My Learning, My Future

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My Learning, My Future
St Michaels CE High School, Business
Enterprise College Holly Lodge Foundation High
School, College of Science Sandwell in
Collaboration with Microsoft Interns
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Sandwell
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Building Schools for the Future

• Every state secondary school in England around
  3,500 in total rebuilt or remodeled
• It will transform education for some 3.3 million
  students aged 11-19.
• BSF is not just a building programme
• The programme aims
• to create learning environments which inspire all
  young people to unlock hidden talents and reach
  their full potential
• to provide teachers with 21st century work places
• to provide access to facilities which can be used
  by all members of the local community.

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Providing 21st Century Learning Opportunities for
21st Century Learners
To transform teaching and learning in an
environment which provides education and lifelong
learning fit for the 21st Century, relevant to
the needs of our citizens, capable of giving them
the opportunity to achieve their full
potential. Sandwell Building Schools for the
Future
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Students Shaping Driving Next Generation
Learning in Sandwell
Young people have an key role to play as change
agents within the Building Schools for the Future
Programme in Sandwell. Enabling them to help
shape and drive the transformation of learning
Enabling them to see tangible outcomes from
their contributions.
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Students Shaping Driving Next Generation
Learning in Sandwell
How technology can bridge the gap between formal
and informal learning.
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Innovative Students Programme In Collaboration
with Microsoft Interns
Work alongside Microsoft Interns role models
from ICT Industry Provide a dynamic environment
to think creatively Have access to emerging
technologies To create a number of scenarios
which illustrate how the latest technologies can
support learning in the new BSF schools and
support the trialing of these with their
schools To give a presentation on their
recommendations to key BSF Stakeholders To
model face to face/virtual methods of
working Complement Microsoft Innovative Teachers
Programme
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Microsoft Interns Working With Sandwell Young
People
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What the Students would like to see in their
Schools of the Future
A Personal standard school mobile phone
Collaboration Website
would like a laptop each and not sharing with
other people
Modelling simulation software (design tech
lessons)
reading a real book is boring.
Digital planners
Table top computers
Digital teachers
Pencil case with dictionary and calculator
Cards to scan into lessons rather than registers.
Recording lessons in mp3 or Video,
Do exams on computers
Online meetings, in and out of school.
Lesson Podcasts
Language speaking software
Online study club
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St Michaels CE High School A Business
Enterprise College

• 11- 16 Secondary School
• 1960s building
• Technology is limited
• Excellent links with local Business
• and the community
• First Sandwell school to be rebuilt
• under BSF

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St Michaels CE High School A Business
Enterprise College
Outstanding Achievement in Personal, Social,
Health and Economic Education By the time
students leave the school, they are socially
adept, empathise with others, form positive
relationships, are able to express opinions and
have developed the skills to be assertive
Ofsted /HMI 2008.
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Visit to Microsoft Headquarters

• 20 students from two
• Sandwell schools
• Very excited
• Made very welcome
• Spent the day with the
• Microsoft Interns

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Discovering the Latest Technology

• Virtual Earth
• Worldwide Telescope
• Windows Mobile Phone

• Tablet PC
• Photosynth
• Microsoft Surface

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The Canteen
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Using Microsoft Surface

• The latest technology
• Touch screen table with a range of different
• applications to use.
• No pen or paper required
• A better way to engage students
• Encourages collaboration
• Microsoft Surface is fun and enjoyable to use
• Practical use in the classroom!

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How it could be used in Schools

• Maths - For exploring Tessellation
• English - Creating sentences
• Science - Virtual Experiments

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A New Way of Learning Teaching
Our Experience
Using the Latest Technologies
Visions For Our New School
Imagine The Possibilities
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Thinking About Our Future
Visions For Our New School
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Thinking About Our Future
Using The Latest Technologies
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Thinking About Our Future
Imagine The Possibilities
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Holly Lodge Foundation High School College of
Science

• Specialist Science College
• Opened in 1922
• 1362 Pupils
• Age Range 11-16
• Famous Pupil, Julie Walters - English

The school is a caring community in which
pupils are valued - OFSTED
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Holly Lodge Foundation High School College of
Science
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Trialling Virtual Earth

• What is Virtual Earth?
• Features of Virtual Earth
• Collections

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Creating Virtual Collections

• Students worked in small groups to create a
  virtual collection
• Focus on the local areas
• With added Pushpins, Text and Images.

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Live Meeting - Master Class

• Demonstrating how to create a Collection
• What is Live Meeting?
• What do you need?
• Why do you need it?

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A Virtual Visit to France
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Example of a Virtual Collection
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Next Steps

• Feedback from the Virtual Earth Team
• Improvements on the virtual collections
• Share Virtual Earth collections to teachers,
  families and friends.

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Where Next?

• Trialling technologies with teachers and classes
• Presenting ideas and findings to BSF
  Stakeholders
• Forming part of a student Change Management Team
  to prepare
• schools for BSF