Communication, Collaboration, Participation

A DigiLit Training SessionAnthony Tompkins

Aims of this session

• Improve skills and confidence in the DigiLit “Communication, Collaboration & Participation” Strand

• Moving you on from Entry -> Core -> Developer• School staff digital literacy framework, Fraser, J.,

Atkins, L., and Hall, R. (2013) DigiLit Leicester: Initial Project Report

By the end of the session you will be able to

• Create Documents and PowerPoints for groups of students to work on at the same time.

• Use Sharepoint Newsfeed to guide students to your content.

• Learn how to create a quiz in Socrative and play along with one that someone else has made.

• Understand how Evernote can be used by students to share their work with you.

• Know how to use Padlet for a quick evaluation, feedback or brain-storm.

Communication, Collaboration & Participation

• Entry– I can manage my school email account effectively.– I know how to set up an account with an online service (for example, Skype, Twitter or YouTube).

• Core– I am able to use technology to communicate and collaborate with my peers, for example; using email; using track

changes in documents.– I can use web based tools with my learners to support group discussion and collaboration, for example, discussion

boards/forums, blogs.I can support my learners to present their group work electronically, for example through a presentation or video.

• Developer– I support my learners in using a range of digital and online collaborative tools and approaches for both small and

large group planning, organisation and work.– I understand data protection issues as they relates to using web based environments and services with my learners.– I am confident in using video conferencing (for example, Skype), social media or social networking sites to support

learning and teaching when appropriate.– I use collaborative, multi user tools to support planning, discussion and resource development, for example, wikis and

collaborative document services.

School staff digital literacy framework – Communication, Collaboration & Participation levels from Fraser, J., Atkins, L., and Hall, R. (2013) DigiLit Leicester: Initial Project Report

What is SharePoint?

• Outlook (email)• Calendar• People (address book)• Newsfeed• OneDrive• Sites

OneDrive

• Personal document storage (like the N: drive)• 25GB of space! – (Microsoft announced it will soon increase to 1000 GB)

• Can create and edit files in a browser window• No need to have office installed, so anyone can

make and edit files• Files can even be edited on a tablet!

•Sharing!

Newsfeed

• Social media tool• Great for sharing quickly, including rich media• Users choose what to listen to• A lot like Twitter or Facebook status updates

Activity 1

• In SharePoint, go to Newsfeed - search for #digilit

• “Follow” this hashtag

• Now every time someone includes the #digilit hashtag in their posts, it will appear in your newsfeed.

• Try it!

Activity 2 – Maths Starter

• Participation - shared MS Word Document

• The answer is 42…

Activity 3

• Lets create a PowerPoint together -

Sharing Documents – More Ideas

• Brainstorming• Collaborative creative writing projects• Fill in the blanks• Problem solving activities• Allows students to gather ideas, data, and information

while working in a collaborative environment• Students working together to solve a problem• Vocabulary practice – one student writes the word and

the other writes the definition

Activity 4• Create a shared document that you can use with one of your

classes

• Tips– Smaller teams may work better – create several copies and divide class

into groups.– Turn on “Track Changes” to ensure full participation and avoid sabotage.– Prevent “cursor wars” by

• Giving each student a space they can type into• Giving each contributor a different role – fact finder/ideas creator,

punctuation/grammar checker, embellisher, etc.• Giving each student their own section – introduction, conclusion, first paragraph

etc.

Activity 5 - Socrative

• Socrative– lets try out a QUIZ!

• On the iPad, find the Socrative Student App

• Enter number: 377819 and “Join Room” Student

Activity 6

• Making a Socrative Quiz

• On the iPad, open the Socrative Teacher App:• Log in (you may need to register first)• Notice your Room number

– you will need to give this to students so they can join your room

• Select “Manage Quizes”• Select “Create a Quiz”• Make an awesome interactive quiz!• Lets play

Teacher

Evernote is awesome

– It stores everything!• Typed notes• Hand-written notes• Photos• Audio clips• Web-clips

– Everything is searchable– Its platform agnostic – use it on macs, iPads, PC, your

phone– Students can share their notebooks

• With peers – collaborate!• With teachers – feedback!

Evernote Exercise Books

• This student is part of the BYOD trial and has his own iPad that he brings to school each day.

• He has been photographing his exercise book every time he finishes a page and storing it with Evernote.

• Because it can store photos, typed notes, pdfs, webclips and audio files, he can keep his whole learning experience together in one place.

• He has shared this notebook with the subject teacher, who is able to view it any time, and create their own notes to give feedback.

• If the teacher takes the book in, the student still has a copy.

• In fact, he always has all his notes from all his subjects, all in one place! Awesome!

Activity 7

• Sign up for an Evernote account and log in• Create a notebook • Add a note• Try adding a photo or an audio clip• Share it with someone else in the group

Activity 8 - Feedback

• Use Padlet to share your thoughts, favourite activity or idea from today’s training session.

http://padlet.com/atompkins/digilit

Next steps?

• Fill out your evaluation• Deliver the activities you have made today to

your classes.• Keep developing your skills! Book out those

iPads!

Communication, Collaboration & Participation

• Entry– I can manage my school email account effectively.– I know how to set up an account with an online service (for example, Skype, Twitter or YouTube).

• Core– I am able to use technology to communicate and collaborate with my peers, for example; using email; using track

changes in documents.– I can use web based tools with my learners to support group discussion and collaboration, for example, discussion

boards/forums, blogs.I can support my learners to present their group work electronically, for example through a presentation or video.

• Developer– I support my learners in using a range of digital and online collaborative tools and approaches for both small and

large group planning, organisation and work.– I understand data protection issues as they relates to using web based environments and services with my learners.– I am confident in using video conferencing (for example, Skype), social media or social networking sites to support

learning and teaching when appropriate.– I use collaborative, multi user tools to support planning, discussion and resource development, for example, wikis and

collaborative document services.

School staff digital literacy framework – Communication, Collaboration & Participation levels from Fraser, J., Atkins, L., and Hall, R. (2013) DigiLit Leicester: Initial Project Report

Communication, Collaboration, Participation by Anthony Tompkins/The City of Leicester College is

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