Show and Tell: Applying for the BECTA SRF

An excellent day was spent sharing  outstanding practice focussing on the harnessing of new technologies to engage children across the city.

A group of teachers started the day being inspired by the children at Oakwood Junior School in Southampton. ( Aided by head teacher Mr Taylor) Colleagues were introduced to:

Blogging- children at Oakwood Junior school participate in creating the school's interactive online blog. All hosted at no cost to the school.

Twitter- Using this social networking tool, Mr Taylor is able to contact all parents and staff by sending one FREE message from the twitter site. An invaluable tool for communicating important information to parents and he wider community.

Film making using you tube- Children demonstrated a range of films that have been made and posted to you tube for parents and families to view from home.

Speaking and listening with the smart board- Children demonstrated how they share their written methods in numeracy with the wider community as well as demonstrating to their teachers that they can use a range of written methods.

Planning- making the use of both the school's network and SMART technologies- The head teacher demonstrated how he has freed his teachers up to focus on the content of their lessons linked to Assessment for Learning.

Teachers then visited Shirley Warren Primary to observe IT being used to support learning in all areas of the curriculum.

Here colleagues had the opportunity to interact with the new Becta SRF framework and to share their own long term action plans.

Many thanks to the host schools, who engaged all in the day, they are well worth a visit! 

As well as a big thank you to all the children undertaking the challenge of new technologies with relish and enthusiasm- Perhaps I should film these days so that all school's could share in the experience.............