Keynote presentation for a cluster get together

1. THE CONNECTED LEARNER
ANGIE SIMMONS

4. Students are
our future!

5. “Imagination is more important than knowledge”
Einstein
User as
passive
recipient of
information

6. “Imagination is more important than knowledge”
Einstein
User as User as
passive interactive with
recipient of medium
information

7. “Imagination is more important than knowledge”
Einstein
User as User as User as creator of
passive interactive with content
recipient of medium
information

8. “Imagination is more important than knowledge”
Einstein
User as User as User as creator of
passive interactive with content
recipient of medium
information
How does this relate to student use of ICT in the
classroom? Where are your students on this
continuum?

9. Learning in a 3 Storey house

10. Learning in a 3 Storey house
Information Transfer - passive learning - student as
vessel to be filled with knowledge - Encarta age - find
info on the net and cut and paste it into a project -
gather facts - copy from the board - recite poems -
read a story and answer fact or memory questions
Blooms - remembering

11. Learning in a 3 Storey house

12. Learning in a 3 Storey house
Behavioural - information provided,
response required
Student provides a response which is either
correct or not
Internet games - Numbers Up -
reinforcement CDs - Quizzes - software
with pre-determined outcomes
Blooms - Applying

13. Learning in a 3 Storey house

14. Learning in a 3 Storey house
Constructivist - knowledge building - doing
something with the knowledge gained - creating a
new item built from understandings and analysis
Using open ended software controlled by user -
Word to create stories (not publish previously
written ones) PowerPoint, Kid Pix. Keynote or
movie making software to create slideshows Excel,
Kahootz, Scratch or Alice to programme an
animation, Inspiration or Kidspiration to create
thinking maps

15. Learning in a 3 Storey house

16. Learning in a 3 Storey house
Social construction - collaborative learning - building
knowledge and understandings with others Web2.0 and
beyond - using connective and layered technology tools to
create new knowledge - Wikis, blogs, conferencing - social
networking sites such as Scratch Forum, Quest Atlantis,
Second Life, Google Apps

17. Learning in a 3 Storey house

18. Learning in a 3 Storey house
The skylight - what if?

19. Sharing on the
web - Web 2.0
“....an idea in people’s
heads rather than a
reality. ......genuine
interactivity, if you like,
simply because people
can upload as well as
download.” Stephen Fry

20. Bigge s t Impac t
Wireless and fast connectivity
Convergence of technology
Distance now =
Bandwidth
Pervasive Learning any time, anywhere!
Social sharing networks Ubiquitous

21. Implications for the
classroom
Web as a platform Collaborative
learning
User controlled data environment within
different time and
Evolving data place
Free service rather
than packaged
software

22. Challenges
Connectivity
Internet Safety - Our digital dossier grows!
Leaving our digital footprint!
Netiquette
Validity
Is it appropriate?
Are there links to curriculum goals?

23. How can we connect with
Web2 ?
Social bookmarking
Blogging
Wiki web sites
Podcasting
Photo/video sharing
Interactive gaming and
simulations
Collaborative

24. And what else.......
Set up class blogs at Educator blogs - you are the
controller and each student has a blog. Use this for
writing, reflection and response.
Podcasting - see examples at Educator Podcast
Network. Set up your own at this Podcast creator
Use the instructions on my Cluster wiki resource
section
Voice Thread - a collaborative slideshow!

25. Fun Stuff
Try making a Glogster poster!
Insert images, videos and files around a theme with
wonderful graphics.
Also try adding a jazzy title in Glittertext
Make an amazing image with Tag Galaxy
Use Wordle for exciting poetry

26. Google deserves a separate page

27. Google deserves a separate page

28. Google deserves a separate page
Collaborative learning with another class distant in time
and place with Google Docs
Check out all the tools you can use at http://
www.google.com/educators/tools.html
Have your own email, calendar, image storing/sharing
page, blog, RSS feed Reader, Documents (spreadsheet,
WP and Ppt) and web site all linked to your Google page.
And there is so much more you have access too, such as
Google Earth It is a one stop shop!

29. Store, organise and embed your photos as
slideshows in your blog or wiki
Your Google account gives you access to this or you
could choose Flickr, Bubbleshare, Photobucket or many
others. These image tools allow you to embed code
(HTML) Try embedding your slideshows into your wiki
or blog.
This is a Bubbleshare slideshow

30. Video in the classroom
Make your own videos and upload them to your own
account so you can embed them and show on your own
site.
Try Teacher Tube
or Teachers TV (UK)
Have a look at the wonderful educational videos on the
National Geographic channel
Check out Viddix and see how other NZ teachers have
used video in the classroom

31. Interact with another class in a different
place or time
Use Hot Chalk or skrbl as
collaborative online
interactive whiteboards to
communicate with others in
different places.
Try mind mapping with
Thinkature or Mindmeister
and collaborating on a mind
map.
Try Skype as a tool for the
classroom too.

32. But.......
“If a child doesn’t have a questioning mind, what
good does all the networked technology do?”
Clifford Stoll, author of ‘Silicon Valley Snake Oil’

33. The teacher is more important than the
technology
The teacher matters most, not the technology!
we need to harness the technology
to enhance the learning
- it’s how we use it that counts!
Students need time to reflect, discuss, question,
find out and collaborate
while using the tools of technology

34. Make ICT happen
effectively
Plan for ICT to happen - link to daily plan
Roster use so all get to use it
Use a variety of ICT tools
Use a variety of applications and ideas
Spend time setting up and it will become a part
of the classroom practice