A workshop presentation by Belinda Giudice (Merrylands HS) and Chantelle Phair (Belmore Boys HS) to enhance school leaders ability to use technology to effectively lead and manage their school.

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USING TECHNOLOGY TO ENABLE SENIOR
EXECUTIVE TO WORK MORE EFFECTIVELY LEAD
AND MANAGE THEIR SCHOOL
Belinda Giudice, Co-Principal, Merrylands HS
Chantelle Phair, Deputy Principal, Belmore Boys HS
21st
CENTURY
LEADING

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Session overview
n Transformation journey two school
communities have undergone to improve
whole-school practices to support senior
executive capacity to lead and manage the
school.
n Practical examples to improve:
n whole-school communication
n accountability
n teacher professional learning
n school promotion
n student achievement

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LIFE AS WE
KNOW IT

4. +LIFE AS WE NOW
KNOW IT….
What do we already use as senior executive leaders
on a daily basis?
n DEC portal
n Email
n Third party software systems – Academy, Sentral,TimeChart,Edval,
BookIt, MarkBoook etc
n Passwords – portal, e-BOS, NSW Teachers Institute, ASR, MySchool…
How can we work smarter and more
efficiently?

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Practical
example:
n Weebly for education http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AqR6vo0pno
n A free websGet started now http://education.weebly.com
n ite builder for educators which allows students to create their own
website and blogs.Website can be published. This is great for beginners
and all ages.
n Very easy to use – drop and drag function
n Example:
n Senior Executive Support Hub. Website created for public use by Belinda to
support the role of DP’s and Principals across a school.
n Belmore Boys HS Australian Curriculum planning

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Practical
example:
n An overview on Google Sites
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD-4FRTzxkI
n Google Sites is a free and easy way to create and share webpages.
n Very easy to use – click and drag function
n Example:
n Merrylands HS Australian Curriculum planning website
n Access Google Site through Google Apps for Teachers
https://sites.google.com/a/education.nsw.gov.au?pli=1

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Practical
example:
n Organizations use SharePoint to create websites.You can use it as a
secure place to store, organize, share, and access information from
almost any device. This is a program for advanced users.
n An introduction to Microsoft Sharepoint:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s12Jb5Z2xaE
n Example: Merrylands HS Collaborative Portal. Website created to
centralise whole-school processes and organisation.

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STREAMLINING
OUR PRACTICE

9. +STREAMLINING OUR PRACTICE
Think about the range of personal electronic devices
we and our school community members may use?
What are the implications?

10. +THE POWER OF SYNCING…..
Changing the way we work forever
Some common cloud storage systems include:
Dropbox, Google Drive and SkyDrive.
A comparison of these systems can be found at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU-
_Oa0N32U
Lose USB’s? Email overfull? Wish
the file from your laptop was on
your work PC, tablet or
smartphone?
YOU NEED A CLOUD SYSTEM!

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Practical example:
IPhone, I pad email and
calendar set-up
n Set-up for your DEC email
n Add portal to your home screen

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Practical
example:
n What is Outlook? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-IoOSookdQ
n Integrated with DEC email portal
n Personal organisation tool
n Eliminates double-booking, accessible by all, syncs

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Practical
example:
n What is Dropbox?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFb0NaeRmdg
n Great to store files and share files
n Very easy to use
n Downfall is you can’t collaborate together on a file
n Get started now https://www.dropbox.com/

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Practical
example:
n What is Google Drive?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y4bh1qwTJw
n Upload, create & share files
n You already have access to it through your DEC portal.

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Practical
example:
n Tutorials on Youtube Google docs channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/docs
n Great collaboration tool – excellent use for the classroom and
for how school teams work

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COMMUNICATE
WITHYOUR
SCHOOL

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Practical example:
Mobile Phone Technology
n Who has a mobile phone? A smart phone?
n What do you share? How could this be
improved?
n What does your schools Electronic Devices
Policy allow?
n cdoow
n What about teaching and
learning?
n What about post DER?
Will a smart phone be
part of your BYOD/T
practices?

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Practical example:
Social Media tools
Common social media tools being
used:
n School Facebook page
n School Twitter account
n SchoolYoutube channel
n Apps (itunes)
Wise-practice is to adhere to DEC
Social Media Policy and Guidelines
(2011)

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Practical example:Youtube
n www.youtube.com
n SchoolYoutube channel
n Example: MHS, BBHS
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Practical example: Facebook
n www.facebook.com
n School Facebook page
n Example: MHS, BBHS

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Practical example:Twitter
n www.twitter.com
n School Twitter account
n Example: MHS, BBHS
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Strategies for Success
n Small steps
n Prioritise
n Plan smartly from the beginning
n Plan for sustainability from the beginning
n Think about what tool you use and why
n Delegate (smartly) – embed into daily practice
n Be kept in the loop!
n Evaluate regularly
n Build school community culture

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Questions and future directions
n Thank you for your time and your
attention
n Please forward any enquiries to:
n Belinda.Giudice@det.nsw.edu.au
n Chantelle.Phair@det.nsw.edu.au