Pedagogy Map - Technologies Due to the size of my Pedagogy Map I have placed it on a separate page. Please click here to go to the 'Pedagogy Map' page.
Curated Collection of Digital Resources & Professional Learning Network (PLN) Scoop.it! and PLN I don't recall ever hearing of Scoop.it! before this course and now I have used it I think it is just wonderful! I spent a lot of time going through different articles that were recommended to me when I used different search terms - which I really enjoyed. There are so many wonderful articles that I read and want to read - I can see myself spending far too much time at this site!
After some time, I changed the name of my collection from an IT and Business focus to that of teaching pedagogy with a focus on IT, naming the collection: 'Teaching - Excellent Ideas to Consider". In the interests of having a highly focused collection, I deleted a number of my re-scoops if they did not fit the theme of my collection - I found it can become cluttered with many interesting scoops very quickly and easily! If I do want another collection purely for interesting articles on particular topics, I can add these later.
My collection is aimed at providing me with a valuable repository of learning resources that will assist me in meeting the following Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the graduate level:
6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice - Understand the relevant and appropriate sources of professional learning for teachers.
7.4 Engage with professional teaching networks and broader communities - Understand the role of external professionals and community representatives in broadening teachers’ professional knowledge and practice.
Scoop.it! supports me in meeting these standards by allowing me to:
FIND meaningful and relevant articles and resources using key terms that relate to my collection;
SHARE these articles and resources with others through Scoop.it!, Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook, Google+, Buffer, Yammer, Tumblr, Pintrest, embedding the scoop or a direct link;
TELL others why this is relevant and useful - that is, provide professional insight - in the 'Curator's Insight' (examples are below).
I focused on lesson plans using IT and resources with an IT focus and found a number of fantastic articles. My favourite two are below.
Scoop.it! - Curator's Insight #1 My comments are show below, and the scoop can be accessed via the following link: http://sco.lt/4inzcX
Scoop.it! - Curator's Insight #2 My comments are show below, and the scoop can be accessed via the following link: http://sco.lt/7g2L8D
Professional Learning Network (PLN) There are a number of resources I have been using in my PLN which consist mainly of the following:
Teachers
Scoop.it!
Fellow student blogs, scoops and personal interaction
Each area is a vital resource and continually supports my learning and adds to the resources I can draw on. I will go into more detail on each one below.
Teachers In my placement I have met not only my mentor teachers, but also a number of other teachers who have greatly assisted me. One of my mentor teachers has been teaching for over 30 years and the other for 14 years. Each teacher uses different pedagogy in teaching different subjects and each has a range of resources they draw from. I have also met a number of relief teachers who have given me insight into how they teach and methods that work for them. (Please note that there are no screenshots for this part of my PLN).
Scoop.it! Here I have been able to create an account, curate topics, curate scoops, provide insight to scoops and begin to build a community (screenshots below). I am also make and receive comments and 'thanks' from others as my network views and comments on my collection and curator's insights (email notification screenshots below).
Fellow student blogs, scoops and personal interaction During this course I have spent much time looking at other student's blogs and drawn from these as I have read of their experiences as I have been living my own. In this area my PLN really began at the first residential school earlier this year where I met some of the people I interact with not only through the blog sites, but also via email and telephone calls. There is also the invaluable personal interaction with those who are doing placement at the same school as me.
Artifact The artifact I have chosen is shown below and is downloadable on this page. I selected this artifact as it is profoundly simple looking, yet has the potential to transform learning in the classroom in a wonderful and creative way. It is also free, does not require any registration and is easily accessible.
Year level: 9 Subject: IT Overview: Students create a portfolio of their work for the current semester using IT Evidence of learning: Individual published website (portfolio), class wicki, individual infographics.
Content Descriptors The learning sequence addresses the following Content Descriptor for Digital Technologies, Process and Production Skills, Years 9 and 10:
Analyse and visualise data to create information and address complex problems, and model processes, entities and their relationships using structured data (ACTDIP037)
Create interactive solutions for sharing ideas and information online, taking into account safety, social contexts and legal responsibilities (ACTDIP043)
Plan and manage projects using an iterative and collaborative approach, identifying risks and considering safety and sustainability (ACTDIP044)
Achievement Standard The learning sequence also aims to enable students to meet the following components of the Years 9 and 10 Achievement Standard - by the end of year 9 students are expected to "plan and manage digital projects using an iterative approach" and "take account of privacy and security requirements when selecting and validating data" (ACARA, n.d.).
Artifact Incorporation My chosen artifact is incorporated within the sequence. I selected this artifact as it is profoundly simple looking, yet has the potential to transform learning in the classroom in a wonderful and creative way, it can even be printed and given to the students to use.
Links to Pedagogy Map The red boxes show the links between the learning sequence and my Pedagogy Map for each area of the General Capabilities.
PHASE 1
Inform the students that they are required to create a website to showcase their IT work for this semester.
Ask students if they had heard of or used Weebly or a similar platform to build a website.
Show the students an example published website – this is the expected outcome: a published website to which their individual assessment pieces can be added.
Ask the students to visualise what they anticipate their website might look like.
Hand out the following resources, explaining that Weebly is one choice for the website creation:
Go through the sample instructions live on computer using a projector.
Ask the students to make notes on their handouts if required.
Ask students to research the following different on-line website creators and select one they would like to use (the list is from my chosen artifact):
weebly.com
web.seesaw.me
sites.google.com
silk.co
Ask students to navigate to www.weebly.com or other chosen website builder, and follow the steps in the handout or locate alternative instructions on-line to create their account and website, but not yet publish it.
PHASE 2
Ask students to create a class Wicki or blog using one of the following sites (the list is from my chosen artifact):
wickispaces.com
edublogs.org
blogger.com
wordpress.com
Ask students to contribute information on website design and 'tips and tricks' to the class wiki - this can be resources from a variety of on-line sources in different media formats - such as images, videos and websites - and must include information on copyright, intellectual property rights, cultural diversity and on-line safety.
Ask students to create an infographic on what their website will include using one of the following sites (the list is from my chosen artifact):
canva.com
thinglink.com
drawings.google.com
piktochart.com
PHASE 3
Ask students complete their websites, including screenshots of their IT work for the semester, taking into consideration copyright, intellectual property rights, cultural diversity and on-line safety.
Ask students to publish their websites.
Ask students to write a 200 word reflection on their experience of creating a website and upload this to their website.
Ask students to view and evaluate each other's websites and infographics using a marking criteria sheet.
View each student's published website and grade.
ICT Use in the Sequence
Student Narrative - including student profile
Profile Harry is a 16 year old boy who is very familiar with ICT, growing up using computers to play games and type his assignments. Harry enjoys this IT topic and wants to design websites when he leaves school. Harry has no special learning needs.
Narrative PHASE 1 Today our teacher told us we are going to design and make our own website showing all of our IT work from this semester! I am super excited because this is what I want to do when I leave school. When my teacher asked if we had heard of 'Weebly' I told him I had, but had never used it. I listened intently as he went through the example of a published website similar to what we will be making, imagining what mine will look like when I am finished - and it's going to look great!
We then spent time researching a few different on-line website building sites and picked the one we liked best. I like the Weebly site, so I followed the given instructions, created my account and I am on my way!
PHASE 2 For the next part of this project, our class was asked to make a class wiki. I didn't know what that was, so I jumped onto Google and found out in about 30 seconds. The teacher gave us some different sites to look at so that we could decide as a class which one we wanted to use. We decided to use wickispaces.com. Then we all did some research on-line to find instructions and different useful information we want to share with the class to help each other out with this assignment. We can upload pictures, videos and links to websites on the wiki. I found an excellent YouTube tutorial on Weebly and added that to the wiki - my friends who I showed in class thought it was great!
As usual, the teacher told us for the one millionth time to make sure we are careful about copyright, intellectual property and culturally sensitive issues when we upload to the wiki.
The teacher also taught us what an 'infographic' is - and once again gave us a list of sites to choose to make one at. I think it's great that we're always given a choice of which tools to use as I don't particularly just like being handed a sheet of paper and following instructions without being able to make it interesting for myself.
PHASE 3 Now we have finally published our websites! I took screenshots of all the work I've done this semester. I found out how to upload them to Weebly into a slideshow, did it, and I have set it to play automatically - which just looks AWESOME!
I wrote my 200 word reflection in Word and spell-checked it before I uploaded it to my website - which was a good thing because when I reviewed some of the others from our class there were some pretty bad spelling errors! Apart from that my friends' websites were very good.
Now we have submitted a link to our teacher by email and I can't wait to get my mark - I know it's going to be good! When I get home I'm going to show my Mum and Dad my website too, and my brother Jack - they'll love it!