Here's the presentation from our latest Parent tech Coffee Morning. Please note that many of the videos in this presentation are loaded within the Prezi to ensure they play in high quality. Because of this the presentation may take some time to load completely. Use the left and right key on the keyboard to scroll between screens.
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Tuesday, 14 June 2011
Thursday, 26 May 2011
Parent Technology Coffee Morning 4 - Mobile Learning
Here's the presentation that was given to parents at last week's Technology Coffee morning. It was a fascinating experience with so many people sharing their opinions and experience.
Wednesday, 23 March 2011
Parent Technology Coffee Morning 3 - e-safety
Last week saw our final Tech Coffee Morning for the term. The focus was e-safety and over 40 parents attended to look at a range of issues.
The Prezi below can be viewed to look at some of the ideas covered by clicking the play arrow and waiting for the presentation to download.
One of the clear messages from the morning is that we need to develop resilient, ethical digital citizens who use technology in a positive way. Trying to lock down their access and control what they do is not the way to do this.
We also looked a little at net monitoring software and discussed that whilst it might be appropriate for some families it is not appropriate for all.
For those interested in further reading, you may find some of the links below useful:
Many thanks for all those who attended this session. Dates for next term will be confirmed shortly.
Tuesday, 15 February 2011
Parent Technology Coffee Morning No. 2
Our second Parent Technology Coffee Morning was even better attended than the first one with 56 parents arriving to discuss Games Technology. We were also joined by Frankie Tam from the Hong Kong Digital Games Based Learning Association.
The presentation highlighted why games are an important aspect of child development and how, as one of the most dominant forms of media in young people's lives, parents need to be able to understand the importance and intricacies of many of the games our students use.
We also brainstormed some of the concerns that parents have about gaming. The word addictive was used and we discussed what that really meant. Did it really mean addicted in the clinical sense or did it mean "liked a lot" or "would much rather be doing"! I inferred that parents might be less concerned if they thought their children were "addicted to reading" but to my surprise parents showed that they would be concerned by that too.
Research into the effects of games was touched upon as well as the way the media covers the issue.
Positive aspects of gaming were looked at and we watched a video of some of our students explaining the intricacies of Club Penguin.
We also looked at the way we use games to stimulate learning here at Kellett.
Resources from the session
Key Text;
Don't Bother Me Mom--I'm Learning! by Marc Prensky (Feb 14, 2006) - available in HK stores but you may have to order it
Other texts;
What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy. Second Edition: Revised and Updated Edition by James Paul Gee (Dec 26, 2007)
Fun Inc.: Why Gaming Will Dominate the Twenty-First Century by Tom Chatfield (Nov 15, 2010)
Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World by Jane McGonigal (Jan 20, 2011)
These books will help to gain a better understanding of aspects of game playing.
Areas for development at home
Design
Scratch; http://scratch.mit.edu
Atmosphir; http://www.atmosphir.com/
Play
Wolfquest; http://www.wolfquest.org/
Little Big Planet; (PS3 PSP) http://www.littlebigplanet.com/
Darfur is Dying; http://www.darfurisdying.com/
Spore; http://www.ea.com.hk/spore
Professor Layton; http://professorlaytonds.com/
As in our first session the 75 minutes seemed to fly by and the audience was very positive and engaged with the discussion, offering their thoughts and feedback regularly.
Many thank to all those that attended.
Our next session is set for Friday 18th March and will look at the topic of e-safety.
Monday, 17 January 2011
Parent Technology Coffee Morning
Here is the presentation from the first of our Parent Technology Coffee Mornings.
Parent Tech Coffee Morning - Social Networking on Prezi - allow presentation to download before clicking on the arrow to scroll through - alternatively click More and choose Full-Screen
The focus in our first session was Social Networking, with the emphasis on the use of Facebook. Clearly this was a very appropriate place to start as over 50 parents were present for the session in the primary school gym. We looked at some definitions of Social Networking and discussed why it was so popular with young people today and why it has the opportunity for them to learn and utilise a variety of skills which they will have to call upon as they get older.
Having looked at the benefits we listed some of the issues and spent time finding out how to configure profiles and privacy settings.
The two major texts used as the basis for the talks are free and can be downloaded here;
A Parents Guide to Facebook;
http://www.connectsafely.org/pdfs/fbparents.pdf
http://www.connectsafely.org/pdfs/fbparents.pdf
Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out;
Also a good idea to listen to danah boyd talking about young people's use of social networking;
Many thanks to all those that attended. If you have any feedback about the session or have a suggestion for future events, please let me know or comment in the space below.
The remaining dates for this term are;
Friday 11th February - Gaming Technology
Friday 18th March - e-Safety
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