ICT @ OPSFEBRUARY – AUGUST 2010

The start of the journey

INFRASTRUCTURE

February 2010 April – August 2010 IWB / Teaching Station and digital

camera and printer in each class New bigger network hub installed to

improve access to internet Rooms 7 & 8 had 6 computers each

but often 2-3 not working Room 1 no computers Rooms 7 & 8 had scanners but these

were not installed

In April Rooms 7 & 8 had computers replaced with 6 newer ones and Room 1 had 3 computers installed – far more reliable

Room 7 had IWB lowered Room 7 & 8 scanners installed

SCHOOL INFORMATION 2010 Otorohanga Primary School has 3 classes and attached

teachers

Room 1 is a Year 0-2 class

Room 7 is a Year 3-5 class

Room 8 is a Year 5-8 class

2 RTLBs and 1 RTLiteracy attached

NATIONAL GOAL 1 – INTEGRATION OF ICT TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE NEW ZEALAND CURRICULUM / TE MARAUTANGA O AOTEAROA

February 2010 August 2010 No monitoring of e-learning Students’ understanding of key

competencies through ICTs very limited.

E-learning only used for publishing writing, the lexile reading programme, or researching Rooms 7 & 8.

No e-learning in Room 1 Most students do not know what

ICT is student survey

Some monitoring of what is happening in individual classrooms in e-learning Using the class wiki

Capturing the students development in understanding of key competencies through ICTs experts / good teachers / problem solving / brainstorming

Effective integration of e-learning across all learning areas Room 7 wiki / Room 8 wiki / Student wiki page

E-learning activities support depth and rigor Room 1 wiki

Comic Life

E-pals & Skype

Here is a comment from Hinewai (Year 6)"My e-pal lives on a farm in America and I live on a farm in New Zealand. It’s cool having an e-pal because they think we speak in a funny way. They sent us a picture and she is really pretty. We skyped our e-pals. It was a little bit scary talking to her at the start but when I saw her and started to talk, I really got into it. I really liked being able to say things and not having to wait for ages until they get it. They wanted Shane to show them his dancing and then they sang Happy Birthday to Casey."

Room 8 has spent a few months connecting with e-pals from Juda, Wisconsin in America - this has been used to create a realistic reason for writing and to help the children expand their minds and connect to the outside world.

NATIONAL GOAL 2 – INCREASE CAPABILITY OF TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ LEARNING AND ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH E-LEARNING

February 2010 August 2010 In 2008-2009 had been involved in

LPDP (Literacy Professional Development Project). Most research had related to Literacy.

Have a history of working towards whole school change but not in e-learning and also have not had buy in from all teachers. In reality more small pockets of innovation.

Only looked at ICT as a motivating factor for students

Sourcing the latest research on e-learning to inform programme development Call back days / Ewan McIntosh / online

Working towards whole school change rather than pockets of innovation. Reflections / Staff Meetings / Day book / Appraisal Goals

NATIONAL GOAL 3 – STRENGTHEN PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES AND INCREASED COLLABORATION WITHIN AND ACROSS SCHOOLS

February 2010 August 2010 Sharing in Literacy and on occasion

other curriculum areas 3 distinct classrooms where

teachers tend to do their own thing Sharing with other schools involved

in LPDP over the last two years but only on organised days

Successful systems and procedures for fostering positive relationships @ OPS Staff Meetings / Daybook / ICT support book / Room 1 blog / Room 8 blog / Reflections / sandpit time

Sharing with teachers from other schools Call back days / visits / cluster days / blogging

Upskilling RTLB & RTLiteracy in ICT in order to keep up with the schools in their cluster RTLB wiki

NATIONAL GOAL 4 – INCREASE E-LEARNING LEADERSHIP AND ICT STRATEGIC PLANNING CAPABILITY OF PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS

February 2010 August 2010 Self Review Cycle in place but

focus on Literacy and Numeracy not e-learning OPS Review Rubric

Build up over time, prioritise needs vs. wants, future focus

Teachers Matter Conference / LPDP / National Standards / NZ Curriculum etc.

Assessing the school’s current position in order to plan effectively Self Review Cycle / ICT Action Plan / OPS Review Rubric

Sufficient infrastructure to allow for growth while staying within budgetary constraints supportive BOT / free computers / don’t buy new / build up over time

Leaders accessing quality professional development in order to be more effective in their roles Ewan McIntosh / blogging / delicious

NATIONAL GOAL 5 – INCREASE THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY’S UNDERSTANDING OF THE EDUCATIONAL CONTRIBUTION OF E-LEARNING

February 2010 August 2010 Limited community support for

sporting and J-Rock events but not other areas of the curriculum

BOT and community does not fully understand e-learning but support the use of computers in classrooms.

Barriers to engaging with the community and how to overcome these Lack of computers at home – computer suite / newsletters – blogs, wikis, emailed / BOT minutes etc. emailed

Key messages about e-learning for the community E-learning

ICT @ OPSFEBRUARY – AUGUST 2010

Future Focus

FUTURE FOCUS @ OPS September Blogging Challenge – Room 1 & 7 class blogs,

Room 8 class & student blogs Link teachers in our cluster together & visit other schools Ewan McIntosh 100 hour challenge Set up OPS website, use Google docs and link wikis Computer Suite – access to community E-portfolios