{"id":65,"date":"2016-10-22T22:42:51","date_gmt":"2016-10-22T22:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/digitallearningprototype\/?p=65"},"modified":"2016-10-22T22:42:51","modified_gmt":"2016-10-22T22:42:51","slug":"surfaces-are-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/digitallearningprototype\/2016\/10\/22\/surfaces-are-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Surfaces are go!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u00a0it was back to\u00a0school.\u00a0 The network upgrade had been carried out and the\u00a0Surfaces\u00a0delivered from IT.\u00a0 I had found that\u00a0the OneNote 2016 desktop version had\u00a0not been installed\u00a0during the holidays but with support from the\u00a0school technicians and our IT department we managed to install the application on all of the 60 devices.\u00a0 This was quite a long undertaking since it was not possible to download an install package so each Surface had to be done\u00a0separately.\u00a0 The installation process did allow us to check the devices were able to connect to the network.\u00a0 The network connection has been done using the MAC address of the device and no logging in is required by the pupils.<\/p>\n<p>The devices were also setup with an administrator account that the pupils can use.\u00a0 This is in addition to the default password protected administrator account that was put on the device.\u00a0 Whilst we know the pupils can delete the other account since they have admin accounts, this will give them the flexibility to install software that might be helpful to their learning.\u00a0 Several of the pupils are looking forward to using the Surface for music, art and technical drawing lessons.\u00a0 The admin account with the password will allow us to access the device if required for checking or if the pupil locks themselves out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Parent information evening<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday evening we had invited the parents and their children into the school for an information evening.\u00a0\u00a0I\u00a0was delighted that Margo Williamson, Strategic Director Angus Council\u00a0and\u00a0Steve Roud our IT Service Manager were able to attend.\u00a0 Their support and leadership together with that of my head teacher Donald Currie who was present too and depute Archie McInally have been key in the progress made to date with the prototype.\u00a0\u00a0I was also pleased to have\u00a0Andy Nagle, Senior\u00a0Education Manager at Microsoft in attendance.<\/p>\n<iframe src='https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/embed_code\/67538271' width='474' height='389' sandbox=\"allow-popups allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.com\/andrew-bailey\/2065924b-97e9-4a88-852a-1dfef390a799\/digital-prototype-parents-evening-presentation\">View and download presentation from docs.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There were a number of questions from parents at the evening some of those asked included:<\/p>\n<p>Q: Do you think that it will take the pupils time a long time to learn how to use the technology?<\/p>\n<p>A: Most young people are very familiar with new technologies and whilst some might take longer than others, I believe they will pick up how to access the materials and use the technology in a short amount of time.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think that the pupils are mature enough to learn in this way?<\/p>\n<p>A: Other parents present answered that they felt their children were mature enough and should take responsibility for their learning.<\/p>\n<p>Why were senior pupils chosen rather than pupils in S3 where it matters less?<\/p>\n<p>A: Senior pupils were chosen because we felt the prototype would have the maximum positive impact on these pupils.<\/p>\n<p>Why is this being done in Physics?<\/p>\n<p>A: The digital prototype was open to all teachers in Angus to bid to be a part of it.\u00a0 Physics pupils are involved because I am a Physics teacher and I made a bit to carry out a digital prototype since I strongly believe that learning in school should reflect learning in the 21st century.<\/p>\n<p>What is the evidence for this type of learning?<\/p>\n<p>A: There are lots of schools using flipped learning approaches in their work.\u00a0 National publications such as described in the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/digitallearningprototype\/2016\/08\/26\/proposal-details-flipped-learning\/\">proposal<\/a>.\u00a0 Locally we have experience in Webster&#8217;s High School of flipped learning in Higher Biology.<\/p>\n<p>Can pupils get paper materials if they want?<\/p>\n<p>A: Yes<\/p>\n<p>Are you worried that the technology will distract from their learning?<\/p>\n<p>A: The purpose of the digital prototype is to use technology to enhance the learning, if the technology is getting in the way of the learning then we will amend the prototype to ensure that this doesn&#8217;t happen to ensure the technology is used to benefit.<\/p>\n<p>You talk about pupils having discussions with each other to help their understanding.\u00a0 Will this prevent my child from making progress with their learning?<\/p>\n<p>A: I believe that discussion between peers and with the teacher is a key component in learning.\u00a0 These type of discussions are encouraged in my classroom since research has shown that pupils own understanding benefits from teaching and helping others.\u00a0 With flipped learning peer discussion continues to be important.<\/p>\n<p>We asked parents to let us know if they had any concerns or questions and that their and pupil feedback would be really important.\u00a0 It was stressed that whilst this is an innovative project, we are not losing sight of the main objective which is to enhance the learning and teaching and ensure pupils attainment is as good as it can be.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the parents were very positive about the prototype and shared how excited their child was about\u00a0being involved.\u00a0 A number had only children at university where flipped learning and increasingly independent learning was required and felt that doing this in school could only be helpful in the future.<\/p>\n<p>One parent sent a lovely email of support:<\/p>\n<p>Dear Mr Currie,<\/p>\n<p>I would like to express my appreciation\u00a0to Mr Bailey for tonight&#8217;s presentation and to yourself for being a supporter of such a fantastic addition to my son&#8217;s learning.<br \/>\nFrom the moment he was told he was to receive the Microsoft surface pro 4 he has been eagerly anticipating its arrival. I feel this is a wonderful opportunity for the students to engage in Physics in a new and exciting way. Whilst not always understanding the technology myself,\u00a0 I recognise that it is the future for our children and am grateful that CHS and Angus Council Schools and Learning has supported this innovation.<br \/>\nPlease thank Mr Bailey for his research , effort and enthusiasm in making this happen.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"474\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Excellent presentation to parents tonight on flipped learning by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andrewkbailey13?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@andrewkbailey13<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarnoustieHigh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CarnoustieHigh<\/a>. Innovation in Physics<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Margo (@MargoWilliamson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MargoWilliamson\/status\/789195244294201345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Next Steps<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After the evening I have decided next week to have some familiarisation and setup sessions with the pupils in form tutor time to minimise the disruption to their physics learning.<\/p>\n<p>I would also like to explore more about what research is available regarding flipped learning in schools.<\/p>\n<p>At the moment I have set up the Microsoft Classrooms and OneNote notebooks for each of the three classes.\u00a0 I have populated the Higher classes with a decent amount of material but need to add more for the N5 classes.\u00a0 The intention is to add these resources so that pupils can do the flipped learning at home this next week and then apply their learning in class the following week.<\/p>\n<p>The next week will be one that involved lots of testing and learning whilst endeavouring to ensure as much progress as possible with the pupils learning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u00a0it was back to\u00a0school.\u00a0 The network upgrade had been carried out and the\u00a0Surfaces\u00a0delivered from IT.\u00a0 I had found that\u00a0the OneNote 2016 desktop version had\u00a0not been installed\u00a0during the holidays but with support from the\u00a0school technicians and our IT department we managed to install the application on all of the 60 devices.\u00a0 This was quite a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/digitallearningprototype\/2016\/10\/22\/surfaces-are-go\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Surfaces are go!<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35343,35354],"tags":[34043,66,35357,35356,1349],"class_list":["post-65","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-digital-prototype-progress","category-launch-night","tag-flipped-learning","tag-parents","tag-presentation","tag-questions","tag-support"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/digitallearningprototype\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/digitallearningprototype\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/digitallearningprototype\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/digitallearningprototype\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/46"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/digitallearningprototype\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/digitallearningprototype\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/digitallearningprototype\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65\/revisions\/71"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/digitallearningprototype\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/digitallearningprototype\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/digitallearningprototype\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}