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QR codes
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Jim Hildyard (English teacher and IT coordinator)
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Julia Davies
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Winterhill High School, Rotherham
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Pupils research and create OERs to accompany educational displays at Magna. The resources could incorporate the following elements:
- artwork, digital or otherwise
- scientific information
- video footage about the steelwork industry.
QR codes will link the display to webpages hosting the OERs.
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using DL to:
-support English skills as pupils are writing for a specific audience (exhibition visitors)
-improve research skills through the process of creating OERs
-gain a better understanding of the use of QR codes for marketing and educational purposes
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Learning about
- QR codes
-formatting content for mobile devices
- uploading content to the web
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The case study highlights the educational potential of QR codes and also examines issues involved in student-produced OERs.
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case-study,
collaboration, creativity,
mobile-devices, OER,
QR-codes, school, web2.0
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Jim is collaborating with the art and English teachers whose pupils are producing OERs for Magna
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QR codes to engage boys with reading , and Geocaching
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Rob Hobson (Y6 teacher with IT post)
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Guy Merchant
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HalfwayPrimary school, Sheffield
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The case study will involve digital story telling where the children will use mobile devices to find QR codes in a local community park, and follow a story to engage boys with reading
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Using DL to support English skills and reading
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Learning about
-uses of QR codesand GPS.
-uses of mobile devices
Geocaching
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The case study is an interesting example of partnership between the school and local community and offers further insights into the educational potential of QR codes.
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QR-codes, Case-study, children, collaboration, community, creativity, geography,
mobile-devices, ipod, apps, technology, skills, Web2.0
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Rob has trialed the GPS devices and finds that the maps on the ipods are more accurate, so he will drop them from the study. He is starting to prepare information to go on to the websites for the qr code clues.
He has requested the use of the ipods for september so that he can continue the learning with his new class!
He has made enquiries about having the QR codes made as permanent fixtures by the park cttee, as they are looking to renovate existing signs
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21st century "show and tell"
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Chris Welch
English Teacher and Head of Media
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Julia Davies
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Dinnington Comprehensive, Rotherham
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Pupils from Y7 will work together to create OERs in the form of shortinstructional videos on a topic of their choice and upload them to YouTube
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Using DL to
-support skills in writing/recording for a target audience
-improve communication and research skills through the process of creating OERs
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Learning about
- photography
- digital video recording
-video editing
Screencasting
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The case study illustrates issues involved in the use of video for educational purposes, with an emphasis on students producing and releasing OERs. The method could also be used for self/peer assessment with pupils.
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video, web2.0, "digital literacy", literacy, collaboration, creativity, case study,
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Chris has started working on producing the videos on 11 June (this is when he took the class over from Jo)
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Using OERs to enhance sharing of good practice across the school
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Michael Payton-Greene; English teacher
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Anna Gruszczynska
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Wales High School, Rotherham
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The case study explores the potential of OERs for creating communities of practice - teachers within Wales High School will use the space of a wiki/any other appropriate Web2.0 tool to share teaching and learning ideas and develop resources for assessment in a collaborative way
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Using DL to:
- support professional development
- facilitate communication and share good practice
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Learning about:
Using Web2.0 tools to enhance communication
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The case study will explore issues involved in sharing teaching resources and releasing them openly; it will also look at ways in which OERs could be used to support the creation of communities of practice.
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case study, collaboration, CPD, blog, social network, "digital literacy"
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Michael is piloting the blog with members of staff
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Using digital images/film/ digital video to enhance communication skills
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Jack Todhunter English teacher/
AST
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Guy Merchant
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Newman School, Rotherham
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The case study will focus on pedagogical issues involved in using short videos as a method to improve pupils' communication skills and as a way of introducing "stealth reading and writing"
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Using DL to:
-improve communications skills
-explore pedagogical approaches for introducing "stealth reading and writing"
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Learning about:
using recording devices
video editing software
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The outcome of the case study will be an OER showcasing the potential of digital technologies such as video recording and editing for enhancing pupils' communication skills
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case study, "digital literacy", education, English, informal-learning, video
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Thedocumentaryis now available from YouTube
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Exploring issues in uptake of DL tools
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Christine Bodin, French and Spanish teacher
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Julia Davies
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Notre Dame High School, Sheffield
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The case study will focus on barriers and enablers in the uptake of digital tools for teaching and learning, with an emphasis on issues involved in sharing resources and good practice between peers.
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Using DL to:
-encourage other teachers to engage with new tools
-introduce innovative methods of assessment
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Learning about:
-VLEs and tools embedded within VLEs
-Using OERs as a tool for sharing practice
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The case study will focus on the impact of institutional and individual context in the context of engagement with digital tools and OERs.
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case study, VLE, pedagogy, staff perspectives, CPD
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Christine is working on a short movie which will document her digital journey. she has interviewed members of staff in her department about the uses of moodle and other technologies, and has sent a questionaire to her pupils about moodle.
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Exploring the intersections of DL and creativity
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Kate Cosgrove: Assistant Head, Y2 teacher at
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Cathy Burnett
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Mundella Primary school, Sheffield
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The case study is related to the involvement of the school with Sheffield Children's Festival in a project which explores digital artwork where children will use the Brushes app to crate a digital mural of spring flowers.
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Using DL to:
-extend/ update teaching skills and support CPD
-examine issues involved in repurposing existing resources
-explore the creative potential of digital technologies
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Learning about:
- Web2.0 tools to support teaching and learning
-The use of iPads and in particular the Brushes app
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The case study will examine the potential of using mobile technologies to enhance creative aspects of learning.
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case-study, ipad, apps, school, skills, web2.0, blog, twitter, social-networking.
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Outputs from the case study are now available from phase 1 project website seeMundella gallery
Some of Kates children have helpted to make the sound track for the film
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Capturing Sheffield Children's Festival project "Camp Cardboard"
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Chris Bailey, English teacher
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Cathy Burnett
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Bradfield Dungworth Primary school, Sheffield
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Children will explore the potential of Web2.0 technologies for capturing the involvement of the school in the "Camp Cardboard" project (where pupils build structures of cardboard and this way learn more about sustainability issues) via blogging, Twitter etc.
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Using DL to:
- facilitate sharing information in an open and transparent way
- explore issues related to e-safety and e-security
-explore the creative potential of digital technologies
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Learning about:
-Web2.0technologies
-Uploading photographs and digital videoto the web
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The case study will highlight issues involved in using Web2.0 applications in a school setting as well as challenges of pupils openly sharing resources; in particular issues of e-safety with regard to student-produced OERs
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case-study, web2, mobile -devices, apps, blog, social networking
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The main event is on 18 June and Nicky and Anna will be there to capture the work of children
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"Monsters @Monteney" - using Scratch to create and animate digital monsters
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Peter Winter, head of ICT
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Jackie Marsh
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Monteney Primary school, Sheffield
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Children are using Scratch to learn basic programming commands which they use to animate a digital monster. The write-up of the case study will include children's learning journey and lesson plans for teachers in the form of OERS
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Using DL to:
-Learn the basics of programming
-Embed open source tools in pedagogical practice
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Learning about:
-Programming Open source tools such as Scratch
-Digital animation
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The case study will explore the pedagogical potential of open source tools such as Scratch; it will also look into issues involved in sharing lesson plans as OERs.
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case study, programming, web2, school, technology
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Work is shared through theschool website
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The use of mobile apps for digital story-telling with nursery pupils
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Zubida Khatoon nursery teacher
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Jackie Marsh
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Sharrow Primary, Sheffield
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The children will use ipod Touches to create stories about farm animals and enhance their vocabulary - they will use the mobile devices to take photographs and then use the Brushes app to repurpose the photographs and then use Web2.0 applications to collate the photos into a story-book.
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Using DL to:
- explore the creative potential of digital technologies for storytelling
-improve language skills
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Learning about:
-Using digital video and still cameras
-Using apps on mobile devices
-Using Web2.0applications to create collections of photographs and digital pictures
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The case study will explore the educational potential of mobile devices to support children's creative involvement with digital literacy. It will also explore issues related to pupils using Web2.0 applications to share resources openly.
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case-study, video, blog, community, English, literacy, "digital literacy" ipads
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Outputs from the case study are now onschool blog
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