AV / Ed Tech Tasks 2010
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AV / Ed Tech Tasks 2010
Introduction
The AV / Ed Tech course is designed to assist you to join the ranks of ICT capable teachers. You will be learning about ICT, with ICT and, if you use some of the concepts covered in this course, you will start on the journey of learning through ICT. By the end of the year, you will hopefully know how to manage and create multimedia (audio, video and text), word processed worksheets, an electronic mark book and digital portfolio. We will be working on blogs, microblogs, wikis and other collaborative tools Please remember though, this is not a computer literacy course. The Education Faculties’ mandate is to teach teachers how to teach, and this course is intended to show you how ICT can be used to enhance your practice as an educator.
The course takes a “learning by doing” approach to developing your understanding of ICT. You will be required to use communications technologies (cameras, mobile phones, computers, the internet etc) to develop your own solutions within a real-world scenario. The majority of the tasks that have been set relate to some authentic problem or project that a classroom teacher might encounter in their teaching practice. Feel free to use the tasks to explore, discover, discuss, and meaningfully construct concepts that are relevant to your understanding as a student teacher. It is hoped that through this “learning by doing” approach, your learning will go beyond abstract concepts and become concrete, as if you were in an actual classroom or school.
Your background and experience with ICT might have an impact on your ability to complete the scenarios. To assist the “newbies” and to challenge the “geeks” in the class, I have created a set off differentiated tasks. You have thus been given an option of completing a task at a certain level.
Entry Level (Task 1 – 5)To complete a task at entry level, you will complete the 5 tasks. Simply follow the instructions and deliver a completed product as outlined in the rubric.
Adoption Level (Tasks 1 - 6)To complete the task at adoption level, you will have to follow instructions, deliver as outlines in the rubric and include discussion / comment from your network with each task, and in your portfolio.
Innovation Level (Tasks 1 - 7)To complete the task at innovation level, you will have to take things a step further and publish the work that you have completed on a public platform
Remember you have the option of deciding what level you wish to complete the task at.
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Task 1 – New Media Test and
Mobile Data Hunt
This task is intended to examine how competent you are with ICT and digital media. The task consists of three sections
Notice board photo An open Internet test A mobile scavenger hunt
Once you have completed all activities save them in your folder for your portfolio.
Notice board photoRotate and resize digital picture of yourself to
300 (wide) × 400 (height) px and save it.
Open Internet testIn the open Internet test, you are welcome to make use of any programmes, website or applications to complete the test. Please clearly indicate your name on the computer and on this sheet. Save your work and email it to your instructor / post it to your blog
Mobile scavenger hunt Mobile phones are (apart from phone calls) allow you to access applications, websites, people and data. To master the task, I suggest that you work together as a group.
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Task 1 - Assessment Rubric for photograph
Innovation Adoption EntryFile Manipulation
Able to import, copy, crop, rotate and resize digital images.
Able to import, copy, rotate and resize images
Able to copy images
Effects Able to use a range of digital effects appropriately to enhance an image
Able to apply a digital effect
Digital effects have not been used
File size and quality
Files have clearly been optimized, but the quality has not been adversely affected
Files that have been optimised but their quality has been adversely affected
Files are large and have not been optimised
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Task 2 – Troubleshooting Task
In this task you will be asked to think back on your photograph, test and your mobile worksheet, and consider a problem that you encountered. Below are some examples
You could not open the file that you downloaded You could not upload the photograph because the file
was too large You could not login because you forgot your password You could not save your work on a memory stick You could not print your poster from your computer
Describe, using a visualisation method (branching tree, concept fan, flow diagram etc), how many different ways you could have solved one of the issues.
Please note, you don’t have to select one of the above examples. Please pick one of the problems you encountered and then explain, using a diagram; what options you could have take to solve the problem.
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Task 2 - Assessment Rubric
Innovation Adoption EntryProblem identification
Able to accurately identify the problem and suggest several possible solutions
Correctly identifies the problem and suggests a solution
Does not correctly identify problem
Diagnosis The diagnosis indicates a clear and accurate understanding of the possible causes of the problem
The diagnosis is an adequate fix.
The diagnosis does not work and indicates an understanding of the problem is absent
Information visualisation
The visualisation is attractively presented, neatly drawn, has a logical flow and appropriately labelled
The visualisation is neatly drawn and labelled
The visualisation is inadequately presented
Images Original Images have been included
Stock and found Images
Images have not been included
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Task 3 - Personal IntroductionUse a presentation application (PowerPoint would be fine) to create Pecha Kucha1 introduction to yourself. Please use a maximum of
20 pictures and 20 slides 20 secs of speaking per slide. Save a copy, attach the file and send it to your instructor via email (or upload your presentation to your blog). This presentation will be used in your portfolio task
1 A Pecha Kucha presentation is a presentation format introduced by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham.
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http://www.weblearning.co.za/blog/index.php/2010/01/22/pucha-kucha/
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Task 3 – Assessment RubricPresentation Innovation Adoption Entry
Information Architecture
The structure of the presentation demonstrates that a story board has been used arrange the information
The presentation follows a logical, interesting sequence
The presentation has no logical sequence
Content Contains all Pecha Kucha elements
Erratic attempt to apply the Pecha Kucha elements
None of the Pecha Kucha elements are included
Formatting The presentation is laid out professionally with an appropriate combination of images, sounds and text
The presentation was formatted and includes some audio/visual element
Few poorly formatted audio/visual elements
Mechanics The presentation has spelling and punctuation errors
There are a few spelling and punctuation errors in the presentation
Frequent spelling and punctuation errors in the presentation
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Task 4 – Batting FolderUse a word processing application to create a resource for your substitute teacher. These resources should include
Class Management - My classroom rules, class behaviour chart and seating plan
Class Work - A selection of emergency work sheets
Your worksheet will have to occupy a class for 40 minutes. Please include a header, footer, space for student name, instructions, clip art borders etc.
Save a copy, attach the file and send it to your instructor via email (or upload your presentation to your blog). Remember that these worksheets will be used in your portfolio
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http://www.weblearning.co.za/demo/ wordprocessing/
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Task 4 – Rubric
Batting Folder
Innovation Adoption Entry
Formatting The batting folder is professional in terms of design, layout and neatness.
The batting folder consistently formatted
The batting folder is distractingly messy
Content The content of the worksheets presented in the batting folder reflect an exceptional degree of creativity.
The content in the worksheets have creative elements.
There is little evidence of creativity in the worksheets
Required Elements
The batting folder includes all required elements as well as additional information.
Most of the required elements are included in the batting folder.
Several required elements were missing.
Mechanics Capitalization, spelling and punctuation are used correctly.
There are a few errors in capitalization, spelling and punctuation
There are many errors in capitalization, spelling and punctuation
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Task 5 – Spreadsheet
Create a spreadsheet to record and calculate class marks. Your spreadsheet should
Display learners’ first and surname names Display results for three assessment Calculate learners’ final results
The spreadsheet should include: A title At least 5 columns and 20 rows. Appropriate column headings (e.g name,
surname, assessment name, total, average) Highlighted column & row headings Cell sizes that fit the data. Appropriately formatted page (fonts, size,
borders, shading) A formula to add the individuals marks,
work out his /her average A chart/ graph tracking class performance When printed it must appears on one page
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http://www.weblearning.co.za/demo/spreadsheet/
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Task 5 - RubricMark Book Innovation Adoption EntryWorkbooks and worksheets
The workbook contains separate named worksheets
The workbook contains one named worksheets.
The workbook is unnamed
Formatting Worksheets have clear titles. Columns & rows are sorted and labeled. Conditional cell formatting is used to highlight important data
An attempt has been made to format the worksheet
Formatting has not been attempted or is incomplete
Data processing
Data has been processed and manipulated using suitable formula, functions or filters
Data may have been sorted and or processed with formula.
Little or no attempt has been made to manipulate the data.
Graphs and Charts
An graph or chart that is appropriately labelled is included
A graph or chart may have been included
No attempt has been made to visually represent the data
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Task 6 – Microblog (Adoption and Innovation Level)
Sign up to a microblogging service (such as Twitter) and start weaving your own educator network.
Your network should consist of local and international students, practicing teachers and other gurus appropriate to your field of interest.
In your microblogging, your content should go beyond “meforming” and catch your followers attention by linking to resources, reflecting on what you’ve seen / observed and “informing”
Remember to use and participate in Twitter when you are completing and reflecting on your tasks and save your conversations as artefacts for your portfolio.
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Task 6 – Rubric
Innovation Adoption EntryPost
FrequencyPosts to the medium on a regular basis
Posts to the medium irregularly
One or two posts to the medium
Content Content resembles a conversation. A mix of personal observations and thoughts, links to sites, responses to others etc.
Content is repetitive and limited to certain topics
Content is only personal
Tone Tone adopted by the author is personal, constructive and appropriate for the audience
Tone is appropriate Tone is inappropriate, immature and/or negative
Network Demographics of the network are mixed and drawn from a variety of locations
The network is primarily local but filtered
Limited, spam or unfiltered network
Attribution Content that contains others peoples work are attributed to their sources
Content is not always cited to the source
No attempt at attribution
Mechanics Keeps to accepted spelling, grammar and punctuation conventions
Sometimes is inaccurate in spelling and punctuation but still communicates meaning
Meaning is lost due to poor use of language.
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Task 7 – (Innovation Level)
In this task you are going to take a brave step and start representing what you know publicly in a
blog. Use a blogging service like blogger or Wordpresss, and after naming it and selecting your layout, ensure that you allow comments and enable RSS feeds.
Then post your thoughts about what you are doing (or being asked to do) and reflections about what you’ve seen / experienced in the PGCE
As you become more experienced and comfortable with blogging, you may want to consider including images, podcasts or video in your blog.
Your blog should at least be e a space where you present your five AV / Ed tech tasks and reflect on the process that you went through. It would then act as your Portfolio, your exam task.
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Task 7 – Rubric
Innovation Adoption EntryPost
FrequencyMore than five substantial and reflective blog posts (at least one for each task) has been submitted as well as comments on other peoples blog posts
Five substantial and reflective posts (at least one for each task) have been made to the blog
Four or less insubstantial posts have been submitted to the blog
Content and comments
Blog demonstrates firsthand experience and understanding of ICT and Education
Blog content demonstrates a developing understanding of key ICT and Education issues
Primarily a personal diary
Tone Tone adopted by the author is personal, constructive and appropriate for the audience
Tone is appropriate for communicating with the audience
Tone is inappropriate, immature and/or negative
Attribution Content that contains others peoples work are attributed to their sources
Content is not always cited to the source
No attempt at attribution
Mechanics Keeps to accepted spelling, grammar and punctuation conventions
Sometimes is inaccurate in spelling and punctuation but still communicates meaning
Meaning is lost due to poor use of language.
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Exam Task
Instead of holding an exam, your formal assessment mark is going to be an electronic portfolio.
These portfolios will to contain 1. Information about yourself 2. Information about five of your Ed Tech class projects
Each project will containa. An introduction to the task, b. Examples of work that you produced during the taskc. Reflections (from yourself and others) on the way
that you performed the task and the final product that you handed in.
3. It is expected that the portfolio will a. contain artefacts that demonstrate learningb. contain thoughts and reflections about your workc. thoughtfully incorporate at least two (or more) forms
of mediad. be logically structured with a working navigation
structure, e. organise information in a visually appealing manner
What goes into a digital portfolio? A digital portfolio is made up of computer or multimedia files that you have created, your thoughts about what you have done and comments from other people.
What does a digital portfolio do? It captures “snapshots of your learning”
What software is used to collect and display a digital portfolio?Your digital portfolio is not tied to software. Learning artefacts can be collected and displayed with specialized portfolio software, hosted on the web, within a blog or created on a standard desktop application (like PowerPoint). Why digital portfolios?As technology becomes more common in the classroom and in students’ lives, learners will represent their thinking and learning digitally. Digital portfolios start to prepare students for the 21st century, as they encourage competence with technology, reflection and critical thinking.
Why is reflection important?When a students engages with their work and articulates how it meets the established criteria; when they analyse the effectiveness of their efforts, and plan for improvement., then they are expressing their learning to others
Why not a paper portfolios?Digital portfolios are more portable, they allow you to easily store and select saved work, and they are distributable without any of the deforestation issues associated with paper-based portfolios
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Criteria Innovation Adoption Entry
Selection of artefacts
The learning artefacts are supported by rich, engaging and/or pertinent details. Evidence of analysis, reflection, and insight in the selection.
The artefacts are supported by explanations and there is evidence of thought behind their selection
The portfolio lacks appropriate artifacts, thought, purpose and organization.
Reflections Reflections show that the student is able to effectively critique their own practice and offer constructive suggestions on improving their work.
Reflections show that the student is able to present their opinions about their practice and is able to offer a rationale for their work.
Reflections (if any) are very brief with reasoning that is difficult to follow.
Multi-media Multi-media elements are used to create interest, enhance the portfolios purposes and are professionally presented
Multi media elements are used to decorate rather than substantiate the portfolio’s purposes.
Multi-media elements detract from the portfolio purposes and are inappropriate / of poor quality
Navigation Non linear navigation within the portfolio connects to the correct page. All links connect to the correct media
Navigation within the portfolio is primarily linear. Most links connect to the correct media
There is no navigation structure to the portfolio and no links have been included
Layout Appropriate, clean, and/or suitable visual organization of information
Busy visual organization of information Weak visual organization of information
Communication Student work shows depth and complexity of ideas. Variety in sentence structure and length. Precise and/or rich language with no errors in grammar, punctuation or spelling.
Student work shows adequate idea development. Acceptable, effective language with few errors in grammar and/or format relative to length and complexity.
Student work shows limited or no idea development. Simplistic and/or awkward sentence structure. Errors in grammar and format (e.g., spelling, punctuation, capitalization, headings).
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