Web 2.0 technologies with Honeycomb.

Barbara HeathAssistant Head and AST in ICT Gorsemoor Primary School Staffs.

Setting the Scene.•500 Pupils on roll•Pilot school for Staffs LA•AST for ICT•Espresso Ambassador School•NAACE Mark•ICT Register School•ICT Mark reaccredited.

Around School.2 Computer suites with 18 stations in each.

Eco policy now determines energy saving computers.

Lapsafe Trolley.

Why Web 2.00 in the Primary Classroom?

Access anywhere provided they have access to a good internet connection.

E-safety is bound up with the use of Honeycomb. Accepted wisdom that all children spend huge amounts of

time on creating web content. In reality, probably not, with a few exceptions. At Gorsemoor 95% of Key Stage Two pupils have

broadband internet.

Web 2.0 Technology?

Is your ICT limited to within the walls of your classroom? Or do your children venture beyond?

At the heart of all Web 2.0 tools lie three skills, , creation communication and collaboration.

Active participation rather than passive end user. Encourages creativity and engages children in their own

learning. The user is in control. They become the editors of

information.

Many pupils have their own computers and use mainly to play games on not specifically for ‘learning’.

30% of Years 5 and 6 pupils use Facebook. However, there is no doubt that Web 2.0 is engaging. Wolverhampton LA EDA project. Pupils are not only engaged in homework task, their

priority is sharing music and photographs . Nintendo project at Gorsemoor.

Why Honeycomb? Links with Softease (Lightbox) A safe Web 2.0 environment. Previous experience with

blogging using Blogger and Edublog. Ease of installation and user account setup. Technical support. E safety awareness. Copyright issues are faced head on.

Our Journey Began at BETT 2008 Introduced at school June 2008. Pilot group in Y3 and Y5 Rolled out in September to all Y3 – Y6 New version of software November 2008 New pilot in Oxford Reading Tree with Y2 and Y3 about

to begin Collaboration with another LA Spring 2009

FIZZ or BUZZ

My Class Home Page.

The next stepsHopefully bolt onto the school Learning Platform.

Collaboration within and outside of the LA.

Extend to Year 2www.lightbox-ed.com

www.gorsemoor.staffs.sch.uk