is the first truly social learning platform to help students engage in learning.

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In September 2012 Rachel and Hamish created The Social Learning Network with the idea of creating class social groups to encourage students to learn collaboratively.

TSLN Vision

TSLN Approach

TSLN spent 8 months attending classes almost everyday. We observed, conversed and researched until one day we thought we had a solution of how technology could benefit education.

The key was not to expect technology change teaching practice but technology to compliment and add value.

TSLN Solution

• a series of apps that mirrored the learning process.• really easy to use with no training required,• learning benefits would be immediate and for all• it would cost virtually nothing to buy. • cover the complete process of learning

Many classes we attended we saw student’s being taught but not engaged in learning.

In class students are passive receivers of information. Outside class they are active communicators.

TSLN have proven with the SPIRAL app that even the most reluctant students can be engaged in class.

Students are responding to the teacher using personal mobiles because its their phone and they don’t have to stick their hand up

Teacher mobile enables a teacher to see all responses and can follow up individually or as a class

Spiral apps promote class team –building with the class working together

Teachers see individual responses on personal device, upload straight to class portfolio, and display on Whiteboard. Teachers can operate SPIRAL from whiteboard.

Student devices can be notified with messages and activities posted to individuals or groups

SPIRAL class app leverages the available devices in class- student phones, class whiteboard/ teacher PC and teacher mobile.

Whiteboard displays pupil activity, shows whose answered or what each student posted.

Students sign-up to the teacher class group. They upload profile photos and see who is in their class

Student respond to verbal questions using personal devices

… & controls display output to whiteboard, starts new activities and sends responses back to student’s devices.

Whiteboard view shows how many and which students have responded.

Teacher displays class or individual responses on whiteboard in a number of formats.

Teacher mobile displays individual student responses

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The vision for Spiral

INTEGRATED TIMELINE OF

LEARNING

In SPIRAL teachers and students are connected as a class group travelling through this learning journey in a more positive engaging experience.

SPIRAL mirrors the process of learning by breaking down activities into a series of easy to use apps that interconnect class homework, revision, resources and evidence.

SPIRAL is made up of mini apps that mirror existing teaching practices. Apps connect together in the same way that teachers develop students understanding and knowledge. SPIRAL adds extra value to make learning enjoyable and interactive

Class Collaboration – incorporating a set of activities that develop the class as a collaborative group, where they can all contribute to the shared understanding of the class and become deeply engaged in every element of the lesson

 Homework – incorporating a suite of homework tasks that enable students to manage their time, make Homework more relevant, and facilitate more collaboration and peer review.

 Portfolio – incorporating class and personal portfolios that can be combined to create a personal learning journey for students, where key resources and learning can be used to aid revision and facilitate professional mentoring to help them achieve their potential. Portfolio also tracks performance of all SPIRAL interaction with analytics of daily student education activity and access to digital evidence to aid teacher performance management and assessment for learning.

QuickfireDiscuss Think, Pair, ShareNotebook Bounce Quiz Knowledge HarvestDebate

Each mini app replicates existing class activities. Pupils use personal devices to play the activity either as individuals or groups with the teacher able to engage the whole class together.

Standard / DiaryWorksheet Group ProjectFlip Practice Exam

Making homework into a digital workflow allowing teachers to mark on-line.Faster feedback, more collaboration and a more relevant experience

Class Personal Instant Evidence

All learning activities and teacher resources are managed in the portfolio for both class and individual student. Once teachers get familiar with the mini apps they can build a portfolio that the students can revise from for tests and exams. Teachers can manage day-to-day resources, provide line managers with evidence of good teaching and ensure students learn what is required to achieve target grades.

We are looking for…..

UX/UI designer- Design and test 23 new apps TSLN have devised in collaboration with

test schools

PHP Web Developer with experience of web apps - Develop software for school education apps and platform