Ultranet at NHS2012

Introduction Ultranet Team

Lisa Saillard: Teaching & Learning Leader for Ultranet & 1:1 Computing

Megan Rolls: NHS Ultranet Coach

We can be found in the GCC staffroom

Theresa Hsieh – Northern Region Ultranet Coach

What is the Ultranet? Is an online learning management system developed by

DEECD designed to provide 24/7 access via the Internet for all valid users.

It was rolled out to Government schools in August 2010.

The Ultranet is divided into a number of spaces including Design, Collaborative Learning, Community and Express.

Applications can be added to these spaces such as a blog, wiki, iFrame, calender, reference library.

The Ultranet so far

Activity: SWOT Analysis –

Strengths Weaknesses

Opportunities Threats

The Impossible Task

Discussion

What made the task impossible?

No Purpose

No plan

Why will you want to use the Ultranet?

Captures learning over time

Brings education into the 21st century

Information sharing

Repository for curriculum materials

24/7 contributions from whole school community

Evolving – opportunity to contribute to content

Transferrable skills

Lighthouse Project NHS is part of the ‘Lighthouse Project’.

Aims to build the capability of secondary students and teachers to:

Use the Ultranet effectively to support T & L.

Support the introduction of a 1:1 computer program.

Share findings with other schools, the region & the department.

Non-negotiables

School FocusLearner Profile: Teachers can access up to date information about each student.

Design & Collaborative Spaces: To document curriculum & provide access to web 2.0 technology.

Learning Tasks:Captures student learning over time.

Collaborative Spaces:Student led learning spaces.

Progression Chart

Depositoryof

Information

Students Collaborating & Interacting

Students creating

Design Spaces >Faculty Library

Year 9 Humanities Design Space

Teacher Resources.

Assessment Tasks

Videos

Year 7 Humanities Design Space

Year 8 Humanities Design Space

Design Space Template

Student: Collaborative Space

Example: Home Group Space

Collaborative Spaces: i Learn

iLearn> Human Body

iLearn >Human Body

Collaborative Spaces for collaboration

eBook boxes

Survey