Dunsandel will supply a data projector for the day. Please write in the appropriate age group a title for your workshop and who will be taking it. Juniors Years 1 to 4 - 8.30 to 11.00 (Lead Teachers Chris and Tracey will facilitate this session)
Anna Wilson Burnham - I will be sharing my kid pix I did with explanation writing. If i have my inspiration brainstorm done i will share that too
Melissa Lawler Burnham - I will be sharing some samples from Kidpix - we have learning about fruit and vegetables!
Kirsty Burlinson - A power point with children's voices explaining the process of planning and implementing a rain collection system at our school. I hope to use a series of photos of events that occurred along with photos to support an interview type scenario to encourage children's talking. This will be an unfinished power point including only the events to date.
Chris Thurlow - Class blog Pivot Stick: Karen Potts - Kirwee Model School
Chris Quinn - West Melton School - Using webquests to promote independant research related to inquiry. I will share some examples of student presentations, assessment and some of the management issues.(Year 4)
Serena - West Melton - Using digital photos/powerpoint to create slides on counting
Thelma - West Melton - Digital Photos as motivation for storywriting (and assisting in the process of writing a recount). Published result!!
Maree - West Melton - Photopeach
KAthryn - West Melton - TBA (off school at present)
Paula - Kirwee - Presenting children's questions in Power Point
Val - Little River - Useful websites for yr 3/4 children
Rachel - Little River - Using inspration to produce presentations for our Y0/1/2 Expo on animals
Barb Kennedy - Kirwee - MovieMaker
Alison Boon Junior—Using Voice Threads with children telling a story about a picture they have drawn.
Bronwyn Shalfoon Junior—Sharing comic life and how it was used to support our topic. Also talking about what I saw on E-Time bus tour.
Claire Dainter Junior—using Photostory to create a story board about themselves. Inserting text and voice threads too.
Amos Pilgrim Junior—Using word as a publishing tool and uploading photos to support the text.
Tineke Schat Junior—using Free Software from the internet in My classroom.
Kayla Foster Junior—
Audrie Mckenzie - Juniors working with Learnz
Anna Robinson - photo faces/ flip video with New enterants
Trish Muir - Kids learning what is a good photo and taking photos.
Age Specific WorkshopYears 0-4 September 7 Hosted by: Warren (Principal Governors Bay School)Tracey (Lead Teacher Dunsandel School) Chris (Lead Teacher West Melton School) Chris Thurlow Level – year 2/3 Using Blogs to inspire student writing. Used free download called Audacity. (recording programme) Students record and edit stories.Promotes oral language/presentation.Chris linked audacity with movie maker and placed on class blog. Chris has made class movie of students going to the moon.Reflection on information given etc. Questions: Movies how have they been linked to blog.Can link directly to blog. Have you received comments? Yes. Would like more!Have received some from overseas! Karen– Kirwee Model School Level Year 3/4 Pivot Stick Animator.Karen presented a power point. How she has used Pivot in class- MathsGeometry- translation/reflection/rotation Written language – creating story Free download! Karen- West Melton school Level – Year 2 Using ICT to motivate Fact Finding Used word to type in fact findings related to Antarctica- discovered spell check ! Photos used to display learning Students discovered information using Google Use of ICT highly motivational Reading/skimming/scanning/ Questions How did you manage this in class? Students called out for help! Thelma – West Melton School Using ICT to enhance writing.Used slide shows on data projectors.Each slide used on projector to promote written language.Students presented a book about Antarctica. Photos promoted quality writing. Maree – West Melton School Year level 3 Use of photopeach to enhance link between home and school learning. Free download from internet.Web based. Maree discussed where her students at with the programme and how it is used in class at present. Students take photos of what has been happening during the day.Photo slides are emailed home and parents make comments etc. Maree also uses digital hand writing. (key board skills – spacing, capitals, saving files etc) Students work independently to write using ICT.Student rotate using a roster system. Students able to save work in files. Kathryn- West Melton School Year level – 2-3 Use of ICT for inquiry unit. U-tube of a narrative related to classroom novel. Use of ICT in readingto promote reading skills. – Reader Rabbit/Word Shark/Spell Right CD Rom Paula – Kirwee Year Level – New Entrants Used ICT as a learning celebration. Inquiry unit – Shelter Recorded student questions using a dictophone. Inserted sounds onto each slide with students asking their own questions. Power Point slides then printed and posted onto classroom walls. Val ( absent apologies noted) Using websites for learning.All websites now downloaded on Selwyn cluster wikispace for viewing Chris – West Melton School Year Level 4 Uses webquests for students to develop research skills/independent reading and promote self directed learning.You can download webquests from the internet or make your own specific to children’s needs and learning directions using power point. Students assessed using a rubric. Rachel – Little River Level – Year 0 -2 Uses kidpix and digital photos Uses digital photos for self portraits/pictures Discussed use of kidpix in junior school Uses year 6 students (group of 3) to educate her students Inspirationfor facts about animals/recounts on school trip Kidpix uses this programme forinquiry Barb Kennedy- Kirwee Year Level - 3 Use of Movie Maker for assembly item.Focussing from inner to outer objects using macro oncamera. Barb gave example first to students Alison Boon- Year Level – New entrant Using voice thread for literacy promoting oral language.Posted on school blog Questions How do you get voice thread?Free download Why did you choose to use this programme – try something new! And power points are outdated! Bronwyn – Leeston Year Level – New Entrants Used comic life Using photography for assessment.Maths, Inquiry as a visual prompt for students for self assessment Claire – Leeston Year Level 2 Photostory about ‘myself’.Students add to this over the year to create photo record. Students imported photos.Teacher scanned photos from home. Skills learning- font colour, saving pictures Amos -Leeston Year Level 3 Digital Camera skills Amos used a template for students with steps for literacy publishing ·Equipment ·Steps ·Photo Also provided students with success criteria for assessmenteg. Building a lego model Tineka Schat - Leeston Free software for learning Google software for learning Snapshots Icon orange with ‘free’ Tineka uses Artrage for students who have completed work as creative platform Tux Typing for computer skills/keyboard practise Morph programme for baby to ‘now’ photos Kayla – Using photos and words for students to learn shapes. Audrie Mckenzie - Dunsandel Discussed using LEARNZ in classroom Learnz offers a huge amount of information.Audrie suggested to use small amounts rather than become overwhelmed by the volume of information. How did Audrie use ICT in her classroom.
She sent Tigger as an ambassador ($35)
Formulate questions - what Tigger might see?Etc
Telephone talk with Andrew from Learnz to offer students chance to ask questions
Books from National Library on display in classroom
Shared learning at school assembly
Created excellent platform for creative writing. Students continue to be motivated with learning about volcanoes audriemck@gmail.com Anna Year Level New Entrants DiscussedFlip camera and movie maker ($279) Easy tool for junior students Anna would like to use this tool for student reading/listening Heather- West Melton School Year Level New Entrants Uses ICT for word processing. Students learning to locate key board letters etc.backspacing, spacing to reinforce spaces for printing Digital photos for recount writing and as a record of student learning Comic Life- Use this programme for Kia Kaha unit.Students identified key ideas to stay safe.Students created photos of ‘keeping safe’ with wording or heading and speech related to the photo.Heather was able to ask senior students for help to collate comic life. Student took photos, typed heading. Posters placed and used in classroom as a reference for keeping safe throughout the year.
Many thanks to all the teachers who shared their ICT integration/learning with others. We look forward to similar sessions in the future.Your review comments have been noted and overall it reads as though everyone in attendance felt the learning was valuable due to the practicality of each ICT idea used within the classroom setting. Regards Chris, Tracey and Warren.
Seniors Years 5 to 8 - 1.00 to 3.30 (Lead Teachers Val, Scott and Linda will facilitate this session)
Sandra Keenan Burnham - I will share the use of web quests as a reading based activity to support topic. This will include ideas on how and where to find quality web quests, and I will share some examples of the children learning, e.g. completed tasks from the web quest.
Linda Sweeny Burnham - E-Portfolios using PowerPoint presentations
Chantelle Court - kids pix from last term with scenes from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and some from this term of what a garden should look like.
Alison Walls Senior—Photostory to create a digital Story Book
Martin Weaver Senior—using the digital camera and Powerpoint to create digital Learning intentions.
Nicky Johanson Senior—Using Movie Maker. Videoing and editing with music.
Mike Wilson Senior—Taking Photos then Pic editing to make them better.
Olivia Brown Senior
Our third workshop for the year will be Tuesday 4 August in the Otakaro wing 4:15 pm.
4:15 - 5:05
Creating Voice threads and using these in blogs and wiki to support learning.Otakaro Room 216 School Master. Working with your SMSOtakaro Room 215 Developing a Questioning Culture for JuniorsOtakaro Room 217 Electronic Story BooksOtakaro Room 232 bring along your own laptop
5.Thinking without keys or hats. Tracey Harrold Otakaro Room 233 FULL
A look at kids and teachers thinking and learning without all the gimicks. Designed for teachers at all levels and to get some thoughts going about how we motivate children and what inspires them to get involved in learning. 5:10 - 6:00 Getting to know Inspiration / Kidspairtion and other collaborative brainstorming mind mapping softwareOtakaro Room 216 Pivot AnimationOtakaro Room 232 FOR PC ONLY
Mobile Learning.Otakaro Room 217 Cellphones can be a teachers best friend. No their enemy! Introduction to Digistore. (This could also include Mathletics )Otakaro Room 222 Intrduction to software for Learning.Otakaro Room 233
Enrollments 12 only per workshop
4:15 - 5:05
1. Creating Voice threads and using these in blogs and wiki to support learning School Master. Working with your SMS Developing a Questioning Culture for Juniors Electronic Story Books
5.Thinking without keys or hats. Full
Enrollments 12 only per workshop
5:10 - 6:00 pm
1. Getting to know Inspiration / Kidspairtion and other collaborative brainstorming mind mapping software Pivot Animation Mobile Learning.Cellphones can be a teachers best friend. No their enemy! Introduction to Digistore. (This could also include Mathletics ) Intrduction to software for Learning.
Our second workshop for the year will be Tuesday 5 May in Otakaro at 4:15 pm.
only. Beginners Guide to ICT in the Classroom. An insight into how we can use Blogs in the classroom and the wider community.
You will be setting up your own classroom blog during this breakout. It would be handy if you could got to www.gmail.com and set up an account before the 5th may so the session can proceed quickly.
We will provide you with handy hints methods to upload and attach information. Otakaro Room 222 Kidpix in the ClassroomRequirementsOtakaro Room 232 Google docsOtakaro Room 216Exploring Google as a place to create, store documents, share and collaborate on documents.We'll begin with why use Google docs, and then have a wee play with the features, create items save, store and use collaboratvely. This is the one of the real benefits. If time permits we'll look the other really good features, and the other apps that sync. Before this workshop you will need to create your self a gmail account. www.gmail.com. Guest presenter.Please bringOtakaro Room 217
Enrollments 15 only per workshop
4:15 - 5:05 Beginners Guide to ICT in the Classroom. Kidpix in the Classroom Google docs Digital Photography. Being a confident snapper
Round two 5:10 - 6:00 pm 18 only per workshop Kidpix in the Classroom Google docs Digital Photography. Being a confident snapper
Our first 2009 Workshop for the year will be Tuesday 10 March in Otakaro 216 at 4:15 pm.
Literacy Focus
Using Glogster
Bio poems and building class capacity
Wordle
Links with the LLP
Photography Focus
Copyright laws
Use of clip art
Use of images
Online photo galleries
Uploading to Flickr
Where does the use of photos fit in the curriculum . LLP
Animation / Thinking Focus
PhotoPeach
Creating animiations
If they are worth creating then they are worth sharing
Age Specific Workshops - 7 September Room 240
Dunsandel will supply a data projector for the day.Please write in the appropriate age group a title for your workshop and who will be taking it.
Juniors Years 1 to 4 - 8.30 to 11.00 (Lead Teachers Chris and Tracey will facilitate this session)
Anna Wilson Burnham - I will be sharing my kid pix I did with explanation writing. If i have my inspiration brainstorm done i will share that too
Melissa Lawler Burnham - I will be sharing some samples from Kidpix - we have learning about fruit and vegetables!Kirsty Burlinson - A power point with children's voices explaining the process of planning and implementing a rain collection system at our school. I hope to use a series of photos of events that occurred along with photos to support an interview type scenario to encourage children's talking. This will be an unfinished power point including only the events to date.
Chris Thurlow - Class blog
Pivot Stick: Karen Potts - Kirwee Model School
Chris Quinn - West Melton School - Using webquests to promote independant research related to inquiry. I will share some examples of student presentations, assessment and some of the management issues.(Year 4)
Serena - West Melton - Using digital photos/powerpoint to create slides on counting
Thelma - West Melton - Digital Photos as motivation for storywriting (and assisting in the process of writing a recount). Published result!!
Maree - West Melton - Photopeach
KAthryn - West Melton - TBA (off school at present)
Paula - Kirwee - Presenting children's questions in Power Point
Val - Little River - Useful websites for yr 3/4 children
Rachel - Little River - Using inspration to produce presentations for our Y0/1/2 Expo on animals
Barb Kennedy - Kirwee - MovieMaker
Alison Boon Junior—Using Voice Threads with children telling a story about a picture they have drawn.Bronwyn Shalfoon Junior—Sharing comic life and how it was used to support our topic. Also talking about what I saw on E-Time bus tour.
Claire Dainter Junior—using Photostory to create a story board about themselves. Inserting text and voice threads too.
Amos Pilgrim Junior—Using word as a publishing tool and uploading photos to support the text.
Tineke Schat Junior—using Free Software from the internet in My classroom.
Kayla Foster Junior—
Audrie Mckenzie - Juniors working with Learnz
Anna Robinson - photo faces/ flip video with New enterants
Trish Muir - Kids learning what is a good photo and taking photos.
Age Specific Workshop Years 0-4
September 7
Hosted by:
Warren (Principal Governors Bay School) Tracey (Lead Teacher Dunsandel School) Chris (Lead Teacher West Melton School)
Chris Thurlow
Level – year 2/3
Using Blogs to inspire student writing.
Used free download called Audacity. (recording programme) Students record and edit stories. Promotes oral language/presentation. Chris linked audacity with movie maker and placed on class blog.
Chris has made class movie of students going to the moon. Reflection on information given etc.
Questions:
Movies how have they been linked to blog. Can link directly to blog.
Have you received comments? Yes. Would like more! Have received some from overseas!
Karen – Kirwee Model School
Level Year 3/4
Pivot Stick Animator. Karen presented a power point.
How she has used Pivot in class-
Maths Geometry - translation/reflection/rotation
Written language – creating story
Free download!
Karen - West Melton school
Level – Year 2
Using ICT to motivate Fact Finding
Used word to type in fact findings related to Antarctica- discovered spell check !
Photos used to display learning
Students discovered information using Google
Use of ICT highly motivational
Reading/skimming/scanning/
Questions
How did you manage this in class? Students called out for help!
Thelma – West Melton School
Using ICT to enhance writing. Used slide shows on data projectors. Each slide used on projector to promote written language. Students presented a book about Antarctica.
Photos promoted quality writing.
Maree – West Melton School
Year level 3
Use of photopeach to enhance link between home and school learning.
Free download from internet. Web based.
Maree discussed where her students at with the programme and how it is used in class at present.
Students take photos of what has been happening during the day. Photo slides are emailed home and parents make comments etc.
Maree also uses digital hand writing. (key board skills – spacing, capitals, saving files etc) Students work independently to write using ICT. Student rotate using a roster system.
Students able to save work in files.
Kathryn- West Melton School
Year level – 2-3
Use of ICT for inquiry unit.
U-tube of a narrative related to classroom novel.
Use of ICT in reading to promote reading skills. – Reader Rabbit/Word Shark/Spell Right CD Rom
Paula – Kirwee
Year Level – New Entrants
Used ICT as a learning celebration.
Inquiry unit – Shelter
Recorded student questions using a dictophone.
Inserted sounds onto each slide with students asking their own questions.
Power Point slides then printed and posted onto classroom walls.
Val ( absent apologies noted)
Using websites for learning. All websites now downloaded on Selwyn cluster wikispace for viewing
Chris – West Melton School
Year Level 4
Uses webquests for students to develop research skills/independent reading and promote self directed learning. You can download webquests from the internet or make your own specific to children’s needs and learning directions using power point. Students assessed using a rubric.
Rachel – Little River
Level – Year 0 -2
Uses kidpix and digital photos
Uses digital photos for self portraits/pictures
Discussed use of kidpix in junior school
Uses year 6 students (group of 3) to educate her students
Inspiration for facts about animals/recounts on school trip
Kidpix uses this programme for inquiry
Barb Kennedy- Kirwee
Year Level - 3
Use of Movie Maker for assembly item. Focussing from inner to outer objects using macro on camera.
Barb gave example first to students
Alison Boon-
Year Level – New entrant
Using voice thread for literacy promoting oral language. Posted on school blog
Questions
How do you get voice thread? Free download
Why did you choose to use this programme – try something new! And power points are outdated!
Bronwyn – Leeston
Year Level – New Entrants
Used comic life
Using photography for assessment. Maths, Inquiry as a visual prompt for students for self assessment
Claire – Leeston
Year Level 2
Photostory about ‘myself’. Students add to this over the year to create photo record.
Students imported photos. Teacher scanned photos from home.
Skills learning- font colour, saving pictures
Amos -Leeston
Year Level 3
Digital Camera skills
Amos used a template for students with steps for literacy publishing
· Equipment
· Steps
· Photo
Also provided students with success criteria for assessment eg. Building a lego model
Tineka Schat - Leeston
Free software for learning
Google software for learning
Snapshots
Icon orange with ‘free’
Tineka uses Artrage for students who have completed work as creative platform
Tux Typing for computer skills/keyboard practise
Morph programme for baby to ‘now’ photos
Kayla –
Using photos and words for students to learn shapes.
Audrie Mckenzie - Dunsandel
Discussed using LEARNZ in classroom
Learnz offers a huge amount of information. Audrie suggested to use small amounts rather than become overwhelmed by the volume of information.
How did Audrie use ICT in her classroom.
Created excellent platform for creative writing. Students continue to be motivated with learning about volcanoes
audriemck@gmail.com
Anna
Year Level New Entrants
Discussed Flip camera and movie maker ($279)
Easy tool for junior students
Anna would like to use this tool for student reading/listening
Heather - West Melton School
Year Level New Entrants
Uses ICT for word processing. Students learning to locate key board letters etc. backspacing, spacing to reinforce spaces for printing
Digital photos for recount writing and as a record of student learning
Comic Life- Use this programme for Kia Kaha unit. Students identified key ideas to stay safe. Students created photos of ‘keeping safe’ with wording or heading and speech related to the photo. Heather was able to ask senior students for help to collate comic life.
Student took photos, typed heading.
Posters placed and used in classroom as a reference for keeping safe throughout the year.
We look forward to similar sessions in the future. Your review comments have been noted and overall it reads as though everyone in attendance felt the learning was valuable due to the practicality of each ICT idea used within the classroom setting.
Regards
Chris, Tracey and Warren.
Seniors Years 5 to 8 - 1.00 to 3.30 (Lead Teachers Val, Scott and Linda will facilitate this session)
Sandra Keenan Burnham - I will share the use of web quests as a reading based activity to support topic. This will include ideas on how and where to find quality web quests, and I will share some examples of the children learning, e.g. completed tasks from the web quest.
Linda Sweeny Burnham - E-Portfolios using PowerPoint presentations
Chantelle Court - kids pix from last term with scenes from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and some from this term of what a garden should look like.
Alison Walls Senior—Photostory to create a digital Story Book
Martin Weaver Senior—using the digital camera and Powerpoint to create digital Learning intentions.
Nicky Johanson Senior—Using Movie Maker. Videoing and editing with music.
Mike Wilson Senior—Taking Photos then Pic editing to make them better.
Olivia Brown Senior
Our third workshop for the year will be Tuesday 4 August in the Otakaro wing 4:15 pm.
4:15 - 5:05
Creating Voice threads and using these in blogs and wiki to support learning.Otakaro Room 216School Master. Working with your SMSOtakaro Room 215
Developing a Questioning Culture for JuniorsOtakaro Room 217
Electronic Story BooksOtakaro Room 232
bring along your own laptop
5.Thinking without keys or hats. Tracey Harrold Otakaro Room 233 FULL
A look at kids and teachers thinking and learning without all the gimicks. Designed for teachers at all levels and to get some thoughts going about how we motivate children and what inspires them to get involved in learning.5:10 - 6:00
Getting to know Inspiration / Kidspairtion and other collaborative brainstorming mind mapping softwareOtakaro Room 216
Pivot AnimationOtakaro Room 232 FOR PC ONLY
Mobile Learning.Otakaro Room 217Cellphones can be a teachers best friend. No their enemy!
Introduction to Digistore. (This could also include Mathletics )Otakaro Room 222
Intrduction to software for Learning.Otakaro Room 233
Enrollments 12 only per workshop
4:15 - 5:05
1. Creating Voice threads and using these in blogs and wiki to support learningSchool Master. Working with your SMS
Developing a Questioning Culture for Juniors
Electronic Story Books
5. Thinking without keys or hats. Full
Enrollments 12 only per workshop
5:10 - 6:00 pm
1. Getting to know Inspiration / Kidspairtion and other collaborative brainstorming mind mapping softwarePivot Animation
Mobile Learning.Cellphones can be a teachers best friend. No their enemy!
Introduction to Digistore. (This could also include Mathletics )
Intrduction to software for Learning.
Our second workshop for the year will be Tuesday 5 May in Otakaro at 4:15 pm.
only.
Beginners Guide to ICT in the Classroom.
An insight into how we can use Blogs in the classroom and the wider community.
You will be setting up your own classroom blog during this breakout. It would be handy if you could got to www.gmail.com and set up an account before the 5th may so the session can proceed quickly.
We will provide you with handy hints methods to upload and attach information.
Otakaro Room 222
Kidpix in the ClassroomRequirementsOtakaro Room 232
Google docsOtakaro Room 216 Exploring Google as a place to create, store documents, share and collaborate on documents.We'll begin with why use Google docs, and then have a wee play with the features, create items save, store and use collaboratvely. This is the one of the real benefits. If time permits we'll look the other really good features, and the other apps that sync. Before this workshop you will need to create your self a gmail account. www.gmail.com.
Guest presenter.Please bringOtakaro Room 217
Enrollments 15 only per workshop
4:15 - 5:05Beginners Guide to ICT in the Classroom.
Kidpix in the Classroom
Google docs
Digital Photography. Being a confident snapper
Round two 5:10 - 6:00 pm 18 only per workshop
Kidpix in the Classroom
Google docs
Digital Photography. Being a confident snapper
Our first 2009 Workshop for the year will be Tuesday 10 March in Otakaro 216 at 4:15 pm.
Literacy Focus
Photography Focus
Animation / Thinking Focus