RUConnected

RUConnected #80 TOM, Reflective Practice & Digital Leverage

Lois Smethurst and Jenny Ashby discuss: What’s been happening? You can listen in the player below or subscribe to the podcast in iTunes [http://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/ruconnected/id323042625] Tournament Of the Minds #TOM [http://www.tom.edu.au/VIC/] Sphero balls [http://www.sphero.com/] and drones [http://www.parrot.com/usa/products/rolling-spider/] in the classroom using the Tickle [https://tickleapp.com/en-us/] app to program them and connecting issues at school. Review of S2L 2015 Field of Mars [http://fieldofmarseec.nsw.edu.au/] -TV show -Steve Papp Winning Video - AppMazing  Race [http://slidetolearn.ning.com/video/slide2learn-appmazing-race-video-the-catherders] The rules -Appmazing Race [http://ruconnected.global2.vic.edu.au/files/2015/08/Appmazing-Race-2jrutvq.pdf] Periscope [https://www.periscope.tv/about] - Inspire 2 learn sessions S2L 2016 Announced and to be in Cairns with an Environment theme -  July 2nd-3rd 2016 Other Conferences DLTV Fringe Festival [https://dltv.vic.edu.au/fringe-festival#Spark] - spark sessionsNarissa Leung [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2XU-v17e7pARXhWV0ZWckI2blE/view?usp=sharing] Playground -pile of sand unused bricks, risk takers. ACER Assessment Conference Dr Rukmini Banerji https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqZZ5zz7KDM&feature=youtu.be [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqZZ5zz7KDM&feature=youtu.be] Future events TeachMeet Bendigo [http://teachmeetmelbourne.wikispaces.com/2015+-+Sept+10+-+Bendigo] Letting GO!   Seeing others catching on and giving opportunities for others to lead.  Digital leverage.

RUConnected #79 Holiday Catchup

itunes pic [https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/39/08/f2/lois-jen/3000x3000_9567879.jpg] Lois and Jenny talk about Mobile2015, school visits, shopping and slide2learn. Jenny went toMobile 2015 [http://mobilelearningexperience.org/]in Tucson, Arizona IPad configuring - redeeming free apps [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202953] Creating online student TV [http://slidetolearn.ning.com/page/2015-workshops#CreatingSmethurst] - crucial factors: * knowing the students what are their strengths, * ability to work in teams, * writing and elaboration, * choosing a topic and succinctly but thoroughly presenting the information, * performing by being engaging and speaking with authority. Shopping- books, robots, drones and Pendo's Lois Visited Yinnar Primary School - A school so committed to a philosophy about learning and effort rather than compliance and completing a task. Lois's Book Shopping: Mindset: How You Can Fulfil Your Potential, by Carol Dweck Challenging Learning, by James Nottingham Building Learning Power: Helping Young People Become Better Learners, by Guy Claxton [http://www.buildinglearningpower.co.uk/how_its_done.html] Outstanding Formative Assessment: Culture and Practice by Shirley Clark. [http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2015/05/formative_assessment_the_right_question_at_the_right_time.html] Growth Mindset Pocketbook by Barry Hymer (came highly recommended too) Jenny is helping to design her new school and has attended Bastow to find out about learning spaces with Ewan MacIntosh - The learning spaces you need to plan for include: watching, secret spaces, performing, collaborative, participation, publishing You can see more extensive notes on the RUConnected Blog [http://ruconnected.global2.vic.edu.au/]

RUConnected Ep #78

itunes pic [https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/39/08/f2/lois-jen/3000x3000_9567879.jpg] Lois and Jenny discuss all things happening lately with their education focus. And the weather of course. Minecraft Camp A Saturday spent at minecraft camp. http://minecrafteps.global2.vic.edu.au https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nhOZkS3hhI Top 10 minecraft songs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHG6-0h4fDk Redstone build designs Crack the Code in Maths Edn week A smorgasbpard of activities- QR code scavenger hunt Letter scamble from visiting the rooms iMovie show and tutorials for parents Minecraft discovery time - student tutorials for parents Blogging cafe - students helping parents comment Cracking the code in scratch- students teach parents some basic scratch to draw a shape. WIM centre news Use of @periscope https://www.periscope.tv/ and BTN -http://www.abc.net.au/btn/ twitter @behindthenews Dominoes fall marble runs Rube Goldberg and domino world records -YOUtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAqGcLaE5II Domino world record https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w Rube Goldberg machine Lois Prep /1 Literacy extension group Sharing picture books and developing independent strategies for young students to use in their own classrooms Maths Olympiad starting this week on May 20th http://www.apsmo.info/apsmo_v2/APSMO_Home.php pyonkee https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/pyonkee/id905012686?mt=8 Full scratch for the iPad.

RUConnected #77 Reinvention

At last we are back. Lois and Jenny discuss their new roles and schools in 2015. The Horizon Centre and the WIM [http://epswim.global2.vic.edu.au] Centres are also discussed. Scratch - project with grades from DET Vic and a feature for Education week, Cracking the Code [http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/news/archive/Pages/eduweek15.aspx] with a Maths theme. MineCraft club - Jenny keeps us informed about how the minecraft club is coming along. BuddyVerse [http://buddyverse.com/]Minecraft Camp May 16th-17th in Bendigo at Epsom PS. 24hr skype PineValley [http://mrsladdsclass.wikispaces.com/24+Hour+Skypathon] Jenny's school participated in @beverley_ladd class' #pvskype24 in the US NPDL _Jenny outlines the latest Deep Learning Slide2Learn - Hobart Tasmania [http://event.icebergevents.com.au/slide2learn2015/register/slide2learn-registration] July 7th & 8th St Virgil's College, register now. Periscope live streaming - allows viewers to interact with video via text and hearts for likes. Many at once. Lois recommended BabbleDabbleDo [http://babbledabbledo.com] Web site with lots of ideas for kids to make and create - science, art, design and engineering

RUConnected #76 Being Bored

Lois and Jenny discuss the past, present and future happenings in their schools. PAST Jenny attended Miami Device in Nov at St Stephens episcopal day school -Lead by Felix Jacomino @felixjacomino Daniel Kim from Canada - Boredom at school and an adversity to boredom lead to Pop DanThology. Videos - The psychology of PopDanthology DanVlog -Miami Keynotes- Kevin Honeycutt - don't hide your genius. Tony Vincent - Make it your own....great as usual. http://learninginhand.com/miamidevice Tony also put together a page with all speakers handouts to sessions. http://learninginhand.com/blog/2014/11/12/resources-from-miami-device Lisa Johnson - SAMR sassy SAMR PRESENT What are you doing for the rest of the year? Hour of Code - We Do Lego Scratch Christmas message. (a lot of fun now that you can embed the projects so easily) Tutorials are excellent on web sites. Generalising with programming and thinking Mindcraft update New BLog Minecrafteps FUTURE New Jobs and New Roles - April 15-16th Slide2Learn in NZ