1. Workshop 4 2010 Making Connections – Linking Digitally

2. Programme Coffee & Chat – staffroom 8:45 – 9.15What’s on top 9.15 – 9.45Expo, Workshops & other sharing of info 9:30 – 10:30Coaching – Grow model & questioning techniques 10:30 – 10:50 Morning tea 10:50 – 11:00 Task For today – explanation 1.00 – 12.30Task For today - begin in teams 12:30 – 1:00 Lunch 1.00 -– 2:45 Share, feedback (Teams)

3. Today’s objectives To further our connections with others To develop our facilitation skills To create resources for sharing To investigate a series of ideas, concepts & future thinking Log on is : Wireless - p9909

4. Group Norms Respect & Support for each other Confidence/contributions Active and honest participation Safe collaborative environment Acknowledge personal journeys Take responsibility for own learning Collective responsibility for success Humour/fun – tone of voice Share challenges without judgement Attention to people’s personal needs/ways of learning

5. Kicking off (In & across school teams) What’s on top Expo, Workshops & other sharing of info Coaching – Grow model & questioning techniquesGrow model Morning tea

6. Workshop 4 - task sheet In teams, it is your task for this morning to answer the questions and to develop a resource to present in an interesting and innovative way that contains your work. You will have: 1 ½ hrs to research your topics and prepare your presentation. This afternoon you have 10-15 minutes to share this and up to 5 minutes for questions (20 minutes in all max)

7. Workshop 4 - task sheet In teams, it is your task for this morning to answer the questions and to develop a resource to present in an interesting and innovative way that contains your work. You will have: 1 ½ hrs to research your topics and prepare your presentation. This afternoon you have 10-15 minutes to share this and up to 5 minutes for questions (20 minutes in all max)

8. Explanations must be clear and accompanied by examples of how and why these could be used in the classroom. You need to find useful resources/readings that have not been referred to before in the cluster. (One must be related to your area of research) Resources for readings: ISTE's member magazine, Learning & Leading with Technology. Latest newsletter http://centre4.core- ed.net/modules/page/page.php?space_key=382&module _key=82522&link_key=55763&group_key=0http://centre4.core- ed.net/modules/page/page.php?space_key=382&module _key=82522&link_key=55763&group_key=0 For more go to http://www.learningandleading- digital.com/ or http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2010/06/5- steps-to-harness-power-of-cells-in.htmlhttp://www.learningandleading- digital.com/

9. The tasks – team 1 Gaming & education – Why would we? How could you use this? Video for school-wide PD share 2 Reading for school-wide pd share 2 Collaborative projects that are worth a look Find 3 for each of the 4 levels here and develop 1 so that our schools can participate in term 3 or 4.

10. Team 2 Interactive whiteboards – pros & cons Why would we? How could you? Video for school-wide PD share 2 Reading for school-wide pd share 2 Collaborative projects that are worth a look Find 3 for each of the 4 levels here and develop 1 so that our schools can participate in term 3 or 4.

11. Team 3 Virtual reality & education - Why would we? How could you use this? Video for school-wide PD share 2 Reading for school-wide pd share 2 Collaborative projects that are worth a look Find 3 for each of the 4 levels here and develop 1 so that our schools can participate in term 3 or 4.

12. Team 4 Web 3.0 What is this? What implications does it have for education? Video for school-wide PD share 2 Reading for school-wide pd share 2 Collaborative projects that are worth a look Find 3 for each of the 4 levels here and develop 1 so that our schools can participate in term 3 or 4.

13. Team 5 Mc REL’s knowledge Taxonomy What is this? What is its relevance? Video for school-wide PD share 2 Reading for school-wide pd share 2 Collaborative projects that are worth a look Find 3 for each of the 4 levels here and develop 1 so that our schools can participate in term 3 or 4.

14. Team 6 Twitter in the classroom – Why would we? How could you? Video for school-wide PD share 2 Reading for school-wide pd share 2 Collaborative projects that are worth a look Find 3 for each of the 4 levels here and develop 1 so that our schools can participate in term 3 or 4.

15. Rest of the day 10:50 – 12:30 Task For today - continue in teams Share resources created on you section of our wiki or on the cluster4 space. 12:30 – 1:00 Lunch 1.00 – 2.55 Share, feedback (Team presentations)