Enabling e-Learning
e-Learning Round-Up | 28 August 2012
Tēnā koutou and welcome to this week's e-learning round-up.
There are only a few days left to apply for the CORE Education 2013 eFellowship The CORE Education eFellowship Awards recognise innovative e-learning practice by New Zealand teachers. In any one year, up to six new fellows may be selected for the CORE Education eFellowship Induction Programme. Applications close on 31st August, with winners being announced at the ULearn conference in October.
NEW FORUM: 
Starting next week>> Connect with our communities with - and about - ICTs: This forum will run from 3 September, and will explore ways to make connections with your community, using different technologies, and the benefits provided by these connections.
NEW: Check out the very new Beyond the Classroom space on TKI and the correlating community group at Connecting Home and School.
Have a great week everyone - hei konā mai,
Karen, Tessa & Catriona | Blended e-Learning Online Team
This week it's congratulations to two community members....Johanna Chambers and Sandy Anderson. Both Johanna (teacher) and Sandy (principal) have posed questions asking the wider community - about ways to improve teaching/learning (reading fluency) and assessment practices (e-Portfolios).
Each week, we like to say thank you by nominating a community member for active participation in the Enabling e-Learning / VLN Groups. They can download and add an Enabling e-Learning badge to their profile.
Leadership & strategic direction
- What does it LOOK like?: Matthew Cooke’s school is currently reviewing their strategic plan for ICT/e-learning. He asks us to share examples and join in the discussion.
- The e-Learning Planning Framework - how and why to use it | NAPP Kōrero 16: Ongoing discussion around how the e-learning planning framework is being used in schools.
- Equity devices in BYOD schools. Claire Amos asks how BYOD schools are dealing with the issue of equity devices? Do you provide loan devices? Lease deals? Classroom computers? Or nothing? Join the discussion.
Check out Leadership and e-Learning>>>the Enabling e-Learning website.
Professional Learning
- Why Twitter? What if you could do PD in your PJs? There is a lively discussion on why and how educators are using twitter for their own professional learning.
- Teaching as Inquiry: Mark Herring describes how enriching it is, to have staff reflect on, what is working/not working for them and how the whole staff benefits from this transparency.
- Using the VLN: Suzie Vesper has uploaded a Powerpoint showing how to get started in the VLN with some recommendations for suggested groups to join.
Check out e-Learning & Professional Learning>>the Enabling e-Learning website.
Teaching and Learning | Digital Citizenship
CURRENT: Blogging 101 | An Enabling e-Learning event: Week 4 and this thread continues to provide stories, examples, tips and advice on how to effectively integrate blogging into teaching and learning.
- e-Learning as inquiry - Sharing our stories: Share your inquiry, ask questions about getting started and find out what other schools are doing in this popular thread in Enabling e-Learning.
- Digital Citizenship: Claire Amos showcases a kind of “advice and guidance” document that has been put together for the staff at EGGS. Claire is also asking for feedback on this.
- What makes a great blog? Emma Watt’s staff have identified Blogging as a good way to share their students' learning - as the 'fifth' wall in their classrooms. They ask, what makes a great blog?
- E-Portfolios: Sandy Anderson is wondering how other schools have gone about introducing e-portfolios school wide? Why not add your own experiences, successes and challenges?
- iPads: There continues to be great discussion around the introduction and use of iPads in classrooms. Tara Fagan documents her successes using iPads for children with dyslexia.
ONE TO KEEP WATCHING: Network for Learning and Ultra-fast Broadband | 'Learning without limits' seminar series: This roadshow continues to inform and challenge schools about the readiness of Ultra-fast broadband.
- CURRENT: Using iPads in the classroom – benefits and considerations: Welcome to week 3 of this event. Schools are continuing to sharie tips, tricks and ideas for implementing iPads into the classroom. What is your school doing?
- The best interactive whiteboards/projectors? Community members continue to provide Sam with some tips about their perspective on whiteboards (software, hardware). Anything to add?
- Ultra-fast broadband and your school - what's happening? Laurence Millar Chair 2020 Communications Trust, is interested in preparing a status report on progress in connecting to UFB. He wants to know what your school's status is. Can you help?
- Life is not a race to be first finished. Allanah King has shared a new bookmark - Chirp- is like a QR code sent by audio. It is great fun and very useful to send notes, photos and URLs between iOS devices.
- BYOD schools to visit. Gary S queries whether schools have a policy on damage to personal property, if someone does stands on lthe aptop bag- who pays?
iPad/iTouch technology
- Improving Reading Fluency: In this post, Johanna Chambers asks if anybody used iPads or other devices for improving reading fluency. Share your experiences and at the same time, get more ideas here.
- Reading Material for Reluctant Readers: Nicky asks for ideas and resources to support older, reluctant readers on iPads. Can you add to the suggestions?
- APPreciation: Tania Meagher expresses her delight at the overwhelming response for apps, to help in her After School Care Programme. Maybe you know someone who could use this resource bank too?
- App Sharing: If you haven’t already tried out one of the virtual reality apps available, head on over to this thread where Dave Winter has shared Aurasma - to see what all the fuss is about.
- Tripods for iPods, iPhones and iPads: Jacqui Sharp asks for your suggestions of tried and tested tripods. What have you found works best?
- Moturoas Blog Kahurangi: Allanah King shares the Moturoa's use of Pic Collage and Fotobabble in responses to their reading.
- iPad trial: How do you assess the impact of ICTs in learning?
- iWork vs. Documents To Go vs. Quickoffice Pro HD: Mobile office suite apps for iPad shootout! A useful review of different iPad Office suites.
- ReadSmart: LAZ: List of Free Titles: Allanah King has bookmarked a list of free eBook apps, that gradually get more complex as they progress.
Check out e-Learning and Technologies>>> the Enabling e-Learning website.
Beyond the Classroom
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NEW!! Beyond the Classroom: A new space in Enabling e-Learning (TKI), Beyond the Classroom went live on Monday. Go and have a look at the links and resources.
- Connecting Home and School: This group was originally started by Barbara Reid and has now been repurposed as the Enabling E-learning | Connecting Home and School group. Join in the discussions on the VLN.
Check out e-Learning and Beyond the Classroom>>the Enabling e-Learning website.
For your calendar...
Enabling e-Learning events
UPCOMING LIVE WEBINARS:
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How you might use the e-Learning Planning Framework to plan and review progress?: 5 September 2012 3.45-4.45pm. Join this session to explore how you can use the e-Learning Planning Framework to plan and review progress in your school. This webinar is aimed at school leaders and participants in the NAPP programme.
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Incorporating (free) LEARNZ virtual field trips into Teaching and Learning programmes: 6 September 3:45-4:45. Repeat seminar. Join Barrie Matthews from LEARNZ and see how you and your school can use, or make better use of the LEARNZ free teaching and learning programmes online.
Don't miss out! Check out the new events in, Enabling e-Learning online events planned for term 3.
Enabling e-Learning webinars: Find the recordings here for 2011/2012 sessions you may have missed.
e-Learning events around NZ
- Learning without Limits seminars: Nationwide in 24 locations, from 23 July for eight weeks.
- PadCamp Christchurch: Waimairi School, Saturday Sept 1st, 9.30 - 3.30pm
- PadCamp Auckland: Pt England School, Saturday Sept 15th, 9.00 - 12.00
- EducampBOP: Tauranga Intermediate, Tauranga, Sept 22nd, 10am-3pm
- NZ-ED show: Telstra Clear Centre in Manukau, Auckland, 13th - 15th Sept. Tradeshow and educational exhibits.
- Emerging Leaders Ignite evenings: 19 September, 2012, in Auckland and Wellington.
- ULearn12, Auckland Sky City, October 10 - 12. Targets all educators, from preschool to tertiary. #ulearn12
- International Conference on Thinking (ICOT): 21-25 January 2013, Michael Fowler Centre & Town Hall, Wellington
- Learning@School Roadshow 2013: 3-19 Apr 2013, Whangarei, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Napier, Gisborne, Nelson, Dunedin, Greymouth, Christchurch