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= = =**Lead teacher meeting** = =**June 12 2008** = = **Glamorgan School** =  = Notes =


 * 9.00**

**Evidence gathering **
Cluster Action Plan 2008 In the final milestone, we again need to show **"evidence of how ICT has been utilised to improve student engagement and achievement"

** From minutes of May management meeting:

**Schools to brainstorm ideas for gathering data /evidence that is useful**
Schools have not yet had this discussion.

**Lead teachers to construct format for video interviews with students**
It was decided that the discussion above may assist with this. Teachers will continue to gather evidence in a variety of ways e.g. dairy flat have instituted learning logs for teachers around the use of Audacity for oral and written language
 * ======**Revisit principal video interviews**======

Discussion around [|gathering and using data and evidence] Shirley at Coatesville has tried this questionnaire from Jamie McKenzie. There were some interesting outcomes (e.g. usage of particular software in classes) but it has limitations
 * **What evidence gathering has taken place in your school since the last lead teacher day?**

Discussion continued from the last meeting.It may take the form of senior children interviewing juniors Jamie McKenzie teacher questionnaire
 * **Construct a common video interview format**

**Password management **
Remembering passwords and emal addresses used e.g. teacher/class If not continuously logged on, can be lost. Parental access to blogs with username and password can be an issue. If generic, then how do we track who left a comment? Voicethread, Craig uses separate logins so each child can be identified (can make up the email address) Google won't allow tabs open with separate passwords Internal discussions through the school website (run by Faron at Albany) Schoolzone Spambox.com will give you a temporary email address for a 1 off, but not satisfactory long-term Keep a pdf or folder with all passwords Microsoft Vista credential manager Apple Macs have keychain with a single password
 * A discussion around issues arising from managing multiple passwords and logins**
 * Issue**
 * Solutions:**


AP produces it with a GATE group once a week They report on a particular BIG question once a week. Excellent for oral language and producing quality questioning and responses. The teacher still doing the major editing Shirley-Coatesville ICTathon Craig- senior bloggers blog and what Douglas is doing Google custom search Wiki for an online project Voicethread
 * Coatesville tv**

In line with school-wide intention to boost their web 2.0 communication between school and home, they have initiated the Albany School forum (passworded) www.albany.school.nz/forum Parents and students can sign on o use. 2 classes involved now. Comments are moderated 3 current event forums e.g. round the Herald website. Children comment. Some parents and children are constructing joint replies It is hoped that the control will override problems associated with exterior blogs etc. Founded on engagement through play.Some children are using quests to supplement work done in class
 * The Albany School online forum**
 * Quest Atlantis**

Space topic The students are very excited and driven to find facts In support of the oral language programme, they are making podcasts from the planets to put on Schoolzone. Very good for expression, speed of speech, graphic representation of modulation As they go past each planet, someone is reporting back from Space. using a structure.
 * Dairy Flat-Audacity**

Year 5/6 reading books to Audacity. High number of ESOL children. They repeat speech to improve language skills Encarta kids for Year 2s [|greenbookofsongs.com] for free music
 * Oteha Valley Audacity**

Senior blog** Set up for peer tutors to reflect on their work supporting class, focussing on the teaching and learning. Set up with Douglas, so he can respond and be a distance mentor. Journal of their learning, concerns, questions regarding working with children e.g. its been fun but noticed one child talking over the others etc.and questions about ICT issues It is an opportunity to talk about thir life at school and the interaction with Douglas continues motivation. Its not about the blog. relates to the NZC and KCs Has all homework. Voicethread once a fortnight. this term science focus. puts up a photo embedded onto the wiki. Children respond. All children have access at home, or can access class computer in the morning. all response to a Science focus will be on the class wiki They have a format Interface magazine has an article igoogle. you can set up the sites for them to use, load into customise search, and they will get only those. Can embed as widget into wiki (could do same with del.icio.us page) Now use picasa, Google sites for wikis etc. so have one login and password
 * Long Bay
 * Craig's class wiki**
 * Google Custom Search**

We saw year 2 children in the suite using Encarta fo research on mammals. The language is simple and there are videos and some text is read aloud.
 * Glamorgan**
 * Encarta fo kids**



Stop-motion animation using pc and video camera. Use pliable materials or lego very popular (Youtube legomation examples e.g. 5 minute Indiana Jones), people moving around city-scapes(appearance of gliding). Gives students an insight into making film and construction of narrative. Take at 24 frames per second Saved as jpegs, frames can be edited in Photoshop, paint.net etc. Douglas demonstrated it Connect through usb, or firewire. Don't neeed disc. A tripod is almost essential and an undisturbed space (even light needs to remain constant), or can be set up in a box. Assign 1 person per character. Set FPS (frames per second) at 24 Create a layer and fill in frames Has onionskinning to overlay shot on the last one. Open video capture window. Click 'capture' (click on overwrite if it appears) Preview the movie Exports as an avi and compress once in the video-editing programme. Import to moviemaker to add audio or as part of a narrative
 * Monkeyjam animation ** [|monkeyjam]

Tips: Take 10 frames of the first shot and at the end to ensure footage not lost through transitions plasticine model with plastic eyes. Take 3 then eyes off 3 more. looks as if it is blinking

Possible Uses: 1 minute movies food chain narrative writing use in movies coupled with live action