Why wait for BSF? The Technology Solution

1. Why wait for BSF?The Technology Solution Paul Hynes, Programme Leader, SSAT paul.hynes@ssatrust.org.uk

2. What is the issue? Top tips for addressing the issues

3. What is the issue? Top tips for addressing the issues

4. MSN ShoZu Fiction Press Ban them? or Use them? Flickr Free essays Rate my teachers MySpace YouTube

5. ‘Drive thru’ education? “Cereal products like Cornflakes cannot be consumed on the road and are thus losing markets shares in the US. The consumer wants mobile, finger-friendly food which does not need a knife, spoon or a fork” (Justesen, 2002) “I’ll take that lesson to go”

6. The 2007 Illinois Institute of Design think tank on Schools in the Digital Age “Kids lead high tech lives outside school and decidedly low tech lives inside school. This new ‘divide’ is making the activities inside school appear to have less real world relevance to kids.” “Kids are increasingly motivated and engaged by what they learn in out-of-school programmes and in their virtual online lives, and mechanisms for capturing and enabling them must be found.” Technology use in schools Technology use outside school “a crisis of relevance”?

7. What is the issue? Top tips for addressing the issues

8. Cheap, free, quick and easy Computer games as learning tools – using and making Collaborative tools – blogging, forums, chatrooms, wikis Tip 1 – Simple uses What is the most effective classroom ICT option? How can student response systems help? Podcasting – teachers and students Digital video – teachers and students Augmented reality Embedding online applications Virtual worlds in the curriculum

9. Tip 2 - Students as... • Resource developers – ‘pimp my course’ • VLE champions • Mentors, Coaches and Motivators • Forum and chatroom moderators • Lesson evaluators • Classroom support • INSET day leaders • Litter pickers ?!?!?

10. Deep Learning Shallow Pupil engagement Active Passive Tip 3 - What is good? Whiteboards? 3D cinemas? Poor VLE use? Good VLE use? Empower learners to take control of their own learning Change the content, process and location of learning Deepen learning through the use of ICT Engage learners by using a richer mix of media Empower Swap traditional practices with ICT Extend Enhance Enrich Exchange NCSL 2007

11. Tip 4 – Student-owned devices

12. Student-owned devicesThe future ICT budget Student-owned devices - total cost of ownership (TCO) • Initial cost • Technical support cost • Training • Disposal cost • Insurance • Classroom setup? Flexible use? Logon times? • Sustainable wireless infrastructure • Use of online applications • Learning resources and activities in appropriate formats

13. Tip 5 - Narrowing the digital divide(s) • Home Access Programme £300 million • E-Learning foundations? Parental contributions? • Pay for it yourself?!? • What is the extra impact of a student owning a device?

14. Tip 6 - Tackling within-school variation • Do your departments know what each other are doing? • How do they share what works and what doesn’t? • Have your staff had an e-learning experience?

15. Tip 7 - The Wow 3D Games authoring

16. Virtual worlds are coming…

17. The wow - Augmented reality- www.learnAR.org- Cheap, simple and flexible- engaging for students?- what is the potential?

18. Tip 8: Make sure your technical team are with you • Are they still fit for purpose? • Do they enable or block? Do they lead or follow? • Audit their work - do they see the positives? • See ICT Register and (BECTA) FITS work

19. Challenge: What are you going to do NOW to address the gap? Technology use in schools Technology use outside school Make a pledge! paul.hynes@ssatrust.org.uk