Sites for students, sites for staff...

TUESDAY 28 MAY

• What did I learn that increased my understanding of Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedagogy?The visibility of learning is making the whole LCS come alive. Visibility is the driver of learn create and share. Sharing information with staff, students and whānau and making this the platform for learning is engaging! Would this work for Mairehau? I love the idea of linking sites with Hapara work space so you can see student work and share it.
  
  
  
• What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow as a professional
• Google sites
• Looking at other sites has been awesome.
• What did I learn that could be used with my learners?
• Voice to text - so useful!  
• What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow in my personal life?
• As above!

Google Sites

Today -  a revelation - New Google Sites should be renamed Simple WEBSites!
So easy to use.  None of the drama of Classic Sites!
I am keen to trial one with my awesome Y13 Geography class... and the Wellbeing committee, and my residents' association!

In the mean time - I have been working on a practice site - it started as "Garden with Science" - however due to lateral thinking (that 2pm rush) I have wandered off into the kaupapa of harakeke... science, location, planting, harvesting, teaching, weaving, medicine, rope?  Could this be THE sustainable resource of our motu!

The next step is making a site for a plan on one landing page...

Next Steps
Create a Site for Samoan Language Week
Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori

Lots of potential!  watch this space.

14 May DFI - next session

A brief history of today at St Francis

• What did I learn that increased my understanding of Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedagogy? Looking at the blogs and blog posting. How can I ensure that I do comment on student blogs?
• What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow as a professional? Google spreadsheets! Nice to learn about this!
• What did I learn that could be used with my learners?   Google forms - great to use with students and staff learners. My Maps - Yes! great for geography!
• What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow in my personal life? I have used google forms before but it was great to rethink their use.

GEOGRAPHERS LOVE MY MAPS!

Tried Google My Maps today - Where would DFI CHCH Cohort like to visit?

May 7 Manaiakalani Digital Fluency Intensive

Mā whero mā pango ka oti te mahi
With red and black the work will be completed

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

The question in the centre of the diagram above is one which our school has been thinking about.  What DOES learn look like?  We have a number of best practices at our school, but how do we know the practice is effective for our learners?  How do we recognise this?  How do we reflect on this?  Does effective practice look the same across the school; should it?  Once effective practice is identified, how is this shared throughout the school?  I decided to ask the staff - and this is what it looked like when I did!

Great discussion.  Next steps? Ask students what learning looks like for them... or ask staff/students what they want learning to look like at our school...

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

First time I've seen ONE TAB, so this is cool!  I asked my colleagues who said they were aware of it but got out of the habit of using - so a reminder is needed for some...

Other shortcuts/helpful hints have potential for simplifying my day.  GMAIL settings (labels, tabs, stars, important) will definitely be used to managed what is often an overwhelming task.  Will share with staff...  Also Google Calendar!  Loving the hints and helpfulness of everything!

  

• What did I learn that could be used with my learners?  

- KEEP! KEEP!  KEEP!  This is such a great tool for senior students who need to keep on track with internal assessments.  I'll be using it with my Y13 Geography class!

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

I got rid of Twitter off my phone - Doing this has helped me to keep Twitter for school.  I don't need or want Twitter in my personal life, so see ya on my laptop Twitter...