software for learning - ulearn09
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Workshop notes for presentation on Software for Learning website (http://softwareforlearning.tki.org.nz) at ULearn 09 conference in October 2009.TRANSCRIPT
SOFTWARE FOR LEARNING
softwareforlearning.tki.org.nz
The Software for Learning website is for teachers.
What Software?
• currently in use in NZ schools
What Software?
• currently in use in NZ schools
• recommended by NZ teachers or advisers
What Software?
• currently in use in NZ schools
• recommended by NZ teachers or advisers
• supported by examples of student and teacher work, especially NZ
How the NZ education community can be involved
• The Effective Pedagogy Wiki
How the NZ education community can be involved
• The Effective Pedagogy Wiki• S4L Delicious – authentic student
examples
How the NZ education community can be involved
• The Effective Pedagogy Wiki• S4L Delicious – authentic student
examples• S4L Twitter
How the NZ education community can be involved
• The Effective Pedagogy Wiki• S4L Delicious – authentic student
examples• S4L Twitter • Teachers can suggest software
How the NZ education community can be involved
• The Effective Pedagogy Wiki• S4L Delicious – authentic student
examples• S4L Twitter • Teachers can suggest software• Teachers can review software
How the NZ education community can be involved
• The Effective Pedagogy Wiki• S4L Delicious – authentic student
examples• S4L Twitter • Teachers can suggest software• Teachers can review software• E-Learning Research Network
How the NZ education community can be involved
• The Effective Pedagogy Wiki• S4L Delicious – authentic student examples• S4L Twitter • Teachers can suggest software• Teachers can review software• E-Learning Research Network• Newsletter
Let’s have a look around….There are many useful resource pages for reference and
advice for teachers.Take some time to explore the
pages along the top menu…
Just how far have we really come?(with apologies for the subtitle editing)
Where is the software?Can you please get to the point?
The Collection.You can look through it in a variety of
ways…
Two of my favourites:
• Voicethread• Google Earth
Did you know this?
• YouTube• Wikipedia
Spend 10 minutes looking around.
Software for Learning a collaborative exercise
Collaboratively write and construct a promotional slideshow for the Ulearn conference using text and images.
Animoto for education slideshow generatorminimum technologymaximum creativity
Year 5 class – work in progress
Exercise 1Write the text.• We will use a collaborative whiteboard
Etherpad (please find it on through the S4L site) to create the text for your Animoto slideshow.
• You can either login to the Etherpad that we will do on this datashow, or create your own and collaborate with another group. It is your choice.
Exercise 2
1. Open Animoto (you’ll find it on S4L) and log in with your provided email address
2. Follow the instructions to create a slideshow about Ulearn
3. Use the text that you have created4. You can use images from a folder marked
‘Ulearn’ on your desktop if you want5. Please include the word ULearn in the
title when you save it
Review
• How can S4L support your learning and practice?
• How can the site be improved to meet needs of> Teachers new to using software with
learners?> Experienced teachers?> ICT innovators? [email protected]