Introduction to myclasses

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myclasses is a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) which enables teachers to find, assemble, schedule and use online resources to facilitate online learning effectively and easily. It enables teachers to provide all students with a structured, clear and easily accessible learning experience which addresses the specific needs of the learner.

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The essential learnings are not spreadsheeting, powerpointing and mouse movements of a technology-driven program or culture. They are, instead, the communication, problem-solving, decision-making and teaming that good schools have stressed for half a century or more.

Jamie McKenzie: Just in Time Technology

Overview

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1st Law of Human Communication

It’s not what our information does to the student, but what the student does with the information, that determines our success as communicators.

Students are not blank slates on which we write messages. They are a pulsating bundle of attitudes, values, prejudices, experience, feelings, thoughts, sensations and aspirations. Hugh Mackay: The Good Listener

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Begin with the end in mind…………

Steven Covey

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What Will Teachers Do?

The teacher uses the federated search facility and associated metadata (i.e. Category, Audience, Source etc) to find resources most suited to the activity.

1. Search

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From the list of related resources the teacher then chooses the suitable items and adds them to a container (e-Learning Folio) for class activities.

What Will Teachers Do?

2. Assemble

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The e-Learning Folio appears within the Class Pages it has been made available to and the resources are then available to students ready for use.

What Will Teachers Do?

3. Deliver

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Class Foyermyclasses

The Class Foyer is the entry point for all users of myclasses. The Class Foyer consists of:

•A welcome banner with links to information about the user’s privileges;

•A list of all of the user’s classes;

•Access to a set of Flash tutorials to provide an easy method of learning about the various elements of myclasses;

•A navigation bar;

•A side tool bar giving access to a variety of tools.

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Class Foyermyclasses

Side tool barSide tool bar

Class summaryClass summary

myclasses tutorialsmyclasses tutorials

Navigation barNavigation bar

Welcome bannerWelcome banner

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Class Foyermyclasses

The navigation tabs at the top of the page allow users to access all of their myinternet tools;

•School website

•mydesktop

•myclasses

•mymail

•SINA Administration if you are the administrator

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Class Foyermyclasses

Teacher Menu Student Menu

The side tool bar allows the user to access and utilise tools supporting the use of myclasses.

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Class Foyermyclasses

Student MenuTeacher Menu

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Class Foyer

The subjects/year levels chosen in the Profile will appear as defaults within the Search Resources options.

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Class Foyermyclasses

Teacher Class Summary-

All Classes the teacher has created.

Student Class Summary-

Classes of which the student is a member.

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Class Foyermyclasses

The Tutorials Property on the right-hand side of the Class Foyer contains links to animated help modules on various topics to help teachers get the most out of myclasses.

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Class Pagesmyclasses

Create a new Class Page via the Side Tool bar…..

…or the Class Summary Property in the Class Foyer.

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Creating a Class Pagemyclasses

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Properties appear differently within the Class Page for teachers and students, as illustrated in this example:

Teacher, or Manage view

Student view

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Creating a Class Pagemyclasses

E-Learning Folios Property

-comprises online resources for a lesson.

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Class Files Property –

A repository of relevant files and resources made available to your class.

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Class Calendar Property

-enables you to view and schedule events for your class in a calendar format.

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Class Journal - Provides a Journal Property for students to record journal entries.

Shared Journal Private Journal

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Class Notice Board –

Provides a place to post messages to your class.

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Class Image Property –

Can be used to display photos or work on the Class Page.

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Text and Images Property-

The Text and Images Property can contain text, images or hyperlinks relevant to your class.

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Desktop Properties

Creating a Class Pagemyclasses

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Creating a Class Pageelf’s

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Creating a Class Pagemyclasses

Scheduling

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Creating a Class Page

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Tracking

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Creating a Class Pagemyclasses

Add Class Members and Maintainers

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Creating a Class Pagemyclasses Adding members by

uploading a file:

Select file and click upload… …and click Add. The names now appear in the Current Students list.

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Creating a Class Pagemyclasses Adding members by

searching for users:

Select group and sorting option……highlight names and click Add. The names now appear in the Current Students list.

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Creating a Class Pagemyclasses Adding maintainers:

Select maintainers from the list… …and click Add. The names now appear in the Current Maintainers list.

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Viewing a Class Pagemyclasses Teacher View of the Class Page

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Viewing a Class Pagemyclasses

Student View of the Class Page

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Class Managermyclasses

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Overviewmyclasses

Evidence indicates that when used effectively, "technology applications can support higher-order thinking by engaging students in authentic, complex tasks within collaborative learning contexts" (Means, Blando, Olson, Middleton, Morocco, Remz & Zorfass, 1993).

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"....Computers are not rescuing the school from a weak curriculum, any more than putting pianos in every classroom would rescue a flawed music program. Wonderful learning can occur without computers or even paper. But once the teachers and children are enfranchised as explorers, computers, like pianos, can serve as powerful amplifiers, extending the reach and depth of the learners.“

Dr. Stephen Hepple