Education, Innovation, and Technology

March 5th 2013!Greater Victoria SD 61Vic West Elementary School

Dave Shortreed

Coordinator of Educational Technology!

Greater Victoria SD 61!@mr_shortreed

www.daveshortreed.com!

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Team Work

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Changing learning spaces Tools to fit pedagogy

Using WIFI Digital creation

Classroom Technology

Teaching with the end in mind!

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Focus on the learning outcome

and not on the tool

http://blog.williamferriter.com/2013/07/11/technology-is-a-tool-not-a-learning-outcome/

Overarching Goal

What is best for kids?

How do we develop significant and engaging student learning?

How does it improve student success?

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Collaboration and Innovation

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Same tools across the district

online collaboration

Sir James Douglas Elementary, 1912

Changing Learning Spaces

a structure that suits collaboration, flexibility, choice, innovation, and creativity

The impact of WIFI on teaching and learning

The ease of moving between these tools

Each tool having benefit and value

The iPad

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web-based tools, apps, software

Teacher ToolsThe iPad

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AppleTV - teaching and sharing artifacts

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Attendance and student records accessible on tablets

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Assessment and digital ePortfolios to share with parents

Student Tools

Access to information Collaboration

File management Space for inquiry, creativity,

curiosity and wonder

Showing Your Understanding

K/1 - centres 2/3 - guided group activities 4/5 - independent digital work

Student Creation Apps

Creating accesses all aspects of Blooms Taxonomy

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Creating video and editing photos Creating Screencasts

Creating eBooks

Project-based learning grant to purchase iPad minis: !

Goal: To use technology to connect with the environment. !

$1.99

@strawvale Strawberry Vale

Task

$1.99

Screen casts using Educreations

Show your understanding Photograph, text, draw, record and narrate Export onto educreations.com

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Tracey Crystal Tillicum Elementary

Grade 4 sample

Task

Book Creator

non-fiction report writing digital storytelling

photo, video, audio, animation, paint, text

Book Creator

Grade 2 George Jay Elementary

Thank you!

Questions?!!

Email me:

dshortreed@sd61.bc.ca

@mr_shortreed

daveshortreed.com