At the end of last year, I blogged about the progress we are making with SharePoint as our LMS but also how I was having some sizing issues with the office mix clips I was trying to embed into the Chemistry SharePoint site. Some other NZ MIEE’s (love your work Nikkie and Ruby) got in touchContinue reading “Changing embed sizes for #OfficeMix and learning about the #Sharepoint store”
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Sharepoint update – almost ready to be the LMS
So, after a big effort over 2 terms we are nearly reading to roll out SharePoint sites for staff next year. The Student learning management system side still needs a few more tweaks as departments decide how they will be running certain tasks. For example, the English department needs to be able to track changesContinue reading “Sharepoint update – almost ready to be the LMS”
#HourOfCode 2016
This year was my second year taking place in the #HourOfCode activites online. Last year was really a tentative dipping my toe into the water to see what it was like. This year, I was much more confident which flowed into my students who have all participated in the #hourOfCode to some extent. Hour ofContinue reading “#HourOfCode 2016”
Stepping up with Sway
Since my last post on how I have been using sway, I have used this software in a different way in my classes. As part of our genetics unit, a colleague (Mel) and I have designed our unit resources to fit into sway. Traditionally, for the level of students we are teaching, this unit isContinue reading “Stepping up with Sway”
Playing around with Sway
If you haven’t had a look at Sway yet, I really suggest you do. It came online as part of our schools 365 software about 6 weeks ago, although I had been using it off and on for about a year. It is a flexible presentation medium that allows for a wide range of images,Continue reading “Playing around with Sway”
Searching through folders – Sharepoint continued
We have continued to make some excellent progress on the SharePoint front, with several departments having got a wide variety of pages, subsites, document libraries and resources available for their staff to use. We are on track to have SharePoint as out learning management system for next year. As the staff have gotten more confident they haveContinue reading “Searching through folders – Sharepoint continued”
Devices – Progress report on the HP streams
Last year we investigated and decided to invest in around 220 HP streams for use around our school. These have been running for 2 terms now and have been very successful – so much so I can’t imagine just having 15 in my room ready to go. Advantages Battery life – is exceptional. I haveContinue reading “Devices – Progress report on the HP streams”
COWS on speed – Update to windows 10
Monday and Tuesday this week were big days – I was updating our ‘old’ (3 years) Toshiba cows (computers on wheels – they were on trolleys so we could move them from classroom to classroom) to windows 10. The process has gone remarkably smoothly due to the lovely list of instructions I got from my IT adminContinue reading “COWS on speed – Update to windows 10”
Sharepoint update – Racing ahead
Just over a week ago I briefed the curriculum directors at my school about Sharepoint Sites and the plans we have outlined to use Sharepoint for our document sharing and storage. I set up a subsite for each curriculum area and asked them to talk about it with their curriculum areas, with a focus onContinue reading “Sharepoint update – Racing ahead”
Progress update – Sharepoint
As part of my role, I have been heavily involved with the implementation of Microsoft 365 SharePoint sites at my school. This is looking to overtake Ultranet as our Learning Management System (LMS) next year. After attending a workshop run by Darrel Webster in term 1, I was feeling a bit frustrated about our lackContinue reading “Progress update – Sharepoint”
ibpossum takes on tech 