CREATING THE PAPERLESS CLASSROOM GLOW BYOD ONE NOTE

CREATING THE ‘PAPERLESS’ CLASSROOM GLOW, ‘BYOD’, ONE NOTE

WHO AM I? • Keith Anderson • Principal Teacher of Physics, Harris Academy • ddkanderson 571@glow. sch. uk

MY TEACHING CAREER • Via different types of ‘technology’!

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ACTIV PANEL (TOUCHSCREEN) • Can use stylus or finger • Multiple touch enabled (up to 6 simultaneous touches recognised) • No need for calibration • Image is always in ‘correct’ place

IMAGE QUALITY • High-definition resolution • Teaching resources are clear, vibrant and sharp

VISION • Imagine / describe what you want to see happening in the ideal classroom

THE ‘PAPERLESS’ CLASSROOM • What do you need to have in place to achieve this?

INTRANET / GLOW STRUCTURE

HARDWARE

HARDWARE • Diverse range of devices • Pupil expertise • Staff expertise (or lack of it)

SUPPORT

SUPPORT • Need to have an organisation ready to change • Supportive partners (and bosses!) • Depute Headteacher • Librarian • Local Authority QIO • Support teacher in class • I. T. support

WILLING PARTICIPANTS

WILLING PARTICIPANTS • This is NOT what a teenager wants to use their phone for! • Keep being enthusiastic (even in the face of complete apathy)

WHAT’S IN PLACE NOW? • School GLOW site as main method of communication • GLOW mail • Subject-specific ‘pages’ within main school site • One. Note Class notebooks

GLOW

Physics department GLOW site – main page • Newsfeed • Picture slideshow • Weblinks • Embedded video • Countdown clock!

Sub-site for specific course (e. g. Higher Physics)

GLOW SITES • Using GLOW sites as ‘static’ areas to store content • Notes, revision materials, powerpoints, homeworks, weblinks, You. Tube videos… • Anything that the pupil would receive on paper will be stored here

Other apps within GLOW (Office 365)

One. Note Online

One. Note Class Notebook

One. Note Online – Content Library

One. Note Online – Content Library Upload lessons instantly from Activ. Studio

One. Note Online – issue detailed homework including hyperlinks

One. Note Online – give pupils specific and directed advice

One. Note Online – links to external sites like BBC i. Player allows diverse range of homework tasks

One. Note Online – pupils can post work for teacher to assess and give feedback

One. Note Online – Higher pupils post formal SQA assessments

One. Note Online – teacher can give detailed feedback

One. Note Online

ONENOTE • One. Note used as a ‘dynamic’ environment • Will vary from year to year • Used to communicate information to a specific class or pupil • Two-way flow of information • NO PAPER!

ONENOTE • Previous slides show One. Note Online – version of software contained within Office 365 • Can also utilise app on mobile devices • Excellent for annotations and comments

SUPPORTING PUPILS WITH SPECIFIC NEEDS • Visually-impaired pupil within mainstream environment • Find ways to enhance pupil’s experience • Using laptop (soon to be Surface Pro)