2. Set Up, Start Up, Soar!
HOW TO INCORPORATE ELEARNING INTO
YOUR CLASSROOM PROGRAMME
(WITH SOME DEGREE OF SANITY)
VASHTI TYMKIN
TWITTER: @VISHONAMISH
EMAIL: VTYMKIN@WESTMERE.SCHOOL.NZ
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Integrating new technologies to empower learning and transform leadership
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3. 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
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5. What are our options?
What can help us to stay
sane?
ORGANISING OUR CLASSROOM
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6. Computers: Setting up a pod
Option 1 Option 2
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7. 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.
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8. 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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10. OPTION 3
Permanent space for
laptop so used every
lesson if possible
Useful for ESOL &
Special needs
Group work
Individual
Pairs
Less noise
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13. 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
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14. FINDING LOG INS
BOOKLETS SHEETS
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15. FINDING HELP TO BEGIN WITH
EXPERTS WALL HELP CENTRE
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16. 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
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17. FINDING HELP TO BEGIN WITH
HELP CENTRE PROBLEM
SOLVING WALL MONITORS IN CHARGE
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19. 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
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20. 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
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22. 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
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23. YOU DON’T
NEED A BLOG
Set up a bookmark on the internet
Choose a program
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25. PROGRESSION
Show the whole class
Work with a group
Let them practice
Get them to work with the next group
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27. 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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28. 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
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29. Snapshot of a template
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31. 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
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33. 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
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38. 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
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45. WRITING
SPELLING
VOICE INSTEAD OF TYPE
www.spellingcity.com
Vocaroo.com
Audioboo.fm
WORDQ: prediction
www.goqsoftware.com/
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46. 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
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47. 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
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48. 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
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49. 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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50. 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
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