Web 2.0 at Hawkesdale P12 College

Starring Anne Mirtschin and Jess McCulloch

The Dynamic Duo

• Jess McCulloch• Teacher of LOTE

(Chinese) Years Prep - 11

• Classified “Gen Y”

• Anne Mirtschin• aCcOuNtInG & ICT

teacher yrs 2-12• Classified “baby

boomer”

TPL – laying the eplanks for virtual school

• www.eplanks.wikispaces.com• www.podomatic.com/eplanks

(podcasts)Individual blogs/sites

Blogging beyond the Backyard

Jess: http://www.technolote.com http://www.technochinese.com

mcculloch.jessica.l@edumail.vic.gov.au

Anne http://murcha.wordpress.comhttp://murch.globalteacher.org.auhttp://backyard.globalstudent.org.au

mirtschin.anne.m@edumail.vic.gov.au

Growing our own onlinePERSONAL LEARNING NETWORK

Stakeholders at Hawkesdale p12 College

• Leadership team• Students• Staff• Parents

Let students blog

• Leadership support• High student motivation

• We were keen and experienced enough to start.

…..6 months later…..

• 70% teaching staff blogging• Some ancillary staff blogging• Teachers and principal regularly

comment on student blogs• Maths and science faculties have set

up wikis• Updating eplanks wiki and producing

podcasts

Getting staff on board

Existing skills

• Staff all lease or own laptop• Internal communication via

edumail• All student reports

computerised using markbook

At end of 2007Introduced tools of use to staff in

personal lives as part of end of year PD

• Enrolled for a http://del.icio.us account

• Irfanview and digital manipulation

• MS Photostory for digital storytelling

• skype

2008

• 10 minute technology spot sessions at staff meetings

• WIWOW (Walk in walk our Wednesdays)• Constant exchange of ideas informally at

recess and lunchtimes • Excitement in the staff room• Students drive the blogs for much of the

time.

Where are we now?

• Enrolling in broad range of global projects• Establishing ning networks for students• Mobile technologies• Videoconferencing with US and Canada