Albury

All students have signed the Internet Safety Agreement. This agreement is in the enrolment pack. Information Gathering – “Earthquakes” and Daily news “Google Earth” plus weekly Current Events quiz online. Real time information on current events. The recent earthquakes in Christchurch highlighted the usefulness of instant information and has been used regularly for current events Class Running Story - The plot, setting and some characters are decided by the class. Each pupil has a turn writing what happens next. This shared with the class using the data projector Students are taking ownership of the senior class wiki site: http://alburyschoolroom1.wikispaces.com/ The children have their published written work uploaded to the site. The senior children completed an online ICT survey using survey monkey. [] Key Competencies – Managing Self – Using personal folders on the school server to organise their data, photos and ICT projects. || Set up Facebook and Blog sites and refreshing our main school web site Trial Facebook and Blog sites set up and http://alburyschool.blogspot.com/2011/05/term-2-week-2-2011.html (Facebook will be available as we correct some issues - see Facebook Albury Primary) Albury School's ICT Strategic Plan has been updated. SMS (Classroom Manager) is up dated to include National Standards. ||  Mathletics is available school-wide and for home use. Other maths and english practice programmes are available on the school intranet. || School wiki sites have feedback from parents: http://alburyschoolroom1.wikispaces.com/ http://alburyschoolroom3.wikispaces.com/ ||
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 * **How can we use ICT Tools, strategies and thinking in our teaching and learning to improve student achievement in Written Language?**
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 * Introduced tracked editing using WORD. ( Children are able to see their editing progress and teachers are able to see the processes they have used, progress and give feedback)
 * Introduced tracked editing using WORD. ( Children are able to see their editing progress and teachers are able to see the processes they have used, progress and give feedback)
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 * Principal attended ICT workshops – Leadership, Leading Change, Inquiry and Critical reflection and Engaging Family and Whanau. Completed HBDI profile.
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 * Introducing new thinking tools e.g. PCQ’s, Thinkers Keys, rubrics, flow charts ...
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 * Reported to Home and school meeting on current and future use of ICT at school. A future Parent Information evening is scheduled. (A list of school sites will soon to be advertised for families through a laminated card to keep by their computers.)
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 * VLN registration will take place when a Staff member is back from leave. ||