Integrating ICT into Grosvenor Grammar

School’s Spanish Department

This session will show how ICT has been integrated into the Spanish department of a school in Belfast, through the use of new technologies and hardware, and the positive impact it has had on uptake, especially at GCSE

PERSONAL CPD

•November Learning

conference

•Isle of Wight conference

•Other conferences

WHOLE SCHOOL ETHOS

• SMT

• BECTA ICT mark

• ICT Strategy group

• TTAs

• PRSD

PRSD

• Competence

• Departmental approach

• Resources created

SHARING BEST PRACTICE

•Staff training days

•Queens PGCE

•RTU

•MFL & ICT day June ’09

•NICILT day June ‘10

WHOLE SCHOOL

• 3 legacy computer rooms

• 3 c2k computer rooms

• Video conferencing unit

• Micro-teaching unit

• Plasma screens

ML DEPARTMENT

• 2 laptop trolleys with

wireless connection

• Wireless connection in

ML store

• Learning area

ICT EQUIPMENT within the classroom

• Quizdom

ICT EQUIPMENT within the classroom

• DVRs – digital voice recorders

ICT EQUIPMENT within the classroom

• FLIP cameras

USING WEB 2.0 TOOLS

EXHIBIT http://spanishingrosvenor.wikispaces.com

USING WEB 2.0 TOOLS

EXHIBIT http://spanishingrosvenor.typepad.com

USING WEB 2.0 TOOLS

COMMUNICATE http://edmodo.com/

OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM

IMMERSION WEEKEND

USING WEB 2.0 TOOLS CATs

• Form 1 Yo ID card

USING WEB 2.0 TOOLS CATs

• Form 2 Goanimate for free time

USING WEB 2.0 TOOLS CATs

• Form 3 choice of Domo Animate, Edu Glogster or Animoto for food topic

http://spanishingrosvenor.wikispaces.com/FORM+3+SPANISH+A+SALT

USING WEB 2.0 TOOLS CATs

• Form 4 choice of Domo Animate, Edu Glogster or Animoto for region topic

http://spanishingrosvenor.wikispaces.com/FORM+4+SPANISH+A+SALT

USING WEB 2.0 TOOLS CATsLower 6 glogs using Edu Glogster on

the topic of Pastimes

http://spanishingrosvenor.wikispaces.com/LOWER+6+SPANISH+A+SALTT

USING WEB 2.0 TOOLS CATsUpper 6 blogposts on their novel

http://spanishingrosvenor.wikispaces.com/UPPER+SIXTH+SPANISH+A+SALT

AUDACITY

Domo Animate

USING WEB 2.0 TOOLS

voki.com

USING WEB 2.0 TOOLS

EduGlogster

USING WEB 2.0 TOOLS

animoto.com

USING WEB 2.0 TOOLS

animoto - inmigración.mp4

USING WEB 2.0 TOOLS

• toondoo.comToonDoo - The Cartoon Strip Creator - Create, Publish, Share, Discuss!

USING WEB 2.0 TOOLS

• Image Chef

http://imagechef.com/

USING WEB 2.0 TOOLS

• twitter.com

USING WEB 2.0 TOOLSVoicethread

IMPACT

• Uptake

• Parental involvement

• Wiki and blog

ISSUES

• C2k filtering and Flash

• Pupil access school and home

• ‘the computer ate my homework’

• Grammatical accuracy

MOVING FORWARD

• Requisitions

• Staff training

• Wiki

• Edmodo

• Moblogging

• Micro-teaching

• Quizdom for assessment

asalt@grosvenorgrammarschool.org.uk