Ōku Whakaaroaro DFI Session 9: External Recognition

Wow!  ManaiaKalani and its teams has helped me demystify a lot of the digital world for me. Especially Google Drive and the apps on there like Sheets, Slides, Doc's and shown me how to use them MORE effectively. Its forced me into using things more (such as Forms, Scratch, Maps) and shown me ways in how I can implement it it the classroom - which was necessary for my own learning and for me to met the needs of our 21st century learners. I have immensely enjoyed and found having an array of facilitators great as each one came with their own specialties and wealth of knowledge.

Highlights that impacted my practices have included using blogs. From setting up blogs. Understanding the purpose of blogs and getting into the practice of blogging and how we can do it well in the classroom. This course has also shown me a plethora of tips and tricks that have made my life SOOO much easier and made using Google apps sooo much more kinder and straight-forward such as filing in Google Drive, using bookmarks in Google Doc's, how to link and how to apps such as Explain me for rewindable learning.

Ōku Whakaaroaro DFI Session 8: Computational Thinking

Kerry's chalk and talk session on computational thinking and hangarau matihiko gave me lots to ponder on and will definitely be one I will go back revisit slide set and review.  It had a wealth of information and sites to consider whilst we develop our kura policies, program and implementation plan.  It is frustrating to note the wealth of information and rauemi available in te reo Pākēhā compared to te reo Māori.  Although it is a curriculum area we are required to teach not enough has gone into support kaiako Māori to do so. 

I appreciated Maria's talk and chalk session on the up and coming Google certification exam tomorrow and the tips and hints she shared with us.  

Scratch - I made a colorful Spiro flower in Scratch! So cool!

Once I actually get my head in the zone, I found it quite easy to identify the steps needed to make the pen move and make the flower.  I did have to play around with starting points x - 0 y - 0 and how many degrees to turn, how many times I needed to repeat but once I got the maths sorted in my head and once I had a play around I was able to complete a simple flower. It makes me want to try more! 

Ōku Whakaaroaro - DFI Session 7: Devices

Reflecting on Dorothy Burts session on Pedagogy and Kaupapa, it was important to note and be aware of the 4A's:

• Anytime:  Student centered learning 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Anywhere:  No matter where you are in the world
• Any pace:  Able to rewind and revisit and learn at own pace
• Anyone: Not just from a teacher standing in front of you BUT able to access experts, other teachers and also students

Keyword is UBIQUITOUS

I can see Matt's deep dive session very useful for us as a kura developing our Te Ao Matihiko / Hangarau Matihiko policies, implemetation guides and program.  I will have to spend sometime going through his slide set on Cybersmart Curriculum in order to gain a better understanding and to improve my own knowledge.

Kupu hou:  Whioritia - Viral
Kī Waha for this week: Whitoritia te Atawhai!  Make kindness viral!

We spent the remainder of the afternoon exploring screen recordings with Dave and creating a screen recording that we can use in the classroom.  Below is a quick example of me using Showme - an iPad app similar to Explain Everything to create a quick screen recording - its not the final product of what I was working on (its still a work in progress) but an example of what is possible.

Showme:

Explain Everything: https://expl.ai/BEWFVUL

Ōku Whakaaroaro - DFI Session 6 Enabling Access

What did I learn that increased my understanding of Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedagogy?

Wow! I am blown away with how big ManaiaKalani has grown since I first visited in 2016/17! It is exciting to know we are all connect and that we share a shared language which is the pedagogy and kaupapa language exclusive to Manaiakalani.

Interesting to note the Implementation Programme:

Term 1 - Learn

Term 2 - Create - Am loving this term and being given the time to play and create!!!

Term 3 - Share

Term 4 - Focus on bringing all together!

Across all clusters there is a common theme - We love what we are learning but are time poor. It comforting to hear that others also feel they are in the same position as I am.

What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow as a professional

I appreciated the time given to look at and evaluate others Google Sites. It was interesting to note aesthetic that were visually appealing and features that were conductive to the user experiences. I found these helpful for when we moved onto working on our own sites in order to improve the user experience.

Some hints I found invaluable were:

• Make sure site is user friendly for the junior school whom are all using iPads
• Try and make site so that there is no scrolling needed on iPads
• Create a folder for all items to be used on the site and make sure the folder is shared to public

I spent the afternoon having fun and creating a new banner for my site and new buttons for each of the pages I want in the site. 

Next I will start adding content on to each of the pages in preparation for Term 3.

Ōku Whakaaroaro DFI Session 5: Collaborate

Multi modal learning

Multimodal learning is teaching a concept through visual, auditory, reading, writing, and kinaesthetic methods. It is meant to improve the quality of teaching by matching content delivery with the best mode of learning from the student

Creating a multi modal site for learners using Google Sites

The start of something beautiful 

https://sites.google.com/whakawatea.school.nz/tehuatangaongmanuamorangi-mana/home

Ōku Whakaaroaro - DFI Session 4: Dealing With Data

What did I learn that could be used with my learners, how could they use it?

Today's session on Google Forms made me think of how I can use it in the classroom with New Entrants. Some ideas that are swirling around in my head are using it for reading comprehension / clozed question activities. Using more picture cues and multichoice questions where the students can look at the picture and sentence and chose what the missing word is from a multi chose selection.

Using Google maps in the classroom could also be an interesting activity and I can see it being used as part of getting to know each other... identifying where everybody is from, where our iwi are and our marae. Using Google maps to track our travels while on camp - both locally and while on our overseas trips.

What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow in my personal life?

Discovering and understanding the some of the features in Google Sheets is going to be a game changer and make life a lot simpler. Like in other areas of Google, I have been reluctant to use Sheets as I am really familiar with Excel and how to format and manipulate data. Today's session is going to help me make the change over to using Sheets on a more regular basis.

DFI SESSION 4 - Just Playing with Google Maps: Places in the World to Visit!

DFI SESSION 3 - Just Playing With Create a Path & Animations

 Have been trying to have a go at merging animations into a create a path in Google Slides.  I found it relatively easy to put together but am unsure of how to make it move automatically through the slides until I get to the part where you have to chose the correct answer.  

At present you have to click through the slides manually until you get to the questions. 

Next steps is to add sound to the animations so that the cars 'toot' their horns or 'zoom' past.

Is a work in progress...

DFI SESSION 3 - Just Playing With Animations!

DFI SESSION 3 - Just Playing With Google Draw!

DFI Session 3 - Just Playing with Pick a Path in Slides!

 

DFI SESSION 3 - Just playing with Pick a Path in Slides!

 

Ōku Whakaaroaro - DFI Session 3: Media

 Another great session.  This one resonated with my creative side and I loved being able to create and share ngohe!

Playlists for Youtube:  How to make a sharelist.  Purpose of a playlist (Relevant content for tauira).  How to share a playlist.  How to collaborate to make a playlist with others.

SISOMO: Sight, sound, motion

Tips for recording in the classroom - be aware of backlight (recording in front of a window creates a dark image).  Using a tripod to steady camera.  Turn phone to landscape for correct size except for TIKTOK.  Be aware of background noise when recording.

Screencastify / Wevideo / GIFS / Livestreaming / Green Screen

Google Draw / Create-a-path stories using Google Slides / Animation

Using the following format for planning 

LEARN - CREATE - SHARE

DFI SESSION 2 - Just Playing with Google Meet & Embedding Video into Blog!

My attempt to engage with others blogs, use Google Meet to share and then my attempt to embed a video into my rangitaki! Ka wani kē!

Ōku Whakaaroaro - DFI Session 2: Workflow

So many tips and tricks from todays session!! The focus was on the following...

• Google Meet:  Was good to revisit good practices when using Google Meet such as making sure to 'mute' oneself when someone is presenting, asking for permission before recording the session and how to maintain a professional presence (i.e sometimes its not appropriate to change your background when on camera).  I found it a challenge to record a meeting, to download it and then upload as an embedded video on my blog.  One of the challenges was that I wanted to rerecord my video in Google meet so that there were no mistakes and the wait time between ending the Google Meet and for the video to appear in Google Drive.  Once those two concerns were alleviated, I found the process of uloading to Blog a very straight forward and simple process.  I did have to play around with the settings in order for the video to sit nicely within the given parameters but was able to figure it out with some playing around.  (SEE VIDEO ATTACHED)

• Google Keep: Make sure you download app to iPhone and download extension to Chrome! A great tool to capture ideas be it with your voice or written notes. Add images to notes, check tasks off your to-do list, jot notes and reminders. Quickly write down numbers for contacts. Create - share - collaborate with other people on notes and lists. 

        BEST OF ALL it synchronises across all devices so notes and lists are            updated wherever you are!!!

        So many uses...

        Record voice notes. Sit back, relax and listen. No more need to transcribe            and take notes during PLD

        Transcribe notes from pictures

        Create drawings and even search handwritten notes. Take handwritten notes         using iPapa or add in handwritten drawings to notes

        Drag and drop notes from Keep into Google Docs. No need to cut and paste!         One less 'click' needed

        Send notes from Keep to other people to collaborate with

        Color-code or label your notes to find them quicker and to please those of us            who like things to be 'pretty'

        Set reminders for yourself

        Set checklists for mahi to be completed and set when to complete by. Add                collaborators

• Gmail: Lots of tips and tricks.  The biggest tip I walked away with was how to select and delete/unread MANY emails at once.  I also learnt how to search using filters, schedule emails to be sent at a certain time and how to add signatures to my outgoing emails.  All these tips are going to make my life easier!  Will help me safe time and will attend to the need of my brain to have things organised and tidy.

 

OTHER KAUPAPA:

• Using calenders
• Tabs
• Embedding videos into Blogs

Ōku Whakaaroaro - DFI Session 1: Core Business

Wehi nā!  Te miharo o ngā mahi e puta ana mai i ngā akoranga i tēnei rā!!!

Ahakoa he maha ngā kitenga hei āwhina ahau i runga i tēnei huarahi, ko tētahi mea nui mōku ko te kōrero whaitaki "He rite tonu te rorohiko ki te pene rākau". 

Ko tētahi anō, he mea hou te whakamahi 'ripanga' mōku i roto i te Wharangi Kukara me te Ata Kukara hei whakarite pai te āhuatanga o ngā mahi tuhinga.  

He pai rawa atu ngā hononga o te Table of Contents ki ngā wāhanga o te Whārangi Kukara.

Kei te hiahia tonu ahau te āwhina ki te whakatepe, ki tewhakarite pai i ngā kōpaki Kukara.  He maha ngā kōpaki āku ki te whakatika!!

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