HIAS ICT Newsletter Spring 2010

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HIAS ICT Team Primary Newsletter - Spring 2010Doyou have any ICT events or news? Please [email protected]

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Welcome to the Spring 2010 issue of the HIAS ICT Team Newsletterdesigned to keep you up-to-date with ICT issues locally and nationally.HIAS ICT BURSARIES 2010 - WIN A SET OF NETBOOK PCs

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OUT INFORMATION ALREADY SENT TO SCHOOLS. CURRENTLY 181 OUT OF 4500FREE-SCHOOL MEALS APPLICANTS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN HAVERING.

LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT/RESOURCES

Next Generation Learning are you on the map?

The Governments Next Generation Learning campaign is encouragingparents/carers/governors to take an increased interest in ICT provision inschools. Becta's Online Self-review Framework (SRF) offers a route forassessing and improving aschool's use of ICT as part of Next GenerationLearning. Checkhttp://www.nextgenerationlearning.org.uk/to see if your school

is shown on the Next Generation Learning map right. The framework is free to use andis linked to the national standards for ICT. It can help:

Show what "good" use of ICT looks like Benchmark your progress against other schools Identify your strengths Produce action plans for improvement.

HIAS ICT Bursaries 2010 over 10,000 to bid for... Find out more at the ICT Leaders meetingFollowing-on the success of the 2009 HIAS ICT Bursaries we are now pleased to be able to offer

another round of Bursaries for schools to bid for. This year the Bursaries include the following:

A set of 16 netbooks with a charging trolley and wireless point

Two sets of two Wii consoles with Wii Fit and Wii Sports One set of 5 Matralingua Pens to support SEN/Inclusion/MFL Two sets of Key Stage Two Control Technology starter kits

Application forms are available from the Havering MLE Primary ICT Room and by email from your HIAS ICTlink. They were originally distributed at the March 2010 Primary ICT Leaders meetings.

LGfL DigitalBrain Email closing July 2010/London Safemail for pupils coming soonLGfL Digital Brain Mail (@lgfl.net) for adults and pupils will cease to exist from July 2010. The buttonthat is available on the existing LGfL email will disappear from this time, therefore removing access to existingemails. LGfL StaffMail has replaced this for staff. New accounts already exist for every member of staff.Please ask your headteacher who your nominated contact is for StaffMail. Pupil accounts will be availablein the Summer Term 2010. These will include London SafeMail accounts. These accounts will be look

similar to StaffMail accounts with fully functional Outlook Web Access. This will include the option to onlyemail only within accounts across the school.

LONDON MANAGED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT - MLE

London Managed Learning Environment in action - New best practice video launched

A new video has been launched by the HIAS ICT team inassociation with Towers Junior School to demonstrate theeffective use of the London MLE.

To examine the process behind planning for implementationof the London MLE

To emphasise the importance of continuing professionaldevelopment to support the implementation

To explore the benefits to support school improvementplanning and school self-evaluation processes

To help support pupils learning and parental engagementThe video will be emailed to all schools and will be available from the Primary ICT Room on the London MLE.

Register for the Becta SRF at: -https://selfreview.becta.org.uk
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Effective practice with the London Managed Learning Environment Brookside Infant School

Brookside Infant Schools ICT Leader

Nicola Maher and MLE Administrator

Wendy Pope have used the Forum

tool within the MLE to develop a

Construction Site allowing all users to

feed into the development of the MLE.

This is proving very useful.

Ten Top Tips for making the most of the MLE all happening in Havering schools now...

TeachingandLearning/ParentalEngagement Year Groups vs.

Classes

Year Groups offer

great timesaving by

allowing weblinks,

homework etc to be

shared across a year

group, rather than

duplicating content

Supporting teaching

and learning

Add weblinks to

reinforce work

undertaken in class

Post homework and

even allow pupils to

hand-in online

Research projects

linked to theme weeks

with tasks linked to

research skills e.g.

using the Internet,

local library etc.

Literacy and Maths

Letters and sounds

room upload sound

clips and weblinks

Book Review room

focusing on an author

with weblinks, video-

clips and activities

Maths activity room

linked to NNS

Interactive Teaching

Programs, websites

(e.g. BBC Number

Time)

Intervention

Programme room

with links to resources

to support learning

School Council

Room

Add a Forum for

pupils to discuss

school council issues

online, outside of

meetings. This could

then be shared with

the whole-school to

add comment

Engage Parents

Provide access to

curriculum overviews

Weblinks to support

pupil learning

Letters home

Examples of their

children's work

Key schooldocuments and dates

PTA news and otherinformation such as E-Safety advice

Leadershipand

Management

Reduce Meetings:

Use a Forum to

discuss an issue e.g.

Bookweek instead of

using time in a staff

meeting

Monitoring Planning:

Add a room for staff to

upload planning,

which can then be

accessed without the

need to print off

copies

Streamline School

Improvement and

SEF processes by

uploading your SEF

and School

Improvement Plans

with online folders to

store evidence

Create a Governors

Room including:

Meeting agendas/

minutes/dates

Policies

Links to Governor.net

Governor Training

opportunities

Site Manager/

Caretaker Room:

Add any sites and

building issues,

allowing the

caretaker/site

manager to see what

issues have arisen

and to plan their time

even more effectively

Are you the brainiest school in Britain? Sign-up for the first ever online national schools quiz

Becta, the Governments agency for technology in education, and the NEN(National Education Network) are launching the first ever nationwide onlineschools quiz, which will see thousands of primary school children up anddown the country compete simultaneously in this pioneering, interactivecompetition. Schools entering the Next Generation Learning National SchoolsQuiz, which will take place on Friday 12th March, could win up to 3,000 worth ofICT equipment or training for their school, plus there are fantastic spot prizes forsuccessful individuals and teams who take part. The quiz will run exclusivelyonline, via the NEN, covering curriculum areas, including history, science,citizenship, numeracy and literacy. Questions will be provided by a series of highprofile national partners who include the Historic Royal Palaces, Natural History

Museum, Science Museum, Guide Dogs for the Blind, and the relevant subject associations. Thenationwide quiz is aimed at Key Stage 2 and open to pupils aged eight and nine years old. Schools can signup individual pupils or teams by registering now atwww.nen.gov.uk/nsq.
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SAFEGUARDING: DATA SECURITY

Why the HIAS ICT Team advocate the LGfL (Atomwide) Encrypted Solution...

LGfL Managed Service Encrypted Storage Encrypted storage over the counterUSB & Hard drive versions

password and biometric access available

USB & Hard drive versions

password and biometric access availableRelatively expensive compared to unencrypted

storage and over the counter encrypted storage

More expensive than unencrypted storage, less

expensive than LGfL managed service encryptedstorageAllocated to an individual and linked to their LGfLUSO

No specific allocation, but could be shared. Only onepassword per device so passwords have to be sharedtoo.

If the password is forgotten the device password canbe reset by LGfL with permissions from the servicehead/headteacher. Identity authentication uses USOsecurity protocols.

If the password is forgotten the device will not be ableto be accessed, and rendered useless. If passwordsare stored elsewhere, written down, the security of thedevice is compromised.

If the owner of the device is unable to access it(illness/death) the device password can be reset byLGfL with permissions from the service

head/headteacher. Identity authentication uses USOsecurity protocols.

If the owner of the device is unable to access it(illness/death) the device will not be able to beaccessed, and rendered useless. If passwords are

stored elsewhere, written down, the security of thedevice is compromised.

If there are concerns about the owner of the device(capability/disciplinary etc), or there are concernsabout the contents of the device, it can be accessed,with assistance, by LGfL with permissions from theservice head/headteacher. Identity authenticationuses USO security protocols.

If there are concerns about the owner of the device(capability/disciplinary etc), or there are concernsabout the contents of the device, none of the contentscan be examined.

If the device is lost it has a public partition which asksthe finder to return to Atomwide (not LBH adeliberate decision), the school stands a chance ofhaving the device returned to them.

If the device is lost it there is nothing to indicateownership. If labelled in any way it may attractadverse publicity for the school.

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LEARNING AND TEACHING/CURRICULUM

The Havering Hoscars 2009/2010 The winners are...

There were some excellent films this year. Thank you to all schools who submitted an entryEntries available to be seen in MLE Hoscars Room.

Overall Primary: Elm Park Primary School - animation and films in all phases submitted Prize

2 Apple Macs or equivalent

1st - St. Peters Being Different- Prejudice Prize: Apple Macbook or equivalent

2nd - The James Oglethorpe Primary School My World Documentary Prize: Netbook or

equivalent

EYFS/KS1: Scargill Infant School - My World- Animation World of Blue Dog Prize: Apple Macbook or

equivalent

Key Stage Two: Scotts Primary School Being Different. Who we are Prize: Netbook or equivalent

Overall Secondary:Coopers Company and Coborn School Prize- Prize: 2 Apple Macbooks or equivalent

The following schools are highly commended for their entries:

Key Stage Two Scargill Juniors My World Anti-Bullying film and animation

Key stage Two Pyrgo Priory Dangers in the Park Animation

Key stage One Upminster Infants My World

Entry for Hoscars 2010 are now open - take part and submit to be in a chance of winning a fabulouse

prize. In February 2011. We hope to hold a Hoscar ceremony.

Application forms are available from the Havering MLE Primary ICT Room and by email from your HIAS ICTlink. They were originally distributed at the March 2010 Primary ICT Leaders meetings.
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Watch out Warner Brothers! As Scotts Primary School unveil their new Apple Mac film studio

Theres a touch of Hollywood over in Hornchurch these days, since Scotts Primary School converted acupboard in their Year 6 classroom into a film studio. Headteacher Simon Abeledo is rightfully proud of thework. Apple Mac computers, funded through Tesco vouchers and double-glazed windows to provide sound-proofing (for 1500) mean that pupils are now able to engage in film and animation work at a very minimalcost. Pupils have been developing their skills very quickly, with support from ICT Leader Jan Taylor.

Crownfield Junior School accept the National Story Telling Video-Conferencing Challenge

To celebrate National Storytelling Week, three professional

Storytellers working for Everyday Magic presented an exciting

videoconference challenge to Primary schools. Here Crownfield

Junior School ICT Leader Suzanne Nott explains...

Four of our Y5's took part. They received great feedback from theprofessional storytellers (all three were listening to thecontributions from the schools). They said our set was fantastic;the children's gestures and expressions when telling the storyreally brought it alive and that the ending sent tingles up theirspines! We were the final school to perform, so spent the

morning enjoying the performances from the eight other schools.

Music Learning Live: Another innovative use of video-conferencing

Engayne Primary School participated in thisexcellent video-conferencing event on Friday 26thFebruary 2010 supported by the Havering

Music Service. The event focussed on music education with sessions on Dalcroze,Kodaly, Thinking Skills in Music and Inventing Music.

Find out more at: http://www.musiclearninglive2010.net/primary_strand

Education Executive magazine examines how ICT has transformed Engayne Primary School

Suzannah Wright, Editor of Education Executive magazine visitedEngayne Primary School in December 2009 to find out the reasonsbehind the Schools recent Becta ICT Excellence Award for Leadershipand Management. The article can be read in full on the ICT inHavering Blog. www.haveringict.edublogs.orgor click on the linkbelow...

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WHATS ALSO HAPPENING WITH ICT IN HAVERING?

BETT 2010: Elm Park and Hylands pupils wow the crowds/Scargill Infant awarded ICT Mark

Hylands Primary, Elm Park Primary and Scargill Infant Schools were all in action at

BETT 2010. Pupils from Hylands Primary School demonstrated how they are using

visualisers to improve learning and teaching. Similarly, pupils from Elm Park Primary did the

same as well as this the Elm Park pupils were interviewed live on the radio. Finally,

Scargill Infant School were presented with their ICT Mark certificate. Variously throughout the week, the HIAS

ICT team spotted representatives from many Havering schools eager to find out about the latest products and

services.

Japanese Ministry of Education Links: Elmo UK ICT Research Project/Visit to schools

As part of the embedding of visualisers and other ICT equipment withinHavering schools, we have been approached by the Japanese Ministry ofEducation to undertake a research project within Havering schools. This

research will be used to compare practice between the United Kingdom and Japan. The research will beundertaken by Dr. Jun Takahashi, Associate Professor at the University of Toyama, Japan on behalf of MEXT Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Technology Japanand shared at Edu Expo 2010 in Tokyo inJune 2010.

On 15th December 2010, a delegation from the Japanese Ministry of Education visited

The Mawney and Parklands Infant Schools to see ICT supporting learning and teachingacross the school. They were very impressed by what they saw. On 14th January 2010

another delegation visited Scargill Junior School and Scotts Primary School to focus on

handheld and mobile learning and the use of ICT to support administration describing the practice as Most

excellent!

Elm Park Primary School: The Journey - Red carpet is rolled-out at the Schools Oscars event

Episode seven: The Website, the Blog and 'Emily'

A year 5 project sets Catherine, Anu and Oliver off on an

investigation of how the school uses their website and how they are

starting to use their new learning platform or managed learningenvironment (MLE). Deputy Head Lesley knows about their website but

what exciting plans do the ICT Team have for developing the MLE? With

the introduction of their MLE, The end of the day and year 5 pupils return

to Catherines parents house to report back on their findings. They are

now much more clued up on their website and are looking forward to working with

Emily.http://nextgenerationlearning.org.uk/thejourney

On 10th February 2010 Elm Park Primary hosted an Oscars Ceremony to

celebrate the schools animation and digital storytelling activities. The

Mayor of Havering Councillor Roger Ramsey was in attendance to present theprizes alongside HIAS School Improvement Partner Sue Allen and members

of the HIAS ICT Team. The event was a great success with pupils from

Reception through to Year Six presented with awards.
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CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Spring/Summer/Autumn 2010 see the HIAS course booking system for contents and venues

Course Name Date/TimeEarly Years ICT Starting out with ICT Session 1: Weds 19th May 2010 Time: 1.00pm-4.00pm

Session 2: Mon28th June 2010 Time: 9.00pm-12.00pmA Taste of Apple - Apple Macs in theClassroom to support podcasting, animation,film-making and comic-books

Thurs 27th May 2010 Time: 4.15pm-6.00pm

Primary ICT Leaders Meeting - Summer Term2010

Thurs 10th June 2010 Time: 4.15pm-6.00pmWeds 16th June 2010 Time: 4.15pm-6.00pm

Primary ICT Leaders Meeting - Autumn Term2010

Thurs 18th November 2010 Time: 4.15pm-6.00pmWeds 24th November 2010 Time: 4.15pm-6.00pm

MLE TRAINING AT CEME

Repeat of initial 2 day training day 2less emphasise on administration focuson MLE use and new tools.

WebFronter - Development and hostingof school website

Repeat of initial 2 day training day 2less emphasis on administration focuson MLE use and new tools.



Thurs 18 March and Fri 19 March - Time 10.00am- 4.00pm

Tues 30th March - Time 10.00am - 4.00pm

Mon 14 and Tues 15th June - Time 10.00am -4.00pm

Wed 23rd June - Time 10.00am - 4.00pm

Fri 2nd Jul - Time 10.00am - 4.00pm

LGfL Annual ICT Technicians ConferenceWho should attend Head of ICT, NetworkManagers, ICT Coordinators, ICT TechniciansStadium Tour available as an option additional

10+vat chargeFull programme now availableatwww.events.lgfl.net

Mon 29th March 2010 - Time: 9.00am-4.00pmWhere Arsenal Emirates Stadium, IslingtonHow much - 48+vat includes lunch, all refreshmentsand materials

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