Create Staff Meeting

We had a great meeting looking at the create. I was very interested in the research going on looking into the progress that DLO's support students learning.

Teacher Only Day

Types of Text

Text Type - 1 Scaffolding text
Text type 2 - Complementary text
Text type 3 - Tension or Challenge text
Text type 4 - Student selected text



Write a no-right-answer provocation question

Student selected text can show that they understand the provocation question that has been set for the lesson.

Tension or challenge question is a good way to present an argument in a safe way as students develop their opinion.

When students fill in table they can add a photo or video link to show their understanding.

Lockdown at the start so that everything supports them to move towards the big idea.  They will learn vocab and different ideas.

OMG Tech

Hello Ruby is a great book about coding for juniors.

DFI - Revision

Today we started looking at Ubiquitous learning. Anywhere, anytime and  any pace.  How cool is it that we are empowering students to move at their own pace and anywhere and anytime. 

We are not saying that we want students to spend all day on their screen but when it is convenient to them to empower and extend their learning at their own time and pace.

The summer learning journey is ubiquitous learning and students results are certainly amplified by them working through the tasks that are set for them.  All the research says that this is of really benefit to our students and we need to encourage as many as possible to have a go. 

I am looking forward to my holiday learning challenges fo my class to see what learning might happen for them! 

Very proud of myself for sitting my Google Educators Exam level 1 and passing it.

Thanks for an amazing 9 weeks full of learning!

DFI Week 8 - Data

Always a great reminder that they aren't just a tool.  They open up so many opportunities for our learners that have never been there before!

They can't just be a tool as they cost so much for the family, it needs to transform the learning. 

The 5+aDay challenge.  You teach them to carry on a 5 way conversation.  We can contribute to this by having a conversation on our blog  with the comments.  We want to make sure that we reply on our blog.  Tick the notify button so that you are notified when someone replies to your comment.


Google Forms

Name eg slide, doc, form and then google.com.

My Map allows you to create a personalised map on Google Maps and then store it in your drive.  Great idea to use it to share where you went during the school holidays.  Set up a Google Form and then you will have a spreadsheet to put into your map.

Z-A puts it into highest to lowest

Blog commenting - Google Form and then the spreadsheet sitting next to it  so that they can see who has posted and who hasn't.

Docs to Form to create a form is a great extension, especially if you are going to  work collaboratively on it. 

Learning all about sheets today was great.  I learnt a few new tricks that I can use in class.  Especially adding a Google Form to site and making sure that the responses are there for all the class to see.  I am going to develop a form to link blog post and comments, not sure how I will set it up but will give it a go next term.

I created some charts that show data from the classes blogs.  I really enjoyed playing in sheets and getting into some of the formulas.

 Have had a lesson with Dave as well and he showed me a few tips for using sheets.  I really liked the formula (IMPORTRANGE) that we can change a sheet in one place and then it changes it automatically in another document .

Another busy day done!

PLG - Lead Teacher Meeting

Here are my thoughts and ideas about reading.  I know that it doesn't look very organsied but when you are trying to redo something you need to make a mess first!  I like the idea of wide reading for students for independent reading an deep and narrow for teacher focussed reading.  Seeing how this will all work together is what I am trying to see on my learning site and how this will look for my teaching.

Are we putting in different text to our reading program?

I know that I don't put enough different text into my reading program.  I am going to look at revamping how I can add these to my reading programme and see what I can change.  Student need to know that they are reading to learn.  We need to focus on what they are reading and maybe discussing  what they are reading more.  Could we maybe share what we are reading in class in a different way?

Interesting question.

How does my learning site build dedication towards reading?

We need to make sure that the students see the reading in all curriculum areas.  

https://sites.google.com/a/manaiakalani.org/cybersmart/smart-teachers/2-blogging/student-protocols

DFI 7 - Media

Another busy day on the DFI.  Was great to see how drones are used within the school to share school events.
Using the Laptop might be a really good idea to film in class for other work.  Having videos and movies on our school site sharing our school would be amazing.

Asking for permission for songs and then sending them the movie so that you can use part of that song is a great idea.


Camera - Osmo Pocket (Gimble Camera)
DJR Spark
Parrot

Connected - The default is Visible

It is amazing to be part of this connected network.  The opportunity that this gives us as teachers and our learners is endless.

If you are all paddling in the same direction, you have greater power, you are more efficient.

To be connected you have to share.  The act of sharing creates connections.
Having a one stop shop where you can get PD for many different areas is such a great help for you.

I need to have a look at the slide that Dorothy did about growing your blog as am really interested in how I can grow my students blogs.

We need to also remember that these are just as important as the Learn Create Share.  We need every aspect to connect.  Empowering people is very important!  

Put all the information of to the side of the slide or the Google Draw.  Amazing to put all the information that they might need.  I usually stick the stuff I don't need on the work for that week.

I am going to look at going back to planning on the slides so that I can stop planning in two places.  

Time to Create

I have added a photo to my class site and linked the students individual blogs to it using a Google Draw.  I am going to take a better photo and make sure I have the whole class here.  But it looks so much better.  Tui Site  

Put in zzz where you want to put the video in compose.  Then go to Html and click find "control f"and type zzz and insert embed code in that spot.  Change the true to false to loop your animation and start your animation.  I love this idea as you are now giving movement to your blogs that is making more movement in our blogs.

This has been such a great time learning about the code and how to make animation more animated!

Thanks Kent :)

DFI Week 6 - Enabling Access

Making learning visible allows access for all students to be able to learn.  The default is visible!  It gives students time to think about the learning and so we are pre loading students ready for learning.

Interesting thought about weather assessment should be a surprise for the student and the family?  What are your thoughts?  I am always happy to let students know when they are having assessments as I feel that this is part of their learning journey.

The day to day learning should be visible for all.
Google Sites replace the:

• the blackboard
• planning book
• assessment book
• timetable on the wall
• the dog ate my homework
• Interactive whiteboard are in every students hands.

Parent portal would be a great thing to get working in our school.  Maybe we should have a parent evening to show parents how this works?  Open the doors to students work.

 I found Clarelle's comment interesting that research shows reading out loud improves reading comprehension and fluency.

Sites

Great idea to have a media site and then they can get the photos for the class.  I am going to add this to my site so that students have access to photos instead of emailing them the link.

Colour picker can help you choose a special colour from the main picture.  Colour pallete can give you the codes for colours.

I have really enjoyed the time to play and set up my Holiday Learning site ready to go for the holidays.  I had forgotten that you could embed a file onto your site.  

Awesome day thanks Clarelle for your time and all your tips and tricks that you shared.  Here is my holiday learning site.