Attribution http://blog.rozee.pk/2010/05/12/effective-team-leader/ & http://icon-king.com
Great meeting today about the continuation of the DEECD WMR Hobson's Bay Network Students as eLearning Leaders continuing for Grade 5 students in 2011.
These were my ideas below, which were thrown into the mix. The final outline when completed, will really build on the successes of 2011.
Download my presentation to the project team. Download HB Students as eLL
I've just had my paper accepted on Bloom's Digital Taxonomy & the Ultranet for the Victorian Information Technology Teachers Association, [VITTA], Conference 2011, Leading and Learning from the Edge at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne 29-30 August
This will follow on from work I have been doing with WMR, Hobson's Bay eLearning Leaders' Network
Abstract:
All students and teachers in DEECD schools are using the Ultranet as a Learning Management System. After teachers have an understanding of how the technology of Release 1 & Release 2 works, then what do they do? What are some tasks that can be developed for students?
Mark will demonstrate at how
Bloom's Digital Taxonomy can be used as a great overlay to create authentic tasks for students using the Ultranet. This is an important session for those wanting to put 21st century learning skills into the pedagogy of the Ultranet.
Session is on Tuesday 30th August, 11:30 -12:20. Click on link above to register for the conference!
This blogpost is to let off a bit of steam! I usually don't do this via my blog It's about the Release Two of the Ultranet. For anyone not familiar with what that Ultranet is click here. I've spent a lot of time developing professional learning materials for the first part on the Ultranet [Release One]. See earlier blogposts here tagged Ultranet. For the DEECD Ultranet Getting Started Guide for Release One click image below.
I've not no issues with Release One. It is now stable and is a very useful toolbox for students and teachers. I'm currently working on the incorporation of Bloom's Digital Taxonomy and the Ultranet at my school. See earlier blogpost about an Elluminate session I did on this.
My frustration is Release Two, where teachers can design online learning tasks for their students. For the DEECD Ultranet Getting Started Guide for Release Two click image below.
In primary schools, classroom [Home group] teachers are linked to their students by a timetabling module of the DEECD CASES adminstrative system. However, as a specialist teacher, [ICT Coordinator], there have been consistent problems linking teachers such as myself with all students in the school. While this has supposed to have been fixed it hasn't. I really want to write learning tasks for students in a number of grade levels at my school. These lessons would also model good online curriculum design for my colleagues. Now to do this, I need access to the 24 grades in my school, but when I login I get access to just 2! [See below].
So I've got no access to the missing 22 grades of students! I really hope this is fixed up soon, as it is holding back Ultranet implementation [ student tasks and teacher professional development] at my school.
Postscript:
I thought this session went well. It was a small group but some great dialogues via the chat and the mic. Thanks to Kevin for organising the group and being a great moderator. Missed the session? Recording link is here:
https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2011-05-16.2251.M.029A3E8D94509A2DB46E48181501BF.vcr&sid=2007026
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I'm looking forward to presenting Bloom's Digital Taxonomy & The Ultranet to the Hobson's Bay eLearning Leaders' Network using Elluminate next Tuesday 17.05.2011 at 3:45 p.m [GMT / UTC +10]. The Elluminate room will be open from about 45 minutes before that. The Hobson's Bay eLearning Leaders' Network is the work of Kevin Daly Hobson's Bay, Ultranet Coach. This is the second meeting of the network, the first being F2F.
In this session I'm exploring ideas about Ultranet Release 1 Applications and how they can be used to teach the thinking skills of Bloom's Digital Taxonomy. I hope to get some ideas from participants on this too.
Below are my screen dumps where I have overlayed Bloom's Digital Taxonomy on to the Release ! Apps. If you want my ideas of the activities you can use you will need to join the session!
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As usual will write about the event later.
I'm presenting to the WMR Hobson's Bay eLearning Leaders' Meeting this afternoon on the professional learning modules I have created for Release One of the Ultranet.
My edited presentation is here. Download Ultranet PL Modules edit
Sorry, for privacy reasons, the screencasts aren't included.
I haven't written anything about being an Ultranet Lead User at my school. For those who have no idea what the Ultranet is in DEECD schools in Victoria, go here first. http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/directions/ultranet/default.htm
There is a great range of DEECD developed resources to assist Ultranet implementation in schools with teachers, students and parents.
What I have spent time developing are three after school modules [each of 60 -90 minutes duration]. I have used screencasts extensively [SnapzProX] in each module. There are 26 screencasts all up
Below is the course outline and some examples [low res] of wiki screecasts in module 3. While a lot of work screen casts have a lot of advantages
1. They can be linked to webpages on an Intranet
2. They can burnt to a CD_ROM
3. They are self paced
4. They can be revisited at a later stage
Introduction to working on the Ultranet - Module 1
Purpose of Activity: Understand the basics of the Ultranet
1. Login to the Ultranet and familiarise yourself with your Home Space
2. Writing on your wall and filling in your Profile
3. Setting up your Profile
4. Start writing a Blog entry
5. Find and request some Learning Contacts
Task One
• Play the Training Screencast: Login and Home Space
• Login yourself
• Explore the page including the toolbar
• Go to the Action "finger" in the dock> Add some applications e.g People > Learning Contacts and Tools > Calendar
• Change the layout
Task Two
• Play the Training Screencast: eXpress Space- Wall and Profile
• Go to eXpress Space > Click on eXpress
• Write on your wall
• Click on eXpress > Click on Profile > Add to your Profile
Task Three
• Play the Training Screencast: eXpress Space- Portfolio
• Go to eXpress Space > Click on Portfolio
• Go to the Action "finger" in the dock> Add an Application > Collaboration > Add a Wiki
• Add some text to your portfolio
• Publish your Portfolio
• Go to details > Advanced Actions > Permissions. Complete Permissions as per screencast
Task Four
• Play the Training Screencast: eXpress Space - Blogs
• Go to the xPress tab of your eXpress Space
• Go to the "finger"in the dock > Add an Application > Collaboration > Add a Blog
• Add a blog entry
• Publish your blog
Task Five
• Play the Training Screencast: eXpress Space - Learning Contacts
• Go back to your homepage [Click on the Ultranet logo on the bottom left of a Ultranet Space]
• Go to the Action "finger"in the dock> Add an Application > People > Add Learning Contacts [if you didn't do this in Task One]
• Go to the "gears" in the dock> Find People
• Search for a colleague in your PLT > Request that they become your Learning Contact
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Introduction to working on the Ultranet - Module 2
Purpose of Activity: Understand the basics of the Ultranet
01. Revision of Login, Requests from Learning Contacts and Portfolio Viewers
02. Revision of Add Applications
03. Making and color coding Quick Notes
04. Adding and iFrame to your Homepage
05. Changing Page Layouts
06. Adding Notices
07. Adding a Message Board
08. Adding and Image Gallery
09. Adding and playing a Slideshow
10. Adding an RSS Feed
Task One - What Looks Different? Release 2 has been added
• Click here to play the Training Screencast
• Revision of the login process [login yourself]
• Accept or ignore any Learning Contacts or Portfolio Viewers that you have on your Home page
Task Two - Tools and Applications
• Click here to play the Training Screencast
• Open up the Application Window and explore the purple and green applications and tools
Task Three - Quick Note
• Click here to play the Training Screencast
• Adding a Quick Note to your Homepage
• Color Coding a Quick Note
• Removing a Quick Note
Task Four - iFrames
• Click here to play the Training Screencast
• Adding an iFrame to your Homepage
• Configuring an iFrame
• Add Moodle to your Homepage [ the URL for Moodle is http://moodle.williamstownps.vic.edu.au
Task Five - Changing Layouts
• Click here to play the Training Screencast
• Change the portlet layout on your homepage
Task Six - Notices & Notice Viewer
• Click here to play the Training Screencast
• Send a notice to all Williamstown PS staff
• Set start and end dates for the notice [pick a short time span please!]. Save Notice and return to full page
• Check that the notice has arrived on your home page and that of others
Task Seven - Message Boards
• Click here to play the Training Screencast
• Use the search window of the Add Application window to find the Message Board Application. Add it to your eXpress space
• Add a category [A big question - use my example if you wish]
• Add a thread [A sub question use, my example if you wish]
• Reply to that thread
• Add another thread [Another sub question, use my example if you wish]
Task Eight - Image Gallery
• Click here to play the Training Screencast
• Use the search window of the Add Application window to find the Image Gallery Application. Add it to your eXpress space
• Create a folder in your Image Gallery
• Search for an image from Search All Images. Select one or
• Search for an image from Upload Image [from your own computer]. Select one
• Agree to the Copyright Conditions and Check In
• Upload this image
• Repeat this process, so that you have at least two images in your folder
Task Nine - Slideshows
• Click here to play the Training Screencast
• Add a Slideshow portlet to your eXpress page and configure it
• Play your Slideshow
Task Ten - RSS Feeds
• Click here to play the Training Screencast Part 1
• Then click here for RSS in Plain English
• Then click here to play the Training Screencast Part 2
• View tutorials and videos
• Add an RSS Feed portlet to your eXpress page
• Configure your RSS Feed portlet
• Add a RSS feed, e.g. copy http://feeds.theage.com.au/rssheadlines/national.xml and paste it in. Save it and return to full page. Check that it works.
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Introduction to working on the Ultranet - Module 3
Purpose of Activity: Understand the basics of the Ultranet
01. Introduction to Wikis. What are they? Why use them in schools?
02. Understanding Wikis 1. Formatting
03. Understanding Wikis 2. Sub Pages
04. Understanding Wikis 3. Sub Pages of Sub Pages
05. Scoping a Wiki 1. What does this mean?
06. Scoping a Wiki 2. How do you do this?
07. Publications. What is are Publications? How do you add them?
08. Design Space 1. What is a Design Space?
09. Design Space 2. How do you join a Design Space?
10. Design Space 3. How do you make a Design Space?
Task One - Introduction to Wikis
• Click here to play the Training Screencast http://web.me.com/mark_rich/Site/Wiki_1.html
• Play the video Wikis in Plain English by Commoncraft http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY
• Go to Actions in the Ultranet Toolbar > Add Applications > Wiki
Task Two - Understanding Wikis 1
• Click here to play the Training Screencast http://web.me.com/mark_rich/Site/Wiki_2.html
• Type some text into your Main Page
• Format the text
• Add an image
• Add a hyperlink
Task Three - Understanding Wikis 2
• Click here to play the Training Screencast http://web.me.com/mark_rich/Site/Wiki_3.html
• Add a Sub Page to your Wiki
• Copy your Sub Page and re-name to create another Sub Page
• Add a comment to your Sub Page
Task Four - Understanding Wikis 3
• Click here to play the Training Screencast http://web.me.com/mark_rich/Site/Wiki_4.html
• Add a Sub Page to a Sub Page of your Wiki
• Add another Sub Page to that same Sub Page of your Wiki
• Go back to your Main Page and check all the Sub Page and Sub Pages of Sub Page links work
Task Five - Scoping a Wiki 1
• Click here to play the Training Screencast http://web.me.com/mark_rich/Site/Scoping_Wiki_1.html
Task Six - Scoping a Wiki 2
• Click here to play the Training Screencast http://web.me.com/mark_rich/Site/Scoping_Wiki_2.html
• Create a Wiki on your Portfolio page of your eXpress Page. Add a sentence of text
• Create a Wiki on the landing page of your eXpress Page. You should see the same Wiki
• Configure this second Wiki and Scope it so that it becomes a second Wiki
Task Seven - Publications
• Click here to play the Training Screencast
• Add the 3 publication portlets to your eXpress Page [Search, Display & List]
• Go to Control Panel and make a Publication
• Add it to your Publication Display on your eXpress page
Task Eight - Design Space 1
• Click here to play the Training Screencast
• Go to your Design Space and Investigate the four Design Space tabs under Manage Design Spaces
Task Nine - Design Space 2
• Click here to play the Training Screencast
• Search for some Design Spaces that are Open and interest you. Join some of them
Task Ten - Design Space 3
• Click here to play the Training Screencast
• Have a go at making a Design Space of your own. Create a Design Space and add content to your Home Page
• See if you can add extra pages to your Design Space
This session occurred on Wednesday August 4, 2010 from 4pm to 5pm [GMT+10]. If you missed the session see below
Recording Link: [For optimum success here copy and paste this link into your browser [ Firefox works well]. rather than clicking on the link. You should be asked for your name and an email address to access the recording]
https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2010-08-03.2333.D.88603692469048F9FD418913DE65D0.vcr&sid=2007026
• “Behind Every Cloud is Another Cloud”
Key Questions
• What are the most valuable Web 2.0 applications for the classroom?
• What are the Web 2.0 applications in the Ultranet?
• How will the Ultranet impact on the Web 2.0 behaviour of DEECD teachers?
My Guest: John Pearce, Education Consultant and Presenter, Salty Solutions http://saltysolutions.com.au/
John's blog is at http://johnp.wordpress.com
• Some Highlighted Web 2.0 Apps [ some of which were demonstrated by John using the Web Tour]
• Collaboration - Google Docs & Spreadsheets, Google Forms, Etherpad
• Social Networking - Edmodo & Nings
• Video [Including Embedding] - Teacher Tube, iTunes U, Screencasts
• Other Multimedia Presentations & Podcasts
• Social Bookmarking - Delicious & Diigo For John's links on these last two tools see [ they are all great!]
http://www.diigo.com/user/mrpbps
http://iisquared.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/diigo-and-delicious/
http://go2.wordpress.com/?id=725X1342&site=johnp.wordpress.com&url=http%3A%2F%2Fslides.diigo.com%2Fwidget%2Fslides%3Fsid%3D34041&sref=http%3A%2F%2Fjohnp.wordpress.com%2F
Below is my call as to what is in the Ultranet and what isn't
• Questions on Notice - Panel & Audience Discussion
What about teachers who are using blogs and wikis already? Are they going to duplicate content both in and out of the Ultranet? Will blogs and wikis in the Ultranet have a different purpose for those teachers?
What will happen with current DEECD initiatives such as Global Teacher / Global Student or use of a Ning by DEECD Innovations & Next Practice?
What will schools with Learning Management Systems such as Moodle, SharePoint & Blackboard do when the Ultranet is established? [Both in the short term and in the long term]
Will teachers continue to use the Web 2.0 apps they know already? What incentives will there be to migrate to the apps of the Ultranet?
Will the tools and applications of the Ultranet raise the bar for most teachers, by putting Web 2.0 into their planning and teaching, while lowering the bar for those teachers already using Web 2.0 extensively? That is, teachers who have been “early adopters” of Web 2.0, be restricted by the Ultranet?
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My Contact Details
Mark RichardsonWilliamstown Primary School
richardson.mark.m@edumail.vic.gov.au
