e-learning

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 * All of the websites used in today's class are available he**re

Claire Buist at St Clair School uses Skype with her class. They Skype other classrooms around NZ and the world. Here is an example of how they collaborated last year. What would the benefits for the children involved have been? What learning took place?

http://super7scoopers.edublogs.org/2010/12/16/blog-it-collaborative-dance/

Tablet Technology
M learning or mobile learning is very topical at the moment. Schools are investing in pods of laptops, netbooks and tablets. The iPad is perhaps the most well known tablet. While you are working online today the iPad is going to be passed around. Have a look through the apps that are on it. These ones are just a small selection of **free** ones! There are thousands of apps available for free and paid. As schools embrace this tool more apps will be developed to meet the market need.

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62 apps to use in the classroom - https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dhn2vcv5_721gdk5jtd8&pli=1 Craig Kemp from Grants Braes showcases how he uses the iPad Orewa College has been in the news this week - What do you think? Should laptops/netbooks/tablets be made compulsory? What do our kids think? Great website with links, presentation etc about iPad More iPad resources
 * Here are some good websites about using the iPad in schools**

Digital Information Literacy
Before we explore more can you go to this site and research 3 facts about the octopus

When you move towards planning in an integrated way and include an inquiry approach there is a need to teach your children how to be critical of the information they find/receive. There is so much information available to our students these days. We need to support them in developing information literacy skills that will enable them to explore, question, refine, and create. We also need to ensure that our students are safe - this includes teaching them about cybersafety.

We don't want cut and paste kids...we want children that know about copyright and referencing...

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=Your Task= > >> title of one article >> 2 examples of teachers using technology >> a free web 2 tool >> reviewed online
 * Go to the following websites and explore them, think of how you can use them as a teacher, and how you would use them with your students
 * Go to the search me wiki and do a search in each of the suggested search engines. Which do you like best? Which ones could you use with students?
 * Go to [|the Information Literacy Models]page – choose 2 to look at. These models are great to use with students as a part of the inquiry process. Decide which one you would use with your students . We will survey class to see which ones are the most popular.
 * Go to the [|netsafe website] and find 2 resources you could use with your class to educate them on being more cyber safe. Make sure you know how to find the school user agreements and policies. (for more on cybersafety go to this excellent wiki http://elearningclassroom.wikispaces.com/Cybersafety )
 * [|Interface Magazine] is one of the BEST magazines for teachers. It has lots of interesting articles and ideas for the classroom. Grab a copy or go online and find the following…
 * the price of an interface subscription



Digital Tools
Spend time looking through these ideas and tools. How could you use these in the classroom? Can you create a resource that has links to some games/tools for a particular learning area. You might like to make a wiki page or blog page (if you already have one) Otherwise follow the instructions on the back of your handout for making a folder with shortcuts.

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Digital cameras - http://educationalsoftware.wikispaces.com/Picture+Sharing Teaching resources - http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jeather/writingfun/writingfun.html Online Games - http://www.tki.org.nz/r/socialscience/learning_obs/market/ http://www.jamstudio.com/Studio/index.htm http://www.wallwisher.com/ http://www.tagxedo.com/ Claymation - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn-Ztku1Tzw and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFrCLsILFKc&feature=related Animation - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XEN4vtH4Ic&feature=related


 * Digistore has a lot of New Zealand and Australian content. You need to use a login Username:dcoe Password: 9020. Spend 15 mins looking for some learning objects that you could use with your class**

Digistore http://digistore.tki.org.nz/ec/p/home

**But wait there's more...**
Can you now explore our College wiki. Check out the different curriculum areas - in these pages look at the **'Online Activities'**for learning games that you can use with your class. There are also pages on online tools, interactive boards and more. Follow the instructions on the back of the handout to create a folder with links to some learning games. = **College wiki** - http://e-learningotago.wikispaces.com/ =

**What is happening in schools?**

 * //A little homework...if you haven't already had the chance to explore some great local wikis and blogs.//**


 * Look through these wikis and blogs. Reply to some of the posts as the children love receiving feedback from their "audience"**

Wikis
http://weareroom1.wikispaces.com/ Grants Braes Wiki - Craig Kemp http://stclairsuper7.wikispaces.com/ St Clair - Claire Buist http://stmarysroom42010.wikispaces.com/ St Mary's Mosgiel - Anne Keaneally

Blogs
http://room9youshine.blogspot.com/ - Outram School - Clemency Wright http://oamaruint.edublogs.org/ - Oamaru Intermediate - Deidre Senior http://super7scoopers.edublogs.org/ - St Clair School Claire Buist http://r4las2011.blogspot.com/ - Lawrence Area School - Gillian May