGREE OF SANITY)

VASHTI TYMKIN
TWITTER: @VISHONAMISH
EMAIL: VTYMKIN@WESTMERE.SCHOOL.NZ
WEB: LEARNINGSTUFF11.WORDPRESS.COM
LEARNINGSTUFF.WORDPRESS.COM
BLOG: LEARNINGMORESTUFF.WORDPRESS.COM

Integrating new technologies to empower learning and transform leadership
vtymkin@westmere.school.nz @vishonamish learningstuff11.wordpress.com

WALT incorporate Elearning into our classrooms

 We will know this when:
 We can organise our classroom to include the equipment

 We can organise our routines and planning to include
activities using the equipment
 We can teach our students how to use tools for learning

 We can find activities that are meaningful for subjects


Before we begin…


What are our options?
What can help us to stay
sane?

ORGANISING OUR CLASSROOM


Computers: Setting up a pod

Option 1 Option 2


OPTION 1
Using computers like
this allows children to
work together at
separate computers.

You can have two
children per computer.
One can be the driver,
one can be the
navigator.
The driver works the
keyboard and mouse.
The navigator tells
them where to click and
what to type.


OPTION 2
More than one child
can use the computer- a
whole group can stand
around a computer

Inquiry

Watching videos

Publishing together

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OPTION 3


OPTION 3
Permanent space for
laptop so used every
lesson if possible

Useful for ESOL &
Special needs

Group work
Individual
Pairs

Less noise


Tidying Up


SOLVING PROBLEMS SAVES SANITY


FINDING LOGINS

BOOKS ON THE COMPUTER

 Where possible, avoid
logging in!
 Write inside the covers
of:
 Maths Books
 Reading Books
 Homework Books
 Printed off
 Handwritten


FINDING LOG INS

BOOKLETS SHEETS


FINDING HELP TO BEGIN WITH

EXPERTS WALL HELP CENTRE

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Not just for technology

Keep pencils, pencil
sharpeners and rubbers
available

Keep sellotape and pegs,
staplers

Encourage
independence and group
responsibility for
equipment- link in with
your treaty

Initial experiment:
Children waited on a
stool at the help centre
to help Help Centre
Children waited at the
stool to get help


FINDING HELP TO BEGIN WITH

HELP CENTRE PROBLEM
SOLVING WALL MONITORS IN CHARGE


Whatever works….


STAYING SAFE

 My LGP/ Netsafe /
Hector’s World
 If it’s not comfortable,
get help
 Never give your full
name
 Never give your location
 Never name a
photograph unless you
can protect the post


WIKIS AND
BLOGS

Using a blog or a
wiki: Make one and
use it yourself first
Use the online
tutorial
Use what other
people around you
use, if possible

BLOGGER


WORDPRESS.COM


All of these
websites have
tutorials
Look for links and use
what suits you best

If someone at your
school is good at
Wikis, use them to help
you

If they have a blog, use
the blog platform

Use it yourself first to
set it up and gain
confidence


YOU DON’T
NEED A BLOG

 Set up a bookmark on the internet
 Choose a program


PLANNING FOR ELEARNING


PROGRESSION

 Show the whole class
 Work with a group
 Let them practice
 Get them to work with the next group


MODEL, SCAFFOLD, SANDBOX


USE GAMES
FIRST
Make bookmarks

Use a blog to keep them
in one place if you can

One subject – choose
your favourite

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NEXT STEP:
Small groups

Practice after working
with teacher

One group per tumble

One activity, one
subject

Using blog for whole
class reflection or LI/SC


Snapshot of a template


It’s a tumble


AND THE NEXT STEP

 Students teaching the next group
 Working two groups per tumble
 Introducing another subject
 Publishing
 Using comments to reflect or feedback regularly
 Using trickier tools like Voicethread etc


Math tumble


WARNING!

ALWAYS HAVE A BACKUP ACTIVITY:
DIORAMAS
POSTERS
OFFLINE VERSION OF THE ACTIVITY

SO:
STEP 1- DRAFT IN YOUR BOOKS
STEP 2- PUBLISH. COULD BE ONLINE, COULD
BE ON PAPER

FRIDAY= FINISHING DAY. HAVE DEADLINES


Reading Plan


Reading tumble Chart


SCHOOL JOURNALS


Reading Tumble


YET ANOTHER STEP

 Using laptops in each subject
 Online creativity and deeper thinking skills-
mind42.com, creating their own blogs, making
animations with xtranormal…
 Making a movie for assembly or to explain things


SUBJECTS


MATH: Basic Facts Recall

TUTPUP SUMDOG
www.tutpup.com www.sumdog.com


READING: Comprehension Skills

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COMMENTING AND POSTING

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ents/leonardo/


JUNIORS

CBEEBIES MEEGENIUS


WRITING

USUAL PROCESS ANIMATIONS, COMICS

 Xtranormal.com


WRITING

SPELLING
VOICE INSTEAD OF TYPE
www.spellingcity.com

 Vocaroo.com

 Audioboo.fm
 WORDQ: prediction
www.goqsoftware.com/


TOPICS

MIND42.COM WALLWISHER.COM

 Online mind mapping  Brainstorming using
 More complex than online post it notes
other ideas  Don’t have to be logged
 Have to be logged in in


PE

YOU TUBE VIDEO OR PHOTOGRAPH

 Look up examples of  Film children, let them
sports skills on web to see what they look like
inspire or motivate  Decide what their next
them steps are


THE ARTS

VISUAL ART DANCING

 Find art works to  Ehow.com has hip hop
inspire videos
 Create slide shows  Video their dance for
 Get the context or them
information
 Auckland Art Gallery


TEAM BUILDING

Buddy Class Class DJ

 Share news at the  Use iTunes to
beginning of the day download and choose
instead of having news songs to dance to
by reading blog
 www.Songdrops.com
 Support your buddy
class by commenting
 Share funny links and
videos
 Create assembly films


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