CREATING THE ‘PAPERLESS’ CLASSROOM GLOW, ‘BYOD’, ONE NOTE

WHO AM I? Keith Anderson Principal Teacher of Physics, Harris Academy

MY TEACHING CAREER Via different types of ‘technology’!

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ACTIV PANEL (TOUCHSCREEN) Can use stylus or finger Multiple touch enabled (up to 6 simultaneous touches recognised) No need for calibration Image is always in ‘correct’ place

IMAGE QUALITY High-definition resolution Teaching resources are clear, vibrant and sharp

VISION Imagine / describe what you want to see happening in the ideal classroom

THE ‘PAPERLESS’ CLASSROOM What do you need to have in place to achieve this?

INTRANET / GLOW STRUCTURE

HARDWARE

Diverse range of devices Pupil expertise Staff expertise (or lack of it)

SUPPORT

Need to have an organisation ready to change Supportive partners (and bosses!) Depute Headteacher Librarian Local Authority QIO Support teacher in class I.T. support

WILLING PARTICIPANTS

This is NOT what a teenager wants to use their phone for! Keep being enthusiastic (even in the face of complete apathy)

WHAT’S IN PLACE NOW? School GLOW site as main method of communication GLOW mail Subject-specific ‘pages’ within main school site OneNote Class notebooks

GLOW

Physics department GLOW site – main page Newsfeed Picture slideshow Weblinks Embedded video Countdown clock!

Sub-site for specific course (e.g. Higher Physics)

GLOW SITES Using GLOW sites as ‘static’ areas to store content Notes, revision materials, powerpoints, homeworks, weblinks, YouTube videos… Anything that the pupil would receive on paper will be stored here

Other apps within GLOW (Office 365)

OneNote Online

OneNote Class Notebook

OneNote Online – Content Library

Upload lessons instantly from ActivStudio

OneNote Online – issue detailed homework including hyperlinks

OneNote Online – give pupils specific and directed advice

OneNote Online – links to external sites like BBC iPlayer allows diverse range of homework tasks

OneNote Online – pupils can post work for teacher to assess and give feedback

OneNote Online – Higher pupils post formal SQA assessments

OneNote Online – teacher can give detailed feedback

OneNote Online

ONENOTE OneNote used as a ‘dynamic’ environment Will vary from year to year Used to communicate information to a specific class or pupil Two-way flow of information NO PAPER!

ONENOTE Previous slides show OneNote Online – version of software contained within Office365 Can also utilise app on mobile devices Excellent for annotations and comments

SUPPORTING PUPILS WITH SPECIFIC NEEDS Visually-impaired pupil within mainstream environment Find ways to enhance pupil’s experience Using laptop (soon to be Surface Pro)

Everything in OneNote can be ‘zoomed’ or increased in size

Teacher can mark work instantly (on iPad) allowing pupil to receive immediate feedback

NEXT STEPS

Using Skype for Business app allows live ‘broadcast’ of teacher’s screen on pupil’s device

POSITIVES… AND NEGATIVES Evaluating success so far!

Pupils can access materials for their courses anytime, anywhere!

Wi-fi issues

No more “I’ve lost the homework sheet”

“My laptop’s broken”

Pupils can keep track of homework issued even when they miss lessons

Logging in / staying logged in can be an absolute pain

Ability to give detailed and clear instructions, and targeted support

Takes far longer to open a file in GLOW than to open a jotter

Can give tasks with complex hyperlinks

You never really know how much the pupils are engaged with all this stuff…

I issued more Higher homework last year than EVER before!

Higher Physics class - homework record, 2015/16

Keep innovating.

Keith Anderson PT Physics, Harris Academy