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Use of technology in the classroom
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The technology is embedded in the curriculum along the school from nursery to Baccalaureate. The school has a vertical planning which integrates the computational thinking and computer and robotic program in most of the subjects. The school has an expanded wifi network in the whole campus with firewall and antivirus for students and teachers.
Techno-pedagogic projects
1- The iPAD project applied to Early Childhood Education increases the concentration of students in the classroom, contributes to differentiated learning and uses technology as a learning tool for digital natives.
2- APPS in Infant school.
- Mathematical Logic.
- Literacy in English and Spanish: pronunciation, reading, writing, graphomotor skills, flash card.
- Early stimulation.
- Creative activities.
- Stories and Electronic Books.
- Safe Internet Use.
- Educational Games.
- Robotics.
3- (AID) Digital Intelligent Classroom: fully develops the curriculum through discovery through interaction and manipulation through the "WEB-CURRICULUM", where the student through the platforms reaches knowledge at any time and place and where the classrooms and the support of the teacher goes beyond school hours.
4- BYOD Project (Bring on Your Device). Baccalaureate, ESO and 4th, 5th and 6th EP students can bring their own portable devices to school, with the center providing all the physical and software tools that the project requires for optimal and safe operation. Students have electronic security lockers at their disposal where they store and charge their devices, as well as a common software package, Office 365 and antivirus for use both inside and outside the school.
5- Robotics and STEAM activities included in the technology curriculum. Robotics through LEGO is included in the curriculum in all primary and secondary schools. The ASEKMOV robotics club is created with two categories, to prepare for participation in the First Lego League, which is held every year in February, and the traditional STEAM week.
6- SEK Alborán Radio Station (SARS) begins broadcasting programs that students create and that can be listened to over the internet with the Spreaker application. http://www. sars.blogsek.es
7- E-portfolio: implementation of a digital portfolio in primary school with the ManageBac tool, which represents an innovation in the process of registering evidence of the student's educational progress, under the strictest privacy measures required.
8- Cognitive Program. Online reinforcement program in mathematics and language for Primary Education students.
9- Financial Education Course: 1st Baccalaureate students participate in the Edufinet Financial Olympiad, organized by Unicaja on a regional basis.
10- Library Media Center (Felipe Segovia Learning Hub): with more than 38,515 titles, it is an example of innovation due to its structure and possibilities, having obtained an award for Pedagogical Innovation from the SEK Educational Institution. This online portal is recognized as one of the consultation links of the Ministry of Education. http://library.mysek.school/
11- ODILOTK digital library: management and loan of digital resources, https://bibliosek.odilotk.es/opac/#indice
12- Implementation of MYSEK as a new digital communication channel with FAMILIES.
13- Microsoft Project: transformation of the school into a Microsoft school through the training of all school teachers as Microsoft Innovative teachers.
14- BLINKLEARNING: digital educational platform that brings together various online publishers and in which the center participates with the Compulsory Secondary Education stage.
15- IXL platform for science and math students that allows the learning and interpretation of graphs from activities related to the real world.
16- Explorelearning Gizmos: tool for scientific use with which students learn and practice in an entertaining and applied way on contents of the syllabus.
17- Skype a Thon: learning activity using skype, involving a network of schools from around the world.
School Social Media:
1- WEB page: http://alboran.sek.es/
2- Blogosphere: www.alboran.blogsek.es
3- Youtube SEK Alboran Live: www.youtube.com/user/sekalboranlive
4- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sekalboran/
5- Twitter: https://twitter.com/sekalboran
6- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sek_alboran_oficial/
7- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sekalboran
8- WeAlboran Instagram channel: https://www.instagram.com/wealboran/
9- Instagram Social Entrepreneurship Program: https://www.instagram.com/globalcitizensalboran/
10- Library portal: https://library.mysek.school/index.php?opac_view=8
11- New library twitter channel: https://twitter.com/bibliosekab
12- New Instagram channel of the library: https://www.instagram.com/bibliosek_alboran/
13- New school technology channel: http://www.conectados.blogsek.es/
14- Technology twitter channel: https://twitter.com/conectadossek
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Is the school ready to use virtual classrooms when needed? (e.g. teaching lessons online during emergencies)
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- Adaptability of learning i due to the COVID -19 pandemic
From Infant Education to Baccalaureate, the students are able to maintain the academic rhythm through the school's digital platforms, such as TEAMS, ManageBac, One Note, Blinklearning, Forms and MySEK, among others, which has allowed the activity not to stop and have been able to meet the schedules.
- Live classes
The preparation of teachers and the technological provision of the team of teachers with laptops, digital tablets and digital ink computers make possible live learning through screens, or through blended or flipped classroom activities, one of the major milestones of the course. Live physical education classes with tabatas, cardio sessions, yoga, fitness, music classes with instruments created from recyclable material, or plastic education with interactive work through software and shared documents have been a challenge and an achievement at all levels.
- Emotional care of students, families and teachers.
Both the teaching staff and the students have had the presence of the school's guidance department and Mindfullness activities to accompany the start of the day with the students. In addition, care modules have been taken into account for students, families and teachers in which the emotional situation due to confinement has made their intervention necessary.
- Parent classrooms
From the communication department and in collaboration with the Camilo José Cela University, a series of conferences have been given for families and teachers with themes related to the emotional care of adults and minors in times of prolonged confinement. Experts in the field and professors from the Faculty of Health have been the speakers who have participated fortnightly in these talks.
- Technology training
Throughout the period from March to June, there have been training courses in the management of technological resources and tools for teachers, which have enabled and promoted interaction and learning with students through the school's digital platforms. From the educational technology department of the Institution, a weekly Newsletter was created that collected all the news related to this field, and with the calendar of the different courses and webinars that have been given.
- Tutorial attention
The tutorial program for students and families has been maintained and, if possible, has been closer and more frequent, making possible all the technology and the TEAMS platform. The teachers have continued with their individual and group tutoring sessions, and weekly subject reports have been prepared detailing the student's academic situation, as well as any incidence in the emotional or attendance field, which has been very good received by families.
- Evaluation
The evaluation of the student has been done according to the evaluation criteria set at the beginning of the course and based on the evaluation of the work and performance of the student in the classes, as well as by carrying out written tests and exams on digital platforms such as Forms that have allowed the students to take their final exams and obtain their grade with the pertinent comments and feedback.
The evaluation sessions have been held online through the Teams Channel.
- Extraordinary events
The students have had the opportunity to participate in different events throughout the confinement period, such as CICAE digital school debate tournaments, Almmun United Nations Model, Sek Lab junior entrepreneurship contest, where the 5EP students were finalists and won a prize to their proposal for an interactive digital mask, or with the 6EP exhibition sessions where the students presented their research work to the entire community in a 100% digital event and in which 25 students presented the results of their projects live to more 200 attendees at the event.
- Thanks
Throughout the months of confinement there have been expressions of gratitude from the members of the teaching staff to the families and students, from the students and families to the teachers, and from the entire community to the health workers and members and forces of the state that They have fought and are fighting in the pandemic. There have been messages, images and videos that can be found on the school's YouTube channel and social networks.
(4) A nuestros alumnos de SEK Alborán - YouTube
(4) ¡Gracias Profes! - YouTube
(4) Separados pero unidos en el corazon - YouTube
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