DFI 5 - Wed 3rd April

DFI 5 - DEVICES

What did I learn that increased my understanding of Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedagogy?
Reminded of the value of blogging to lift literacy capabilities and levels of our students. Without the in school support I have not made a start on blogging with the students yet. This is something I would definitely like to start before the holiday break. I have found it much easier to apply the tools we are learning about in our DFI sessions, as I am feeling confident with these after spending the time working on them.


What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow as a professional?
Great resources shared to support teaching of being cybersmart. There is so much available to use to support teachers and fabulous resources to copy and modify to suit our learners needs. Lots of great screencastify videos used to support both teachers and students.

What did I learn that could be used with my learners?
I really need to get into the blogging side of things with my students as I keep putting this off! I am aiming to use some of the resources shared, so that I can alter and make my own in order to set my students up for success.

DFI 2 . Wed 13th March

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Manaiakalani Kaupapa & Pedagogy

The Manaiakalani kaupapa today has reminded me that we are creating learning opportunities and experiences that are beyond just using a flash device to do something we've always done in a slightly different way(SAMR Model). There are so many apps and extensions at our finger tips to make learning is connected, ubiquitous, empowered and visible!

Professional confidence & capability

Organise my email using labels and organising my inbox will help me to manage email traffic much more efficiently. I also changed my theme and love the new look! I have used the calendar function at a basic level but have now added the app to my phone and feel more confident adding to this now.

Learning for learners

The most useful item to use with my learners was Screencastify. There would be so many uses of this extension that I could imagine using as an extra teaching tool for the class, groups or with staff for sharing my own professional learning. I can also see the benefits of students using this to show their own learning, particularly creating their own 'teaching workshops' for their peers.

Personal confidence & capability

Google calendars, Gmail and bookmarks are all fantastic additions to my kete of items to keep my personal life balanced and organised. I can also see google hangouts as a possible way for family get togethers at a distance!