DFI Day 3

Another incredible day with my head spinning over the possibilities for student learning. The focus on create today was inspiring and especially aligns with the creative bend of our Maori and Pacifika students. My one regret is that I am not in a classroom where I can practice and teach these gems on a daily basis.

However my plan now is to present some of the gems I am learning at teacher workshops back in school.

There are currently two of us participating in the DFI from our school. We will plan a few sessions together.

 

Kylie is in the junior school and can share her learning with junior teachers. I will share with the senior school teachers who are a lot more digitally competent than me but are new to teaching and will most definitely appreciate the slides and range of resource and well able to implement many aspects into their classroom programmes.

Some of what I have covered today

Pedagogy of Create: shared by Dorothy shows the limitless activities that can be created. The slide examples of what students are creating are wonderful motivators for both teachers and students and show the range of countless possibilities.  

YouTube and Live streaming: We will invest in a camera and Teradek: VidiU Go. Capturing our whanau fun days and important events and being able to stream them will be fantastic for our children and community. Thank you.

Drag and Drop: I had a wonderful session with Maria on this. My brain headed down the creative track and I took a few shortcuts and paid for them however I wanted to have birds flying through the air to catch fish in the sea. I thought it was a good idea. I found the birds ok and the fish but the fish were bigger than the birds and the reality of the mismatch means it is all a bit hopeless. Sometime I will go back and have another try as I loved the play.

Google Slides: These are certainly more than a presentation tool. It is a wonderful tool for creating.  Slides provide access to learning for students and are easily shared and embedded into class sites. The weekly planner examples from schools are vibrant purposeful and motivating for learners. 

Google Draw: The more I learn the more there is to learn.  I've had a try at Digital Art today. It looks like it will be another one of those things I will need to go back to. When we move to Level 1 I will find a few students to sit at the table with me and we will go through the slides together. Hopefully we will be able to help one another.

Teachers are so lucky to be in classrooms drawing on the range of resources available to help them promote inspirational learning for students. AMAZING is all I can say.