Pukekohe+High+School

=Pukekohe High School=

__**Term 1**__

 * 8 February - Met with David pre-conference and established school's goals
 * PD - related to administration applications. Various workshops were held on three occasions during our normal Wednesday afternoon PD slots.
 * Conference report was presented to Ian
 * At the end of term 1 we met as a group with Ian, Martin (Network Manager) and Sharon (Curriculum), and outlined a proposal for Term 2. Conference report was also made available to other members of the group.

PK's Questions:

 * Does PHS need a learning platform of some sort (Moodle/Ultranet etc) to create a link between home and school learning?

__**Term 2**__

 * 20 April - Had a very productive cluster meeting today. The three of us took the time in the afternoon to explore new programs including [|www.penzu.com] and www.wallwisher.com. Here is one attempt at wallwisher in progress which Aimee set up. Aimee is also very interested in the Google Apps facilitator coming. She has begun investigating creating a [|survey]on Google Docs for her year 11 History class to determine what they would like to study during the upcoming unit. More feedback on how well it works!
 * Christene is 'playing' with a number of other tools eg www.penzu.com (a simple online tool for creating journals), www.voxopop.com (a web based audio tool), www.kafafa.com (create professional-looking websites with no programming knowledge) and www.thinkfold.com (helps groups collaborate on ideas, documents, presentations and plans.


 * 22 April - met with again as a group and gave feedback from the cluster meeting. The number of staff that had participated in the survey was disappointing. However, it should be noted that PHS completed a New Era survey last year, and many staff were reluctant to do the same sort of survey again. However, when we compared the results from the two surveys, they were very, very similar.
 * A date is to be organised for a presentation to whole staff re Ultranet (LMS)
 * PHS to develop a E-learning Policy - important to get infrastructure in place for what is planned over the next three years.
 * Noted that it was important that we use the cluster Wiki.
 * David will be in school again on 1 and 21 June.


 * 29 April - Met as a group
 * List of software applications available within PHS environment were collated by Martin and presented by Christene.
 * A number of workshops are planned for Term 2 beginning on 2 June in our normal Wednesday afternoon PD slots. Aimee, Tukahia, Christene and Martin are to be the facilitators.
 * Topics will include: using your laptop (virus and spyware protection and detection), file management, email use and management, using the Intranet, Photostory 3, audio recording, use of web cam, Web 2.0 tools, know the available software applications, keep electronic records, creating surveys, Wikis etc.
 * It was noted that a number of faculties have a large number of application available but are under utilised. PD sessions within the faculties will also be encouraged/facilitated.

> > > 9 June PD module: web 2.0 tools (beyond the walls of the classroom) - facilitator: C Grusning, and electronic recording of data (using Excel) - facilitator: T Ngataki. > Follow-up sessions and further training are continuing on an informal basis. Positive feedback was received from the 50 staff involved. > > > > > >
 * 10 May - reported to full staff meeting. Christene gave a report to the staff on progress to date. Received some positive feedback
 * 11 May - sent a [|www.wallwisher.com] page to all staff asking them to post some web sites that they thought should/could be shared, and they were also invited to make comments. Within 45 minutes the first post-its were appearing.
 * 2 June PD module: creating web pages for use on our Intranet - facilitator: M Good
 * 21 June **Planning meeting**: Ian, Tukahia, Sharon, Martin, Christene met with David to prepare a three-year plan for e-learning.
 * Term 3: PD sessions are to continue in the modular format. The Term 2 sessions are to be repeated and we will also be addressing any personal requests from individual teachers. Other staff are being taken on board to extend the cover or skills being offered.
 * The **Ultranet** presentation is to be held during our full staff PD meeting on 28 July, in the staffroom at 2.30 pm. We are all looking forward to this new concept which according to our e-learning plan should be up and running by the start of 2011.
 * 28 July - the Ultranet presentation took place at a full staff PD meeting in our new staffroom. Unfortunately, the new technology in the staffroom is not quite complete, so the presenter had to cope with what was available. Staff were generally interested and involved in the questions/answer sessions, and the meeting ended on a positive note. The presentation definitely promoted discussion from staff re the advantages and disadvantages of a LMS system. Several expressed concern re the 24/7 element and the impact this would have on staff workload.
 * A follow-up session was held at the full staff meeting on Monday 9 August. Questions were again raised by some staff and these were answered by Ian McKinnon and Martin Good. Again the feeling seemed to be positive across the staff. A committee is being organised of interested staff who will work together to progress to the next stage.
 * Our modular PD sessions on Wednesday afternoon began again on 4 August. Martin Good presented his workshop on using the Intranet and creating web pages. Unfortunately, Christene's session had to be cancelled but a catch-up session will be held at another time. Further workshops are planned for 18 and 25 August.
 * 25 August - modular sessions are continuing and another has been added for 1 September. Did anyone read p 42 INTERFACE magazine - August - How to download YouTube videos. I tried Zamzar on my dial up home computer. Really great, easy to use and dial up coped well. Lots of other great articles to read.

Ultranet Progress - May 2011 [|PHS Admin meeting 16 Feb.doc]

Ultranet Progress - September 2011 Introduction of the Ultranet has continued with the emphasis being on teaching and learning. We now have over 50% of our students using the Ultranet on a regular basis for a wide range of activities. Staff have continued with PD which has been made available through our modular Wednesday afternoon sesssions. There is still a need for Ultanet 101 for some staff, but the skill and knowledge level is increasing. Other staff appreciate the opportunity to just be provided with time to 'play' and work with other staff to improve their knowledge and skill level. Resources, Quiz, Calendar, Tasks, Media Gallery and Discussions are some of the most popular areas.

A small Ultranet committee is meeting every fortnight to ensure that we are meeting deadlines and to continue planning for the future. We have already discussed what information needs to be made available to the public on the 'front' sections, and what should be made available to staff. This should be completed by the beginning of 2012 as well as planning for the parent portal. We have also put into place the social networking element, which will provide opportunities to revise Digital Citizenship.

LMS explained
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