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Week 3.....The Hook!

 Day3 The Hook


I have enjoyed the day immensely! Every week my understanding of the Manaiakalani kaupapa grows. During the Create session today I found my mind thinking about how this looks in my school and what needs to be done to enhance it 500%. The Hands to Brain” idea is one that I will be using when working with students and teachers. I agree that students and adults need to also explore their creativity to become engaged. As a  BOT, whānau and staff we have set some loft strategic goals for 2021 around whānau engagement, what learning looks like through the lens of whānau and engaging whānau in learning 21st-century skills. These ideas and possibilities from this session will be of use when we develop action plans for these goals. 


It is very easy to become a consumer of content and not take it to the next level and be a creator. We have been working in our school around planning units of inquiry and working using immersion centres as a starting point to see where the students think the unit could go. It is important that we ensure learning leads to learner initiated action and that teachers hold this in the highest regard so new content is created and shared in the learning process.


The work we did today has motivated me to use slides for much more than I already do i. Today really showcased and opened my mind to the possibilities of what Slides can be used for. This is not just a data (Powerpoint) type of program. I like the idea of using it for newsletters as they can be quickly PDF converted and PNG created too which is a real bonus.


Youtube is another powerful tool that can be used. I had experience with it as a consumer but not as a creator. With time and collaboration, I feel that as a School we could harness the use of Youtube in the rewindable space to better help the students that need support.


The use of media again inspired me to think about what we do as a school and how these amazing tools could help learning, creating and sharing within the classroom and beyond. I feel that once we get more teachers through the DFI and build more capacity the ideas and collaboration will help these tools be used more widely.


The use of Google Draw was a tool I have had very little time with but now feel that it is something I will use more. I have in the past attempted to use other platforms to build buttons for websites and similar tasks but now feel that I have found a tool to help with that in an efficient way. Look out on the WE school website!!


What a very cool thing add-ons are!!! I had never experienced this aspect of slides/docs and was blown away by the possibilities of creating things such as cartoon characters, scratch blocks and word clouds. To start with, the experience was frustrating as some changes to  Google admin were needed but after this, we started to explore. The output of work from this was not great as we spent most of the time problem solving but I will definitely be diving back into this during the week….I can't wait for week 4!

Comments

  1. Stef ParkerFebruary 27, 2021 at 12:57 PM

    Kia Ora Perrie, It's great how you're taking it all in with a lens to how things could be best applied to your learning environment. There are so many great tools out there, that combined with effective teacher practice can really help to empower our learners. Problem solving is great - sounds like some great learning happened along the way.
    Nga mihi
    Stef

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  2. Makaore WilsonMarch 3, 2021 at 8:51 AM

    Kia ora anō Perrie,
    It is great to read that you are enjoying DFI and all the learning it involves. Like Stef has already mentioned, it is great that you are focusing on your learners and teachers and how the learning can be applied in your school environment. Also good to read your thoughts around Google Draw as it is a great tool to create with, and can be used in numerous ways. It is one of my favourite Google Apps.
    I look forward to catching up with you during the next session.
    Ngā mihi
    Nā Makaore

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