2014 #ozcschat chats
16 December 2014
Topic "Computing: 2014 in review & what's ahead in 2015"
Questions
1. What new IT tools, software and apps did you use/try/succeed with this year?
2. Give an example where IT changed/enhanced student learning this year.
3. What IT tools, software or apps will take off in 2015?
4. What IT skills/knowledge do you want/need to learn in 2015?
5. Name someone from you PLN that you would love to work with and why?
11 November 2014
Topic: Preparing today’s pre-service teachers for the classrooms of tomorrow
Guest host: Leanne Cameron @LeanneCameron
Lecturer in Educational Studies, Australian Catholic University. Interested in ICT, Learning Design, social media, TeachMeets and EdCamps.
Questions
14 October 2014
Topic: Getting girls into computers and coding
Storify of chat (click here)
Resources on a Googledoc about women in IT created from the chat (click here)
Guest Moderator Nicky Ringland @nickyringland
Founder: https://groklearning.com Into techie geek outreach & teaching Python @NCSS Challenge, @GPN_Sydney.
Questions
16 September 2014
Topic: How do teachers use technology to be more efficient?
Questions Week 2:
9 September 2014
Topic: How do teachers use technology to be more efficient?
Storify of chat (click here)
Questions Week 1:
12 August 2014
Topic: Google in the Classroom
Google has a range of tools that can be used to support learning. The next #ozcschat will explore the use of Google as a teaching tool. We will also do real time activities on Googledocs parallel with the chat.
Storify of chat (click here)
Questions
Q1. Share your favorite Google application for learning.
Q2. How do you use Google in the classroom to engage students?
Q3. Share your favorite Google tricks/shortcuts/resource THEN add to http://bit.ly/googleozcschat
Q4. How have you used Googledocs in the classroom? Share examples.
Q5. What are your concerns/difficulties with using Google in the classroom?
Q6. Google treasure hunt. bit.ly/ozcschathunt
(still open to play!!!)
15 July 2014
Topic: Cutting edge ICT tools in the classroom: inc 3D printers & Virtual Reality
Storify of chat (click here)
Questions
Q1a. How have you used 3D printers? In what grades? Subjects?
Q1b. How have you used Virtual Reality? In what grades? Subjects?
Q1c. What other bleeding edge technology are you using and how are you using it to engage students?
Q2a: What hardware/software are you using for 3D printers?
Q2b: What hardware/software are you using for Virtual Reality?
Q3. What skills have your students developed using 3D printers/VR?
Q4. Are 3D printers/VR just gimmicks or do they have a place in the classroom? Discuss.
Q5. What cutting edge ICT tools do you see being used in the future?
10 June 2014
Topic: Minecraft in the classroom
Moderated by @nabiddle
Storify of chat (click here)
Questions
Q1. How have you used #Minecraft? In what grades? Subjects?
Q2. Share examples of your students’ work in #Minecraft (pics encouraged).
Q3. What skills have your students developed using #Minecraft?
Q4. How is #Minecraft set up in your classroom? In your school?
Q5. What are your favourite #Minecraft resources?
Q6. How do you see yourself using #Minecraft in the future?
13 May 2014
Topic: Teaching Coding
With the coming introduction of the new digital technologies Australian curriculum. There is a need to help teachers to understanding and teach computer coding/programming and computational thinking.
Storify of chat (click here)
Questions
Q1: What is computational thinking?
Q2: What are the reasons for teaching computational thinking and coding to all students?
Q3: What are the skills/knowledge that students learn from coding?
Q4: How do you introduce computational thinking and coding to students? Where do you start?
Q5: What are your favourite hooks/lessons for teaching coding?
8 April 2014
Topic: Teaching computing
Storify of chat (click here).
Questions
Q1: What are your favourite computing topic/concepts/activities to teach? Why?
Q2: What is your favourite class starter/hook lesson?
Q3: What is your favourite website? Why?
Q4: How do you introduce algorithms/programming?
Q5: All students should learn programming! Discuss.
11 March 2014
Topic: IT Resources + BYOD
A discussion around the resources you use to teach IT courses including BYOD (Bring your own device/technology).
Storify of chat (click here)
Questions
Q1: What are your favourite (HW/SW) resources for teaching IT courses?
Q2: What resources would you have if budget wasn't an issue? Why?
Q3: What have you found are the challenges in teaching with BYOD?
Q4: What do you do with the student/teacher who refuses to use/bring devices?
Q5: Will computer rooms disappear? If yes, what will replace them? If no, why keep them and how will they change?
Q6: Equity & BYOD. Discuss.
11 February 2014
Topic: IT in 2014
Storify of chat (click here)
Questions
1: What (new) subjects/topic are you teaching this year?
2. What personal computer learning goals do you have for 2014?
3. What IT (projects) are you looking forward to in 2014?
4. Share your favourite resources/ideas/apps/activities.
Topic "Computing: 2014 in review & what's ahead in 2015"
Questions
1. What new IT tools, software and apps did you use/try/succeed with this year?
2. Give an example where IT changed/enhanced student learning this year.
3. What IT tools, software or apps will take off in 2015?
4. What IT skills/knowledge do you want/need to learn in 2015?
5. Name someone from you PLN that you would love to work with and why?
11 November 2014
Topic: Preparing today’s pre-service teachers for the classrooms of tomorrow
Guest host: Leanne Cameron @LeanneCameron
Lecturer in Educational Studies, Australian Catholic University. Interested in ICT, Learning Design, social media, TeachMeets and EdCamps.
Questions
- a. What will technology look like in the classroom in 2025?
b. How will technology change teaching in 2025? - What IT skills and knowledge do students need? Why?
- What IT skills and knowledge do CS teachers need? Why?
- What IT skills and knowledge do all classroom teacher need? Why?
- Does the new Australian Curriculum (Technologies) provide the scope for these required IT skills and knowledge?
- What fabulous IT sites are ‘must sees’ for PSTs?
14 October 2014
Topic: Getting girls into computers and coding
Storify of chat (click here)
Resources on a Googledoc about women in IT created from the chat (click here)
Guest Moderator Nicky Ringland @nickyringland
Founder: https://groklearning.com Into techie geek outreach & teaching Python @NCSS Challenge, @GPN_Sydney.
Questions
- Do your (female) students believe persistent myths that coding is for basement-dwelling geeks with no communication skills?
- How do we debunk the myth that coding is NOT for girls?
- Is Minecraft and other games a help or hindrance to get girls into coding?
- What has worked for you in increasing girls' participation in computing classes? Share your wins!
- Role models - who is your favourite role model to introduce your students to?
- How do you introduce coding to girls? How do you frame it as relevant for girls (who want to improve the world)?
- What can industry do to help? Mentors? Workshops? Talks? Skype chats?
16 September 2014
Topic: How do teachers use technology to be more efficient?
Questions Week 2:
- How do you keep up-to-date with the latest technologies?
- What do you do when technology doesn’t work?
- How do we keep funding the future cost of technologies?
- Do you take advantage of tech-savvy students? Tech support, extra ideas, etc…?
- In what way do you hack (re-purpose) tech?
- Do you practice what you teach? e.g. have you created computer systems to help you as a teacher?
9 September 2014
Topic: How do teachers use technology to be more efficient?
Storify of chat (click here)
Questions Week 1:
- As a teacher, where and how could you be more efficient?
- Do you ever find technology intended to improve efficiency can make you less efficient, and how do you overcome that?
- What are your top technology tools, apps, routines that make you more efficient?
- Has there been a tool/app/routine that has changed your teaching life? How?
- What is one example where technology has improved your pedagogy.
- Do you access school related work/research/emails outside of ‘school hours’. Why/why not?
- What strategies and technology do you have to manage work communications and email?
12 August 2014
Topic: Google in the Classroom
Google has a range of tools that can be used to support learning. The next #ozcschat will explore the use of Google as a teaching tool. We will also do real time activities on Googledocs parallel with the chat.
Storify of chat (click here)
Questions
Q1. Share your favorite Google application for learning.
Q2. How do you use Google in the classroom to engage students?
Q3. Share your favorite Google tricks/shortcuts/resource THEN add to http://bit.ly/googleozcschat
Q4. How have you used Googledocs in the classroom? Share examples.
Q5. What are your concerns/difficulties with using Google in the classroom?
Q6. Google treasure hunt. bit.ly/ozcschathunt
(still open to play!!!)
15 July 2014
Topic: Cutting edge ICT tools in the classroom: inc 3D printers & Virtual Reality
Storify of chat (click here)
Questions
Q1a. How have you used 3D printers? In what grades? Subjects?
Q1b. How have you used Virtual Reality? In what grades? Subjects?
Q1c. What other bleeding edge technology are you using and how are you using it to engage students?
Q2a: What hardware/software are you using for 3D printers?
Q2b: What hardware/software are you using for Virtual Reality?
Q3. What skills have your students developed using 3D printers/VR?
Q4. Are 3D printers/VR just gimmicks or do they have a place in the classroom? Discuss.
Q5. What cutting edge ICT tools do you see being used in the future?
10 June 2014
Topic: Minecraft in the classroom
Moderated by @nabiddle
Storify of chat (click here)
Questions
Q1. How have you used #Minecraft? In what grades? Subjects?
Q2. Share examples of your students’ work in #Minecraft (pics encouraged).
Q3. What skills have your students developed using #Minecraft?
Q4. How is #Minecraft set up in your classroom? In your school?
Q5. What are your favourite #Minecraft resources?
Q6. How do you see yourself using #Minecraft in the future?
13 May 2014
Topic: Teaching Coding
With the coming introduction of the new digital technologies Australian curriculum. There is a need to help teachers to understanding and teach computer coding/programming and computational thinking.
Storify of chat (click here)
Questions
Q1: What is computational thinking?
Q2: What are the reasons for teaching computational thinking and coding to all students?
Q3: What are the skills/knowledge that students learn from coding?
Q4: How do you introduce computational thinking and coding to students? Where do you start?
Q5: What are your favourite hooks/lessons for teaching coding?
8 April 2014
Topic: Teaching computing
Storify of chat (click here).
Questions
Q1: What are your favourite computing topic/concepts/activities to teach? Why?
Q2: What is your favourite class starter/hook lesson?
Q3: What is your favourite website? Why?
Q4: How do you introduce algorithms/programming?
Q5: All students should learn programming! Discuss.
11 March 2014
Topic: IT Resources + BYOD
A discussion around the resources you use to teach IT courses including BYOD (Bring your own device/technology).
Storify of chat (click here)
Questions
Q1: What are your favourite (HW/SW) resources for teaching IT courses?
Q2: What resources would you have if budget wasn't an issue? Why?
Q3: What have you found are the challenges in teaching with BYOD?
Q4: What do you do with the student/teacher who refuses to use/bring devices?
Q5: Will computer rooms disappear? If yes, what will replace them? If no, why keep them and how will they change?
Q6: Equity & BYOD. Discuss.
11 February 2014
Topic: IT in 2014
Storify of chat (click here)
Questions
1: What (new) subjects/topic are you teaching this year?
2. What personal computer learning goals do you have for 2014?
3. What IT (projects) are you looking forward to in 2014?
4. Share your favourite resources/ideas/apps/activities.