Inking Your Thinking Case studies in innovation with the Microsoft Surface “The Surface naturally promotes spontaneous learning and innovation. With its choice of keyboard, voice, touch and digital pen input, it opens a world of opportunities for creating, collaborating, connecting, communicating and researching.” (Teacher F) This is Legal print for this brochure. Iliandis nimi, nos nullo mi, elecae same nis nihitem hitiati berumetur nos nullo mielecae samenis nihitem hitiati berumetur ratioreVitio. Nem vento officil luptatem quament ratioreVitio. Nem vento officil luptatem quament otaecepre laceatio eum quae apella nos eribusda alicime otaecepre laceatio eum quae apella nos eribusda alicime consed quat. Igent, volore dolupta temque sed consed quat. Igent, volore dolupta temque sed modi dit vendam venieni hiliquas illacium renimenim modi dit vendam venieni hiliquas illacium renimenim dusaepudam, que et est aut lautecto estrumque Nicola Yelland, Professor of Education, Victoria University, Melbourne dusaepudam, que et est aut lautecto estrumque omnimi, te solum endis nonemoste dolut et aut lis audis omnimi, te solum endis nonemoste dolut et aut lis audis dolum untotat ionsequam, si voluptaecto dellibu dolum untotat ionsequam, si voluptaecto dellibu sciunt vellab ipsande bissequam, sersperspis exerepe sciunt vellab ipsande bissequam, sersperspis exerepe rovidello tem. Itas asimus illa volorep elique nos ratur, Caja Gilbert, Research Officer, Victoria University, Melbourne rovidello tem. Itas asimus illa volorep elique nos ratur, cores auditate ommo magnimustem a anihillam, cores auditate ommo magnimustem a anihillam, Iliandis nimi, nos nullo mi, elecae same nis nihitem hitiati Iliandis nimi, nos nullo mi, elecae same nis nihitem hitiati berumetur ratioreVitio. Nem vento officil berumetur ratioreVitio. Nem vento officil luptatem quament otaecepre laceatio Research undertaken for Department of Education and Training Victoria and Microsoft luptatem quament otaecepre laceatio eum quae apella nos eribusda alicime consed quat. Iliandis nimi, Inking Your Thinking Case studies in innovation with the Microsoft Surface “The Surface naturally promotes spontaneous learning and innovation. With its choice of keyboard, voice, touch and digital pen input, it opens a world of opportunities for creating, collaborating, connecting, communicating and researching.” This is Legal print for this brochure. Iliandis nimi, nos nullo mi, elecae same nis nihitem hitiati berumetur nos nullo mielecae samenis nihitem hitiati berumetur ratioreVitio. Nem vento officil luptatem quament (Teacher F) ratioreVitio. Nem vento officil luptatem quament otaecepre laceatio eum quae apella nos eribusda alicime otaecepre laceatio eum quae apella nos eribusda alicime consed quat. Igent, volore dolupta temque sed consed quat. Igent, volore dolupta temque sed modi dit vendam venieni hiliquas illacium renimenim modi dit vendam venieni hiliquas illacium renimenim dusaepudam, que et est aut lautecto estrumque dusaepudam, que et est aut lautecto estrumque omnimi, te solum endis nonemoste dolut et aut lis audis omnimi, te solum endis nonemoste dolut et aut lis audis dolum untotat ionsequam, si voluptaecto dellibu dolum untotat ionsequam, si voluptaecto dellibu sciunt vellab ipsande bissequam, sersperspis exerepe sciunt vellab ipsande bissequam, sersperspis exerepe rovidello tem. Itas asimus illa volorep elique nos ratur, rovidello tem. Itas asimus illa volorep elique nos ratur, cores auditate ommo magnimustem a anihillam, cores auditate ommo magnimustem a anihillam, Iliandis nimi, nos nullo mi, elecae same nis nihitem hitiati Nicola Yelland, Professor of Education, Victoria University, Melbourne Iliandis nimi, nos nullo mi, elecae same nis nihitem hitiati berumetur ratioreVitio. Nem vento officil berumetur ratioreVitio. Nem vento officil luptatem quament otaecepre laceatio luptatem quament otaecepre laceatio eum quae apella nos eribusda alicime consed quat. Iliandis nimi, Caja Gilbert, Research Officer, Victoria University, Melbourne Research undertaken for Department of Education and Training Victoria and Microsoft Executive Summary The use of Microsoft’s two-in-one fact a “2-in-1” device – a hybrid of a students solved science and maths Surface device in schools, has the computer and a portable device. It is problems, performance improved potential to promote new learning unique in the current market with its significantly when they used a for students and the use of innovative capacity to function independently as a stylus interface rather than a pedagogies by teachers. tablet which can also be magnetically keyboard” “docked” to a full-size keyboard, With the introduction of the First (Oviatt, 2013, p.4) allowing it to function as a regular Generation Surface devices in October Windows laptop. This enables it to The “Inking Your Thinking” project was 2012, enhanced and dynamic ways run full versions of software, while conducted in 2014, in partnership with of learning in our schools became still accessing Windows apps and the Victorian Department of Education possible. These included the ability to touch screen, as well as the additional and Training (DET), Victoria University interact via a pressure-sensitive Surface advantage of the Surface Pen. and Microsoft. This study took place Pen (stylus), and the use of touch or in three Victorian government schools keyboard interactions with digital The use of a stylus for interacting with where students in Kindergarten, Year 2 texts, images and videos, as well as the digital content has been the subject of and Years 7 and 8 were provided with ability for students to share ideas and research in recent years. A leader in the access to Surface devices. collaborate on investigations in real field, Sharon Oviatt (2013) summarised time using Office 365 software on the her findings: Each setting was unique in Contents devices. its educational setting, socio- “Over the last decade, our demographics and in the number of While sometimes referred to as a studies and those of others have devices to which students had access. Executive Summary 3 ‘tablet’, the Microsoft Surface is in repeatedly shown that when Introduction 5 Impact of Surface on Learning 8 Research Design 10 School Case Studies Dallas Brooks Community Primary School 12 Horsham West and Haven Primary School 21 Hawkesdale P - 12 College 29 Conclusions 39 References 41 Appendix 1: Featured Apps and Programs 43 Professor Nicola Yelland College of Education Victoria University Footscray Park Campus Ballarat Road Melbourne Victoria, 3051 Australia. Contact: [email protected] We would like to thank all the teachers, parents, principals and the Department of Education and Training personnel who made this research possible. 5 | Inking Your Thinking Inking Your Thinking | 6 Introduction New technologies are evolving at an The case studies are compiled from the Surface Pen, and enjoy the benefits ever-increasing rate. Most recently the data derived from three State schools of Windows. introduction of the Microsoft Surface in Victoria, with a total of 180 students Furthermore, the eduSTAR software created a new category - the “2-in-1” across four Year levels: Kindergarten, image can be used in ways that other device - that incorporate the benefits Year Two, Year Seven and Year Eight. 2-in-1 devices cannot at this point. of both tablet and laptop technologies. It focuses on children’s learning DET provides schools with eduSTAR, As such it affords new opportunities across subject areas and learning 21st 80 pieces of educational software and contexts for learning with new century skills using Microsoft’s Surface, including the Microsoft Office Suite technologies in schools. specifically in context of the use of a and software for video, image and digital stylus working in concert with a This report presents case studies of music creation, thinking skills, literacy, touchscreen and a keyboard. classrooms using Microsoft’s Surface mathematics and science. and Asus Vivo Tab Note Eight devices While there are a variety of 2-in-1 as part of their curriculum program. devices available, the Surface is unique The project was part of a long-standing in its design and incorporation of a partnership between Microsoft and the stylus, the Microsoft Surface Pen, on Department of Education and Training an advanced ‘touch’ screen. Users can (DET) in Victoria. work in more detail on the screen with The case studies in this report were and communicating their ideas to an • Early years literacy skills were designed to explore the potential of audience. These essential elements of enhanced by maximising the the new technology and document the 21st century schooling are enacted in multi-modal nature of the Surface. innovative ways in which the Surface the context of curriculum frameworks, Students wrote, drew and discussed Unique features of the Surface could be integrated in classroom across which support knowledge creation their learning (Sheppard, 2011). Pro that promoted new learning four levels of schooling. as well as the exploration of existing • The built-in camera and microphone knowledge. The questions underpinning this enabled students to take in this project included: research were: The findings from the research photographs and make videos indicated that: to explain their ideas, clarify their • Mobility, portability and versatility of a tablet with 1. How can the Microsoft Surface, a thinking and extend their vocabulary the power of a laptop. 2-in-1 device, be integrated into • The Surface