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Join us at the EdReNe 5th Seminar in Copenhagen on October 6-7, 2010 to explore the challenges, initiatives, and actions for expanding digital learning resources in Portuguese schools. Help promote creative commons licenses and open tools!
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José Moura Carvalho, DGIDC, Portugal | jose.moura.carvalho@dgidc.min-edu.pt EdReNe, 5th Seminar, Copenhagen, 6-7 October 2010 www.portaldasescolas.pt
The Schools Portal - Portugal • Currentsections • Schools • Resources • News • “e-littleschools” www.portaldasescolas.pt
Challenges • Dissemination | Contentexpansion • Repositoryisnotamplyknownamongteachers; • Workdonebyteacherswiththeirstudentsusing ICT shouldbe more widelyknown; • “Open” toolsneed to be more widelyusedinschools • Weneed to increasethenumberofresourcesavailable. www.portaldasescolas.pt
Currentactions • Dissemination • DisseminationcampaignoftheSchools Portal; • Campaign to promotethe use of Creative Commonslicenses. • Newsections • Sectiononeducationalblogsmaintainedbyteachers; • Sectionon “open” toolsand software (opensource software and Web 2.0 toolsandservices) www.portaldasescolas.pt
Currentactions • Expandingtherepository | UGC • Nationalcompetition for creatingqualityresources – “Digital LearningResources – Createinorder to Share”. www.portaldasescolas.pt
Currentactions • Expandingtherepository | Otherinitiatives • Addingmetadata to approx. 300 resourcesfrom a local repositoryclosingdown; • 1,500,000 scannedpagesofnewspapersand magazines – 1910-2010; • Addingmetadata to approx. 500 educational videoclips producedbydifferent TV stations. www.portaldasescolas.pt