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