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The document outlines plans to improve ICT skills and applications across the school curriculum through several initiatives: 1. Developing learning progressions and self-assessment tools to track student progress in key ICT skills and expose students to different aspects of ICT. 2. Providing professional development and support for teachers to develop their own ICT knowledge and abilities to deliver higher-level ICT in classes. 3. Promoting the school website and developing a media team of students to assist in producing and sharing media across the school.
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- 2. To assist in the meetingof strategic goal# 6 ‘To developICT abilities and applicationskills across the curriculum’
- 3. Reviewwebsite provider, upgrade layout and look Maintain and update professional knowledgeof website operation Provide regularDVDs and media for front office display and other presentations Update knowledge of school infrastructure particularly server information. Createa team of ICTleaders to assist their peers, teachers and producing media for theschool. Develop ICTlearning progression. Develop ICTself assessment sheets suitable for sharingbooks Develop teachers own knowledgeof ICT. Develop teachers abilities in order to deliver a higherlevel of ICTinclasses. Furtherdevelop teacher capabilities inintegris use.
- 4. Website Mayfair Media Team Learning Progressions and SelfAssessment Tools Staff Professional Development and Support SchoolSystems
- 5. To Promote Mayfair School As a positive, open and welcoming school.
- 6. To allowMayfair School andthe Wider community to remain Informed withrelevant, current Informationthat reflects MayfairSchool’s character, achievements andto share events. AllowingMayfair staff, childrenand community to safely displaytheir abilities,knowledge, andshare the schoolexperience withina multi-mediasetting.
- 7. At the beginning of 2009 our school website washosted by Kiwi schools provider. We were able to add to, adjust and manage our own content within the restrictions of the website’s functions. This service cost the school $1600* per annum. After consultation with the staff, who were to manage their personal page and classpage, as well as a trialperiod which included waitingfor updates and assistanceto upgrade the site, we decided to terminate our contract with Kiwischools for the following reasons:
- 8. • Photostookalongtime touploadontothesiteandhadtobe reduced in sizeseveral timesto‘co-operate’. • The site didnotlookappealing. Assistance,site capabilitiesandgeneral easeofusewere notalwaysavailable when required. • Toupgradesitecapabilitieswouldhavecost considerably morethanwewerecurrentlypaying,withoutanyguarantees of‘easeofuse’. • General weekly managementtookalong time dueto upload times,andthe sitedidnotalwaysautomaticallyupdatewhen changedon somecomputers,(hadtokeep pressing F2 to delete localcomputer’smemoryofthe page?) • A hostingsitesimilar in appearanceyeteasiertousewith betteruploadtime andtime managementhasbeen discovered– andit is essentially freeofcharge.
- 9. www.sportsground.co.nzis ahostingwebsite that Has madeitself available‘freeof charge’toall sportsclubs andschools in NewZealand. It isup to the localschool toestablish,createandmanagethewebsite,which is providedwith fastupload time,no need toadjustor change photosize,abilitytouploadpdfandworddocuments,100 pagestouse,plus individualwebsitesthatarelinkedto themain siteforclasses andteams. The site managersaskthatweeitherinstallthe fundraisingaspectofthe site, which enablesthem tocreaterevenueorwepaya chargeof$450foroursitetolocked (notused foradvertising). An additionalcostenablesusto VIP oursiteandtakeawaythe ‘video’link advertisingsportsground. A MUCH largercostof $1500enablesustocompletely personalthesite takingall referenceto sportsgroundoffeach page.
- 10. School ground menu School ground video ad: can be removed for extra cost and replaced with our own choice of media Each page has a picture option. This has the ability to scroll through photos from the gallery. Welcome blurb. Taken from the last site, will be adjusted later. Advertising space. We can lock this and personalise it for a fee Rolling Welcome message Personalised banner. Each class website can make their own. Menu option. Can change words but not appearance as yet.
- 11. o Our Community: ‘Home and Schools committee’ ‘Star of the Week’ o Home page o All about us: ‘What makes us Special’ ‘Times and Terms’ ‘Enrolling with us’ ‘ERO report’ o Mayfair Events: ‘Calender’ ‘What’s been happening’ o Staff o Learning @ Mayfair: Literacy, Numeracy,Thinking Skills, Health and PE, ICT o The Mayfair Way o How can I help my child @ home o Awesome Acorns o Classes oNewsletters oGalleries
- 12. o Complete the sportsground website to the highest quality possible. o Give the site a trial period, lookingat ease of managementfor myself, staff and children. o Surveyparents and staff o Re-evaluateafter 6 months. o Research into website providers such as Mogul and School Web design, looking into cost, effectiveness and ease of use. (We havealreadystarted to do this). o Continueexploring web options within our school community.
- 13. To establish and nurture a Specialisedgroup of creative, innovative students, specialising inICT.
- 14. To enhancea group ofstudents with the advanced abilityto analyse, collect andcompile media independently,usinga broadvariety of multi mediasoftware and equipment.
- 15. • We have a solidgroupof(girls) committed tomeeting weekly in order tolearn new skills andworkon ICTprojects. • The groupareconfident andskilled in using Photostory and Photoshop. • The grouphave individual ‘assignment’ sheets that guide them through their personal task in order tocreate the office display, using Photostory. • Teachers andstudents around the school regularlyuse the assistance of variousmembers in the team to peer tutor and problem solve, particularlyin using Photoshop. The general use of this programme throughout the school has increased somewhat. • The team arefairlyconfident in using Premiere tocreate mini movies andslide shows, mainly using photofootage and moving background media. • Members of this team have been introduced tothe Pivot Animation programme, have independantly advanced their knowledge ofthis and arestarting topeer tutor. • The majority of the team areskilled in their use ofboth digital camera andvideo camera (with tripod). • The majority of the team areable todownload footage from these cameras.
- 16. • Continueto ‘upgrade’ theteam’s knowledge of using a digital and video camera. • Run‘workshop’ sessions havingthem analysefootage and learn to use the correct ‘shot’ or focus for certain events and help them to become moreaware of their ‘shooting’ environment. • Look into purchasing a camerastabiliser from Karamu(under $200),to assist the childrenwhen filming without a tripod. • ‘Upgrade’the team’s editing knowledgeusing Premiere, helping them to produce movies for projects and displays. • Expose childrento programmessuch as ‘FrontPage’ introducing the concept of webpage design, which can be linkedor uploaded to our currentsite (I hope). • Continueintroducing the team to programmesthat inspire creativity and can be used inthe classroom to assist problem solving, and enhanceknowledgeof different software, eg: Game Maker. • Continueusing the learningexperiences with this team to formulate effective tutoring to classroom practise and enhancepeer tutoring. • Encouragemore boys and year4 students to join. • Visit Karamu High School’s TechUnitwith the team: ‘inspirational’
- 17. To expose and empower all Mayfair students with a broad skill base in ICT.
- 18. To equip teachers and students with a solid foundation of ICT knowledge and ability. Allowing students to self assessand communicate understanding with teachers and parents. Exposing students to the five key elements in ICT. This will be achieved through the establishment of benchmarks for which teachers and students will have the ability to monitor, evaluate and progress on an individual basis.
- 20. Data Processing: Using Xcel, learning to use spreadsheets, graphing tools and data analysis. Internet: Learning to use internet search tools, learning websites/web quests, creating webpages and email safely. Desktop and Word Processing: General skills required to competently use a computer, and the ability to use word processing programmes. Multi Media Software: Using software such as powerpoint, photostory, photoshop, premiere etc to process photographs, video and music. Also animation and game making. Equipment and Devices: Understanding safe use of digital and video cameras, USB drives and other related equipment. Exploring photography and filming rules/techniques.
- 21. Each element has it’s ownsheetof progressions. Theycoverupto 5 stages of progressions within 3 levels. Junior, Middle and Senior. Thelevels are indicators rather than expectations whereteachers and students can identify what they know andwhere to head next. It’s main purpose is to assist with planning and assessment. Sharing Book Assessment Sheets arecurrently open documents where teachers can choose the skills they have covered that term and fill them in before printing. Another option will beavailable wherethe skills of each stage will be ‘pre– printed’ and filed in the folder available for staff to photocopy from.
- 24. To encourageand up skillstaff membersin their personaland professionalknowledge basein ICT.
- 25. To provide guidance to staffthroughclear, basic manuals/resources(how too), andtutorage in order to have staffcompetently fulfilclassroomand schoolwide obligationslinkedwith ICT
- 26. • Assisting teacherswithclassroomprogrammes throughprogression sheets/guidesandgeneral assistancewithdifferenttaskstheywishto complete with their children. • Staffmeetings;professional‘guidance’ sessions focussingon Integris and Photoshop. • Providing ‘manuals’forstafftorefertowhen required. Initially thesewere printedindividuallyfor each memberofstaff,howeverageneral resource bankwill be createdandbasedin acentralareafor stafftoreferto. • Providing anupdatedlist oflearning websites that canbeusedin classrooms. Creatingthem as favouriteson R1sin classesthatrequestit. • Staffsurveys have been given toquerywhatareas theywish toupskill in.
- 28. Sincestarting with IntegrisI have learnt the basic attendance, behaviour and assessment systems, creating printed instructions for staff to refer to. I havealso learntto create and programme assessment sheets and administration pages. I am becoming more confident and aware of how to use the networkingsystem. I am able to activate network connections and re-boot the network system if it ‘crashes’ (usually after a power cut). We havepurchaseda secondportableprojectorandscreen. The LCD screen in the officehasalso been purchasedusing telecom points,this isforourphotostorydisplays and‘ads’,promotingfutureevents andcelebrating whathashappenedwithinthe school. Wehavealso purchaseda digitalvideo camerawithtripod– child friendly. Theuseofdigitalcameraswithin the schoolis popularandfundraisingforacameraperclassmaybea futureoption.