Today I attended a session organised by Telco Technical Services (TTS) at Saint Peter’s College in Newmarket. Saint Peter’s College shared their story of the last year as they introduced iPads to all year 7 students.
Overview
Read ‘School ICT Infrastructure Survey Report 2013’
http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/schooling/school-ict-infrastructure-survey
Modern shared learning environments
Community - is the main driver and enabler of MLE
Key Technology Improvements
SNUP
UFB
Network for Learning
Nimbus - Business Management System - http://www.nimbus.co.nz/
St Peters College - iPads for Learning
Ultranet - used for weekly resources for students, conversations between students - students helping each other.
Wireless
BYOD - checked out what other schools are doing/have done (Orewa College)
Capabilities within staff including Network Manager.
Key People -IT Team - include Senior Management and Principal must be behind it!
Costs for school and students - every teacher needed an iPad, device and apps, consider how to help the students that can’t afford to buy their own.
Start slowly - do things right the first time.
The Vision
iPads are a tool to assist learning
allows for greater independence in the classroom
allows a link between school, home and beyond - everything on Ultranet page - open - everyone on the same page.
a tool for all - levels the playing field (reader/writers, etc)
organisational tool
engagement
student teacher relationships - opportunity for T to move around and interact with the students.
St Peter’s Teacher’s Perspective
Visited Tamaki Primary and saw how they used google docs, blogs, interacting with other schools
Developed and formed ideas and structures -
Rules around use and storage - no question is too small
What apps? teachers were given an itunes card to buy and play with iPads - practical apps,
Engagement
Ultranet!!! Using what we already have.
Used in place of common learning tools -
Is not replacing writing - yet
A positive side afeect is less photocopying
First month
Cover the Basics - Apple ID, security, correct use
Using Ultranet
Keeping things simple
Rapid pace of skill development - esp in students - skills, creativity.
1st presentations - within first month
When is it being used?
every period possible
everyone uses it in different ways
Planning/Teaching
easier
online - parents can also see it
involves responsibility, teacher circulation, trust
helps S with learning difficulties
Moving Forward
WEBDAV - http://www.webdav.org/ - storage of work on a server, submit assignments, work is safe.
Project based learning - integration, cross-curricula, as little T input as possible
iBook author - for planning
tumbles
Storage
lockable filing cabinets
locking
charge each night at home
Upgrading iPads
- not considered yet, will need to in a few years
4 Key areas - mindshift These were decided by the school as the 4 main reasons to have iPads
- Self management
- Thinking skills
- Move from paper to online learning
- Computer based learning
Criteria to judge success of iPad implementation
St Peters has 14 criteria, 13 achieved but end of Term 2
Q and A
If internet is down
can work offline with iPads
work downloaded first week of term (or whenever)
Contingencies
- Loan devices supplied by the school
Consequence if student using iPad inappropriately
Support
full time tech person
part time person working in Ultranet
iPad apps/ tools /tricks and websites (John Gray)
Reflector - creates a virtual apple tv
- cross platform
can record what you are doing - create own video resources
can have multiple devices connected at the same time.
Show me - whiteboard app
Bookmarks vs
Reading list - allows you to read offline
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Socrative.com - survey, vote, website, free online (not an app)
Collaboration
- Padlet
Evernote
lino.com - like a giant corkboard
corkboard.com
stixy.com
noteapp.com
