WE DN ES DA Y’ S K EY NOT E

Today at Yesterday’s keynote, delivered by Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, and Will

Richardson, concerned itself with the way the school system (not only New
ULearn08 Zealand, but all of the developed world), needs to understand the way in which
youth of today share themselves over the internet, so they can better educate
the kids on how to do so appropriately and wisely.
Thursday 9 October
This understanding is necessary for children’s safety, to ensure they are not
8.00am damaged by future employer’s rejection and other hazards of misinformed
Early bird session in release of their image. Will concerned himself with the filtering of the internet
the Exhibition Hall in schools, and how protecting children from the internet doesn’t teach them
9.00am anything, and leaves them unprepared for the real world. While Sheryl talked
about the benefits of positive distribution of oneself over the net. As the
Microsoft partners
internet becomes an increasingly sheltered place for children in school, they do
in Learning not learn how to deal with the responsibilities and hazards of being publicly
Innovative Teachers searchable, and are not educated in how to be safe and courteous online.
Awards Ceremony
9.15am The keynote concluded with Sheryl noting that coming to an understanding of
Keynote – Steven new networking technology ‘will be hard’, but that teachers had to comprehend
Carden the technology so as to learn how to teach safety in its use to kids. ‘Change for
10.15am the children’, she asked the audience. And indeed, to protect the youth, we
Morning Tea must.
11.00am
Breakout Round 3
12.30pm OPINI ONS O N KEY NOTE SES SIO N
Lunch
I talked to Simon, a secondary school teacher, on his opinions on
1.45pm yesterday morning’s keynote session. “There were a lot of things in
Breakout Round 4 there I’m going to take back to school.” When asked on his opinion
3.15pm of the views and ideas expressed by the keynote, he had this to say.
Afternoon Tea “We [secondary school teachers] tend to be a little constrained
when you [students] get into NCEA levels one, two and three …
4.00pm
some of the ideas coming out seemed to be ‘oh, let the students go,
Breakout Round 5 just give them a topic and let them go off and evolve their learning,
7.30pm but NCEA is a little constraining in that you have to have them just
Conference Dinner answer the exam papers … but then I thought that I quite like the
idea of students creating blogs, not so much about what they’re
doing, but about answering exam questions, and then other students
can look at what other people are thinking and comment on that,
Dinner using the blogs.”

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ULearn08 Workshops FOOD HO US EK E E PIN G
From yesterday’s morning breakouts, delegates From fabulous coffee to lovely
have taken in the new concepts and ideas to fruit, yesterday’s food had
N O TICE S
implement them in a classroom environment. quite a good rep, as the media • This week is Breast Cancer
Connecting and bringing people together online is a
team found out. ‘The best Awarene s s Week and to show
concept that has been discussed also in the
keynotes yesterday morning.
thing was, it was all healthy.’ our support we have organised
One woman said when an event just outside the
interviewed. Whatever today’s Convention Centre at morning
Jane Nicholls, who co-presented “Collaborate!” in
food is - after the divine tea time tomorrow - Friday.
Breakout 1, talked briefly about her views on how
her topic effects the educational community and lunches and teas everyone had
o Tim Danko 's
also what she hopes delegates will take away from yesterday, expectations will work shop called
the presentation. She feels that it is important to doubtlessly be high, so let’s "Flash:
embrace the new curriculum as well as to listen to hope it delivers. Introduction to
the student voice. But mostly she hopes that
Action script" will
delegates can leave her breakouts with lots of
now not be
resources and ideas. MINISTRY SPEAK run ning in
Behind the scenes of the breakout three
One of the delegates talked about how, from what e-learning clusters are the tomorrow morning
she’s learnt, she would like to create an online e-principals – a group of hard in CCC HP meeting
community. She plans to use this concept to create
working, talented and often Room 4 . Delegate s
a community with people that have a similar
purpose and interest; otherwise it will be harder to
innovative leaders who can select another
support, manage, coordinate available work shop
keep it running.
and drive for this breakout or
these clusters to meet go to the spotlight
When interviewing several conference
in the Auditorium
participants, there was a pleasing similarity the demands and
or the Showcase to
between the delegates’ responses. Independently expectations of their the future in the
they agree that it would be effective to transfer member schools, principals James Hay Theatre.
ideas and practices into their classroom as soon as and communities. It’s a
they return to their prospective educational challenging job in largely • There is an opportunity for all
environments.
uncharted territory. Hamilton Schools to be
For interviews and a more con nected to a high speed fibre
detailed look at this role, see optic loop. This would be a joint
tomorrow’s newsletter and project between the Ministry of
the media team wiki. Economic Development, Velocity
TRADE HALL Network s, Schools and
partners. To find out about this
From the outside looking in, the trades hall looks rather project, meet Dave Winter for
intimidating; large stalls filled with interactive media, trade information at Town Hall
representatives in their smart suits looking enthusiastic and Conference Room 1&2 at 1pm
delegates by the hundreds exploring different stalls. But as Becky today This will take only ten
from the media team found out, the trades hall holds much more minutes of your time.
than intimidation. Talking to two different stall holders gave
another perspective on the conference. Check out the full
interviews on the media team wiki at:
• Please note that the " showcase
http://ulearn08media.wikispaces.com/Trade+Hall to the future se s sion s " are
advertised in the handbook as
starting at incorrect time s.
They begin at the same times
MEDIA TEAM as the normal breakout
Meet the friendly faces of the Ulearn08 media team. Our team is se s s io n s.
made up of a group of students that have a strong passion for YEST ERDAY ’S PRIZE WINN ERS
computer technology and we are willing to put our skills to the • There will be a cash bar at the
test. As the media team, our main task is to collect information ALL IE D TELES IS din ner tonight. please read the
about every event that occurs during the Ulearn08 conference • Craig Steed din ner information in your
and present it in the form of a pod/vod cast, newsletter and blog. • Gavin He squa handbook
• Bernette Peters
Due to limited amount of time and very strict deadlines, we have • Heather Greaves • The buse s for the Crowne Plaza
been working furiously in our home base. This includes rushing Gay Hay
• will go up the ramp to the posh
around the convention centre and the town hall with camera
EYEPOWER GAMES entrance and NOT round the
gear, interview sheets and a friendly smile, gathering personal
viewpoints from delegates and any extra information that may • Andrew Wood back through Victoria Square as
appeal to you. stated in the handbook.
Starting point s for all other
We are constantly heading out and looking for delegates to buse s are shown in the
interview, also I might add that with every interview you also go handbook.
in a draw to win an iPod Shuffle. Some of our interview questions
involve personal viewpoints towards the Ulearn08 conference, • Want to hear more from Sheryl
what you want to achieve form being apart of the Ulearn08 Nus sbaum-Beach? Listen to Kim
Conference and how technology has affected you personally Hill, National Radio, 9pm
through your career. Saturday or download the
podcast from the Radio NZ
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