USW Staff Digital Competence
Monthly newsletter for staff development
Issue 2
iPads and teaching
IPad at USW
Create, Communicate and Collaborate were the 3cs that I based my teaching on, add in the crictical thinking and we have a model for delivery that technology can underpin.
What is Google Apps for Education?
GAFE
It comes wth unlimited storage which makes documenting students work and the creation of digital portfolios a breeze. These portfolios can be transferred throughout the students time in school, through transition and can really help teachers to measure real progress.
Google offers so much more though. Continuing the themes of Creativity, Communication and Collaboration, students can use these apps to work together on shared documents, chat using hangouts, and create their own surveys.
Below is a link to more information about Google Forms and how they can be used.
CPD
Digital Twilights
General consensus from students was to have these fortnightly and at either 4:00 or 5:00.
I would like to eventually open this up to our partner schools to join up the experience students may get in the schools when on practice.