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 * Northland HG mtg (1) **
 * 23.05.08 **
 * Manaia **** View School **


 * 8 attendees **
 * // Maungatapere //** : Yaron, Judy
 * // Manaia //** : Beth, Marilyn
 * // Pamapuria //** : Stephen, Nigel
 * // Glenbervie //** : Marcelle (Paul’s apologies)
 * // NSSF //** : Kathe

· Overseas opportunities – register your interest · Milestone reporting discussions – purpose, template, supporting notes, extra notes, rubrick, other considerations ** (Rubrick, Xtra template notes, Other considerations – emailed through) ** · ULearn – call for papers, registers ASAP to keep costs at a minimum · ICT PD newsletter – a fortnightly ‘heads up’ opportunity not to be missed J · Cluster folders on the HG page – a reminder invitation to store any PD, readings etc in here to on-share with other clusters · Programme overviews – in most cases received J (Purpose?: A clear picture in regard to your ‘plan of attack’ for the year) · Effective Practise Register – a great place to go for all of those questions and PD you’re interested in and, the people who are available should you want to connect with them. Equally – please consider placing yourself on this list so that others may learn form you and your expertise/passion J · Future agenda : Prior to the next HG mtg – a collaborative agenda will be forwarded for all to contribute to  · Dates : Regional mtg - Wk.2/Thurs/T4 – 24.10.08 @ Maungatapere School · Eval sheet : To be addressed at the conclusion of the day
 * Session 1 ** (NSSF)

· ** Skype ** – possibilities to using this in the classroom · Last term a cluster competition · Trying to encourage video conferencing · Click on the video icon to pull yourself up on your screen · SSR (Sustained Silent Reading time) · Snr student reading to a Jnr student from another school · Cross cluster communication · Record for your blogs and wikis · When skype chatting, can be skype texting too (2 ‘conversations’ at once to 2 different people! · Quick time pro on Mac to capture an interview to store, refer back to, gather information on  · Reflections……….Something didn’t know / Something interesting / Something I don’t understand  · FAT notes (Cut n’ paste big stuff / lots of text)  · SLIM notes (Bullet points)  · Skrbl – a collaborative online whiteboard (Real time)  · [|http://www.skrbl.com]  · [|http://www.scriblink.com] - a collaborative space  · You could skype and skrbl at the same time!  · ** Voicethread ** – a collaborative space - can add a voice recorded message - also a text message  · [|http://www.voki.com]  · differentiated learning  · Photo competition: 3 best photos in the following categories  · - best still life / action shot / manipulated image / blog or wiki…. · These turned into records of learning as well · Write an email – attach photo and send it to [|http://jodigiraff.visit.com] · NOTE: Noel Leeming has LCD key rings
 * Session 2 ** (Maungatapere Facilitator: **__Yaron Overeem__**)

· ** Del.icio.us ** – a programme to organize your ‘favourites’ · Far left star – on the menu bar · Favorites · Set up and import all of your bookmarks into del.icio.us · Tags · All del.icio.us accounts can be viewed from anyone, anywhere · Go into del.icio.us every day! · You can have 6 or 7 tags linked to the one subject area – handy if you’ve forgotten where you’ve placed a link and have gone for a key word to find it ie. A link on ‘art forms’ may be linked to……education, art, shapes, body etc · Find a website – google it in - Tag (click on this) - Could be tagged – interactive, resource, educations, web 2.0 · **//__ To import __//** : - bookmarks - organize bookmarks - file menu · **//__ Del.icio.us accounts to consider viewing: __//** - Fiona Grant: Tip in delicious – save a delicious page to delicious / web 2.0 - Rachel Boyd: R9 nelson Central – ICT interactive · **//__ To find people __//** : - Click in your network - Add - Fiona Grant (f.grant) – add · Kahikitia · You can create ‘bundles’ of tags · Online space – How do you get people in? - time - the hook / purpose / reason · Recommended book to read: **ICTPD through 3 lenses** – an MOE doc. Action Research Project, both Jnr and Sec level · Pages – WORD · Keynote – Powerpoint
 * Session 3 ** (Glenbervie Facilitator: **__Marcelle Cumins__**)

· Maungatapere Cluster Conference – TOD 02.05.08 · __ Keynote __ : Allanah King was unable to make it – so a changed programme ensued · Jenny Bishop from Dargaville joined the presenters team · 45 out of a possible 50 teachers were present · Both Marcella and Beth presented here too · ALL computers should be on ALL day, EVERY day · Heaps of PPoint resources · NOTE: Allanah King booked for another time
 * Session 4 ** (Maungatapere Principal: **__Judy Eagles__**)

· Cybersafety: [|www.netsafe.org] · From the WHEN…………..not the IF, perspective · The school & community & world, cannot prevent ‘stuff’ coming through · **__ The 3 Phase approach __** - review the schools cybersafety policy and procedures - review cybersafety education for both staff and students - reach a pedagogical understanding regarding web 2.0 resources versus taking all reasonable safety precautions · **__ Policy and procedures __** - these must be robust and excellent templates can be saved from - [|www.netsafe.org] (Education sector – all downloadable!) - Policies - User agreements - Does the school enforce/encourage user agreements? - Does the school have a cybersafety manager and team? – Have they received the correct training · NOTE: Marcelle – ‘Netsafe online’ due out at the end of T2. 4 x LT’s from the Glenbervie Cluster are going to be part of the pilot scheme - Is there correct signing and information for users and the community – age appropriate signage? - Do chn really understand? - Do staff understand their vulnerability? - What form of electronic monitoring and gatekeeping is in place? (Watchdog / Schoolzone / Netnanny) · **__ Education/PD __** - The Cyber Manager and the team must have the correct and thorough training such as has been offered by netsafe - tchrs must be aware of their responsibilities - netsafe – flow charts (take your staff through it) - [|www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/lesson] - HectorsWorld - Fully downloadable lessons – learning intentions / criteria etc - HectorProtector - Netsmartz - Blocking – unblocking – YouTube - blogs · What does reasonable access look like? · YouTube: blocked · TeacherTube: not blocked
 * Session 5 ** (Manaia View Facilitator: **__Beth Lamb__**)

· Yahoo/Google – a censored vision · Blogs? – really means ‘website’ now! · T1 – All Staff have training!! || YouTube: ‘Think b4 you post’ ||
 * Issues || Experiences ||
 * · YouTube – a censored vision

· Give the chn. strategies to deal with issues · Comments spaces have been ‘spammed’ · LT’s space is blocked · Medium level protection – public to all to view - private re only members can
 * · Talk to Paul re someone YouTube being blocked?
 * __upload__** ||

Glenbervie Facilitator: **__Marcelle__** · 2 x LT focuses every month (2 ful days release a term) · - (LT’s are rotated in each school so that the knowledge is widespread and also, aiming towards sustainability post contract) T1 – a multi media focus – green screening, acid etc T2 – Cybersafety (Policies / surveys) T3 – As above T4 – Communication – blog, skype · A wiki for each focus · **__ A web survey for students __** – very worthwhile!! · Sustainability J · LT’s are running the PD in their schools in T3 and T4 of this year
 * Session 6: ** **__ Cluster sharing __**

Maungatapere Facilitator: **__Yaron__** · ** T1 ** – in depth ICT and integration · Heavy on planning – challenges with managing the planning · ICT not an add on · How does this physically look in your LTP / Weekly plan · ** T2 ** – differentiated learning (currently reflecting on this) · How can ICT help to differentiate the classrooms · ** T3 ** – Jenny Bishop – making / playing

· 2007 – 1.1 / Follow up in the classroom · 2008 – Theory and then playing / modeling / Post a reading, writing, a ‘something’ into a blog! · 2009 - Consolidate

Manaia View facilitator: **__Beth__** · T1 – a very ‘makey’ year · Different in each school - some 1 x application across the school (Kidpix) - wiki set up – lesson sheets / resources - a request function – skills survey (individual goals) - teacher inquiry – Manaia View: A professional Inquiry · Key teachers in schools – fill in a booking form

Pamapuria: Principal - **__Stephen__** · Integrating ICT · Virtual fields · 3 x syndicates – Jnr, Middle, Snr · A school full of LT’s · No real concern with sustainability · Literacy focus – Xcel · 28 from the cluster attending ULearn in CHCH

Facilitator – **__Nigel__** · 2006: Started with LT’s – Inquiry the focus · 2007: What can we do with these toys? · 2008: LT’s have changed over the 3 years - LT’s were lost to the cluster - Facilitator now going in to work 1.1 with some of the staff

[|www.elearningnorthland.wikispaces.com] · 3 x clusters feed in to the one wiki space · Team Solutions – elearning focus group – twice a term, and an after school session - a sharing time - Onerahi – (Thursday 29th @ 4pm)

** Thanks to Beth, **
 * Marilyn and Manaia View school **
 * for the great hospitality **