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Reducing Workload

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Sep 202017
 

Here is a useful link to the Reducing Workload presentation:

https://dysgu.hwb.gov.wales/go/gymxuq

The Playlist is bilingual with English pages following the equivalent Welsh page.

There are short screencasts for the following methods of recording feedback:

  1. using the mic in JIT
  2. Learning Conversations in J2Launch
  3. Recording audio clips into Class OneNote

There is also a video on how to track against the DCF in J2Launch.

Welsh screencasts are linked from the Welsh pages.

 

T19 – Data and Information Literacy

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Mar 132017
 

This course is being offered under the Powys Schools Support Menu to cover a key element of the Digital Competence Framework, Strand 4.

06-03-2017 12-22-51Phases:  Foundation Phase and Key Stage 2.

DCF Element(s):  Strand 4, Data and Information Literacy

Delivery: Two twilight sessions.

 

 

 

Course Content

Session 1 (90  mins):

Progression and resources for:

  • Graphing – Pictograms, charts
  • Database – Features, sorting, branching database (time permitting), card index database, searching

Additionally, key techniques (including in the use of Hwb) are clarified to make these ideas work pragmatically in the classroom, including:

  • Pre-computer activities that support quality thinking skills in younger pupils.
  • How pupils can use j2mix to show their understanding.
  • How to share pre-prepared worksheets and files with your class.
  • How to collaboratively assemble a database with your class.

Session 2 (90  mins)

  • Spreadsheets – progression, formulas.
  • How to set up and maintain Office 365 Groups to work with classes.
  • How to share pre-prepared spreadsheet files with pupils using Office 365 (and get the results back!)

The overall aim is to create a shared understanding of progression through this element and support the development of skills which are useful for both classroom and more general professional use.

Notes:

  • Please note that each session length is 90 minutes.
  • Staff should have an iPad and laptop for Session 1, and a laptop for Session 2.
  • Staff should have their Hwb login details.

Prior Knowledge/Preparation:

  • Classes should have been set up in j2e, with staff members part of their classes.  A post on this can be found here.
  • Reference will be made to the use of learning conversations in j2e.

Booking

Schools should have agreed training with a Challenge Advisor through Core Visit 1.

This course may be instantly booked on-line here.

Adding Governors to an O365 Group

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Feb 132017
 

I recently put a help sheet together to show how a Governor with a Hwb account can be added to an O365 group.

One way in which this is used by schools is to create an e-Safety O365 group to store evidence and policies for the 360 degree Safe framework.  As a member of the e-Safety Group, the GB member is then made a member of the O365 Group, so they have access to the files and also to the conversation area.

The help sheet is here: Adding a Governor to an O365 Group

 

 

Moderation 2017

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Jan 302017
 

Overview

The overall process remains the same from 2016, namely:

  1. Collect evidence files (mainly video) in your j2e folder.
  2. Share the files to make them available to others.
  3. Create a report document in O365 on the ERW site;
  4. Paste links from the ERW document to the supporting evidence files in j2e.

Step 1. Creating and Saving Video files

  1. The easiest way is to use an iPad and the free app j2launch. Simply click on the camera icon (top of screen) and record a video up to 15 minutes. A help video showing this is here. Once the video is recorded, it is automatically uploaded into the j2e My Files area. This may take a little time – the upload progress is displayed at the top of the screen in j2launch. The video will also get saved on the iPad, so remember to delete it from the photo library.
  2. Some people prefer to make longer recordings using the iPad camera app. This may then be edited if required, for example using iMovies.
  3. Very long videos can result in immense file sizes that would take a very long time to upload. We recommend the use of a video compression app to reduce the file size before uploading. A help page on this is here and a video showing how to do it is here.
  4. Videos recorded on an iPad or PC/laptop can be uploaded into j2e – the process is similar for both. A video showing how to upload files from a PC is here.

Step 2. Sharing the Video Files in j2e

  1. Sharing files in j2e can be done from an iPad or PC/laptop, but my recommendation is to do it from a PC/laptop, as it is easier to pick the menu options.
  2. Any file in your My Files area is private to you.       For someone else to be able to see it as supporting evidence, you need to give permission. This is done by ‘Sharing’, which is a process by which you give access to certain others if they have the internet address of the file. The first part of the help video here explains how to share files. It is recommended that files are shared with a password. This can be a simple password, and may be the same for all the evidence for your school. The password can then be pasted into the Report document for ease.

Step 3. Completing the Moderation Form

  1. It is strongly recommended that this is done using a PC/laptop.       Typing the forms will be easier and most importantly you will be switching between your j2e screen and Office 365 Word in order to copy and paste links. This is MUCH easier on a PC/laptop browser.
  2. The moderation forms are stored in a particular folder of the ERW site, using Word in Office 365. This means it is done online. First log in to Hwb, then click on this link to go directly to the ERW 2017 folder.
    • At this point, you may be asked to sign into Hwb using the usual Hwb login screen.
    • If you are asked to login using Office 365, enter your email details as hwbusername@hwbcymru.net.
  3. The help video file (as in Step 2) here explains how to create a document in the folder and copy the links for the j2e files into it. There are some simple differences between the files used in 2016 (as in the video) and the new files for 2017.       The main difference is that the links for the j2e video files can now be placed directly beside the narrative to which they refer.

 

Getting further help on Digital Powys

https://hwb.wales.gov.uk/networks/de39b6b3-7f23-41b0-8bab-2d160395cb3c

Help with the Process

Recording video and audio using j2e
https://www.j2e.com/0111/Mike+Isted/Training+Videos/Recording+using+j2e+on+iPad.mp4

Uploading files to j2e using a PC
https://www.j2e.com/0111/Mike+Isted/Training+Videos/Uploading+files+to+j2e+from+a+PC.mp4

Linking files to ERW Moderation reports
https://www.j2e.com/0111/Mike+Isted/Training+Videos/Linking+j2e+files+to+O365.mp4

Compressing video on an iPad
https://www.j2e.com/0111/Mike+Isted/Training+Videos/Compressing+video+on+iPads.mp4

The ERW site
http://erw.wales/
(follow the links to Powys)

What’s the best PC browser for Hwb?

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Jan 132017
 

In short…

Most of the time, the browser that works best with Hwb is Chrome.

Here’s why

For primary schools using j2e, there are one or two features that work reliably using Chrome, but not with Internet Explorer.  One is the ‘drag and drop’ facility to upload files from your PC.  Occasionally with Internet Explorer, dropping the file results in, well, nothing…

However

For schools using some of the advanced features of the Hwb+ sites, the best browser to use is Internet Explorer (but I don’t know of any schools in Powys using these features).

And finally…

If you have Windows 10, I have found the new ‘Edge’ browser to work equally as well as Chrome.

Using you teacher account to ‘snapshot’ pupil work

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Nov 242016
 

A major use of j2e with iPads is to quickly take an image of pupil work, or ask a pupil to talk about their work (normally both!).  This is easily done with the j2launch app, as long as the pupil can log in reasonably quickly.  However, if that is not the case, for example with younger learners, the process can take too long or require too much support and the opportunity can be lost.

So I have been asked several times if it is possible to use a teacher account for this, perhaps saving work into folders for the pupils to be transferred at some later date.  Whilst we do want pupils to have all their files in one place and to learn to log in to Hwb themselves, I can suggest how this might be done most easily if needed.

Here’s what to do, in brief:

  1. Set up a regular folder for each of the pupils concerned in your own teacher my files area.
  2. Use j2launch on iPad to capture images and voice using your teacher account.  It is vital that pupils do not know your login details and that they are not left with unsupervised access to the device whilst it is logged in on your account.
  3. Drag the pupil files into the named folder you have prepared for them.
  4. Using the same process as for sharing a single file (‘i’, share, users…) share each folder with the named pupil.  Be sure to check the ‘save’ button in the dialogue to allow the pupils to take a copy.

So there are two great things here:

  1. The pupil always has access to the shared folder through their ‘shared files’ link.  So all their work will be within their my files or shared files.
  2. Subsequent files put into the folder in the teacher account will automatically appear in the shared folder in the pupil account.  This means the setup only has to happen once.

I have put the preparation of a fuller help file on my to do list, but do let me know if you have any questions.

Diolch,  Mike

Sharing j2e files with pupils

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Nov 172016
 

In j2e, it’s easy to create a file and share it with a class, a pupil or another teacher within the school.  Here, we share a pre-prepared JIT5 turtle file with a class, so that they can change it and save their own copy.  Continue reading »

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