top ten tips for ict

10+ ways to save time, stress and improve student

outcomes

Teacher, HOD, Facilitator, Vinyl DJ,

Board member, Remixer, Musician@martinthomasemo

martinthomasemo@gmail.com

Waimea College1500 Students

co-Ed State schoolYr 9-13

Teacher, HOD, Facilitator, Vinyl DJ,

Board member, Remixer, Musician@martinthomasemo

martinthomasemo@gmail.com

Todays Learning Outcome

Take two of my Top Ten Tips and use them

Type into your browser….

bit.ly/TIMEANDSTRESS

(Chrome is best)

1.Act On It - NOWPass it on - NOW

File it - NOWThrow it away - NOW

Wunderlist ✘ Cross platform

including Browser✘ Review what has

been completed✘ Email/Print✘ Repeatable

File ITUgly Yellow Folder✘ For transitioning

schools/from paper to digital

✘ One place for all paper - in a drawer not on your desk

✘ Reviewable - start of the school year, report specifics, prizegivings

2.Keep track: of those cool videos that you get sent or that cool article about

music advocacy...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/i4ah3onu5gak5bt/Screenshot%202016-05-28%2017.34.46.png?dl=0

✘ digital note taking

✘ Webclipper Chrome Extension

3.Itinerant/Peripatetic Instrumental lesson

organisation

Google Forms (Microsoft Forms)

Results collated/sorted

Students fill out details

Timetables for lessons

made(Waiting

list)

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4.Streamlining time

consuming data entry based tasks

PerformancesThrough to marking

Students enter details

in Google Form

Performance Order

Tech RunSheetMarking Schedule

Future Database of what I

did, songs

performed

Digital entry, digital output

5.Digital Assessment of

Compositions and Work

6.Central Point

One Stop ShopWebsite/Blog/Weebly

WaiColPFA.weebly.comWaimeaCollegePerformingArts

Not Google Searchable - copyrightURL LINKS ✘ Dropbox✘ Google Drive✘ Microsoft 365✘ Youtube✘ Websites - eg

State Curriculum sites.

✘ Digital Calendar

DIFFERENTIATION✘ Mashed

Course✘ Individual

Student Courses

✘ Absent Students

✘ Absent Teacher

UNPLANNED USES✘ Sharing with

other Music teachers

✘ Sharing with parents - standards/dates

✘ Internal Staff PD

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7.Digital Internal

Moderation/Storage

One Place●Requires some setup and

organisation●Will save you time

●Will save you stress●Great for the future

8.Create your own PLN(Personal Learning

Network)

Be Self-Sufficient

LinkedInTwitter Blogs

Subject Association

sEdNet

DAYTiME

Pinterest FaceBook

9.Flip your classroom….

one video at a time

Free for up to 15minsIt works

Add-in for Chrome Browsers - so works on any platform including

chromebooks

Demonstration Normally when doing a ICT demo in class

●Plugged into the Network ●Checked Prior the peripherals work

●Plan for a Plan B●Check Background Processes

(eg Syncing)

10.One Rung at a time….Have an ICT Strategy

Digital plannerTime Audit - time in/time out✘ Time spent preparing planner for the

year✘ Physically writing in✘ Creating a scheme - duplication✘ Changing when classes are missed✘ Keeping track of relief✘ 1 Term option - same program

“If you always do what you’ve always done,

you’ll always get what you always got.

Original Learning Outcome?

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from this session

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