Sorry for not being with you yesterday – it took an hour and a half for me to get into school.

Competition – for next Thursday / 3x £10 Amazon vouchers as prizes
Please complete a blogpost of “What you want to do as a Digital Leader next year in Y10” and email it to me.
Please include:

• what has already gone well this year – include any titles of photos you want included
• then, your thoughts on working with each of your subjects next year
• thoughts on edmodo and working with other schools
• thoughts on using the LLS DLs’ blog, the wiki (see below) and the national network blog
• anything else?? including any improvements from this year

Please could Jess update the edmodo page on the blog.

The wiki – this is the result of the hard work of the Y12 ICT students and Luke Kelly (Y13) on Weds at the 6th Form DLs’ ICT Wiki in a day.
It’s called the “ICT 2 IMLO” (Information and Communication Technologies 2 Improve My Learning and Organisation).
It’s the next collaborative space for DLs to use with their Link Teachers and other DLs to improve their lessons and learning.

It’s linked off the Blog or you can go direct to it here – ICT 2 IMLO Wiki.  Your user name is made up of your first name, first letter of surname and LLS so Chris_S_LLS PW=password and it uses your school email address.  Try logging on and having a look. These are the ideas the Y13s (and I) had:

Diary App and Task Manager
Mindmapping
Mindmapping 2
Mobile Web Browser
Note taking and Reminders
Online Bookmarking
Online Storage
Online Storage 2
Photo Sharing
Social Networking
VLE – Fronter Development

Subject: Your invite to LLS Sixth Form Digital Leaders – “ICT Wiki in a day” – Wednesday 11th July 2012

Open to all Y11s (for when you get bored…) – please reply email to Mr Sharples to say you are coming…
+ 12 ICT Students – check with your p3 teachers
+ Guest 13 Students

LLS Sixth Form Digital Leaders  – “ICT Wiki in a day” – on Wednesday 11^th July 2012

Aims

• To research exciting and effective ways to use ICTs for learning in LLS Sixth Form
• To create a list of possible uses and a to do list to prepare for September
• To create a resource to share with all LLS sixth form from September 2012
• (Maybe invite a group of interested Sixth form students to add to it next year)

Who?

• Y11 volunteers – mainly ICT students
  Current Y12 ICT students (some need to ask permission for p.3)
• ‘Guest’ Y13 ICT students
• CJS, KFL and open invite to any sixth form teachers to drop in and join us at any stage

When/What?  – Wednesday 11^th July 2012

9.15-9.25         Introduction in IT2 (CJS/10mins)
Quick review of what Y8 and Y9 DLs have been up to and review of what we are doing today.
We learned how helpful today is going to be to the year 12 coursework, using pictures for evidence.
Watched the video about what the digital leaders have been up to, we used to to come up with todays plan.
We found that they have been really keen to use software and technology to improve learning, especially the teach meet.
Mr Lech suggested using this as part of their project managment, using a wiki would help them collate all their knowledge online.
9.25-9.35         Discussion of possible uses of ICT (All)
We want to achieve ICT4BL –> Information and Collaboration Technology for better learning, its for sixth form.
Luke gave a powerpoint on his ideas about today which branched off into a discussion about what techniques we could use for better learning
Until Break    Research into ICTs / prepare 3 min talks for afternoon
Worked on own about individual techniques to improve learning. Title, decription and screenshots, benefits, drawbacks and action points. Break was early, though we came back early.
period 3          Adding descriptions to Wiki
Learned how to add things to wikispaces, then we added our techniques for learning, using the template Mr Sharples had created. We also added tags so that people know how to find certain things quickly. Adding pictures and information we soon had a detailed compile of techniques to help us learn. Hints and tips soon went up followed by various documents and images to enhance the wiki pages and files.
lunch               Free to do own thing / continue preparation for afternoon

p.4/5                3 min talks with group feedback via Fronter to be added to Wiki

We met Mr Tyson who introduced himself to us. We then gave him a brief description of today and what it was about.
Taking it in turns the year 12’s presented what they were researching to everyone. After each talk we had a group discussion about each one with pros and cons. Hannah went first who spoke about drop box, followed by Alistair and Liam who spoke about Online Bookmarking. Notes we made by all as we discussed. Mr Tyson spoke often giving good ideas about sites such as “Bitly” and “bubbl.us”
3.25                  Review with Mr Tyson
3.35                 Finish

Thoughts on the event:

• Firstly, very professional set up.  Proper sound system; Twitter wall showing tweets; live feed and recording.  Well done Mikey and other Fulford DLs.
• Great to see Bedale students and Lady Lumley Students filling one side of the hall.
• Enjoyed the whole atmosphere of an event organised by students, run by students and talks given by students.  Still think this is a kernel of an idea that needs more fulfillment though.   I look forward to many more groups of students talking to other groups of students.
• I enjoyed seeing / hearing about how the Fulford DLs and Mr Jackson had worked through their version of Digital Leadership.  It was fun asking Mikey what he thought about it during that evening’s #dlchat on twitter.
• I hope that what we have started at Lady Lumley’s gets more thought.  Our Y9 DLs did a fantastic job of showing what they/we are doing.  The details are in the previous blogpost, but I’m pleased we split up the general activities we have done and highlighted the two most impactful DL activities – The DLs teaching each other and the ICT classes; and the working with link teachers.
• Prezi 1 “Developing Digital Leaders at Lady Lumley’s School”
  Prezi 2 “Teaching and encouraging the use of ICT at Lady Lumley’s School”
• I’m pleased that the inclusiveness of LLS DLs comes through – we have lots of students as DLs and they are a mix of abilities and more girls than boys.  We need to ask the DLs why they think this is…
• Mr Lech was impressed when Bob asked Will how much time they spent on DL activites at school – Will smoothly explained how we met regularly every Thursday tutor, and held regular training on Wednesday lunchtimes.  I was thinking how much extra time they have devoted recently with the talks and visits going on – I love how motivation and teamwork can achieve
• I loved it when the Y9s invited the Y8s to stand up – I’d forgotten that we’d talked about this.  But it highlighted the legacy of DLs needs to be a follow through from one year to the next.
• Here are nearly 50 photos of the event – http://www.gr8computing.com/ictphotos/tttmeetJune2012/index.html

Groups for Teachmeet Talks at Fulford on the 28th June:
Group 1 “Developing Digital Leaders at Lady Lumley’s School” –
Ali + Emily = What we’re about / Why
Daisy = What we’ve done
Will (with Prezi), Matthew= going to do
Jack, Jem what you’ve got out of it

Group 2 “Teaching and encouraging the use of ICT at Lady Lumley’s School”
Ollie (with Prezi), Luke, Beth, Lauren W, Hannah, Isaac.

1. Hannah Luke Intro
2. Isaac teaching DLs + Ollie teaching classes
3. Beth / Lauren link teachers

Matthew, Will and I talked through the way to split up the talks.  Both prezis will have a list of activities and talk 1 (Daisy/Emily) will talk about everything BUT the 3 software trainings and the link teachers, and talk 2 will ONLY talk about these 4.

In talk 1 and videos please mention
– Sixth form DL school teachmeet on 11th July.
– result of assembly – 28 Y8 DLs – have sent you photos

PRACTICE for all Y9 DLs WEDNESDAY Tutor – may spill into period 1.

We rehearsed each talk, really pruning the words.  Thinking of a baton and passing it to person.  Intro slide, then showing the activities.  Then a slide for each point made.

We *need* the website as good as it can be.
Y8 assembly people pls email your words to Rosie – Hannah, Daisy, Matthew, Beth
Rosie and Toria to start adding photos to posts.
– Emily volunteered an article
– Jess – report on progress?

Please update projects on Y9 DLs page.

Groups for Teachmeet Talks at Fulford on the 28th June:
Group 1 “Developing Digital Leaders at Lady Lumley’s School” – Will (with Prezi), Matthew, Daisy, Jordan, Ali, Emily, Jack, Jem.
Group 2 “Teaching and encouraging the use of ICT at Lady Lumley’s School” – ollie (with Prezi), Luke, Beth, Lauren W, Hannah, Isaac.

I will be taking Will, Matthew, Daisy and Hannah as representative LLS DLs to the National DL conference at Microsoft Headquarters on Monday July 2nd
Need to develop up to 3 min videos for showing.  Please could pairs of students for the two talks develop their own videos – You can decide your own titles but pls could we discuss content on Edmodo in the next few days…  pls add (LLS) at the end of your first name in ‘settings’ and remember to get your own free copy of Movieplus from Mrs Walton.
Ready for discussion next two wednesday lunchtimes (although I’m not here next week). More

1. New Signing in sheet – 26 again (although 28 in total have joined).
2. I explained about
> Using the ICT Y08 Digital Leaders room – just for LLS Y8 DLs.
> www.gr8ict.com showing what we were doing for other teachers across the country
Digital Leaders (DLs) is about opportunities for you…
> LLS Y9 DLs are doing two talks at Fulford DLs’ Teachmeet on 28th June 2012.  This immediately follows Sports Day, and I will make available at least 6 places for Year 8s.  Watch this space.
> You need lunch passes for Tuesdays – I will supply these in the next week.
Mr S
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Working with link teachers – Art, Geography, Maths, History, MFL so far. Need to see other link teachers in week after half-term.  Use Fronter projects below to keep up-to-date.  Ready to blog about what you’re doing.

Thank you to Matthew, Jack and Luke for talking with Mr Hamer from King James School.
Invitation to National Digital Leaders conference on 2nd July in Reading – Video Competition – see below:
Draw for Dalby Forest Concert tickets – 2 tickets for Shona and 2 for Ollie – decide on Plan B or Will Young.

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1. Signing in – 26 of you signed up, with another not able to make it but seeing me to let me know.
2. BIG Thank you to Will and Matthew (Y9 DLs for teaching you how to use Prezi).
3. I explained about
> Digital Leaders (DLs) is about opportunities for you…
> DLs is about *doing* which is why we’re starting with a Prezi competition -see below
> Y9 DLs use their blog, their Fronter room ICT Y09 Digital Leaders and Edmodo to work together and show the wider world what they are doing…

Thank you to everybody including Mr Lech, and good luck with the Prezi Competition.

Mr S

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Congratulations to Dls who took Year 8 assembly
– an excellent performance from all 8 of you – haribos given out.

Lovely to see DLs starting to work with link teachers – Art, Geography and Maths so far.  Next Wednesday will be more.
Letters for photo permission and Fulford Teachmeet given out.  We will be leaving for Fulford on 28th June straight after sports day.
Reminded people about their roles and responsibilities – Mr S will revise the Fronter front page for managing our projects.
Rosie and Toria will manage DLs publishing DL articles on the DL’s blog.  Well done for getting Matthews and Will’s articles on the blog already.
We’ll be able to add photos in future.  All articles will be moderated.
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Welcome to student teachers come to meet Digital Leaders.
This meeting was all about joining up DLs with their chosen subjects.
Thank you for choosing and agreeing the following:

Roles and Responsibilities:    
Blog Editors – Rosie / Toria
Edmodo Editors – Jess / Lauren
Software editors – Luke / Jack

Ar (Art) – Daisy / Jordan
Bs (Business Studies) – Isaac / Matthew
Dr (Drama) – Daisy / Jordan
Dt (Product Design) – Jem / Jack / Luke
En (English) – Jess / Toria
Ft (Food Technology) – Lauren / Hannah
Go (Geography) – Rosie / Shona
Hs (Health and Social Care BTEC) – Jess / Shona
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