Welcome to second edition of the ICT PD Online newsletter for 2010. The newsletter is prepared fortnightly by Tessa Gray on behalf of the National Support Services Facilitation Team from CORE Education. ICT PD Online is the support and network area for all members of the ICT PD cluster project and other educators.
Please
distribute this newsletter to colleagues who are involved or interested
in cluster projects. This page is able to be accessed without a login.
Links to ICT PD Online will require a user name and password for the
Centre4 environment and can be done by completing this online form.
Feature Video
The Future of Learning
Some interesting points to consider for all aged learners from all walks of life. Uploaded by Steven Heppell October 2008. Eclectic mix of old and new.
Tricks, Tips and Web 2.0 Tools
Newweb 2.0 tools are available and often free to use online. This section will profile new tricks, tips and tools you may find useful.
Watch YouTube videos in a safe environment in SafeShare. You can also set start and stop
points to trim video in this environment. WARNING: This may well work if YouTube is blocked at school. You may also need to consider if using SafeShare is a breach of those rules. On all issues of copyright and digital safety - it is always best to refer to school-wide policy on these matters.
We
welcome any comments on any tips, tools shared. We would also like to
hear from you in regards to any web2.0 tools worth sharing to this
community. Please add feedback below.
Spotlight on ICT PD Online
All cluster leaders will be able to network together regionally, in meetings called cluster network meetings. The dates for these can be found in the ICT PD Calender. Any wikis and online resources for these meetings can be found in cluster network spaces in ICT PD Online.
Cluster network spaces online can be accessed by clicking on the header Community Groups in the left hand navigation menu bar.
In addition to these online resources, you can access older Home Group areas, as well as any national
facilitator links.
Current Events
Scroll down the right hand-side to follow the blog feeds.
Wow, L@S was a big hit again this year. Great atmosphere and quality educators talking about innovative practices in education. Thank you everyone. A special congratulations also needs to go the CORE team who hosted this event.
The blog contains a variety of examples of how classroom teachers have incorporated aspects of ICT throughout learning tasks. You may get some new ideas on how to use some web 2.0 tools in authentic learning sequences.
Thank you Paula for sharing.
Administration
The 2010ICT PD Cluster Administration Handbook can be downloaded as either a word document or PDF file. It can also be viewed online in Youblisher format @ http://centre4.core-ed.net/382/61805. Please
circulate this amongst your lead cluster personnel, as there is
important information pertaining to the ICT PD cluster programme for this year.
"Not on the Test" song by Tom Chaplin 2008. Tom had wanted to write a
satirical song to help remind us of those things most important to
teaching and learning. This is in response to recent developments in
some American education. Something worth considering.
Resources
The Horizon Report 2010
The annual Horizon Report describes the continuing work of the New Media Consortium’s Horizon Project, a qualitative research project established in 2002 that identifies and describes emerging technologies likely to have a large impact on teaching, learning, or creative inquiry on college and university campuses within the next five years. The 2010 Horizon Report is the seventh in the series and is produced as part of an ongoing collaboration between the New Media Consortium (NMC) and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI), an EDUCAUSE program.
In each edition of the Horizon Report, six emerging technologies or practices are described that are likely to enter mainstream use on campuses within three adoption horizons spread over the next one to five years. Each report also presents critical trends and challenges that will affect teaching and learning over the same time frame. In the seven years that the Horizon Project has been underway, more than 400 leaders in the fields of business, industry, technology, and education have contributed to this long-running primary research. To view this report, click below to read in YouBlisher or to download this report, go tohttp://www.nmc.org/publications/2010-horizon-report
Upcoming Events
Cluster network meetings
Otago/Southland (combined primary and secondary) cluster network meeting: Wednesday 17thMarch, Outram School, 10a.m - 2.30p.m Final agenda is still to be determined. This will include admin 1) a brief session on time efficient ways to write milestones, data gathering etc and 2) Finance reminders. More information will be available from http://sthregional.wikispaces.com/
Canterbury (combined primary and secondary) cluster network meeting: Friday 19thMarch, Ashburton Primary School, 10a.m - 2.30p.m The agenda will include information of cluster programme support for 2010, as well as co-constructed agenda items based on local needs. More information can be found @ http://cantyhg.wikispaces.com/March+19th+2010
Northland Primary cluster network meeting: Thursday 25thMarch, Manaia View School, 9.30a.m - 2.30p.m Hosts: Central Whangarei ICT PD Cluster With 3 new clusters coming in to this area former cluster members will share their pearls of wisdom and lessons learnt, in regard to their time on the ICT PD programme. A full agenda will be co-constructed with attendees which will include some admin time - MS reporting / data collection / keeping goals to the forefront / ICT PD online etc Time to walk through Manaia View - time permitting More information can be found @ http://northlandcn.wikispaces.com/
National Standards From the 9th - 11th February, the NSSF team attended the National Standards training for trainers hui in Auckland. The Minister of Education, Anne Tolley opened this event with a rousing speech highlighting the need for change in 2010 where, "...every single child in New Zealand
will have the chance to reach their full potential." This is to be achieved through National
Standards in reading, writing and maths.
The Minister went on to say, "Skills in literacy and numeracy are
the foundation for learning. If you can't read, write, and
do maths, then you'll struggle in other subjects. Too many
of our students are not getting these basic skills."
The implications for all schools are huge and this of course impacts on the ICT PD contract and the national goals - at the heart of the project. Further discussions will be explored in relation to the National Standards and the on-going development within ICT PD contract schools. If you would like to add any ideas, debate an issue, then please feel free to do so in the comments box below.
Sharing news The ICT PD Online newsletter
is a forum for sharing successes, best practice and current happenings
among clusters. If you have news, tips, handy hints or other items you
would like to share, please contact Tessa.
Visit the ICT PD Online noticeboard
and calendar for details about upcoming events. You are also able to share your own
event with the ICT PD Online community either by adding a notice, or emailing Tessa with the details.
Ministry News
Digistore has had a makeover! Rocky's Making IT Happen blog reads, "New Zealand’s gateway to quality digital content (learning objects and
digital resources) now offers new tools and functions to support
educators with the effective selection and integration of digital
content. Resources will be added progressively, and new features introduced and refined.
What you can expect? • increased discover-ability via browse, search and filter technology. • to be able to tag and rate your favorite resources • to create learning paths to ensure quick access for both you and your students •
an associated wiki (accessible via 'Using digital content') created to
reinforce the key messages about the effective use of digital content.
Examples of how digital content has been embedded into existing
programmes and links to other relevant digital content."
Please contact Tessa at tessa.gray@core-ed.net
if you have news to share or general inquiries. For technical support
and help to gain access to other sections of ICT PD Online, contact Warren at ictpdonline@core-ed.net
26 February 2010
2010 Administration Handbook (Word)
2010 Administration Handbook (PDF)
