Getting Started with the Ultranet

FromLearning at School

ToLearning anywhere, any

time

FromTeaching as a private event

ToTeaching as a public, collaborative

practice

From:emphasis on content and information

Toemphasis on big concepts and questions and skills

From:Strict adherence to curriculum

ToPursuit of students’ questions

From:worksheets and textbooks

Toprimary sources of data and

manipulatives

From:Students are blank slates

ToStudents are thinkers with

emerging theories about the world

From:Teacher as expert

ToTeacher as co-learner

The unconnected classroom / learner during school time...

The connected classroom / learnerany where ~ any time ~ in time

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Today we are starting our Ultranet Today we are starting our Ultranet journey togetherjourney together

THE ULTRANET IS A TOOL TO….

CONNECT •students and teachers across Victoria

•opportunities beyond the classroom walls

•opportunities to further develop partnerships between home and school

CREATE•opportunities to extend learning and facilitate students working at their own pace

•portfolios of student work and achievement

•rich and diverse learning opportunities using Web 2.0 tools

COLLABORATE•with likeminded professional across the State

•students can work with peers in other schools

•sharing ideas, experiences, resources and questions

OUR CLASSROOMS NOW…

SO WHAT HAS THE ULTRANET GOT TO DO WITH IT?

The Ultranet has applications built into the system that allow us to

CREATECONNECTCOLLABORATE

in a safe, secure online environment where Teachers, Students and Parents can interact.

It will also enable Teachers and Students to share their creative use of other Web 2.0 tools which expand and enrich the Ultranet’s tools and spaces.

BLOGS – SHARING IDEAS, REFLECTING ON PRACTICE/LEARNING

APPLICATIONS IN THE ULTRANET TO GATHER STUDENT/PARENT/COLLEAGUES OPINIONS AND PRIOR UNDERSTANDING

WIKIS – COLLABORATING ONLINE, CO-CONTRIBUTING, EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SHARING

ALL IN ONE ‘SPACE’ – KNOW WHERE TO FIND RESOURCES AND A SAFE, SECURE PLACE TO HAVE ONLINE DISCUSSIONS