Learn, Create, Share is the message behind the Manaiakalani story. What stood out was that it started well before 1:1 devices for children, it didn't begin as a focus on technology. If you are lucky enough now to be in a classroom with plenty of devices for your children then the possibilities are endless. For me it is keeping that motto in my head - Learn, Create, Share.
Stand out learning from today was how to make a Google Doc look pretty! You can use remove.bg to delete the background from photos, insert a table into the doc to help with the layout, change the background to a different colour and get rid of the margins to use the whole page. This sounds simple when I write it down but I feel like lots of the things we will learn on this course are the things that we have always wanted to know how to do but just haven't had the time to discover them yet. Some of the little tips that were shared are brilliant, I have already numbered my Literacy and Maths folders so they sit right at the top of my Drive because they are the folders I am in and out of all of the time. I have also put this week's maths, reading and writing plans in my Starred section of my Drive because again these are the documents I am using all the time this week. I will remove them from the Starred section next week and replace them with the Week 2 plans. So as you can see I am already integrating what I am learning into my day, now I have to think about what I can share with my students.
Student Learning this week: I am going to get them to all use Voice Typing to complete a piece of writing this week. I want to take the stigma (if I can call it that) away from it being a tool for the learners who struggle with typing, spelling and writing skills.
Kia ora Michelle,
ReplyDeleteWhat a great reflection on your first day. It is really great to be able to see the connections you are making with Learn Create Share and how technology isn't the reason for it. It is an incredibly powerful tool for teaching and learning.
I'm glad you are already seeing what things you can do and changes you can make in the classroom already. I think it is a great idea to get all the students to try Voice Typing to help break down those barriers. As it is the end of the week I can ask ... how did it go?
Looking forward to reading next weeks blog,
Sharon
Ni hao Michelle
ReplyDeleteI am pleased that I am not the one as I am excited to learn, like you said it is always learning. I believe in life long learning. But I never have the opportunity to learning how to use computer plus softwares contantly changing or updating, I find it hard to keep up learning. This does not change my believe in life long learning, just I dont have the opportunity to learn how to use the computer. I really appreciate this opportunity and am excited to learn everything in DFI couese so I can teach or apply in my teaching.
Thanks Emily, it's such a fabulous opportunity to be part of this. I'm loving the Learning, Creating and Sharing that I am doing after only 2 sessions. You have asked me about my favourite part of the day and honestly the 2 days have now merged into one and what a lot of great stuff I have come away with. Yes, loved the background.bg also and being made aware of what a great presentation tool a Google Doc can actually be. See you tomorrow for Day 3, exciting!
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