[Year 12 IPM] OT: VELS ICT

Sat Oct 28 20:00:40 EST 2006

I quite agree that it is important to let students take ownership of their
digital portfolios.

I ask them to save positive samples of their work (odt docs, sdr images, mp3
audio, mp4 video, GameMaker files etc) into a folder then create a web page
that weaves links to the resources and a reflective dialogue using a html
editor. We use the Open Source NVU html editor that allows even allows for
remote updating on our Novell network and can run from the USB key. It is a
low tech solution, free to use at home and can be repeated each year ..
becoming a kind of 'MySpace on a Stick' that they can take home and
'publish' via an intranet link on their Moodle profile.

The real meta-cognitive goal of course is to help them pen the words that
reflect and build upon what they learned from each task.

Regards Roland

On 28/10/06, fiona at balmoralhs.vic.edu.au <fiona at balmoralhs.vic.edu.au>
wrote:
>
> I have had the year 7's create their digital portfolio's during IT this
> semester.  I have been able to do this because this group have had the best
> range of IT skills and were really competent in word, excel etc - usually I
> have to concentrate on these areas.
>
> This semester we have looked at Flash, Photoshop Elements, some Office and
> Frontpage.  The hope is that they will feel confident enough to add to their
> portfolio by themselves.  I have been really impressed with what they have
> come up with so far.
>
> To me, my main aim was to get them to take ownership of their portfolios
> as the other staff do not have the skills to assist them during class
> time.  I hope that, when their teachers say "add this to your portfolio"
> they will have the confidence to do just that.
>
> Fiona Bain
> Balmoral High
> Cameron Bell <bell.cameron.p at edumail.vic.gov.au> on Fri, 27 Oct 2006
> 14:10:51 +1000 wrote:
> > It could simply be a network folder containing selected pieces of work
> > couldn't it?
> > I am umming and ahhing about whether the whole "digital porfolio" is
> > worth the time involved.
> > You can use web ide's to create a website styled portfolio, but my
> > previous experience with Dreamweaver in doing this was that subject time
>
> > was taken up with the creation process. Some of the other presentations
> > I have seen from other schools (using similar processes) doing digital
> > portfolios reinforced this.
> > This was an advantage in that students learnt web-design as part of
> > science and integrated the ICT really well, the downside was the
> > struggle to complete the curriculum in a timeline that made no allowance
> > for it.
> > If time is built into the timetable to work on the creation process, it
> > can be a really worthwhile process, otherwise I would simply have the
> > students select some of their best pieces and store them in a seperate
> > network folder, without the need for any additional time or software.
> > Hmmmmm
> > Cameron
> >
> > Lesley Humphries wrote:
> > > Hello everyone,
> > >
> > > Now that the IPM classes are over, I've been looking more carefully at
> > > the VELS stuff. From Level 3, our students are meant to be keeping a
> > > digital bank of evidence... How are others going to work this? Any
> ideas?
> > >
> > > Thanks, Lesley
> > >
> > > > Michael,
> > > >
> > > > We are about to do this at Kew High School. We will use either Wax
> (open
> > > > source) or we also have Sony Vegas Movie Studio. Our drama assistant
> > > > experienced with a few different colour backgrounds and she has
> decided
> > > > on a green colour which she matched with one of the settings from
> Wax.
> > > >
> > > > Bruce
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ________________________________
> > > >
> > > > From: ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:
> ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au]
> > > > On Behalf Of Michael Torsello (Mr)
> > > > Sent: Friday, 27 October 2006 9:37 AM
> > > > To: ipm at fhc.vic.edu.au
> > > > Subject: [Year 12 IPM] OT: Green Screening with computers
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > Dear Colleagues
> > > >
> > > > I have an Off Topic question that I hope someone can answer.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > My Drama teacher would like to invest in some computer technology
> that
> > > > allows for green (or blue) screen editing i.e., filming actors in
> front
> > > > of a green screen and allowing the computer user to change the
> > > > background. You would have heard of it being used in films and for
> > > > weather reports.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > However we have a disagreement as to the requirements of such a
> project
> > > > regarding software, computer specs etc.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone know of a school that has successfully implemented such
> a
> > > > project, perhaps in their Drama or Media Studies department?
> > > >
> > > > I would love to hear from them, with the possibility of a visit.
> > > >
> > > > ----------------------------------
> > > > With thanks
> > > > Michael Torsello
> > > > ! Director of Computing
> > > > St Margaret's School, Berwick
> > > > Ph: (03) 9703 8111
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au

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