Education: ICT Professional Development
14.03.2010
We can offer schools a whole series of ITC professional development opportunities for their staff in areas and topics not normally offered to Western Australian teachers. Our experienced presenter, Scott Robertson, is a successful high school teacher who has a consistently used the internet and digital media technology within his classes. His sessions are always engaging and humorous; your staff will leave enthused, informed and armed with real world strategies to apply.
Note that all sessions are delivered at your school at any time convenient to your staff and they can be PC or Mac focused. We always tailor our presentations to your specific requirements via a preliminary and complimentary planning visit with your PD coordinator. As an extra bonus we can adapt presentations for your parent body or students – just ask!
With 1.5 hour sessions costing as little as $250, please email or call Scott Robertson on 0422 548 513 if you would like to discuss the options and arrange an appointment at your school.
Our Programs
- What Your Students Do Online & How To Harness It
This session can be delivered to a group or your entire staff and looks at what students at various stages of development really do online when at home or when unsupervised. It covers the good, the bad and the ugly; but don’t panic, it’s not all ugly! This is normally a 1 hour presentation followed by 30 minutes of questions as required.
- Social Networking, Facebook, Twitter & How Not To Get Into Trouble
This session can be delivered to a group or your entire staff and looks at what the social networking phenomenon is really all about. We explore the positive and negative implications for teachers and schools. We also examine policy on the matter from WACOT, school systems and the business sector. This is normally a 1 hour presentation followed by 30 minutes of questions as required.
- Cyberbullying
This session can be delivered to a group or your entire staff and looks at what the term “cyberbullying” means and how the term has been sensationalised by the media. We explore strategies for prevention and mediation for students and parents. We also examine school policy approaches. This is normally a 1 hour presentation followed by 30 minutes of questions as required.
- Podcasting & Digital Audio for Teachers (Beginners)
This session is practical and designed to be delivered to a pilot group of 3 – 8 teachers at a school. Teachers are introduced to the technology using Rode Podcaster microphones and the various software tools required to create and then publish digital audio / podcasts online. We cover everything from microphone technique to iTunes. We also examine already existing podcasts to develop our own school style and avoid reinventing great resources that already exist on the net. This is normally a 2 hour session that can be delivered at once or in two installments.
- Using a PA System for Teachers (Beginners)
This session is practical and designed to be delivered to a pilot group of 3 – 8 teachers at a school. Teachers are introduced to the technology using a Maskedbadger PA or your own school system. We look at setting up various types of microphones, amplifiers and speaker placement for your school requirements. This is normally a 1 hour session.
- Developing School ICT Policy for Administrators
This program is negotiated but is essentially a combination of all of the above programs created for the specific training requirements of your ICT Committee and/or leadership team. Scott will facilitate the auditing of your current ICT policies after all members have a good understanding of social networking, cyberbullying and other controversial digital issues. The ultimate aim is for your ICT committee to develop policy that is positive, informed, relevant, in accordance with your ethos and maximising the safe and educational use of all ICT resources in your school.
