Slides from Richard Lambert's presentation at IWBnet Leading a Digital School conference September 2011

1. FREE & EFFECTIVE
DIGITAL NETWORKS
FOR YOUR SCHOOL
Richard LAmbert
Assistant Principal - Kalinda PS (Vic)
Education consultant
twitter: @richielambert
email: rlambert@kalinda.vic.edu.au

2. CONSIDER:
What does learning in your
school look like?
How do you encourage links
between learning at school and
at home?

3. “One of our outcomes for our students should be that they
can create, navigate and map networks in safe effective and
ethical ways”
Will Richardson

4. Students need networking to be talked about and
modeled throughout their schooling.
They need to be taught how to have a
presence online in a positive way.

6. The traditional
classroom model is
very linear. We need to
move to a place that
better reflects how
people seek/learn/
create in the modern
world.

7. The traditional
classroom model is
very linear. We need to
move to a place that
better reflects how
people seek/learn/
create in the modern
world.

8. The traditional
classroom model is
very linear. We need to
move to a place that
better reflects how
people seek/learn/
create in the modern
world.
When our students read,
they usually do so as
editors/contributors, not
just consumers.
Publishing is no longer the
end result - there is
feedback and networking
after that stage that is so

9. The traditional
classroom model is
very linear. We need to
move to a place that
better reflects how
people seek/learn/
create in the modern
world.
When our students read,
they usually do so as
editors/contributors, not
just consumers.
Publishing is no longer the
end result - there is
feedback and networking
after that stage that is so

10. ICT is no longer a subject
It is the prism through
which our students will
navigate their entire lives

11. our responsibility:

12. our responsibility:
to prepare students in the best way possible to
succeed in the world as we know it

13. our responsibility:
to prepare students in the best way possible to
succeed in the world as we know it
to always use the best tools available to teach
our students

14. What we’ve used:

15. iWeb
?

16. 2005
2007 iWeb
2009
2011

17. What we found:
+ -
Ongoing challenge to bring all staff on board
Student reception: engagement
Ability to house a variety of content from Some parents resistance to change &
various Web 2.0 programs within a learning generally getting parents onboard
context
Improved understanding of social networking Heightened reliance on a stable server!
platforms, wikis, blogs, cybersafety
Development of interactive activities, forums, Keeping track of all that is posted on the wiki
surveys. Online lessons created by teachers can get challenging for teachers when things
and students. really take off.
Opens up a myriad of collaboration
Managing permissions
possibilities
Communicating with parents about what the
Development of student ePortfolios technology does, encouraging them to give
permissions for photos etc to go online

18. What we found:

19. What we found:

20. What we found:
The positives continue...
Student blogs, online reflective learning journals.
Learning is shared and all students benefit.
The opportunity for parents to be a part of and
contribute to their child’s learning. Home to school
communication dramatically increases.
Differentiation for every student, parent and
teacher
Ease of gathering and sharing information across
the community. All notices, newsletters and
homework is provided online for students and
parents to access - no more paper!
Students have an audience for their work. They can
view and leave comments on other students work.
Positive interaction. Work is no longer just for the
teacher
A good digital network better represents how our
students will learn in ‘real’ life, and therefore
prepares them better.

21. how?
how did we get there?
The first step is for teachers is to look at themselves as
learners.
How do we become the type of learners our kids need to
become?
Invest time into working it out and showing it in your
own practice as a model for the kids.

22. Look for it in a book...

25. Look it up on a computer....

28. ASK SOMEONE!

29. Setting up a digital network
at your school

30. Setting up a digital network
at your school
Trialling the tools in the classroom.

31. Setting up a digital network
at your school
Trialling the tools in the classroom.
Accepting there is a need.

32. Setting up a digital network
at your school
Trialling the tools in the classroom.
Accepting there is a need.
Establishing the reasons for change with your staff.

33. Setting up a digital network
at your school
Trialling the tools in the classroom.
Accepting there is a need.
Establishing the reasons for change with your staff.
Accepting the challenge to setup such a network.

34. Setting up a digital network
at your school
Trialling the tools in the classroom.
Accepting there is a need.
Establishing the reasons for change with your staff.
Accepting the challenge to setup such a network.
Identifying the most appropriate tools.

35. Setting up a digital network
at your school
Trialling the tools in the classroom.
Accepting there is a need.
Establishing the reasons for change with your staff.
Accepting the challenge to setup such a network.
Identifying the most appropriate tools.
Developing a school policy.

36. Setting up a digital network
at your school
Trialling the tools in the classroom.
Accepting there is a need.
Establishing the reasons for change with your staff.
Accepting the challenge to setup such a network.
Identifying the most appropriate tools.
Developing a school policy.
Approaching School Council for approval.

37. Setting up a digital network
at your school
Trialling the tools in the classroom.
Accepting there is a need.
Establishing the reasons for change with your staff.
Accepting the challenge to setup such a network.
Identifying the most appropriate tools.
Developing a school policy.
Approaching School Council for approval.

39. Developing a Risk Management policy.

40. Developing a Risk Management policy.
Seeking parent permissions

41. Developing a Risk Management policy.
Seeking parent permissions
Informing the school community of the concept

42. Developing a Risk Management policy.
Seeking parent permissions
Informing the school community of the concept
Distributing passwords

43. Developing a Risk Management policy.
Seeking parent permissions
Informing the school community of the concept
Distributing passwords
PL for staff

44. Developing a Risk Management policy.
Seeking parent permissions
Informing the school community of the concept
Distributing passwords
PL for staff
Developing Parent & Teacher video tutorials

45. Developing a Risk Management policy.
Seeking parent permissions
Informing the school community of the concept
Distributing passwords
PL for staff
Developing Parent & Teacher video tutorials
Ongoing PL for staff

46. WHAT DO THEY
LOOK LIKE?
AND SOME IDEAS TO GET YOU EXCITED...

47. iWeb

48. iSchool.net.au

49. iSchool.net.au

51. Class Webpages

52. Level 1
English
page
Level 1
MATHS
page

54. Class and
student pages

56. student
digital
portfolios
Every
student has
their own
web space

57. all homework
is online,
interactive,
collaborative

61. Documents

62. The ultimate in collaboration...

64. Mail

65. Calendars

66. Sites

67. Absences
Staff homepage Yard duty swaps
Announcements
Staff meetings Level planning Leadership
Agenda Minutes Meeting Planning Agenda Minutes
minutes documents
agendas
Student homepage

68. Student homepage Links to each level page
•Information for students and parents
Level Pages •Calendar of shared level events
•Links to sites that are used in class
• Information specific to class: links,
Class Pages class calendars, class activities etc
Student Pages • a student blog and digital portfolio

74. Staff Organisation

79. Integration with mobile devices

80. Easy to manage - total control onsite

81. So many apps, so many possibilities

83. The FUTURE?
Easy to use
Maximises learning,
communication, collaboration
works with all devices

84. Contact me:
Twitter: @richielambert
email: rlambert@kalinda.vic.edu.au
blog: richlambert.edublogs.org
.com.au
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