Spreading the .net vibe

Welcome:

Dan Roberts - Deputy HeadteacherSaltash.net Community School

saltash.net community school is:an 11-18 mixed community comprehensive with 1337 students

It has been a specialist schoolin Science and Maths &Computing with a RuralDimension since September 2004

It has been a specialist schoolin Science and Maths &Computing with a RuralDimension since September 2004

‘The main thing is to keep the main thing the main

thing and the main thing is

learning.’

Steven Covey – The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

Big Brother meets Pig Mother

Giving students responsibility for their own learning

Students can be found:• Monitoring animal behaviour via the school’s

PigCam & Eggcam• Completing their homework via Twitter and

Facebook• Visiting the Big Brother-style diary room• Broadcasting live to 30 million people in

Indonesia. These are not gimmicks or PR stunts: the innovative

experiences happening here are proving to be incredibly effective & happen on a daily basis

What do students want?

They want to learn how to learnThey want easy access to technologyThey want the InternetLet them.....

ResearchCollaborateCreatePublishNetwork

We are not cheap skates but…

• Why spend £100s on video conference equipment? All you need is a cheap webcam & Skype or Twitcam

• Why spend £1000s on digital cameras when kids have mobile phones that are just as good?

• Why spend £10,000s on laptops when kids have them at home?

What do our students say about open source, social networking & web 2.0

tools?•“Enhance our learning”•“Make learning more interesting and fun”•“Learning skills to prepare for our future”•“Free, quick and simple to use”•“Accessible in school, at home, anytime & anywhere”•“They can be used in any subject”

ICT is not just a tool for learning but a whole new way of learning

• A responsibility to protect all our learners (E-safety & Acceptable Use)

• A responsibility to share the .net vibe

Projects for this year so far…

• Students designing & creating their own games for the Xbox.

• Students training teachers in the innovative use of technology.

• Students designing & creating their own Apple Apps.

• Students developing a framework for digital literacy from KS1-KS5.

Finally, enjoy the journey. As Cervantes said…

‘The road is always better than the inn at

the end’

You can always share in our journey at

www.saltash.net/livestock

Thanks for watchingFor further information please contact me at

the following email address:Robertsd@saltash.cornwall.sch.uk

Follow the chickenman on twitter@chickensaltashOr the school @saltashdotnetOr come along and visit us & Max our school dog.