What’s Doing at JT?
IeXceL
Self selected
Core subjects
RE, English, Science, History, Geography, PDHPE.
1:1
UOW research
IeXceLResearch Findings
Students:
Greater love of learningMore focus on PBSelf-confidentLess need for family assistanceMore +ve environment
Apple easy to learn, "makes me want to open it and learn stuff", "information right at our fingertips"
Apple "easy to use and understand", " awesome research tool", better for organisation, "widened learning opportunities"
"LAPTOPS ROCK"
Student Technology Use
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Comfortable using Laptop Learning Laptop easy Broader learning Laptop +ve
Question
Student Responses
Strongly DA
DA
Agree
Strongly A
IeXceLTeachers:
Improved student communicationMore flexible learning strategiesMore integrated curriculumMore student shaped learningMore +ve environmentEnjoyed class time more
“The technology is a great teaching tool for my subject area.”“Interesting next year to see how this program will translate to Year 7 with mixed abilities and maturity in using the equipment to its full potential.” “I am excited about the potential to safely allow these students to go ahead on their own or as a group to research and respond to various activities of their creation and return with a quality product/presentation.”
Teacher Technology Results
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COMFORTABLEUSING LAPTOP
EASY TO LEARN LEARNING&TEACHING
DEEPER/WIDER
LAPTOPSPOSITIVE
ADDITION TOTOOLS
SUFFICIENTTECHNOLOGY PD
STRONGLY DISAGREE
DISAGREE
AGREE
STRONLY AGREE
UNABLE TO RESPOND
Information Literacy
forDigital Natives
Essentials Skills for 1:1
DefinitionInformation Literacy is:
“knowing when and why you need information, where to find it, and how to evaluate, use and communicate it in an ethical manner.”
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. Updated 21 December 2004. Information Literacy: The Skills,
http://cilip.org.uk/professionalguidance/informationliteracy/definition/skills.htm Accessed 23 Nov. 2006
Information ProcessDefining
Locating
Selecting
Organising
Presenting
Evaluating
www.wonko.info/cybertext/ assess/iproc.gif
Defining - What?Brainstorming/Mind-mapping – Inspiration, Freemind
http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
Effective Questioning - “The Question is the Answer” Jamie McKenzie
http://fno.org/oct97/question.html#anchor128766
Defining - What?Questioning should dig deeper – Bloom’s Taxonomy
Why? Which? How?
Analysing, Evaluating, Creating (Synthesis)
Keywords
Locating
Getting Past Google. Windham, Carie. 2006. Getting Past Google. Educause Learning
Initative.
Boolean searches: AND OR NOT
School Intranet Databases.
LocatingAdvanced Searching
Selecting - Critical Thinking
Accuracy - Anyone can publish anything, is the source reliable?, balance with other sources
Authority – Is the site linked to an organization?, who is the author?
Coverage – What is the scope? Specific topics. Depth of coverage.
Currency – Date of writing, date of publishing, updates.
Objectivity – Who is the audience or what is the purpose of the site, bias
“Questions to Ask When Evaluating the Internet”
www.sybasigns.com.au
Selecting - critical thinking
Presenting - ethical use
Plagiarism
Property – Do my actions respect the property of others?
Appropriate Use – Does this use of technology have educational value and is it in keeping with the rules of my family, my church my school and my government?
Johnson, Doug. 2007. Ethical Issues Surrounding Technology in Schools. The Education Technology Guide, Vol 15.
Presenting - ethical use
To Catch a PlagiaristContext ChangeMissing FootnotesRyan, Julie. 1998. Student Plagiarism in an Online World. http://www.prism-magazine.org/december/html/student_plagiarism_in_an_onlin.htm Accessed 10 May 2007.
Online SourcesTurn it In - Online Subscriptionhttp://turnitin.com/static/home.html
Safe Assignment – Online Subscriptionhttp://www.mydropbox.com/index.php
Plagiarism Finder – Standalone Software (Windows only)
http://www.m4-software.de/en-index.htm
Presenting - ethical use
Form of Final Product.PodcastMovieComic
Evaluating
Honest Self-reflection
Signing off on work
http://www.curseoftheself.com/KevinMirror.jpg
Flexible Learning Environment
Broader Differentiation
Balancing Student/Teacher centered learning
Acceleration V’s Deeper learning
“Game” based scoring.
Open Source Operating
Systems/SoftwareCost effective - Software and Hardware
Mac V’s PC non issue
“free” licensediscourage software piracyopen development
X11 for Mac
OpenOffice Ubuntu (Linux)
"the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity"