NEW TECHNOLOGIES

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NEWTECHNOLOGIES
A brief look at the use of New Technologies at de
Ferrers now and in the near future
Greg HughesConsultant Deep Experience
Winner of the award for ICT
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DEEPEXPERIENCE
NEW TECHNOLOGIES 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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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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INFRA-STRUCTURE
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• Around 250,000 spent on New Technologies
  projects this summer, including
• Replacement servers
• 11 new Interactive Whiteboards (IWBs)
• 18 new digital projectors fitted
• 20 rooms fitted with quality sound systems
• Media suite with 12 high spec PCs
• TB22 ICT room (32 laptops)
• A few hundred additional / replacement PCs and
  laptops on both campuses
• Additional sets of Qwizdom Acti-expression
  handsets

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Current Provision - 2009
AIM Continue to develop ICT use of IWBs and
projectors by staff and encourage more
interactive use with students (QA)
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LEARNINGPLATFORM
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CLIPBANK
MY DOCUMENTS
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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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• 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 new 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
de Ferrers Specialist Technology College

• 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
D T
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
Student Discussion Forums
Student Discussion Forums
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Physics
Votes on topics.
You Tube video
Assignments (ELFs)
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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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Staff e-learning survey
de Ferrers Specialist Technology College
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
de Ferrers Specialist Technology College
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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Fill in the blanks exercises
Matching pairs
Puts activities together in bulk
Mix up sequence sentences
Multiple choice quizzes
Create crosswords
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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

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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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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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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 - 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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NEXTYEARBEYOND
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Mini Laptops!

• SAMSUNG NC10
• Windows Office
• Limited network printers Internet only
• 7 hour battery life

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Mobile Phones!!!
Calculator
Diary Planner
Camera
GPS
Sound recorder
Web browser
Text Surveys
Data sensor
Notepad
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Video Conferencing

• Hard-wired set-up in DB25/conference rooms
• Standalone software solution and webcams for
  student use with laptops
• Develop use with Staffordshire
• JANET

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Parental Engagement

• Access to student data for parents via VLE login
  (grades, attendance, punctuality) 2010 target
• More information about de Ferrers available on
  website
• Expand SMS texting?

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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
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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 In the classroom
Q - How might we use Web 2.0 similar tools in
the classroom?
A See where it might helptry itstart finding
outlet us knowlet everyone else know
Staff training, share good practice, pilot chosen
sites and tools, agree new rules policies
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de Ferrers
Specialist Technology College
Greg HughesConsultant Deep Experiencee-mail
hughesg_at_deferrers.mg4l.net Website
www.deferrers.com
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
Winner of the award for ICT