Page 28 - Beacon Hill School Annual Report 2016-17
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Learning Technology Learning Technology
As part of our new House Points system at
Beacon Hill School, we wanted to have a system
for managing the points that was modern and
simple for staff and students to use. We have
developed an app for all mobile devices and the
web to do this. The apps work in conjunction
with a back end system we built in-house to
keep and manage all the data. Students and
staff are excited about the new system.
Beacon Hill School worked with IT staff at
ESF Centre this year to trial the new portfolio
and assessment system called Evidencer.
Teachers in Year 1 and specialist teachers
added evidence of learning through photos and
videos that were tied to learning outcomes.
The system is easy for parents to access at
any time to see updates on their children’s
progress.
We continued with our subscriptions to Brain
Pop, Brain Pop Junior, Purple Mash, Britannica
Online, Mathletics, Reading Eggs and EnTrak.
We also subscribed to a service called Big
Universe to give students access to high
quality online resources that are suitable for
their age and ability level.
Mr Stuart Lowe