Kunskapshubben a part of Årstaskolan

www.arstaskolan.se

www.kunskapshubben.se

Change

• Children today have embraced technology and communications in a different way than previous generations

• Internet offers new tools for distribution and communication

• Cost of storing and producing digital material has decreased rapidly

Årstaskolan

• public school built in 1946

• ages 6-15

• 620 pupils

What is Kunskapshubben?

• a knowledge hub

• an online video resource

• a local learning platform

• a communication tool

• an extension of our school

• emerged autumn 2008

More than 100 video clips in 1 year

Content

• video material created by Årstaskolan

• mainly short presentations

• aimed at pupils and parents

• streamed (flash)

• download (ipod, etc)

Why

• improve our school’s performance

• change the world

• it’s fun

How

• the teacher is the single most important factor in education

• allow creativity

• less planning, more action

• involve the right people the right way

Cost

• less than € 4000 invested in equipment

• no additional staff

• no external funding or resources

www.arstaskolan.se