Comments on: Displaying Pupils’ Digital Work http://dougwoods.co.uk/blog/displaying-pupils-digital-work/ ICT in Education Consultant and Trainer Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:20:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steve Gillan http://dougwoods.co.uk/blog/displaying-pupils-digital-work/comment-page-1/#comment-30431 Steve Gillan Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:07:57 +0000 http://dougwoods.co.uk/blog/?p=322#comment-30431 I am a training officer for the Merlin Learning Platform, prevalent in Gloucester and around the rest of the South West. Pupils who use Melrin can create 'showcases', essentially digital collections of their best/favourite e-learning. these can be exported at home, so parents get access to it, also. They can even comment on the showcases, if given their own accounts. I have seen brilliant uses of it in schools at simple and complex levels, allowing pupils, peers, teachers and parents to share the learning in a digital arena. They are great for those parents who are busy during school hours, so are unable to engage with the school, but are still involved with the learning journey of their children. Interesting article. Steve.........@merlinsteve I am a training officer for the Merlin Learning Platform, prevalent in Gloucester and around the rest of the South West. Pupils who use Melrin can create ‘showcases’, essentially digital collections of their best/favourite e-learning. these can be exported at home, so parents get access to it, also. They can even comment on the showcases, if given their own accounts. I have seen brilliant uses of it in schools at simple and complex levels, allowing pupils, peers, teachers and parents to share the learning in a digital arena. They are great for those parents who are busy during school hours, so are unable to engage with the school, but are still involved with the learning journey of their children.
Interesting article.
Steve………@merlinsteve

]]> By: Terry Freedman http://dougwoods.co.uk/blog/displaying-pupils-digital-work/comment-page-1/#comment-649 Terry Freedman Sun, 02 May 2010 22:18:32 +0000 http://dougwoods.co.uk/blog/?p=322#comment-649 When I was Head of ICT I asked the pupils to select a couple of pieces of work to go up on the wall, so it was their choice rather than mine. I also asked a couple of kids in each class to be responsible for putting the work up in a nice way, in a designated area. So why shouldn't exactly the same approach work in DomN's digital signage scenario? When I was Head of ICT I asked the pupils to select a couple of pieces of work to go up on the wall, so it was their choice rather than mine. I also asked a couple of kids in each class to be responsible for putting the work up in a nice way, in a designated area.
So why shouldn’t exactly the same approach work in DomN’s digital signage scenario?

]]> By: DomN http://dougwoods.co.uk/blog/displaying-pupils-digital-work/comment-page-1/#comment-646 DomN Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:37:14 +0000 http://dougwoods.co.uk/blog/?p=322#comment-646 I work with new build schools and Digital Signage is frequently used for exactly this. The issue is always the human one; how do you get people (staff and students) to put work up there? Some schools have a screen at the entrance to each faculty, creating a form of positive competition between departments - no-one wants to be the HoD who never updates their screen (well, that's the theory). Another option is devolving control of elements of each screen's layout to different groups (e.g. student council) or individuals (Assistant Head responsible for assessment, for example), which can help give responsibility for keeping content fresh I work with new build schools and Digital Signage is frequently used for exactly this. The issue is always the human one; how do you get people (staff and students) to put work up there?

Some schools have a screen at the entrance to each faculty, creating a form of positive competition between departments – no-one wants to be the HoD who never updates their screen (well, that’s the theory).

Another option is devolving control of elements of each screen’s layout to different groups (e.g. student council) or individuals (Assistant Head responsible for assessment, for example), which can help give responsibility for keeping content fresh

]]> By: Nick http://dougwoods.co.uk/blog/displaying-pupils-digital-work/comment-page-1/#comment-645 Nick Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:22:15 +0000 http://dougwoods.co.uk/blog/?p=322#comment-645 This is an issue I havent yet found a const effecive answer to. I have printouts of student's multimedia products and websites on the wall and it bothers me. This is an issue I havent yet found a const effecive answer to. I have printouts of student’s multimedia products and websites on the wall and it bothers me.

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