A presentation to the full faculty at Qatar Academy as part of staff orientation week 2008.

1. Qatar Academy 2008-2009 Julie Lindsay Head of Information Technology and E-Learning August 2008

2. Rather be…..On the beach?

3. http://animoto.com http://animoto.com/play/DCkJQz9qwHaPL22a0A2X6g Remembering the Summer Holiday

4. Everyone on the same page….. http://flickr.com/photos/7647121@N07 /

5. Footsteps on the Sands of Time……. Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footsteps on the sands of time Henry Longfellow A Psalm of Life http://www.potw.org/archive/potw232.html

6. What A Teacher Makes (Taylor Mali) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxsOVK4syxU

7. E-Learning for Life Strategic Plan

8. Whole School Approach A Shared Vision – Bridge to Success

9. Infrastructure Overhaul

10. Hardware changeover

11. Some statistics (2008 changeover) Supported by Qatar Foundation

12. Blended platform approach Over 150 teacher laptops

15. Curriculum and Pedagogy Supported by Information and Communication Technologies

17. Digital Natives

18. Skills for 21 st Century Learning

19. http://www.flickr.com/photos/courosa/ Use technology to help manage information effectively

20. http://www.flickr.com/photos/courosa/ Personal Learning Network

21. Digital Citizenship http://digiteen.ning.com/

23. What will I do with a laptop?

24. Inquiry-Based Pedagogy Student-Centered Learning

25. 21 st Century Learning Objectives Blooms Revised Taxonomy

26. Create powerful and worthwhile learning experiences that ‘flatten’ the walls of your classroom

27. David Warlick - http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/

28. Online Learning

29. http://flickr.com/photos/girloblivious/

30. Be the change you want to see in education…… http://flickr.com/photos/wonderlane/

32. http://flickr.com/photos/dcmetroblogger/

33. http://flickr.com/photos/elycefeliz/ Educating children in Pakistan and Afghanistan http://www.threecupsoftea.com/

34. Web 2.0 - A whole new adventure in teaching

35. Web 2.0 Tools

36. Magnify your potential E-Learning Professional Development Opportunities http://flickr.com/photos/patrickwilken /

37. October 20-31 Free Online http://k12onlineconference.org/ K-12 Online Conference

38. Dr Gary Stager Laptop pioneer Constructivist Consortium 21 st Century learning November 16-20 Whole school opportunity http://stager.org

39. Flat Classroom Conference Leadership Workshop Student Summit January 24-26 http://flatclassroomconference.com

40. Wiki-centric Global Collaboration using Web 2.0 Tools Authentic Problem Solving using Real-World Topics ‘ Flat’ learning – teacher to student, student to student What is a Flat Classroom?

41. What is a Flat Classroom? Global Collaboration 3.0 Cultural Understanding Digital Citizenship Online Learning Environments

42. Senior School February 18 and 19 Whole School February 20 21 st Century Literacy Specialist International School Bangkok http://mscofino.edublogs.org

43. Ongoing PD for E-Learning

44. Qatar Academy Ning http://elearning4life.ning.com/

45. Join 21 st Century Learners See Julie if interested – Starts after Eid

46. Be part of an E-Learning Team Share the discussion about change