City of WestminsterRoyal Borough of Kensington and ChelseaICT Conference June 9th 2010

City of WestminsterRoyal Borough of Kensington and ChelseaICT Conference June 9th 2010

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Presentation brief:

Faster broadband and improved wireless access is enabling our children to make use of many applications that are freely available on the web. These kinds of online applications are known as Web 2. As our children become more sophisticated users of the VLE, making use of Web 2 material is becoming more of a seamless process. This presentation aims to inform and illustrate how useful Web 2 activities can be and how they can offer a creative and stimulating input to the curriculum. Delegates will have an opportunity to try out a variety of Web 2 applications.

agenda

o Web 2 – where does it stop?o Following the impact?o International comparisons – where are we

and why?o Is it all good? (money and safety)o Following the apostleso Practical activity

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• Terry Freedman’s “Amazing Web 2 Projects” – ICT Consultant

• Suzie Vesper who works as an ICT Facilitator in New Zealand

• Apps4class UK wiki• Computer Kiddos Wiki from USA containing

Web 2 index• Hitchhikerweb2 New Zealand Web 2 wiki

The lessons are taken from . . .

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How might the child benefit from the use of Web 2 applications?How might the child benefit from the use of Web 2 applications?

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Web 2 applicationsWeb 2 applications

SchoolSchool teacherteacher ChildChild

•Forward thinking•Flexible creative approach•Buoyant ICT

•Challenging•Offering planning opportunities•Breaks down several barriers

•Motivating•Stimulating•Creative•Ownership•Fun•Confidence building

Web 2 having an impact yet?

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The educational benefits of using Web 2 applications (Terry Freeman 2010)9

• English schools: clearly defined curriculum• VLEs defining the way children access ICT• Abroad, less curriculum prescription, limited impact

of the VLE• Geographical isolation driving communication

through ICT

Global differences

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Mrs. Cassidy's Classroom Blog

“I teach a class of six year olds in Moose Jaw, Canada who are inviting the world into their

classroom to help them learn. You can contact me at cassidy.kathy@prairiesouth.ca”

The world in the classroom

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Where is Moose Jaw?Where is Moose Jaw?12

Downtown Moose JawDowntown Moose Jaw

Kids eat free Tuesdays13

• Web 2 resources into your VLE• Blogging• Wikis • Multimedia – graphics, sound . . • Organisational – mindmapping . .• Social networking . . • Resource production . . . • Endless ideas

Range of Web 2 applications

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Santaig Otters Primary School Glasgow

Start blogging with Primary Blogger

Pupil blogging

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16Where’s Sandaig?Where’s Sandaig?

Google Street View - staff escapingGoogle Street View - staff escaping

Pupil wikis

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• Animoto at Weston Village Primary School, Crewe, go here for more

• Photopeach at Hawkes Farm, East Sussex, go here for more

• Voicethread go to here to see lots more, peer assessment too

• Wordle and ideas how to use it• Glogster bringing posters to life, details here• Scrapblog an online scrapbook• Sliderocket

Some popular applications

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What are the risks in using Web 2 applications?What are the risks in using Web 2 applications?

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Web 2 risks

• E-Safety issues • Pupil conduct online• Public accountability• Traditional ethos• Assessment issues• ICT skills of staff• ICT skills of pupils• Infrastructure• Technical and other support.

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Look at Amazing Web2 Projects• Page 32 Blog as Online Portfolio (Moose Jaw) • Page 34 E-book Creations • Page 39 Going Batty With Web 2.0 • Page 52 Gunpowder Plot • Page115 The Hitchhikers Guide to Web 2.0• Go to slide 6 to review Web 2 material on other

websites

Look at Suzie Vesper’s Web 2 tools page found here

Look at the list from the recent Hampshire Teachers Meet22

Putting it altogether - practical

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