Technology Online webinar:Integrating the technology learning

area in primary

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Technology Online webinar: Integrating the technology learning

area in primary

Introductions Andrea Robertson: Assistant Principal, Year 1 teacher,

Silverstream South Primary school, Mosgiel

Dorothy Hutton: Year 6 teacher,

Columba College, Dunedin

Benefits for learners

Creative

Hands on

Problem solving

Real life

Learning from “mistakes”

Growth mindset

Planning to make technology happenWhere can technology “naturally” fit in our literacy and numeracy focused curriculum?

How can technology complement and enhance our literacy and numeracy programmes?

Design process

Example of a technology plan

The teachable “tech” moment Technology doesn’t have to be a whole unit/inquiry.Look for opportunities to bring technology into everyday learning.News time

Shared reading

Sketch It

Video clips/photos

● What is technology?

EOTC and technologyGetting out and about and seeing everyday technology in action is engaging and enjoyable for all. What have you got locally? Who have you got locally?

● Toitu/Museum● Local Airport● Historical park● Hydroponic nursery● Guest speakers

Planning a technology unit?● School Technology Delivery Plan – 3 Year Programme at Columba

College: Components and Level Progressions

Tracking coverage and learning across a school

● Previous units and resources to reuse or change. ● Will another context integrate more easily this time?● Find out what they know or remember first. ● This year the children have used their own ideas to rewrite my “test” of

what is a technological product, a system, or not a technological outcome.

See Technology Online for resources.

Image courtesy of cuteimage at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Image courtesy of cuteimage/FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Technological literacy

Why is Technology so important to me?

● Future focused learners: http://inhabitat.com/top-6-environmental-issues-for-earth-day-and-what-you-can-do-to-solve-them/

● What’s Next programme: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/what-next● Sustainability: https://www.ecofind.co.nz/products-services/● Informed citizens: https://www.facebook.com/TheFoodTank/● Motivation for Girls and Boys ● Key Competencies: Thinking, Relating to others, Managing self

Participating and contributing, Using language symbols and text

Image courtesy of Stuart Miles at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Teachable momentsPurposeful and authentic – when the context is already provided

● Gutter Cleaning at school - linked to Technology SystemsSee PDF photo and student work

● Social Sciences (Economics Study)Money – 2015 7th Issue N.Z.money, Security features

● Fit for purpose, Brief, Materials● Numeracy 10, 100, 1000’s in a number ● Entrepreneurs: student research re technological outcomes● Musical – making the school

sun prop, see PDF● Automatic Pens – student idea

See PDF● St. Columba Day Research ● Young Enterprise Scheme –

freeze dried ice cream, see PDF

Literacy – reading integrationComprehension Strategies with verbal and written student responses: Skim and Scan, Reading Non-Continuous text, Identify the Main Idea, Understanding New Words, SummarisingVocabulary Enrichment - learning specific new vocabulary and using in context

● Journals and Connected series- See PDF: Reading literacy integration for technology- Also see: Technology in the School Journal and Connected

● Music, School Musical: Devices changing over time, black box technology, products and systems, social impacts

● Social Sciences: Budgeting money for needs and wants of technological outcomes

● Art (fabric and fibre): Skills process of dyeing felt● Technology: Tie dyeing – skills process

Vocabulary Development - Social Sciences, Primary Industries eg consumer, eco-friendly, materials, producer, transformations, physical and functional properties

Virtual Learnz field trips2017 Virtual Learnz field trips support the teaching of technology:

● Marine Mammals – Are we loving terehu too much? – integrated with Living World science unit

● Opera – put on a show! Integrated with arts and school musical● Our Primary Industries – integrated with social sciences, economy unit

Technology can drive motivation in literacy

● Context○ Brainbox activities ○ electrical circuits in science○ systems or materials in technology

● Written and Oral Language○ labelled diagrams

See PDF: Pet scrubber and Chore-bot○ write about the system they have created ○ different sentence beginnings,

different sentence types, including specific vocabulary, paragraphing, punctuation and grammar etc.

○ 6 “Thinking Hats” writing exercise about the brainbox system○ Oral language news – children bring a product or system to talk about once a

week. If not use technological outcomes from around your classroom to build terminology and increase vocabulary.

○ Children at home are building and drawing ideas of new inventions – Clara Pen

Persuasive Writing - 2017 ICAS● Advertisements - Visual Language Features - look in magazines, create a

poster - physical and functional attributes, user, sustainability● Persuasive letter to parents re technological outcome you desire● Create a product/system to advertise ● Persuasive Writing - write an advertisement for your new invention● Statistics - earlier in the year we surveyed advertisements, users, time

slots. How and when would you advertise your invention?

See PDF: Writing integration for technology

Reuse, add to, or adapt resources you already have to save time

● Tie Dyeing Unit: Integrated to textiles art unit Carolyn Saxby – textile artist

- See also Natural dyeing techniques● Add new knowledge and or skills ● Add new resources ● Include key competencies ● Literacy integration● Sustainability, eco-friendly, future focused

- See PDF: Science integration with technology

Maximise Staff Professional Development through integration to the Nature of Science Investigations:

Otago University Biodiversity Monitoring Project - footprint records at school

Technological Products and Systems we have purchased for Science

Careers in Science using Technology

Five Science Capabilities: Engage with Science, Gather and Interpret Data, Use Evidence

Albatross - long line fishing, saving Albatross, monitoring etc

Connected Series - Excellent on Science Online for Connected Series integrated to Science. There will be many obvious links to Technology learning outcomes.

Also see: Technology in the School Journal and Connected

Science – Level 3

Scaffold learners – bridge to success1. Review and discuss prior learning, eg oral language news about outcomes2. Identify misconceptions – diagnostic task, classroom hunt3. Backtrack using existing technological outcomes – Musical prop4. Integrate Literacy to support your teaching, eg Cloud Catcher and

Non-fiction books, eg How Cool is This? (pet toy system)5. Explore and manipulate technological outcomes, eg pull apart a

whiteboard pen, toaster, funny system pictures, carwash6. Backtrack if necessary, eg What would the brief for this have been?7. Model learning for students, eg musical sun prop8. Use games to teach concepts, eg Heads Up to teach physical and functional

properties9. Use Youtube and Technology in the news eg Rugby World Cup, America’s Cup, NZ egg separator – Yolkr, great for functional modelling

10. Shared technology like shared writing, eg write a brief together

11. Children do a shared task – pen modification12. Children do an individual task, eg invention

Year 13 teacher – Mrs S Bishop

Refer to PDF: Icecream a tech product and Autoquill and icecream evaluation

● Integrated to Social Sciences (Economics topic), the Year 6 Columba College students utilise the Year 13 freeze dried ice cream to learn about production, marketing and financial considerations.

● The Year 6 students enjoyed sampling it and writing an Outcome Development Evaluation (integrated to Technology) of the product, recounting the Moment in Time (Integrated to Written Language) they first tasted it. This could also integrate to the Scientific process of dehydration ie sublimation.

● Could primary teachers approach their local high schools for a similar task?

See also : Student showcases

Columba College, Year 13, Young Enterprise Scheme

● Teachers share ideas and this collaboration is fantastic

● Is there a possibility of creating a Technology group on N.Z. Primary Teachers Facebook page?

N.Z. Primary Teachers Facebook page

● So you're teaching technology● Webinars for primary teachers ● A year of integrating technology in primary

● Planning for primary● Tech systems for year 3–4 students: Hydroponics● Learning about technology through toys● Beacon practice resources● Technology in the news

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