Learning to Fly
February 2017 - Firefly Implementation
February Progression and Highlights
General Support
- Support for development of pages for both technical requirements and Teaching and Learning
e.g. Exceptional Learners, IB, Junior High Pastoral Care, Turnitin and resources...
- St Peters Support Videos and PDF guides for tutorials
- eLearning Blog, Feature Pages, Quick Tips and Firefly announcements (see below)
- Firefly Training Resources
- 'Just in time' support and individual teacher support (e.g. page development support)
Personalisation
- Pages, layouts and access
- Subject specific - catering for needs/requirements
- Pastoral Care, Class Pages and Blogs
- Templates for Springfield Primary, Exceptional Learners and IB
- Access for Exceptional Learners and testing procedures
High Priority Areas
- Training/follow up sessions
- Setting Assignments and Turnitin
- Templates and pages
- Permissions
- Development and articulation of vision
- Key personnel involvement in the change process
Integration with Existing Vendors/ Tools
- Turnitin (not integrated at this stage - support resources developed in Firefly)
- Clickview - Hosting of Support Videos
Identification of Areas of Risk
- Assessments - integration and procedures
- Viewing permissions
- Accuracy of data in user groups
- Staff 'flying under the radar'/loss of momentum
Staff
Quick Tips, Messages and eLearning Blog
Development of Communication with Staff
- Use of Message feature for general tips and tools
- Use of eLearning Blog as key platform for pushing out information
Quick Tips Shared
- Navigation
- Drag and Drop
- Search the Site
- Messaging
Search this Site
Using the Search Feature
- Navigate to the search tool (right hand side of any page in Firefly)
- This tool will search the complete Firefly site
Drag and Drop
Have another smaller window open to drag and drop from. It is much quicker and also makes it visual for the students rather than just a name of the document.
(Quick Tip shared by Ingrid)
Messages
This tip is useful for all users of Firefly.
- Close your notifications after you have read them by selecting the x on the message.
Staff2Staff section
Consideration about how Firefly might be used as an a communication tool across the College.
- Development of a Visual Blog for Staff2Staff posts.
Promotions
- Blog posts with featured pages and developers
- Certificates
- Thank You's and High Flyer cards
- Call for Teacherpreneurs
Blogging and Year 3 Indooroopilly
- Blogs set up and classes posting
- Expectations clarified
- Parents notified
- Date for live use Term 1, Week 6
Students
Student Access and Use
- Exporting of results after the event
- Limiting the access and viewing until a specific date
Development of the Pastoral Care pages that are structured so that different elements are visible to different groups (using permissions).
Use of the poll tool to gain feedback about student 'likability' of Firefly.
Student Help Desk
Student created Firefly Video demonstrating how to navigate Firefly and log in for the 1st time.