Conference Sessions

07:45

Delegate registration opens

08:20

Introduction

Sarah Underwood, Editor, ICT for Education

8:30 – 09:00

View from the top
Ian Morgan, deputy director, NGfL Cymru

Ian’s presentation will look at the education system in Wales and how NGfL Cymru underpins the system through the development of websites and resources that support key policies, including Developing Thinking and the School Effectiveness Framework. He will also cover professional development through the sharing of educationally focussed good practice and tools.

9:05 – 10:00

ICT in the classroom

9:05 – 9:25

Using web 2.0 to support online collaboration

Damian Donnelly, ICT coordinator, Amman Valley School

Web 2.0 technologies and open source Elgg social networking software have been shown to support student voice, facilitate online collaboration and engage pupils in creating online content. Damian will consider aspects of these tools, such as blogging and wikis, that may prove useful in targeting literacy in an innovative way. He will also consider how Elgg has been integrated with Moodle and e-portfolio platform Mahara to create an holistic learning environment.

9:25 – 9.45

SoundCloud for education

Hannah Mathias, information learning technology development manager, St David’s Catholic College

Whether you want to distribute recordings of lectures, facilitate receiving audio for students or communicate between students and teachers, SoundCloud can help. Hannah will describe some use cases for SoundCloud, such as uploading lectures and pushing them to relevant social networks, websites and iTunes, documenting lessons and communication.

9:45 – 10:05

Bringing story telling to life

Jane Grubb, lead ICT practitioner, Rhydypenau Primary School

Jane, an award winning teacher at Rhydypenau Primary School, will describe the use of stop-go animation to develop creative thinking and key skills across the curriculum.

10:05 – 10:25

Coffee break

10:30 – 11:15

Question Time: Are tablets and handheld devices valuable resources?

Chair: Sarah Underwood

Panel: Ty Golding, acting headteacher, Barry Island Primary School; Hannah Mathias, information learning technology development manager, St David’s Catholic College; Nik Tuson, managing director, Avantis; Ian Morgan, deputy director, NGfL Cymru

11:25 – 12:15

ICT Reviews Live!
Matt Hogan, head of ICT for Education product reviews team
An ICT for Education innovation at the Cardiff conference is ICT Reviews Live!, an independent product review session that will put products to the test and give you real insight into their capabilities. ICT Reviews Live! will be led by Matt Hogan, head of the ICT for Education reviews team. Watch the reviews, comment on product content, consider underlying technologies, discuss ease of use and share your opinions on how you would like suppliers to develop products and services to meet the needs of teachers and schools.

12:20 – 13:00

Lunch

13.10: 14.00

Guest speaker: Fraser Speirs, head of computing and IT, Cedars School of Excellence

An international presenter on the power of tablet devices in education, Fraser will tell the story of the world’s first one-to-one Apple iPad deployment at Cedars School of Excellence. He will cover the motivation for the project, its success and some of the insights it has given the school over the past 18 months.

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