Using Web 2.0 Tools to Create Engaging Environments for Students Jacque Allen E-Learning Facilitator Saint Kentigern College, Auckland

For this session: 1.Professional Development Model 2.Web 2.0 Environment Examples 3.Your Turn – Explore, Create and Evaluate

Professional Development Model ICT PD Group eLearning Lead Teachers Innovation in the classroom, (two term focus) Staff Meetings Staff Wide Staff Workshops Teacher Only Days – explore, create and evaluate Conference support for teachers

ICT PD Group Focused professional development with individual teachers or a small group of teachers with similar needs. Three to six sessions, no more that two weeks apart, focusing on specific applications that engage students, in-class support if needed.

eLearning Lead Teachers: A Professional Development Model Six teachers across a range of curriculum areas who teach a range of levels Each of the teachers are to work with at least one other teacher from their department in a mentoring role to trial and evaluate any new uses of digital technology in the classroom

PD is always on the topics/units being taught at the time – action research model with a focus Visit other schools, attend conferences, share and collaborate with other teachers, facilitate in- house professional learning Term 3, 2009Term 1, 2010 Questioning using collaborative tools Capturing the ‘learning conversation’

Innovation in the Classroom Teachers and Students, for two terms at a time Interactive White Board – will it work for us? Learning Management System – does this meet our needs for now and in the future? Voice Recognition – will this help with special needs in our school

Staff Meetings Twice a term, addressing the whole staff Teachers showing student examples use of ICT in action –teaching and learning in action Comparisons made in relation to student engagement and achievement

Staff Wide Once a term A wide range of useful web sites (Interface Magazine, etc) Made a point of not too often

Search Engines are changing how they present their results and how you can save and share what you find: Share your web site visits with others: See what I am Bookmarking; my account name on Delicious skcallenj Needing pictures: Something for Science and Mathematics – making data useful: (good for social sciences too) Quote Site: Better than word of the week: News and views: ws – more Middle School Here are a few sites that are making waves in and out of SKC:- I am hoping people will find something that interests them, don’t feel you need to visit all of the sites

Staff Workshops Set by the need or opportunity identified – offered to whole staff and/or department specific Not compulsory - very hands on (Plain English video tutorials)video tutorials Two times on offer in the same week or fortnight e.g. Fri morning and Wed afternoon

Teacher Only Day Needs & opportunities identified by HoDs/SMT Options are important – focus on teaching and learning Emphasis on exploring, creating and evaluating – sharing of student examples high priority

Conference, 2010 Stuart Middleton, yesterday

Socratic QuestioningSocratic Questioning: Current Events – including family and interpreting different view points.

Student Voice about using a wiki in Yr12 IB English

Your Turn to Share Share just one idea please

Both Teachers and Students Engaging Environments:- Web 2.0 Mashing Google Docs Skype Podcasting Rich Media Mashing e.g. Audacity and Movie Maker Blogging VoiceThread Collaborative Presentations Wiki Communities

Teaching and Learning Yr 12 IB Biology and Yr 13 NCEA Biology -Podcasts Creation of collective resource Engage the students in a collaborative manner in and out of class Unpacking assessment statements Jargon busting as a group – interpreting and making meaning of language

Teaching and Learning Yr 12 IB Economics – Wiki and Zoho Notebook Reflect on contributions to enhance their own understanding Engage the students in a collaborative manner in and out of class Sharing ideas and posing questions to students and the teacher

Use of the Class Wiki Class outside of class and not restricted by timetable Upload resources including Podcasts from class Embed other resources; YouTube, VoiceThread, etc Students involved in the process Discussion is topic based and focused Links to collaborative tools Student comments

Student Driven Collaboration “It's working perfectly for us the wiki. We have only met once. And we've already got so many ideas. Thanks to wiki. Haha. “ Michael, Yr 13 SKC Environmental Council: Yr 13

Where to from here? Continue to Explore, Create and Evaluate......not get caught up in the ‘must do’ culture and think of the students learning needs first.

Your Turn: Explore, Create and Evaluate

Jacque Allen E-Learning Facilitator Saint Kentigern College, Auckland