Friday, August 27, 2021

DFI Reflection - Day 5 - Media

 Collaborate - Sites

Last weeks Reflection:

What has worked for me since the last time we met?


I learnt about creating conditional pathways based on the answer selected in Google forms. This was particularly useful for me to gather student voice to find out more about how a student learns best (Visual, Kinesthetic and Auditory) Students Voice form.

I learnt that sharing 'live' is beneficial for caregivers and the community to actually see what is going on in real-time by sharing. I sent an email to our filming club leaders to give them an idea and opportunity of filming the assemblies live. There may be further implications involved, however, this is a work in progress. 

I really enjoyed mapping out my maps of all the places I visited in the world!

What hasn’t worked (or made sense)?


Things are going well so far!

What do you need help with?


I am having trouble with my conditional formatting, so need to practice using this more in Google Sheets. 

Our DFI Bubble - reflecting and sharing our learning journey so far:



Connecting with Manaiakalani: Vicki

Pedagogy and Kaupapa: Visible Learning 

  • Visible to the Whanau
  • Visible to the students 
  • Students need to know where they start from and where they are going
  • Success in learners - students had the ability to read the teachers mind


  • This includes WALTS and the learning and assessment processes:
  • Have the default of having this as invisible. So we need to know what doesn't need to be visible?

  • By providing sites and Hapara you can not lose it and work can be accessed from anywhere
  • Visible to parents and whanau
  • Accessible, Available and Advance (Before it is needed and before the deadlines)
  • Visible to Teachers using Hapara 
  • Class Blog to share the learning journey once it has happened
  • Hapara was specifically designed for the Malaikalani schools
  • Reset student passwords in Hapara and have students logged back into learning in a couple of minutes instead of waiting for I.T.
Manaikalani Class on Air - Great opportunity for teachers to observe other teachers
Teachers can become one of these teachers and applications do go out later on in the year.

Deep Dive: Kerry

Multi-Modal - what we mean when we use this term

An inclusive, differentiated approach to teaching in a digital learning environment

  • Peadagogy unerpins the site
  • Empowering teachers and students
  • feel confient and excited about the students learning
  • Opposite to one size fits all
  • Creating a multimodal sites - know where the resources are so they can easily navigate
  • About establishing routines
  • How can we hook them into the learning



Hapara Hot Tips #4: Maria

The Sharing Tab



Explore: Vicki

In our digital bubbles take a look at some multi modal learning Sites from slide 19 on

Investigating websites that are multi-modal sites. I looked at a Science website that looked visually appealing so I decided to explore the content: 
  • Great images large and clear
  • White background
  • Looks creative but not messy
  • Videos, images and text are accessible to a range of learners who learn best in different ways
  • The theme of each site is distinctly personal to the subject and teacher making it easily recognisable when students visit each time. This is the example of the shop front and creating a wow factor!
Other websites have a clear theme, Learn, Create and Share pedagogy. All created in sites and visible to all:
https://sites.google.com/ptengland.school.nz/identity/home 
https://sites.google.com/yaldhurst.school.nz/te-mahuri--nz-dinosaurs/home
https://sites.google.com/yaldhurst.school.nz/te-mahuri-otago-gold-rush/home
https://sites.google.com/edmundhillary.school.nz/juniormatariki/home (This site has the teacher planning visible to the students as well as the success criteria)

Chalk ‘n Talk: Cheryl

Introduction to Google Sites | Creating a new site from scratch sites.google.com

  • Always plan your site
  • Must set up your Google Drive
  • Store all content in drive in the folder 
  • Change sharing settings to "Anyone with a link can view"
  • Create a Site within a folder

Explore: Vicki

Introducing the work of Angela Moala | MultiText Database

Check out the content and resources teachers are supplying here.

NB: It may be that you have content of your own you would like to add to the database

Learn more about this from WFRC here and more recently here

And a case study from Chrissie at Paihia School.

Good resource for parents: Techtoolkit

Levelling Up (Learner age levels!)

Plan: Site content and layout

Theme: What is the big question you are providing texts to answer?

Use: paper, whiteboard, digital tools, e.g Jamboard, graphic organisers etc

Work in groups to collaborate and share ideas and resources

We have created a selection of  groups for you to join - check them out and then add your name here 

  • Jamboard is great for brainstorming and way to collect ideas
  • Great for planning our site and what going to want on our front page

Esports Site

























Friday, August 20, 2021

DFI Reflection - Day 4 - Media

 Dealing with Data

Reflection from last week:

I have used Google slides and embedded them into my blog. Something else I will be doing is to use the skills around infographics that I learnt and put onto my post last week, for my students as a visual cue for expectations.

Sharing to an audience

  • One another
  • the class
  • the school
  • the local community  
  • Share globally
Blogger was chosen as the place to share: It is secure and allows this platform who would be underage to engage in social media. Able to reach a large audience via Google. It has many purposes and can be used by students and educators. 

Cybersmart Challenge

Cybersmart challenges to help you Learn, Create, and Share on your device in smart and clever ways.

Blog Hop 

Google forms 

  • Adding a section for yes and no questions. 
  • Using advanced features

Setting

  • Collecting the email addresses 
  • Limit to 1 response - for example, voting only 1 vote allowed per response



Analysing Blog Data - Slides

This data was taken from a blog and then inputted into a Google sheet to show the number of visits by Year and Month. The Column Bar chart settings embedd code was copied and pasted into the HTML code of this blog. If the bar chart is updated with new data it will be shown the updated data on the bar chart below. 


The same was data was taken to show the number of visits by country on a pie chart below:

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Using statistics to create accountability and ownership is what Robyn

Cybersmart learners

Quality blog comments - slide&nbsp

MyMaps 

We used the data gathered from a Google form of all the places our DFI cohort dreamed of visiting. This was then uploaded onto My maps.
 

This is a great way to show the students of my visits around the world with a view to inspire them on getting a good education as the possibilities are endless. 


Day 1 Microsoft esports Teacher Academy

 Day 1 Microsoft esports Teacher Academy


Friday, August 13, 2021

DFI Reflection - Day 3 - Media

Kia ora koutou,


Reflection 

What has worked for me since the last DFI session?

  • One tab
  • Blogging - Embedding Video in Blogs
  • Google Keep
  • I have used and showed some colleagues at school the shortcuts for the calendar week, month and day views (CTRL W, M, D).

What hasn’t worked (or made sense)

  • Have not used the Snooze tab as of yet
What do you need help with?

Create

Creativity in the classroom, sharing and authentic experiences in the classroom

Exploring CREATE in the Digital Age.

Chalk ‘n Talk

Youtube | Tiriata | Channel and Playlists


Explore

Set up your Youtube channel  (from slide six) & Create playlists (from slide five)

Deep Dive - Kerry

Media



Sight sound and motion. Video in the classroom is about what you can do about it. Some basic Tips:
  • Filming with the window behind them
  • Tripod
  • Coffee cup holder
  • Always in landscape mode
  • cell phone
  • Quiet room
  • Screencastify
Further tips are below:

Can download Google slides as a PNG and upload them into WeVideo as a video. Goes well with the kaupapa as rewindable learning. 

Roscommon School has excellent film making embedded into its pedagogy. 


Live streaming for assemblies! 

Explore

Return to Digital Bubble Groups

About Me Button - with te reo instructions


Embedding an image after I have copied the code once 'Published to the web.'

  • A picture really shows 1000 words!
  • Consistent font
  • Emotional connections
  • Sight, Sound and Emotion
  • Slides should be supporting your talk
  • Add text in speaker notes
  • The font needs to be loud and clear
  • Embed slides into Google site. When slides are updated, they will update on the website. Hyperlinks and videos can be included and accessed from the slides in one place. 

Explore

Return to Digital Bubble Groups to explore Slides

Check out the Create examples on slide 13

  • Creating slides and embedding a slide from another slide deck, paste and select link with the original. This will update any changes made to the original on the master slide deck.
  • Use the online voice recorder to record audio onto your slides.

13 Reasons why Info Graphics is powerful

  • To show timelines
  • Thing 1 v Thing 2
  • Symbolising cluster and connections
  • If you want to be the same colour of your infographic you are representing you can use the colour dropper
Expectations Infographic for PapakuraHigh School


Resources

Share resources, links and tips arising during the day

Slides and Drawing: Exam help video for Level 1

Flaticon - Search for Icons

Resources for Slides - Eric Curtis

Way more than just a slideshow - Jesse Lubinsky

Google Draw art ideas - ANZAC

Google Draw art ideas -Digital Art with Nyjah, Jack & Alex from Panmure Bridge School

Slides workshop- designed by Year ⅞ kids

The Magic of Google Slides - 10 tips from Chris Betcher

Shirley Serban - Subscribe to her channel for amazing COVID inspired creativity

Kidz bop channel - a group that have taken popular songs and rewritten lyrics to make it appropriate for students.

Friday, August 6, 2021

DFI Reflection - Day 2 - Workflow

 Kia ora koutou,

Connecting with our Bubble 

Last weeks Reflection:

What has worked for me since the last time we met?


I have applied voice audio to record my meeting notes on Google docs. I have changed the headings and formatted them on my planning slides for all my classes. Camilla Cameron from Kootuitui Papakura provided me with the blog template with all the widgets. I edited them by adding extra links into the navigation bar menu for my professional development to date. I have shared my Blog with Jeremy Ferguson. I have also shared the hyperlinked poster with my colleagues for them to send me a link that could be used by students who want to sign up for all the extra-curricular clubs at our Kura.

I am more than happy to share more about esports. Please let me know if your interested by posting a comment and I will reply!

I have posted my comments on two other Blogs.

What hasn’t worked (or made sense)?


Things are going well so far!

What do you need help with?


I want to know what we as teachers should be putting up on our Google Sites. I have most of my resources and assessments on Hapara. My Hapara is embedded into my site, so I just get the students to use Hapara. I am keen to know what others are doing?

Chalk ‘n Talk: Phil Margetts

Managing your workflow:

Google Meet

  • Recording sessions, so learning is rewindable
  • Screen sharing
  • Accessing Meets
  • meet.google.com
  • Calendar
  • Share link in an email



What did I learn that increased my understanding of Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedagogy? The tools are not just tools. They are used to make teaching practice more effective to transform the students learning through the concept of Ako.


Connecting with Manaiakalani: Vicki Archer

The Manaiakalani Pedagogy: Learn to Create Share

Today we focus on Learn | Ako

  • Recognise
  • Amplify
  • Turbocharge
  • Effective Practice 
  • Use tools to transform the learning 

What did I learn that could be used with my learners? Students can embed video into their blog by copying the embed code into the HTML script in Blogger. This can also be resized to fit as required by changing the values for width and height. 

Share: Embed and Rewind Content

Blogging - Embedding Video in Blogs Cheryl
Embedding a video in a blog (in Te Reo)

What does the Learn look like at YOUR school? There are teachers who are familiar with the Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedagogy. For teachers who are not familiar, this blog will be shared with colleagues as a resource to find tools, tips and tricks. What did I learn that could improve my workflow as a professional? The one thing that I feel will help me improve my workflow is "Taming the Tabs". Grouping tabs by right-clicking on a tab. At the start of the lesson, I get organised by opening all the tabs I need and then when I try to find the correct one, I cannot read the entire tab label, so I scroll through the tabs until I can find the tab that I am looking for. By using OneTab, I can now put a label for each class and open one tab for each of my classes that will list all the websites and cloud resources. This can be downloaded from here.


Deep Dive: Makaore

Taming your Tabs  -Ways to efficiently manage and keep track of your tabs


Google Keep is a useful tool to quickly make notes and also capture the text from a photo. This would be useful in different situations such as making notes different from someone's presentation and using the text to make record your own notes under the respective headings.


Deep Dive: Cheryl

Google Keep


Create: Making meaning of content

Creating with Meet



Use Google Meet to connect with a small group 

Make a screen recording of a small group discussion about selected learner blogs.