Pukekohe+North+School

=Pukekohe North School=

=Term 1 2010=

Met with Rob (Principal). Discussed
 * 27 January**
 * Project Manager for funding
 * ICT equipment - what we have
 * E-Learning policy - to upgrade
 * School technician - dates for coming in

Met with Project Manager for funding
 * 4 February**
 * Introductions

Met with Project Manager. Discussed
 * 11 February**
 * Funding applications
 * School goals regarding ICT infrastructure and equipment
 * Quote requests from suppliers - quotes to be sent to Project Manager to attach to funding applications

1st Meeting with David (Cluster Facilitator) David led a staff meeting
 * 16 February**
 * Walked around school - showed David what infrastructure and resources we have
 * Discussed what is urgently needed - prioritise resources
 * School technician filled David in with all the technical matters
 * Discussed cyber safety and school policy
 * presentation on "Why e-learning is important?"
 * showed staff the cluster wiki - staff invited to join
 * created our school wiki
 * demonstrated a new ICT tool - vocaroo and how to embed it in the wikispace

Pukekohe Hill School donated 7 computers. Thank you Hill School.
 * 17 February**

Barfoot and Thompson donated 15 computers. Thank you Barfoot and Thompson.
 * 19 February**

In Rotorua for the Learning @ Schools Conference
 * 24-26 February**
 * Very valuable and worthwhile conference
 * See our breakout reports below

**Learning @ Schools - Exhibition Hall**
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Breakout Reports


Met with Rob. Discussed
 * 2 March**
 * Learning at Schools Conference - what was gained from the conference
 * Funding applications - 3 quotes per item
 * ICT baseline survey
 * PD time - an hour per week with 2 teachers to demonstrate new and easy ICT tools that teachers can integrate in their planning
 * E-Learning policy
 * Lead teachers laptops - to upgrade

Met with Project Manager Lead teachers laptops got u pgraded - nice!
 * 4 March**
 * Application forms for funding - sent to various trusts

Staff Meeting - ICT Policy and Wikispace
 * 9 March**
 * Reviewed our school ICT policy - invited staff for their input
 * Staff members requested for a week to look at policy and make moderations
 * Teachers worked on their own wikispace. Looked at changing themes/colours, adding text and permission

**Staff Meeting - Wikispace PD**

Oops...someone had accidently deleted our home page of our school wiki.
 * 10 March**

Staff members completed the Baseline Survey
 * 12 March**

Created a new school wiki plus wiki pages for each class.
 * 13 March**

Staff Meeting - Wikispace and ICT Policy
 * 16 March**
 * Informed staff members about new school and class wikis
 * Here is our link. We are still working on our pages, hopefully we will have more of students work as soon as our policies are in place [|Pukekohe North Wikispace]
 * Created a wiki page for ICT Ideas and Resources as well.
 * Looked at our school ICT Policy
 * New rules and agreements have been placed in for staff members, junior primary students (Years 0-3) and primary intermediate students (Years 4-8)

2nd Meeting with David.
 * 23 March**

Yellow Company rang to say that they will be donating 8 computers. Thank you Yellow Company. They will be arriving on the 30th March.
 * Reviewed Learning @ Schools Conference
 * Discussed video tutorials - from you tube or http://www.lookah.tv
 * Looked at some more new tools - fotobable, voicethread, photostory 3, fotoflexer and vocaroo (used for running records). Spent some time practicing them. Really liked Photostory 3
 * Discussed our e-learning goals for this year - to integrate ICT in our planning
 * Discussed using Photostory 3 in our planning for Term 2. What e-learning skills can be integrated in our planning? How Photostory and a digital camera can be integrated in all learning areas

We have been fortunate this term with 30 computers being donated to the school.
 * Desktops Computers**
 * 15 of these computers have been configured and are placed in the classrooms
 * 7 computers are being rebuilt before they are placed in the classrooms as well
 * We are waiting for the 8 computers from Yellow Company

Application forms for funding have been sent to various trusts and we are now waiting for results.
 * Funding**

8 computers arrived from Yellow Company - they are placed in the midd le syndicate block.
 * 30 March**

Our updated e-learning policy has been approved by our BOT - consent forms will be sent out to parents beginning of Term 2.
 * E-Learning Policy**

**Term 2** Another day well spent with David. Lovey and I showed David what work has been accomplished since his last visit We also looked at how 'Photostory3' can be integratd into teacher's planning. David helped us create 'Talking Books' using Photostory3. We found the tool very easy to use and we cannot wait to show the rest of the staff how simple it is.
 * 4 May - David's visit**
 * E-Learning Policies and Agreements (school, staff, Years 4-8, Years 0-3)
 * E-Learning Strategic Plan
 * Milestone report

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So far we have had two successful grant applications. These grant will be going towards 10 pocket video cameras, 3 interactive white board software programs, 1 smart board, 1 projector plus installation and cabli ng for the smart board.
 * Grant Application**

All policies and agreements (School, Staff,Years 4-8, Years0-3) have been sent home. Majority of the students have returned their signed forms - we are still pushing for the ones who have not returned their forms yet.
 * E-Learning Policies**

Lovey and I led a staff meeting.
 * 12 May - Staff Meeting**

Term 3 Spent some time with David ordering for ICT resources in the morning. We ordered for easispeak microphones, 48 port switch, creative vado cameras and interactive board software. Feels great knowing that our studen ts and teachers can have now some equipment to use. Lovey and our school technician went around the classrooms and installed photostory 3. See David's report regarding this visit
 * September 13 - David's visit**

Yay! Recieved our 48 port switch, cameras and easispeak microphones today. The switch will be put in the ICT suite.
 * IT Equipment**

The first 30 minutes of our day, Lovey and I took the cameras down to the hall to show some students and teachers how to use them to take video footages and still photos of the Counties Manukau Steelers visit. The teachers and students found the cameras easy to use. David then showed us how to convert these video footages and transfer them into movie maker.
 * September 20 - David's visit**

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**Term 4**


 * October 12 - Cluster Meeting**


 * IT Equipment**

Hip Hip Hooray! Our All-in-one computers and software have arrived. Awesome!


 * October 13 - MoE SNUP audtior's visit**

David tried to help me insert backgrounds into my videos. I had done some green screening but couldn't do it. David will come back and help me later as we had run out of time. Showed David our new computers in the ICT suite. I had installed photostory in all the teachers laptops but was having problems with Edna's laptop. In the afternoon, David worked on Edna's laptop. See David's report. ==
 * October 18 - David's visit**


 * Staff PD** in the afternoon.

Worked with some staff members to finish off their photostory work and transfer them in to their wikispaces.
 * October 20 - Staff PD**