Welcome to the first ever E-Mentor initiative!

1. Welcome to the first ever E-Mentor initiative! 23rd November 2010

2. Why? 21st Century teaching and learning!

3. The fun theory We need to show reverence for the past, but not live in it. - Deborah Needleman • Piano stairs Most of us prefer to walk backward into the future, a posture which maybe uncomfortable but which at least allows us to keep on looking at familiar things as long as we can. Charles Handy ..It's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then. (from Alice in Wonderland)

4. New technologies • Verbs (Skills) Nouns (Tools) Present Ppt – Prezi • Communicate Email – Twitter • Collaborate Web 2.0 Technologies • Learn Wikipedia -YouTube

5. Pragmatic Reasons • Trainees being encouraged and required to engage with new technologies • Assignments changed for 2010-11 to reflect future of teaching

6. Overview of afternoon • 1.15 Arrival, coffee and cakes! • 1.30 Introduction to afternoon • Our use of technologies in Secondary ITT • A practitioner use of podcasting – Warren Kidd • 2.30 DfE Vital Course • 3.45 Next steps

7. Noughts and Crosses

9. Compulsory: • MLE/VLE – UEL Plus • Wikis Optional: Many to choose from…. • Podcasting/Blogs/Microblogging/Social Bookmarking • Survey software – surveymonkey • Loan of Flip Cameras and MP3 recorders

10. Podcasting Warren Kidd

11. DfE Vital Course • Need to register on www.vital.ac.uk • Follow • Monday 7th March 2010 1.30pm CEOP Half Day Training (if not already completed or school equivalent.

12. Next Steps • Complete Vital Certificate • Discuss assessed project with trainee in mentor meeting – log on WTP (BUT Please do not do the assignment for them!) • Collaborate with your trainee in using your MLE – log on WTP, save any lesson plans trainee may do • Do E-Safety Training e.g. in school/LA or CEOP Half day training at UEL Monday 7th March 2010 1.30pm

13. Good Luck to our first cohort of E-Mentors!!!!