1. Collaboration Webs
& Mobile Tools
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2. Before.....Now..…and..…Next?
2004 May 2006

3. Online Applications & Collaboration
Time to adoption for collaboration webs: 1 year or less [Horizon Report, 2008]

4. Accessing WIDER and RICHER
SOURCES of information…

5. …using Mobile Devices
Time to adoption for mobile tools: 2‐3 years [Horizon Report, 2008]

6. The Current Problem
Not enough computers
Unreliable infrastructure
By promoting the use of ICT’s we exacerbate the problem
Build more computer rooms? COST WAIT

7. A possible solution?
Facilitate a shift to student owned mobile devices & online
web access during class with
Mobile Tools & Connected Learning
2009 Start SR1 Laptops 5‐6 Teachers Whole Year
2010 Grow 4 – 6 sets Mini Laptops Expand PD, Share Ideas
2011 Grow & Transition Y9 Stationery List + 4 – 6 more sets
2012 Whole School? Y9‐10 now covered + Extend across school?
Tools made available
Infrastructure is made more reliable
Teacher Professional Development is occurring

8. The New Curriculum & eLearning
Schools should explore not only how ICT can supplement traditional ways of teaching but
also how it can open up new and different ways of learning
Vision: E‐learning may:
Effective users of communication tools • Assist the making of connections by enabling
Members of communities students to enter and explore new learning
International citizens environments, overcoming barriers of distance and
Active seekers, users, and creators of time
knowledge (p.8)
• Facilitate shared learning by enabling students to
join or create communities of learners that extend
Competency: well beyond the classroom
Confidently use ICT to access and provide
information and to communicate with others • Assist in the creation of supportive learning
(p.12) environments by offering resources that take
account of individual, cultural or developmental
differences
• Enhance opportunities to learn by offering students
virtual experiences and tools that save them time,
allowing them to take their learning further (p.36)
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