Digital Learning Digital Learning CentresCentres

- A Paradigm Shift –- A Paradigm Shift –Presented byPresented byJustine DriverJustine Driver

My JourneyMy Journey

Started in 2003 constructing learning centres using Started in 2003 constructing learning centres using “ “hard copy”hard copy”

These were developed using the six thinking hats, multiple These were developed using the six thinking hats, multiple intelligences and blooms taxonomy.intelligences and blooms taxonomy.Hyperlinked WORD documents for easy computer accessHyperlinked WORD documents for easy computer access

Purposes and benefits of using Purposes and benefits of using learning centres in your classroomlearning centres in your classroomA learning centre reinforces, enriches and A learning centre reinforces, enriches and extends concepts taught as part of the daily extends concepts taught as part of the daily programme.programme.Children’s learning needs and strengths can be Children’s learning needs and strengths can be catered forcatered forDeveloping independent working skills, and self Developing independent working skills, and self management skillsmanagement skillsCreating an atmosphere of collaborationCreating an atmosphere of collaborationChildren need to develop a range of skills that will Children need to develop a range of skills that will help them to become independent learners. In help them to become independent learners. In particular self-evaluation, peer- evaluation, particular self-evaluation, peer- evaluation, recording and reporting skills, and choice making.recording and reporting skills, and choice making.

The Move to Digital Learning The Move to Digital Learning CentresCentres

Can save spaceCan save space

Can be quickly modifiedCan be quickly modified

Have many pathways – Have many pathways – like turning pages in a like turning pages in a bookbook

““hard copy” can be in a hard copy” can be in a clearfile for referenceclearfile for reference

ICT skills are being ICT skills are being reinforced and used reinforced and used within a purposeful within a purposeful contextcontext

Tracking SystemsTracking Systems

checking the children are completing checking the children are completing taskstasksFinding which tasks are the most/least Finding which tasks are the most/least popularpopularChecking all learning styles are being Checking all learning styles are being catered forcatered forGiving children the opportunity to Giving children the opportunity to develop self-management skills.develop self-management skills.

There are three functions to a DLC (Digital There are three functions to a DLC (Digital Learning Centre)…Learning Centre)…

a) As a maintenance programme for new a) As a maintenance programme for new learning in the classroomlearning in the classroom

b) As a portal to new learning in the classroom b) As a portal to new learning in the classroom programmeprogramme

c) As a portal to new learning with guided c) As a portal to new learning with guided learning experiences.learning experiences.

To be successful all learning centres need a To be successful all learning centres need a management system in place for:management system in place for:

Our ExamplesOur Examples

DLC Year 1

ImproveYour

vocab

How to make a digital learning How to make a digital learning centrecentre

What is your purpose? What is the learning What is your purpose? What is the learning context? What thinking tools will you use? context? What thinking tools will you use?

Plan on paper a storyboard/ design for your Plan on paper a storyboard/ design for your learning centrelearning centre

Create a Create a class folderclass folder to include a subfolder to include a subfolder

for “supporting files”for “supporting files”

Open a powerpoint presentation and save into Open a powerpoint presentation and save into the the class folderclass folder

Step 1: Purpose and DesignStep 1: Purpose and Design

Step 2: The Home PageStep 2: The Home Page

You should always You should always start with a home start with a home page… this will be the page… this will be the child’s first port of call.child’s first port of call.

It’s purpose is to It’s purpose is to guide the child guide the child through the “pages”through the “pages”

HomeHome• Reading

• Maths

• Writing

• Topic (level 2-3)

• Topic (level 3 -4)

Programme 2:Programme 2:

Week 1We big up Week 2

Can go have Week 3Come said

Week 4Was did see

Week 5Had got saw

Week 6For her into Week 7

Are no getWeek 8

With down

Week 9Little this Week 10

There put

Read the basic words…

Learn to read the basic words each week or practise reading the basic words and poems by pressing .You can listen to a poem by pressing and return to the word page by pressing to get back to this page press

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Home PageHome Page

Problem SolvingProblem Solving

MathsMaths

GrammarGrammar

Step 3: Creating PagesStep 3: Creating Pages

Design the page with Design the page with activities you would like activities you would like the children to dothe children to doDecide on whether you Decide on whether you are going to use an are going to use an action button or a action button or a picture to hyperlink to picture to hyperlink to the activitythe activitySave all document Save all document pages into your pages into your supporting files foldersupporting files folder

Reading Reading –– example 1example 1

•This week’s letters•Read and do using

at and an•Read and do using

en and et•Play vowel snap

MathsMaths

The Digit Work OutThe Digit Work Out

Batter’s Up Batter’s Up BaseballBaseball

Multiplying or Multiplying or Dividing by 10 or Dividing by 10 or 100100

Step 4: Hyperlinking Action ButtonsStep 4: Hyperlinking Action Buttons

Go to the slide show tabGo to the slide show tab

Go to the action button menuGo to the action button menu

Select the button style and position the button Select the button style and position the button on the pageon the page

Automatically a command bar comes up and Automatically a command bar comes up and select the hyperlink boxselect the hyperlink box

Scroll down the right hand menu to select where Scroll down the right hand menu to select where the button will hyperlink to… you can hyperlink the button will hyperlink to… you can hyperlink to a website, programme or documentto a website, programme or document

The move to Web 2 toolsThe move to Web 2 tools

WikispacesWikispaces

BlogsBlogs

e-learning management systemse-learning management systems

Home access to enhance the partnership between home and schoolHome access to enhance the partnership between home and school

24/7 access24/7 access

Not platform/software dependentNot platform/software dependent

ReviewReview

There are three functions to a DLC (Digital There are three functions to a DLC (Digital Learning Centre)…Learning Centre)…

a) As a maintenance programme for new a) As a maintenance programme for new learning in the classroomlearning in the classroom

b) As a portal to new learning in the b) As a portal to new learning in the classroom programmeclassroom programme

c) As a portal to new learning with guided c) As a portal to new learning with guided learning experiences.learning experiences.

The possibilities are endless… enjoy creating your new learning centre…