This presentation was made for the online Reform Symposium Conference. It shares stories from the classroom and demonstrates how learning spaces are changing. They are becoming virtual, digital, mobile and global.
8. It’s weird knowing that students and teachers in three
different countries plus my own peers were listening to
what I had to say. As I was talking, students would
write questions in the chat and I would try to answer
them.
Georgia, Year 10
I was a bit nervous but once I started talking I was
alright. It’s a weird feeling knowing that students and
teachers in three different countries plus my own peers
were listening to what I had to say. As I was talking
students would write questions in the chat and I would
try to answer them if I could.
Rachael, Year 10
11. Meet my VCE accounting class...
Students from three schools, one student spoke English as second
language – Blackboard Collaborate and Skype used as teaching tools
19. Request from one of my students
Could you please make sure you put what I have to do for
Monday and Tuesday’s classes on your blog?
(She was about to go to hospital!)
20. Special Interests and Passions
Do you teach or have any knowledge of the
native wars between the americans,
seminoles, iroquois, cherokee etc, in the
times of george washington?
25. The Bats
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Cara hawk: his wing looks like it's going to brake
4B DGPS: what age do the bats learn to fly?
Billy-Jo Hawk: Did it try to escape from you?
Grade 2/3 Woodford: How many teeth do bats have?
Trevo hawk: what happen to it eye
Cara hawk: how easy is it to brake a bats wing
smithy: arent they posisoness
Grade 2/3 Woodford: What do bats feel like?
jasmine .j: do they hurt
scottinea: are the bats dead or did u catch them alive?
Grade 2/3 Woodford: What do bats eat?
4B DGPS: are they really blind?
Billy-Jo Hawk: Is there black bats, like full black?
Moderator (Miss Iro, Mrs Gow and year 6/7): do bats carry any diseases
Grade 2/3 Woodford: What sort of fauna and flora live in the sinkholes?
26. .......................more chat!
• dont confuse me this tinme
• i dont get why you have that 400 on the debit
side
• i always get confused between debtors and
creditors, who do we pay, and who pays us??
41. I was googled!
‘”Miss, can you please give me TRIAL EXAMS for
unit 4 vce accounting 2011 and from previous
years
My classes are big and my teacher isnt that
good withrevision so i was wondering. i was
wondering if you know any VCE MATH
METHODS and ENGLISH sites like this so i can
email teachers if i dont undertand or want
practise exams.”
46. From Beatriz (grade 4)
Learning about scratch with Lanna was great I
reckon it was magical the way she showed us
the snow outside it was the first time I ever
saw snow. I asked a lot of questions I was very
interested in what we were learning for
example……
how long have you been using scratch? she had
been using it for 3 years which means she has
a lot of experience with scratch.
50. I enjoy doing linkups like this one as it is a easy
way to learn about other cultures. They say
there is no better way to learn than to learn
from your peers. Using a virtual classroom and
talking to students in other countries is more
interesting and more valuable than any
textbook!
Georgia Year 10
60. • [10:56:31 AM] Living Maths: Daivd and Anne,... have you
considered using a google doc.,.. let the kids read and ask
questions and you type all your responses - it will be nice to keep
the "evidence“
• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M31ubTjERmWsD6Odn9Ht
APZhYSMo0TmhLlyxw8UVnos/edit
• [11:01:28 AM] Living Maths: map in ... now its too easy ;)
• [11:03:38 AM] Living Maths: Chicago = coghaci
• [10:57:07 AM] David Karnoscak: See you then. Just knock on my
door when you are ready.
• [10:58:18 AM] Living Maths: A true and you can load maps in it and
you can insert QR codes too
• [10:59:18 AM] Living Maths: and you can make an anagram from
the letters in your state's name and let them unjumble the,m
• Or for 10 grade cnelstnriaiogssuiottahicaldoeieimfca
• [11:17:49 AM] David Karnoscak: wow..I don't think even grad
students could figure it out.
62. Students….
Could only ask questions that could be
responded to by ‘yes’ or ‘no’ eg
•are you on earth?
•Are you in the northern hemisphere? Yes
•are you in france
•Are you on a island near Australia
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64. Do you teach or have any knowledge of the
native wars between the americans,
seminoles, iroquois, cherokee etc, in the
times of george washington?
73. From sharing a simple image to night time virtual teaching of German class re
healthy foods, school garden, water issues to linking up the canteen managers
Via an interpreter and skype for German and Australian food day.