[Olpc-uk] OLPC (UK) Update - July 5, 2009

[michael_jordan50 at bigpond.com]

Amir, can you put together an agenda you think would meet their requirements that we can all work from?

---- Amir Ansari <amir at open-edu.co.uk> wrote: 
> In our last meeting with Stephen Boatright of St Cuthbert's, his 
> teaching team preferred to work out their own ways to integrate the 
> laptops into lessons, rather than receiving lesson plans.  (Our idea of 
> suitable lesson plans would be second guesses at best...)  They could 
> already see that the laptops are usable far beyond the school's current 
> ICT scope.  They'd be most appreciative if we demonstrate the 
> capabilities of the activities: I think that should be the focus of the 
> training.
> 
> In return, their contribution to OLPC would be their schemes of work 
> and lessons.
> 
> Of major concern is the possible lack of support from the Borough of 
> Kensington & Chelsea.  If we can overcome this and win their backing by 
> demonstrating the value of the project, we'd have a 'design pattern' 
> for future deployments.
> 
> Amir
> 
> 
> On 8 Jul 2009, at 23:32, Steve Berryman wrote:
> 
> > I said that i was more than happy to help out in any way possible with 
> > the teacher training. I will not be able to make it to the actual 
> > training day next tuesday though - there is no way i'll be able to get 
> > out of work on time for it.
> >
> > I'm not exactly sure what is still needed - from what i gather there 
> > are a few things that need to be worked out.
> > Has anyone made a start on lesson plans, or even thinking about how 
> > the activites can fit in to the current curriculum? Martin has just 
> > lent me an XO to play with, so i'll start to think about how some of 
> > them can be used, but i also dont really know what sort of things they 
> > are learning. does anyone?
> >
> > What sort of things were planned, if anything, for the teacher 
> > training? is it a 'get to know the XO' session, or are they expecting 
> > to be shown how this will change their classroom?
> >
> > It would be nice to consolidate any information/plans, however 
> > informal or vague somewhere.
> >
> > I realise this may have already been done and that im just missing a 
> > link!
> >
> > Steve
> 
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