Kawaha+Point+Milestone+5

> We have chosen four children who have shown ICT skills and have the ability to communicate with their peers. The children will be trained to use a variety of web 2 > tools that can be used on classroom blogs. They will be used as peer teachers alongside the junior students encouraging them to talk about posts on other classes blogs. They will then record the children's comments. > http://townandcountry-rotorua.wikispaces.com/TECH+ANGELS > We now have four pods of four ipads and these are timetabled so that all classes are getting equitable time. We have also found that they have been verybeneficial for children with special needs. > At the end of 2011 Middle School had a months trial using Zip Tales- an on line reading resource. This proved to be very successful with the children enjoying listening to the variety of tales and doing the follow up activities. We will be looking at purchasing a subscription for the whole school. > [|Ziptales] > This website was shared at a staff meeting by one of the teachers. This lead to a number of other teachers setting up their own classes to use the resource. It is predominately used in mathematics. However there are other curriculum areas to be explored. The children are also able to access the website at home to reinforce their learning. > [|Study Ladder] > The online stories, a site shared by our facilitator, has proved to be very popular with both teachers and students. Stories have been selected for the children to listen to as support for the school values. Teachers have also used the stories for shared reading as well as a class shared story > [] > This site has been used successfully in maths for warm up activities and modeling of concepts > [] > This tool has been used to motivate writing and also to provide feedback. media type="youtube" key="qqm0pSRsRE4?rel=0" height="315" width="420" align="center"
 * **National Goals** || **Rotorua Town and Country Cluster Goals** ||
 * **Goal 1:**
 * Students to become successful digital citizens** || **Goal 1:**
 * //Akona are using e-learning and SOLO Taxonomies to support and enhance their achievement.//** ||
 * **EVIDENCE**
 * **Tech Angels**
 * **iPad**
 * ** Zip Tales **
 * ** Study Ladder **
 * **Online Stories**
 * **ICT Games Website**
 * **Crazy Talk**

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> Pizap is a free on line photo editor. There are lots of fun easy effects, custom text, collages that can be added to photographs. > media type="youtube" key="aG8I94behcc?rel=0" height="315" width="420" align="center"
 * **Pizap**
 * The Windows 7 snipping tool was used instead of green screening to super impose the children's faces onto an image depicting the type of employment they wanted to do when they grow up.

> A variety of maps are being used with the supporting rubrics. > > > media type="youtube" key="hANcu8wDIkA?rel=0" height="315" width="420" align="center" || > __ [] __ > __ [] __ media type="youtube" key="1a5QBKMoMqk?version=3" height="315" width="420" align="center"
 * **SOLO**
 * **Goal 2:**
 * Principals to lead the integration of e-learning in their schools (strategic and operational)** || **Goal 2:**
 * //Principals will coordinate the development of e-learning for ALL Akona.//** ||
 * **EVIDENCE**
 * Principals PD Trip to Nelson (Sustainability Focus) Week 8 Term 1
 * Nelson Timeline

=Principals Personal Reflection= > Every class now has a data projector and these are being used in a numbers of ways to enhance the children's learning. We also have our sound fields connected to our laptops which has enabled us to use the data projector as another learning tool. eg team singing and Jump Jam. We had a staff meeting where the facilitator shared different ways of using our data projectors. We were given a challenge to find one valuable site and share it with our team. media type="custom" key="16667898" > We have had two in-depth sessions with Pam Hook. At the end of 2011 we looked at planning for a two year cycle around concepts which we identified as being important for our school. > > media type="custom" key="16670190" > > From this document we developed an over-arching unit for term one - Leisure and Work. > > media type="custom" key="16670248" > > During Term One each team had a session with Pam to develop a unit for term 2 based on the concept Change. > This incorporated all solo tools eg maps, rubrics. > > > media type="custom" key="16670300" > During Term One teachers from all areas of the school attended the Thursday afternoon workshops covering a variety of topics. > Workshops > It was a school wide expectation that all teachers attend. Four of our teachers presented. > Paula's Pages Cluster Share > We have had three Lead Days and a breakfast meeting at McDonalds. > Lead Days > A way of addressing home school partnerships was the implementation of a school wide focus on blogging. Each teacher had an initial 1 1/2 hours with the facilitator to discuss the purpose of blogging and have an introduction to editing tools. The teachers were given a term to explore, experiment and familiarize themselves with the blogging environment. Further PD has been given to each teacher where they have been able to share their successes, seek answers to any problems and discuss where to next. > Teachers have been embedding You Tube video created by their class into the blogs and also using You Tube clips as resources. This You tube clip demonstrated how tilt of the earth affects the seasons > Seasons || > A family member of our school had the opportunity late last year to travel to Italy with her husband while he was there playing rugby. While in Italy she volunteered at a local school, helping the Italian students with their english. Our teacher and her class skyped her and the Italian students where they talked about the similarities and differences between our schools and their schools. It was featured in an Italian newspaper. > media type="custom" key="16671160" > > The Kawaha Point children also sent them some movies showing what our school is like and what they like to do. These were shared with the Italian students - again helping them with their english. > > > media type="custom" key="16671280" > Our school assemblies are used as an opportunity for classes to showcase their work. media type="youtube" key="e-F-W2G7zG4?rel=0" height="315" width="560" align="center"
 * We have continued to be responsive and reflective in the implementation of our ICT Strategic Plan. We have recently purchased a further 10 ipads, a data projector for each room and are currently looking to upgrade our wireless across the school and our classroom computers. We continue to ensure that staff have the opportunity to attend PLD sessions offered through the cluster facilitator and beyond. We are generous with release time to ensure teachers get the opportunity to really embed their new learning. This year we have one new ICT Lead teacher with one of 2011’s leads away overseas and one about to have a baby. These changes have been challenging, but has ensured that we are growing greater leadership and expertise within and across the team. I personally have visited several schools that have made me reflect on our current direction and journey. This has been affirming for the direction we have chosen! ||
 * **Goal 3:**
 * Teachers to integrate e-learning effectively into their practice creating an innovative and exciting learning environment for all students** || **Goal 3:**
 * //Increase teacher knowledge and expertise that will work towards raising student achievement through e-learning and SOLO Taxonomy.//** ||
 * **EVIDENCE**
 * **Data Projectors**
 * **SOLO Planning**
 * **Workshops**
 * **Cluster Share**
 * **Lead Days**
 * **Blogging PD**
 * **You Tube**
 * **Goal 4:**
 * Family and whānau to actively participate in their child’s learning** || **Goal 4:**
 * Communicate changes in pedagogy and use of e-learning and SOLO Taxonomy to the school community.//** ||
 * **EVIDENCE**
 * **Sharing with Overseas Communities**
 * A**ssemblies**

> One of our teachers had an article show cased in a Transport Agency booklet - Road Safety resources for School Communities. > > media type="custom" key="16672860" > Blogs are now being viewed by the community and caregivers are being encouraged to comment on their children's work. Check out the links at the bottom of the page. || > All teachers attended a cluster workshop on Solo Taxonomy. We shared examples of how we are using Solo in our classrooms. > Junior Solo Share > Middle Solo Share > Senior Solo Share > In April our school was responsible for producing the cluster news letter. > > media type="custom" key="16673184" > __ [] __ = School Blogs =
 * **Publications**
 * **Blogs**
 * **Goal 5:**
 * Sharing online professional reflections to inform colleagues of the challenges and opportunities afforded by e-learning** || **Goal 5:**
 * //Inter-school and across-school collaboration within the cluster extends professional learning and enhances pedagogical practice and culminates in a series of e-presentations for a national audience.//** ||
 * **EVIDENCE**
 * **Solo Sharing Days**
 * **Newsletter**
 * Otonga School has contributed to the VLN as part of our Milestone 5 requirement.
 * All teachers now receive our monthly Cluster "Noticeboard" Newsletter via email. For sustainability each school in the cluster is having a turn at this on a rotation basis __ https://paulaspages.wikispaces.com/Notice+Board __

(Links provided for a selection of active blogs - all teachers/classes have one and several are at the 'familiarize yourself' stage while some are now at the 'embedded/infused stage')
> **Space 5 - Year 1 and 2**[] > **Space 8 - Year 2/3/4**[] > **Space 14 - Year 3 and 4**[] > **Space 15 - Year 5 and 6**[] ||
 * **Junior**
 * **Middle**
 * **Senior**