Learning Connections Fall ConferenceFriday September 27th, 2013#LCchat

While you snack and wake up: Connect through iMessage

See your contacts!

IntroductionsAnita Drossis

Learning Connections Project Manager anita.drossis@yrdsb.edu.on.ca

Ministry of EducationLiteracy and Numeracy Secretariat Judy Speirs – Executive Officer

2013-2014 District Champions

LogisticsWireless accountsWashroomsParkingRelease formVideographers - interviewsExpense claims#LCchat

Goals for TodayLearn about Learning Connections (LC)Develop and explore our sharing practiceMeet and collaborate with other LC membersExplore technological tools for working, teaching

and learningContinue to plan your district LC Project for

2013-2014

Agenda8:30 – 9:30 Welcome9:30 – 10:45 Hands-on Sessions10:45 – 11:00 Break (explore your LC iPad)11:00– 12:00 Planning time 12:00– 12:45 Lunch 12:45 – 2:00 Hands-on Sessions 2:00 – 2:15 Break (explore your LC iPad)2:15 – 3:15 Planning time 3:15 – 3:30 Final Details

What is Learning ConnectionsLearning Connections is:

an online professional learning community for publicly funded K – 8 educators in Ontario funded by a grant from the Literacy and Numeracy

Secretariat (LNS) - in phase 10 of funding built upon the exemplary practice of its sister program

ABELwww.learningconnections.on.ca

New to Learning Connections?

Access the website at:www.learningconnections.on.ca Username: your full district emailPassword: connect

Explore:www.learningconnections.on.ca Areas of interest:

Login Multimedia page Request a tool Professional Learning page and more...

District Sharing Websitehttp://lcchampions.abel.yorku.ca/1-2 from each district to manage your pageSuggestions for improvement? (in feedback

survey at end of day)

District Sharing iPadsCapture your district LC story through media and

sharingABEL videographers to produce video for each

districtTake photos and short video at your LC eventsCapture short interviews Capture short video reflections about:

Your project Student 21st century skills LC support for your learning Meeting your LC goals

Shared Photo StreamHow to share your photo:

Take photo on iPad Go into photo app click on shared cloud at bottom Click on your shared folder LC “your district” Share Click on + and select photo to share Click done in top right corner Add a comment Post

Practice TimePartner with another district to take some team

photosShare you best team photo in your shared photo

streamTry a short 15 second videoBack in 15 minutesHold your iPad LANDSCAPE with two hands!

Professional Learning ProgramABEL Professional Learning Program provides

opportunities for ABEL and LC members to learn the use of a variety of technologies to support and improve 21st Century skills for all learners.

plp.abel.yorku.ca orLink from LC page

www.learningconnections.on.ca/

ABEL Supports our Professional LearningPersonalized Learning

Learning Online Educational Speakers Collection

Collaboration and Learning Online Book Studies (we have the books here) Pilot Applications

21st Century Leadership ABEL Leadership Round Table Leadership Summit

ABEL Summer Institute

Sign up for Monthly MeetingsOctober meeting moved again to October 29KPRDSB & NNDSB sharing in October Meetings are in our shared calendar on the iPadsGo to the calendar app to viewMonthly meetings are entered in the shared LC

CalendarChoose your meeting date to shareAdd your district to the notes

ResearchResearch again this yearMost likely in the form of a survey to each districtParticipation is part of being in LCSee 2012-2013 on Sharing Website under Research tab

“What this study makes clear is that by facilitating forms of teaching and learning that leverage the affordances of technology in powerful ways, the LC program can be highly effective at building teacher capacity to foster student utilization and development of many critically important 21st century learning skills.”

Agenda8:30 – 9:30 Welcome9:30 – 10:45 Hands-on Sessions

rooms: 519, 626, 30410:45 – 11:00 Break (explore your LC iPad)11:00– 12:00 Planning time 12:00– 12:45 Lunch 12:45 – 2:00 Hands-on Sessions

rooms: 519, 626, 3042:00 – 2:15 Break (explore your LC iPad)2:15 – 3:15 Planning time 3:15 – 3:30 Final Details

THANK YOU!ABEL Staff:

Randi, Sarah, Diklah, Duris, Steve, ObadiahFacilitators:

Jane Henderson, Marlene Michaels, Jacki Bourdon, Karen McEvoy, Julie Joanisse, Rola Tibshirani, Shadi Yazdan, Rudy Candela, Stacey Hymmen, Brenda Sherry, Wendy Goodman, Clinton Breau

LC Champions: everyone

Feedback Surveyhttp://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LC-Fall-2013

iPad Learning iMessage or FaceTime my iPad at

lcchampions@icloud.comAdded a group iMessage to include my deviceShare your photo stream with your own devices

Go into your shared photo stream Click on “people” in the top right corner Then use invite others

Suggested apps so far: Word Press app Adobe Connect app

iPad next stepsExplore the apps and recommend someSign up for your monthly meeting date in the shared

LC CalendarTake photos of your LC story and put in your shared

folderTry a video to share…SHORT! 20-30 secondsDO NOT sign out of accounts

RemindersSubmit signed expense claimsRelease day invoicing twice a year: January and

JuneParking instructions to get outMonthly meeting sign upNew October date – October 29Book my visit to your districtFeedback surveySafe trip home