Nov 19 2015
Qu.1
When did you first introduce #computing into your curriculum lessons? and with what examples?
Qu.2
How have students (not necessarily DLs) helped in #computing lessons? Have they added in ways you could not do on your own?
Qu.3
Do you run a code club? What sorts of activities have you covered? More
Mar 3 2015
Great idea from @Shelibb – and thanks to #dlchat contributors – several of us will be using this in talks in the next couple of months.
Feb 5 2015
Congratulations Lady Lumley’s Digital Leader OneByteOnly (Olly) – fully deserved.
Olly collected his evidence using the #DLOpenBadges_2015-02 Evidence excel spreadsheet. He then wrote the story – see here:
Use the instructions here: Earning your Digital Leader #openbadges
Jan 17 2015
There is a lot going on – see here for DL related activities at BETT15.
I am going to be tasking my LLS DLs with gaining evidence for 2 of their badges at BETT15 –
Networker Badge / Level 2 (click to see details)
This fits with everything they will be doing on the day
Reviewer Badge / Level 2 (click to see details)
Their choice but perhaps tablets / computing apps / computing resources / latest tech working in pairs
(the full range of Level 2 badges is here with suggested evidence)
my roadmap links explain all about these and the badges on makewaves.
@Jodieworld’s post Digital Leaders at BETT – get involved in the conversation! – #DLsBETT15 outlines further activities.
Oct 2 2014
Yesterday evening, I watched as some of our Lady Lumley’s Digital Leaders essentially ran the Computing Department’s Open Evening. Our Lead Governor for teaching and learning spent half an hour talking with them and there may be an invite to talk to the governors of our biggest feeder primary – Pickering Community Junior School. Several students from PCJS immediately logged on to Makewaves and started showing their parents how they were using the site and enjoying using the social media tools with their friends. On Monday, LLS DLs will be running the Year 7 assembly and inviting up to 12 Y7s to join them as Digital Leaders in the next couple of years. On Tuesday I visited PCJS – part of a monthly commitment this year – to see their 25+ DLs working at their after-school club and discuss with their digital leader coordinator Mrs Gow about using Makewaves with years five and six and developing the use of Level 1 #DLopenbadges to show the achievements of PCJS digital leaders. More
Sep 9 2014
We now have a framework and complete set of Level 1 and Level 2 Digital Leader Open Badges. These are available for consultation during September and will be available via the Makewaves platform from the beginning of October.
I would like to outline my vision for developing Digital Leaders in my school and our main feeder primary using these badges. I want my students to qualify as level 2 Digital Leaders in the next 12 to 18 months. I also want the plan to be sustainable to continue producing Digital Leaders with ongoing capacity to improve ICT within both schools.
I am not going to worry about Level 1 badges. I know my Digital Leaders have been working and are capable of working at Level 2 and that is what I am going to get them working on.
There are nine badges:
Leader
Networker
Reporter
Creator
Educator
Presenter
Technician
Reviewer
Safeguarder More
Jul 10 2014
Our DLs know they are special, because due to the hard work of Mrs Gow at Pickering 
Community Junior School, we have Digital Leaders in our biggest feeder Primary School as well as at Lady Lumley’s. We had heard exciting news about the new ICT suite at PCJS, so we were looking forward to seeing the new room.
However, it is about developing young people rather than the technology, so as you can see from the comments below, there was greater excitement about seeing friends and ex-teachers.
Jul 3 2014
Welcome to all #dlchat, DLN blog users and anyone who coordinates – or is planning to coordinate – a group of students to help encourage better use of ICT around school. We now have a framework for accrediting digital leaders at three different levels and badges will be ready to use from September onwards.
Paul Scott and I have been writing a framework for Digital Leader Open Badges with support from DigitalMe and Makewaves. We now have a framework, badge designs, and have started developing the step-by-step tasks needed for students to complete each mission and gain a badge.
Jan 21 2016
How we help Teachers and other Students use #edtech effectively – Digital Leaders in Schools from across the UK” #BETT2016
Lady Lumley’s School, North Yorkshire – @gr8ict /Chris Sharples (Secondary) – confirmed 20/10/15
Title – “How Digital Leaders run cracking coding Clubs”
https://docs.google.com/a/ladylumleys.net/presentation/d/1XDE-fyjLTvPN1R4JcBL39oTxi5_oifaUkubXnIG3ouw/edit?usp=sharing
Description – with so much change within Computing at present, a key requirement is to build capacity for learning programming. Y9 LLS DLs will talk about setting up Raspberry Pi’s and using them for Y9 Code Club and then in lessons. Y7 LLS DLs to talk about setting up Y7 Code Club with the approach of the BBC Microbit. They will also mention Makewaves ( 2016 BETT winner for ICT Innovator of the Year) and DL #openbadges.
Recreation Road Infant School, Norwich – Louise Stone (Infants)
Title “Infant Digital Leaders – Getting to Grips with Gadgets” More
By Chris Sharples • #dlchat, #DLOpenBadges, bbc #microbit, BETT, Code Bug, Code Club, Computer Science, Conference, Digital Leaders, Digital Leaders Network, KS3_ICT, KS4_ICT, Makewaves, Physical Computing, Programming, RaspberryPi •