We are just over half way with our #ict4red tablet course and it is time for some serious planning while we are at it! I will be virtually talking/working with each of you individually over the next few weeks to make sure that you get back on track and help with some lesson ideas, apps and tools that you can use to get your #ICT4RED jaribaaa back. The strategies that we have dealt with over the first 6 modules are totally fun, practical and ready for you to implement in your classroom into what you have to do in any case! So there is nooooo reason to panic!!
I know that having done the last few modules just before the end of year examinations, did not leave any time for classroom implementation. It is therefore essential that we plan our lessons this year in such a way that we can earn our badges and create award winning jaribaaa lessons at the same time!
Talking about badges..... Here is our top 10 badge earners from last year. It looks like the Queenstown Primary school is taking the early lead!!!!
| 1 | Olivia | Horn | 8 |
| 2 | Christine | Murray | 7 |
| 3 | Nelia | Moss | 7 |
| 4 | Sarah-Lee | Frewen | 7 |
| 5 | Vicki | du Preez | 7 |
| 6 | Didas | Tumusiime | 6 |
| 7 | Gweny | Van Deventer | 6 |
| 8 | Jessie | Kay | 6 |
| 9 | Patrick | Adjei | 6 |
| 10 | BENJAMIN | MILLS | 5 |
Our assessment this year is moving up a notch as we will be looking for the top #ict4red #GAPSchool achievers. To earn the #ict4red merit badge we will be identifying innovative lessons that can be used as inspiring case studies in our #ICT4RED integration book/site and the lessons will also be entered into the #ispasuperteacher competition! So now is the time to get your groove on!!
The following rubric will be used to evaluate all badges this year.
Modules 1 to 10
The pink indicates the minimum requirements for earning a badge. The rest of the criteria will count towards a merit award.
| CATEGORY | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Lesson plan description | Lesson plan is described in detail with Grade, Topic, CAPS alignment and specific outcomes and the lesson implements the given strategy with all tech well described. | Lesson plan is described in detail with Grade, Topic, CAPS alignment and specific outcomes and the lesson implements the given strategy. | Lesson plan is described in detail with Grade, Topic, CAPS alignment and implements the given strategy. | Lesson plan is briefly described but I can't quite get what the lesson is about. No CAPS alignment. |
| Badge criteria | All badge criteria is handed in and is accompanied by a detailed lesson plan and uploaded to Google drive. | All badge criteria is handed in and is accompanied by a detailed lesson plan. | All badge criteria is handed in. | Not all badge criteria is covered. |
| Originality | Lesson shows a large amount of original thought. Ideas are creative and innovative. | Lesson shows some original thought. Work shows new ideas and insights. | Lesson uses other people's ideas (giving them credit), but there is little evidence of original thinking. | Use other people's ideas, but do not give them credit. |
| Technology use | Tablets and technology were used in a WOW seamless way and it was a paperless environment throughout with focus on pedagogy. | Tablets and technology were used seamlessly in an innovative way during the lesson | Tablets and technology were used during the lesson in a basic way (Photos, videos) and badge artifacts were uploaded to shared Google drive | No technology was incorporated into the lesson except for accessing the material in digital format. |
| Reflection | Your online journal is up to date and you are using it for everyday reflection and to capture all learning, notes and memos. You are constantly reflecting on your teaching practice and creating learning briefs e.g if anything did not work, you reflect on why it did not work and how you can change it to improve your practice. Your journal is WOW! | All lessons are captured in journal with what worked and what did not work with photos and voice recordings and detailed explanations of what happened before, during and after the lesson. | All lessons are captured in journal with what worked and what did not work. | Some evidence of reflective teaching (Some journal entries). |
| Total Score | ||||
Other badges:
The pink indicates the minimum requirements for earning a badge. The rest of the criteria will count towards a merit award.
| CATEGORY | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Ongoing email communications, letting me know when you have uploaded your module stuff to your gdrive | You have send an email with a class photo attached to ict4red@gmail.com from your tablet | Email address is set up on tablet | Can access email using a browser | |
| Are a twitter ninja with over a 100 tweets, are flowing over 50 education related tweeps and is being followed by over a 100 people. You have shared at least 30 educational resource tweets | Have retweeted at least 5 educational tweets and replied to 5 tweets, shared a photo and a video in your timeline | Have followed 20 educational tweets and colleagues and have tweeted 20 education related tweets with the #ict4red #gapschools hashtag | Have registered for twitter and twitter is set up on tablet. Bio is complete and egg has been hatched | |
| Content creation | The item is innovative and fresh and can be used in learner centred classrooms | The item can be used by other teachers in their classrooms and subject. | The item is clearly aligned with outcomes and can be identified as something that you have created as part of your teaching strategies | You have created an object about a topic that you are currently teaching. (Video, slideshow. infographic, tutorial, informational document.) |
| App Assessment | Have sourced apps and used it in innovative ways with completed assessment forms | Have identified new apps that are not part of the course for use with the strategies with completed app assessment forms and examples | Have looked at, at least 10 apps and completed the app assessment questionnaires in electronic format (photos/form/word doc) | Have looked at, at least 5 apps and completed the app assessment questionnaires in electronic format (photos/form/word doc) |
| Assessment | You have made innovative and creative use of technology and methodology to create your assessment tool. | You have used technology to create or capture your assessment task. (e.g. google forms, testmoz) and your students have completed it electronically | You have supplied a scanned/completed learner instrument as well as the Assessment Motivation Template | You have created 3 different assessment tools (e.g. rubric, self-assessment questionnaire, scoring sheet, test with memorandum) |
| Blogging/Blog collaborator | You have created a blog for your class/subject and have used embedded objects. Your learners are actively participating on your blog via comments and posts | You have created your own blog and have made at least 5 blogposts | You have contributed a blogpost to our www.gapict4red.blogspot.com blog. | You have made at least 5 comments on any of the ict4red school blog posts (www.gapict4red.blogspot.com) |
| Mobile skills | Have used apps and tools in innovative and creative ways throughout the course | Have created how to tutorials for apps and tools not defined in the course | Can do more advanced mobile skills required in the course | Can do some all the basic tablet skills required in the course |
| Jaribaaaa Badge | Your classes are transformed into learner centred innovation hubs and you are an exemplary guide on the side. You have the Jaribaaaa factor | Enthusiastically participated and are very excited about using the strategies and tech in the classroom | Helped others and actively participated in the gamification and fun | Attended the minimum no of training sessions (8) and participated |
| Total Score | ||||
I would also like you to revisit what you have done last year and make sure that your ICT4RED google drive folder has the following in for every module (even if you have already been awarded your badge). This will be your online portfolio for SACE accreditation.
- Your lesson plan describing what you have done. You can use the lesson plan template here (goo.gl/dlZL7g) or use your own, making sure that I will be able to use the above rubric to "evaluate" your lesson, know what it is about and how you have used technology (mobile devices in your classroom. It has to be in electronic format in your folder.
- Make sure that you have covered all the criteria and that all evidence have been uploaded to your google drive folder.
- Do not put ALL your photos and videos in your google drive, choose the ones that best describes the lesson and adhere to the criteria.
- If you want to do another lesson on a badge that you have already earned, feel free and let me know to look at it for merit achievement!!
If you need help getting back on track with what to do for each badge, see the badge support posts:
See you online and don't forget to get your tweet on again....#ict4red #gapschools
