community snaphots: technology workshops for parents
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Lizzie Chase and Donna Sirmais: Communitysnapshots.weebly.com suggests a series of after-school workshops for parents, to build their confidence about 21st century learning skills.TRANSCRIPT
The raft, the river and the rainbow:
Community research
in the 21st Century library context
By Lizzie Chase and Donna Sirmais
Resources: http://sdrv.ms/10moVPz
Website: http://communitysnapshots.weebly.com
Sample survey report: http://sdrv.ms/17La2eQ
Margaret Redrup-May and the team at the Blacktown Council libraries. 40 000 parent ‘sign ups’ in 2012 for Baby rhyme time and early childhood programs
The great good place and Celebrating the third place – Thanks to Ray Oldenburg [and others] for analysing & celebrating what makes places into community hubs
All the people who have shared their stories & beliefs about what matters in the Raft, river, rainbow project
Cambridge Park HS and Chifley Bidwill – 2013 videos
With thanks to
For authentic community research about the nature of wisdom:
1. Ask questions which matter 2. Resource a project effectively 3. Engage the community in responding and co-creating 4. Communicate findings & support community publishing
IE A strategic mix of creativity, welcome, skills exchange, seeking feedback & supporting the publication of community “voice” videos, interview sound files and digital stories as a valued part of a library’s current digital collections & archives.
What “works well” with community research?
An adult writing group meeting at Mt Druitt Library
A P&C group meeting at a Blue Mountains PS library
Educational consultants at a specialist educational library [Henry Parkes Equity Resource Centre]
An email focus group + a student writing group
A student leaders meeting at Henry Parkes
A parents group meeting at Cambridge Park HS library, over a series of sessions
Our interviewees
On the current affairs front, which items in the news are on your agenda at the moment & why? Within Australia and Globally:
For public libraries to act as community hubs, which new activities do you believe they could host, possibly in partnership with other agencies?
What do children need, to be 21st Century young adults who are confident, skilled and caring? Emotional and social needs, Intellectual needs, Other needs:
Our SURVEY questions about what matters
Community writers: Write about a person who is very important to you – show us why.
Community writers: Explain what matters most to you. What do you believe in? How do you gain peace? OR Write about a life changing experience /conversation you had OR the best holiday…
Student writers: These things really matter to me, as a young person, in the Australian news, in world news
http://raftriverandrainbow.edublogs.org
Our WRITING TASKS about what matters
Raft, river, rainbow workshops for community writers: Celebrating people & memories we value and beliefs that we cherish. Cards to inspire discussion and writing at www.raftriverandrainbow.com
You, me and 21C workshop series at Cambridge Park HS: Exploring what matters in a school context
SEAT student leaders express their views about what matters. 2012 videos at http://lizziechase.wix.com/projectbasedlearning
Workshop series – 2012 & 2103
http://lizziechase.wix.com/projectbasedlearning
Raft, river, rainbow project Images to inspire talk & writing
Illustrator: Gina Harrowell
www.raftriverandrainbow.com/life-writing-blog
1. Ask about what matters: Survey Monkey & getting to know the participants & their technology needs
2. Find the key messages: Wordle, Infogram, Piktochart, Easelly - Data visualisation tools
3. Share voices and opinions: Sock puppet app interviews + Voki, Weebly websites + blogging
4. Share stories, journeys, beliefs & values: Mixbook + ipad apps; Animoto videos
http://communitysnapshots.weebly.com for ideas
Community Snapshots Workshop series
Flyer
Workshop 1: Getting to know you + Survey skills
PARTICIPANT TASKS: COMPLETE THESE SURVEYS
Children’s needs:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XZX7BQ5
Library of the future:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8CJF6T2
SCHOOL COMMUNITY GROUPS: Join up to Edmodo and JOIN the Community Snapshots group by using the PIN: znnvw8 – as a student of this class
PARTICIPANT TASK: ANSWER THIS QUESTION
Which items in the news are on your agenda at the moment & why? Within Australia: Globally:
Edmodo – In a school context
Wordle about young people’s needs
Workshop 2: Data visualisation skills
WordSalad: One person requiring respect and welcome
• ONLINE: Paste the writing from your Edmodo post to make your own Wordle about current affairs issues that matter to you
OR
• ON YOUR IPAD
1. Write your opinion into the Notes app
2. Select all - Copy
3. Use WordSalad app: New - New Salad
4. Create PDF or Save to Camera Roll – Find it in Photos
Participant Task
Infogram – Infographic http://infogr.am/Libraries-as-hubs/
Piktochart – Infographic
https://magic.piktochart.com/output/34881d7e-f50d-4f62-
9b91-adaa74cd3f82
Easelly - Infographic
https://s3.amazonaws.com/easel.ly/all_easels/143915/YoungPeo
ple/image.jpg
PARTICIPANT TASK: Create an infographic to display your main ideas visually
Display your opinions about what’s in the news in an infographic created at http://www.easel.ly/
You may wish to focus on Australian issues OR global issues
Easelly – Task
Secrets for success
for community projects
By Donna Sirmais
Session 2
There will be real outcomes for participants
Ownership by participants
Build trust and strong relationships
Over a period of time – a series of meetings
Hospitality – food is welcoming, relaxed talk happens
Build a sense of fun – it’s okay to make mistakes
A strong sense of purpose
Secrets for success in community projects
Project processes
Treasure hunt - Example
Cambridge Park HS Video https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=985d506652839c93&id=985D506652839C93%212223
&sff=1&authkey=!AIjjUW1z5eLegOA
Storyboarding key ideas
Sock puppet interview http://youtu.be/1e7PUYdW2Y4
Using the Sock Puppet app, interview a partner about what really matters to them – Take turns to have your say
When you have finished your interviews, share them with another pair
Participant Task
Voki Example http://communitysnapshots.weebly.com/-share-opinions.html
Animoto video
http://animoto.com/play/lW7AkL7hieLKpYv1oUGYfQ
Create your own short Animoto video, using 5-12 Creative Commons images.
ONLINE: What matters to me images – Download these from http://www.flickr.com/photos/64544666@N04/sets/72157633514162862/
ONLINE: Library images – Download these from http://www.flickr.com/photos/64544666@N04/sets/72157633711582486/
APP VERSION: Take 5-8 photos now to upload…
Participant Task
Mt Druitt Library Writing Group
http://raftriverandrainbow.edublogs.org/life-writing/
Mixbook Example: Blacktown Library Writing Group http://www.mixbook.com/photo-books/interests/what-matters-to-us-5116208?vk=lF8RQxC5Mj
Participant task - Mixbook
ONLINE: Go to http://www.mixbook.com/ to create 5 pages: 5 key messages about what matters most to you.
Choose your own images OR select images from http://www.flickr.com/photos/64544666@N04/sets/72157633514162862/
Mixbook – Task
Student leaders at Henry Parkes
Megan said:
Spinning, lifting, falling, leaping, flying….most people do not describe this exciting performing art, dance, as peaceful. But pushing my body to its limits and releasing all the tension and emotion definitely makes me calmer. When I dance, it’s like I am a bird, free and flying. Being able to express myself through dance comforts, excites and frees me all at the same time. That is because peace is feeling contented and quiet, and despite leaping and spinning everywhere, when I dance, my mind relaxes. When you push your body to its limits, when it hurts so bad you could collapse, something happens that makes to pain all worthwhile. When you dance, and reach heights you could never have imagined, it’s like an exhilarating wave coming over you, the feeling of achievement. When you do more than your best and go the extra mile (the mile you could never conquer) a feeling of completeness, satisfaction and peace comes over you, because you know that what you just did was better than your best. Peace is not just having no negative emotions, or feeling quiet or still, it is what makes up your heart, what you are passionate about. Peace is living in the moment, it’s that fiery, free feeling you get when you grow wings and fly. For me, among other things and people, it’s dance.
http://rapblog14.edublogs.org/rainbow/
Blogging / Websites
Anzac reflections - Weebly http://remembrancememorialandtheday.weebly.com/
Google Advanced Images Search – Usage Rights: Free to use or share
+ Jamendo for creative commons images & music
21st century community research: Joint knowledge building
Extract from
Morphing into a
21st century
teacher
by Mia
MacMeekin
See also:
https://vimeo.com/ti
ffanypoirier