Singing the Same Song A School-Wide Approach to E-Learning

The Big C’s creativity collaboration communication critical thinking competence confidence

The SAMR Model

School-Wide Approach Focus Area 1 - Resources Use of online resources eTVClickview EPICStudyitDigistore World Book Online, etc. National Library, etc.

School-Wide Approach Focus Area 2 - Productivity Use of Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint (also iWorks available) Office 365: online storage, Cloud-based versions of Office, collaborative tools Software in the school: iPhoto, iMovie, Creative Suite 6 – Master Collection: Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, etc

School-Wide Approach Focus Area 3 – Digital Citizenship Use Netsafe pack launched in October 2012 Focus on: The Big C’s Cybersafety, Cyberbullying & Being Nice Copyright & Plagiarism Security & Privacy (esp. financial and other personal details)

School-Wide Approach Focus Area 4 – Web 2.0 Tools Educational Sites: Edmodo, Weebly, Wikispaces, myportfolio, etc. Social Networking Sites used in Education Facebook YouTube Twitter

School-Wide Approach Focus Area 5 – Research Skills (A) Not one model, but common approaches Endeavour to have real-life purpose Presentation formats – moving towards more creative options, prevent plagiarism Encouraging brainstorming, mapping, question development Using print, electronic and people resources well

School-Wide Approach Focus Area 5 – Research Skills (B) Evaluating the quality of resources Making good notes Opportunities for student choice when appropriate, but need also to ensure various formats are used Evaluating: Self-evaluation critical part of process in addition to teacher evaluation. Peer evaluation considerations

School-Wide Approach Focus Area 5 – Research Skills (C) Teachers facilitating, checkpoints throughout the process Bibliography – APA: The School’s style of choice: Information resources available. Use of Bibme.org to be encouraged

School-Wide Approach Focus Area 6 – Competent & Confident Teachers & students aware of school systems and a wide variety of e-learning opportunities. Also competent with major platforms, esp the Mac, iOS (iPad) and Windows (netbooks) environments. Office products – Word, Excel, PowerPoint & 365. Critical thinking re internet sources for information. Competent use of Web 2.0 Tools.

School-Wide Approach Other Considerations iPads in Education BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) Office 365 for Education – in the Cloud Network for Learning Learning Management System Relevant Infrastructure Information Feedback from Schools with E-Learning Initiatives