Computer C.H.I.P.S

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Computer C.H.I.P.S

• Communities
• Helping
• Improve
• Pupils
• Success

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Aims of CHIPS

• Provide high quality learning through ICT for
  children and adults in our community.
• Enhance self-esteem of children and adults.
• Develop stronger links with our community.
• Help adults gain qualifications that can improve
  employability.
• Involve parents in their childrens learning.
• ICT Helper Scheme.
• Establish Braniel Primary School as a centre of
  community involvement.

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Key factors in developing Computer CHIPS

• Philosophy
• Planning
• Professional development
• Personnel

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Where it all began (Feb 2002)

• Proposal and approval of CHIPS project to Board
  of Governors, Senior Management Team and Staff
• Preparation and distribution of PR packs and
  initiation of fundraising activities
• Beginning of Room 7 deconstruction and clearance

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2002/3

• Staff Marathon Event and Staff Lunch Club - 2000
• Submission of Funding applications begins.
• Benching construction begins
• Draft and completion of CHIPS teacher job
  description and advertisement
• Installation of C2K provision

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2003/4

• Think.com
• Gridclub
• Schools Fantasy Football league
• Link with Bombardier
• Summer school
• ET excellence award
• Parent helpers trained
• Link with East Belfast Open Learning Centre

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2004/5

• Interactive Whiteboards
• ALPS pilot
• Sustained use of school INTRANET
• Library computers updated to Windows XP
• web wizards, movie makers clubs
• Parent Helper scheme running

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7 Strands to Implement CHIPS

• Interactive classroom
• Interactive whiteboards
• Classroom PCs
• Extra-curricular activities
• Parental involvement
• Self-evaluation
• ALPS

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How is the Interactive Classroom used?

• Cross-curricular ICT for all pupils
• Springboard for ICT across the school
• After school clubs
• Summer schools
• Teacher training
• Parents Classes
• Parental involvement e.g. Dads and Lads

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Planning

• Started with Braniel ICT Policy
• Designed targets for skills children should know
  by the end of each year.
• Looked at teachers planning for each year group.
• Looked at software available with C2K.
• Matched targets, curriculum objectives and
  software. Designed schemes of work for each year
  group.
• Worked with teachers to provide lesson plans to
  go with schemes.

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Scheme of work

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Lessons

• P1-P5 1hr 15mins
• P6-P7 2hrs
• Each class is divided into BUGS and CHIPS.
• Whole class introduction
• BUGS work on computer first while CHIPS do
  related activity in middle.
• Swap over half way through lesson
• Come together and discuss their work.

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Example of a lesson
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Springboarding

• Pupil work saved to public folder which can be
  accessed in classroom
• Software introduced for children to use on class
  PCs
• Lessons linked with topics being covered in class

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ICT in the Classroom

• 1 networked PC for childrens use
• 1 or 2 additional stand-alone PCs
• Desktop PC and Interactive Whiteboard for
  teachers use
• Video and speakers to allow for TV and video to
  be displayed in class
• Ongoing staff development in use of ACTIVstudio 2
  and ACTIVprimary software

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ICT Beyond the Classroom

• Web wizards
• Think.com
• E-pals
• Schools Fantasy League
• Summer school
• Pushkin awards

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ICT in the Community

• 6 week Beginners course and 10 week Intermediate
  course for Parents/Grandparents
• 45 parents gained basic IT training by June 2003
  with a further 75 trained this year
• 10 parents have volunteered as ICT helpers
• Smart mail encouraging home-school communication
• School website and adream website

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• Evaluation
• Reviewing and amending methods of assessment
• Pupils have self-assessment files on the public
  folder
• Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum awards granted
  once skills have been completed
• P7 take part in the CCEA Accreditation Scheme for
  KS2

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Continuing development

• What do we plan for the Interactive Classroom in
  the next 3 years, and beyond?

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Pupils

• Links with other schools
• Ulster Scots New World Project
• Pushkin awards
• E-pals
• Clubs and societies
• Web wizards
• Movie Makers
• Summer school
• Other developments
• Work postbox
• E-mail addresses

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Staff

• Continued Professional
• Development
• post-NOF action plan
• Continued training in use of ActivStudio2 and
  ActivPrimary software for Promethean whiteboards
• using Interactive Classroom independently
• further incorporation of C2K equipment and
  software into daily/weekly/monthly planning
• Focus on different learning styles (ALPS
  training)
• Further training for classroom assistants

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Parents

• Courses
• continue beginner and intermediate courses
• links with Learn Direct to provide a wider range
  of courses and encourage home learning
• ICT Helpers
• support classroom teachers
• supervise lunchtime and after school use
• help to provide additional independent study time

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PARENTS
PUPILS
THE INTERACTIVE CLASSROOM
STAFF

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Community

• Courses
• open to non-parents
• Local Business
• visits to highlight uses of ICT in the workplace
• Learn Direct
• opportunities for links with Further Education
• Sponsorship
• continue links with current sponsors and
  establish new relationships

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Evaluating Computer CHIPS

• Looking back facing forward

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Early Successes

• E.T. Excellence Award winners 2003
• Bombardier Community Education Award winners 2004
• RTU use our school as a model of excellent
  practice for their Leadership in ICT Course for
  principals.
• Schools work praised by DENI OFSTED.
• Viglen have singled out Braniel Primary as an
  example of innovative practice in a UK case
  study.
• Selected by CCEA to pilot the new electronic
  pupil profile.

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Self-Evaluative Management

• In 2002 the Education Technology Strategic
  Management Group created a six year action plan.
  This plan outlined ambitious milestones for
  Northern Ireland Schools.
• The SMT have used this document as a
  self-evaluative instrument to contextualise our
  work.
• Our progress has been very pleasing.

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Milestones

• Enhance individualise the learning process
• 1.1 Embed ICT across the curriculum to enhance
  skills and learning.
• Improving Literacy Numeracy across the
  curriculum
• 2.1 A broader definition of literacy is required.
• Developing creativity problem-solving
• 3.1 Develop creativity and problem solving
  through the use of a wide range of multimedia
  technology.
• 3.2 Allow in the early years ICT resources to be
  part of structured play.
• 3.3 K.S.2 pupils should confidently and as part
  of their regular use online resources.

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Milestones

• Personalise learning and improve assessment
• 4.1 Learners should use ICT to create, measure
  and assess their own progress
• 4.2 Schools should measure ICT competences across
  the curriculum
• 4.6 Eportfolios should be used to showcase
  pupils work
• 4.7 Management systems should be developed to
  give learners and parents feedback on progress
• 4.8 SIMS (School data system) for all staff

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Milestones

• Creating collaborative opportunities for learning
• 5.1 K.S.1 pupils should use internal e-mail
• 5.2 K.S.2 pupils should work online creating
  collaborative projects.
• 5.4 Work with other schools to create banks of
  common resources.
• Life skills for economic global activity
• 6.1 Develop internet grammar
• 6.3 Report on pupils ICT levels using a
  recognised scheme.

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Milestones

• ICT in the community
• 7.1 Promote out-of-school hours ICT (inclusion)
• 7.2 Open school to promote family and lifelong
  learning.
• 7.3 Addressing the digital divide
• 7.5 Develop intranet
• 7.6-7.9 School Website/electronic communication
• 7.10-7.13 Create home-school online tuition

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