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Frogs, Fashion Farming
Integrating content with your Learning Platform
Greg HughesConsultant Deep Experience
Winner of the award for ICT
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de Ferrers Specialist Technology College

• Almost 2000 students
• Mixed ability, 11-18
• Split site Dove (KS3) Trent (KS4/5) Campuses
• Became an IBDP World School in 2008
• Largest school in Staffordshire
• ICT mark Focus School (ICT Register)
• Recently awarded Outstanding by Ofsted

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OFSTED 2008
The impact of its specialist status is felt
throughout the institution and the substantial
investment made in new technology has made a very
significant contribution to increasing the
opportunities and raising the achievement of all
students
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The 9 gateways
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The Deeps
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Leadership
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DEEPEXPERIENCE
NEW TECHNOLOGIES PERSONALISED CURRICULUM
IMPROVED ENGAGEMENT
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• NEW TECHNOLOGIES team
• Assistant Principal Deep Experience (JSL)
• Consultant Deep Experience (GH)
• New Technology Development Leaders (NTDLs)
• - DT (DB)
• - ICT (SJ)
• - Maths (CB)
• - Science (SG)
• Monthly meetings of Management group for New
  Technologies team (MY, JSL, GH, CB).
• NTDLs conduct ICT pilot projects, support staff
  training and advise on future developments.

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Improvement Plan 2009
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LEARNINGPLATFORM
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SIMS
CLIPBANK
MY DOCUMENTS
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Without a VLE
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WITH a VLE
it only supports Learners if you put in the
effort
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• Learning Platform developments VLE
• All subjects now covered with pages resources
  at KS5
• Expanding more into KS3/4, more clubs and groups
• Increased diversity of activities being used by
  various staff student voice
• Looking at mk II VLE for September 2009 to
  allow us to support new curriculum will also
  allow parental access to data via SIMS.
• Strengthen links with primary cluster aim for
  seamless transition 1 login for all stages!
• Need a more structured approach to VLE

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10 good ways to use the VLE to support learning

• Add past exam papers mark schemes
• Upload podcasts / podquizzes
• Make use of forums to start discussions get
  students to help each other
• Add weblinks to direct them to broaden deepen
  their studies
• Use votes surveys to get student views

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10 good ways to use the VLE to support learning
6. Submit mark homework online 7. Track
research for projects using ELFs 8. Save class
notes quizzes in file boxes 9. Use RSS news
feeds to point them at current news/events in
your subject 10. Display movies from You Tube,
Clipbank, and class presentations
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E-Mentoring
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Relevant links for independent learning.
Class vote on topical subject.
Pod casting Download
Live topical design news from the young designers.
Class journal for E-mentoring
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E-Mentoring

• Year 10 present Pod cast and post on the VLE
• Year 13 view Pod Cast through the VLE
• Year 13 leave feedback for Year 10
• Pupils communicate through the class journal

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Physics
File boxes with notes from class quizzes.
Link to Past Papers Mark Schemes (scanned as
PDFs)
Noticeboards
Student Discussion Forums
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Physics
Votes on topics.
You Tube video
Assignments (ELFs)
RSS News feeds
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Physics
Y12 IBDP Physics survey
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Talking Point!
Art RSS feed
Resources for students
Sixth Form ART
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Sign Language Club
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• Individual Learning Plans (ILPs)
• Last year trials with Y7/Y10/Y12
• This year phased in for Y8/Y9/Y11/Y13
• Templates devised by AG staff
• Students access templates and fill in during
  sessions in morning tutorials
• Filled-in templates saved displayed in an
  online portfolio for form tutor to access as
  needed

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Individual Learning Plans (ILPs)
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Staff e-learning survey
SECTION 1 Confidence in using ICT for
e-learning 4 very confident, 3 quite
confident, 2 OK, 1 Never really used it

• Most staff seem much more confident using the ICT
  resources they have.
• Key priorities for 2008 2009 are
• Interactive Whiteboard training, especially for
  faculties that havent had them before
• More training in using My Classes, in and out of
  lessons
• Some sessions on SIMS?

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Staff e-learning survey
SECTION 2 How well could ICT support
Personalising Learning in your area? 1
strongly disagree, 2 disagree, 3 unsure,
4 agree, 5 strongly agree

• There were very few staff who felt these ideas
  were not of some use. The most popular areas were
  use of games, quizzes concept maps.
• Key priorities for 2008 2009 are
• Further training on using Hot Potatoes to
  produce revision/review quizzes
• Training on using free concept mapping software
  Real Smart
• Look at purchasing/making ICT learning games for
  staff to use in lessons with students

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CLIPBANK
Feeding the digital appetite of todays learners
a redesign of teaching learning contexts
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• Whole school resource for all years
• Thousands of short, categorised video clips for
  many subjects (Science, MFL, History, Geography,
  DT, Business, Maths, CPSHE)
• English just arrived!
• Related movies, keywords and script
• Links to lesson plans and other curricular
  subjects

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• Inspires learning engages staff and students
• Supports creativity and personalised learning
• Links to real world events and news stories
• Updated weekly supporting newsletters
• Multimedia technology supports visual learners
• Short clips keep students focused on learning

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CLIPBANK _at_ de Ferrers

• Bought with leftover ELCs
• Early demonstration to all staff at twilight
  meeting
• Initially accessed via school network (in school)
• Adopted used immediately by several staff
  before training
• Very positive feedback..lots of hidden use
• Eventually accessed via VLE (Netmedia MG4L)
• Now available 24/7 for all students
• Messages sent out via website, newsletter and
  teaching staff drip feed

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CLIPBANK _at_ de Ferrers
SCIENCE
Downloading Clips Importing into Movie Maker
Adding titles, text photos
Save as a revision movie Personalised Learning
in action!
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WAIT - Video Piracy is a crime..!
NO - Clipbank users in a subscribing school have
permission to download clips, mash them up, edit
them, etc.
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CLIPBANK _at_ de Ferrers
Great for SEN students TAs
Using Clipbank to review L.O.s check
understanding
Using Clipbank to liven up dull tasks achieve
easy differentiation
SCIENCE
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www.worldle.net
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CLIPBANK _at_ de Ferrers
System processes gt Pig Feeder Clip used to help
students produce flow charts. Same clip used
at GCSE and A level with a different focus.
DESIGN TECHNOLOGY
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CLIPBANK _at_ de Ferrers
Students used TICK or TRASH clips to look at
solutions to Trigonometry questions, then worked
in pairs to produce correct and incorrect
solutions. Lesson produced some excellent
examples of peer assessment, discussion and the
use of misconceptions...and they enjoyed
Trigonometry!
MATHS
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CLIPBANK _at_ de Ferrers
Clipbank movie clips can be used to set the scene
and create an emotional learning
climate. Students used Moviemaker to animate
their war poem recipes and set them against
suitable film and sound effects. Question What
is the most effective medium?
ENGLISH
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CLIPBANK _at_ de Ferrers
ENGLISH
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Learning Games

• Flash e-learning games activities produced in
  house by a web designer
• Students use them in lessons and at home to
  support active learning and self-assessment
• Multimedia-rich and interactive
• Export games to the learning platform
• Initial focus on core subjects (CVA)
• Summer term other areas
• Co-Construction students starting to be
  involved in design of games

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CLIPBANK - Summary

• Students taking ownership using clips
  creatively
• Inspired learning and engaging contexts can
  lead to a deeper understanding of the curriculum
• Making learning more accessible involving all
  stakeholders inform parents about Clipbank
• Ideal for supporting different learning styles
  (VAK), different paces of learning
  differentiation
• Changing role of teacher as facilitator/navigato
  r
• Develops students ICT/Communication skills
  Shift/Happens generation

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Personalising Learning with Clipbank
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good ideas for using Clipbank
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IDEAS Personalising Learning with Clipbank
(1) SILENT MOVIES

• Turn off sound.
• Ask pairs of students to watch a movie clip and
  write a possible script
• Look at the actual transcript and compare answers
• Helps develop technical vocabulary and literacy
  skills

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IDEAS Personalising Learning with Clipbank
(2) IN THE SPOTLIGHT

• Zoom in on a small part of movie clip (use IWB)
• Give students time to watch it and suggest the
  scene/context
• Compare answers
• Widen the field of view if they are still unsure

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IDEAS Personalising Learning with Clipbank
(3) ON THE ROAD

• Set up a learning route or learning trail through
  a topic or idea
• Use a number of linked clips (URLs) along with
  some websites and other information
• Ask students if they found it more useful
  learning concepts this way can they devise a
  better learning route themselves?

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IDEAS Personalising Learning with Clipbank
(4) MAKING SWEET MUSIC

• Students watch one or two movie clips relevant to
  lesson
• Ask them to write some lyrics to a popular tune,
  inspired by the clips!
• See if they will perform them with the backing
  music!!!

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IDEAS Personalising Learning with Clipbank
(5) MAKING MOVIES

• Students choose a few clips relevant to lesson
  download them
• Import them into Movie Maker (free with all
  Windows PCs)
• Add their own titles, comments, diagrams, music,
  etc
• Export and download they have their own
  revision aid PL in action!

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IDEAS Personalising Learning with Clipbank
(6) BRING IT TO LIFE

• Students download any relevant Clipbank movies
  sections of transcript
• Add to presentations PowerPoints to liven them
  up
• Can help to set ideas into a suitable context

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IDEAS Personalising Learning with Clipbank
(7) NEWS REPORT

• Students download any relevant Clipbank movies
  sections of transcript
• Import into Green Screen software (eg, Visual
  Communicator 2 or Serif Movie Plus) with other
  media, to make news reports on issues, topics,
  etc
• You can also use the Newspaper templates in
  Clipbank to look at media views manipulation of
  stories.

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NEXTYEARBEYOND
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Mobile Phones!!!
Calculator
Diary Planner
Camera
GPS
Sound recorder
Web browser
Text Surveys
Data sensor
Notepad
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Web 2.0
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Web 2.0
Web 2.0 is much more about a change in people and
society than technology
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Web 2.0 In the classroom
What they want
What they may think they have
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Web 2.0 Clipbank in the classroom
Q - How might we use Web 2.0 ideas, the VLE
Clipbank in the classroom?
A Get student mashing up clips, adding text,
music, photosproducing their own moviespeer
assessing them via the VLE to the school audience
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FINAL THOUGHTS

• SATURATION - Offer students a wide choice of
  resources to learn from Shotgun approach!
• DRIP FEED - Keep chipping away at staff to
  encourage use, suggest ideas, experiment
• Develop a TEAM to support all staff in setting
  up pages learning tools booster sessions?
• ENCOURAGE staff to share ideas at meetings
• ASK students what do they want? Get them
  involved Demand ? Supply

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QUESTIONS ANSWERS
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de Ferrers
Specialist Technology College
Greg HughesConsultant Deep Experiencee-mail
hughesg_at_deferrers.mg4l.net Skype
deepexperience1 Website www.deferrers.com
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
Winner of the award for ICT