Sharing Is Caring
Monday, September 2, 2019
Thursday, May 16, 2019
Digital Fluency Intensive Week 8
Week 8
Empowerment: How to empower Teachers and learners
Dean Shareski said …”when it transforms the way we learn, offers us new unchartered
experiences and opportunities…”
experiences and opportunities…”
When we are:
- Learner centred
- Future focused
- Differentiated
- Personalised … the default is VISIBLE
How to make your Blog more visible:
Getting More Views and Traffic
- Help Search Engines Find your Site. ...
- Blog Regularly. ...
- Use Keywords on your Site. ...
- Use Appropriate Tags. ...
- Connect to the Community & Spread the Word. ...
- Read and Comment on Other Blogs. ...
- Share on Social Media. ...
- Bug your Real-life Friends.
How to prepare for your google certified test:
The following can be helpful.
1. Have confidence and experience across a range of G Suite tools
2. Work through the Google for Education Training Centre
3. Consider attending a preparatory course
4. Don’t register for the exam until you are prepared to take it
5. Be prepared to use G Suite tools during the exam – and do so efficiently
6. Pay attention to the details – remember what is grading your exam!
7. Use the knockout method for multiple-choice questions
8. Use shortcut keys
9. Keep things tidy during the exam
10. Choose a quiet location with a stable internet connection
Personal experience:
I wrote my Google Test today. It was certainly not a walk in the park and reflecting back I should
have spent more time preparing.
have spent more time preparing.
It was good to put everything I have learned the past 8 weeks into practice, I only now realise
the hard work our presenters had to keep me up to speed.
the hard work our presenters had to keep me up to speed.
Thank you for all the support.
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Thursday, May 9, 2019
Digital Fluency Intensive Week 7
Week 7
What is Cybersmart:
Helps keep learners focused and organised online, building critical learning skills.
Greater visibility and access into learner work, saving teachers time every day.
What is Hapara?
The Hapara Instructional Management Suite, which includes Work space, Highlights and Dashboard, enables teachers to organise their students and their assignments, track their activity and progress and dynamically personalise instruction across different metrics.
Why do we use Hapara:
Hapara allows you to focus on teaching,
not the technology.
not the technology.
How are we empowering our students:
Visibility into what your learners are working on, so you can provide feedback
in the moment.Easy differentiation and personalisation of learner work.
in the moment.Easy differentiation and personalisation of learner work.
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Digital Fluency Intensive Week 6
Exploring Examples of Class Sites
Observations From Exploring
Class Sites
NB: We are evaluating our peers sites through TWO lenses: Engagement and User experience. On the one
hand the site needs to be inviting/appealing -draw you to it. On the other hand it is a working/learning
environment and it needs to be very easy to use. Effective sites combine both elements.
hand the site needs to be inviting/appealing -draw you to it. On the other hand it is a working/learning
environment and it needs to be very easy to use. Effective sites combine both elements.
Connected
Connectivity is a way of life for our students.
Take it from them and they will check out.
When I think about creating something for my learners or I am asked to do something differently I
like to start with the why.
like to start with the why.
Making your own site:
What is the purpose?
What is your theme?
How are they accessing the site?
Why are they using the site?
Planning your class site
How many pages do you need?
What will be linked off your home page?
What is the layout of each page?
Saturday, April 6, 2019
Digital Fluency Intensive Week 5
Week 5
This week we learned about the importance of visibility in teaching.
Making visible images of learning and being together in a group is a way to foster
group identity and learning. ... It can serve as a memory of learning in the classroom,
allowing children and adults to reflect on, evaluate, and build on their previous work and ideas.
group identity and learning. ... It can serve as a memory of learning in the classroom,
allowing children and adults to reflect on, evaluate, and build on their previous work and ideas.
Multi Model Approach:
Humans experience the world via modality, that is, our five senses: vision, hearing, taste,
smell and touch. Given these are the physical ways we ingest information, it is therefore
valid to explore both concrete and abstract topics via these lenses. For example, think about
Starbucks. What visual cues do you associate with it? And so on for sounds, smells etc.
smell and touch. Given these are the physical ways we ingest information, it is therefore
valid to explore both concrete and abstract topics via these lenses. For example, think about
Starbucks. What visual cues do you associate with it? And so on for sounds, smells etc.
The purpose of this exercise is to establish what the primary modal inputs are for a brand,
and therefore provide more context around the opinions held of it.
and therefore provide more context around the opinions held of it.
It is worth noting that not all brands are weighted towards modal input. For example, using
Google is less of a sensory experience than going to Starbucks, but we can still use the
modes and senses to explore associations with them in an indirect manner.
Google is less of a sensory experience than going to Starbucks, but we can still use the
modes and senses to explore associations with them in an indirect manner.
Creating a google site:
What can you do with the new Sites?
Build internal project hubs, team sites, public-facing websites, and more—all without designer, programmer,
or IT help. With the new Google Sites, building websites is easy. Just drag content where you need it.
or IT help. With the new Google Sites, building websites is easy. Just drag content where you need it.
When you create a new site, it’s automatically added to Drive, like your other files stored in Drive. You can edit
a Google Site together with someone else in real time, and see each other’s changes live. Publish the site for
everyone to see, or restrict sharing permissions and make the site accessible only to people you want to share it
with, like vendors or suppliers.
a Google Site together with someone else in real time, and see each other’s changes live. Publish the site for
everyone to see, or restrict sharing permissions and make the site accessible only to people you want to share it
with, like vendors or suppliers.
Google Sites websites are responsive, which means they’re optimised for tablets and smartphones, too.
How google can help my students:
Google plays an important role in education by enhancing efficiency, productivity
of teachers and students. Its apps and services foster higher degree of collaboration,
empower students and level the playing field for all. The low priced and free apps
and services can be afforded by all and used widely.
of teachers and students. Its apps and services foster higher degree of collaboration,
empower students and level the playing field for all. The low priced and free apps
and services can be afforded by all and used widely.
How to improve digital confidence in your class:
The inclusion of technology in the classroom has been shown to improve student participation,
information retention, and overall test performance. One reason for the success of educational
tech is that it boosts student confidence. Students who are secure in their abilities, work harder
and take their educations seriously.
information retention, and overall test performance. One reason for the success of educational
tech is that it boosts student confidence. Students who are secure in their abilities, work harder
and take their educations seriously.
Making my own buttons:
Thursday, March 28, 2019
Digital Fluency Intensive Week 4
Week 4
Today was all about sharing. In 2005 the world changed and it became much easier to share information.Sharing is important for us and our kids. Why is it important for our kids to share their work?
Sharing with a purpose:
We use blogger to share. It is the most effective and safe way to share, it resembles the spaces
our young people want to be on. This can be used by learners and teaches. We need to
our young people want to be on. This can be used by learners and teaches. We need to
share to finish learning.
When creating a Google form the following is advised:
- Email - Allows your to directly send the form. Add the recipient's address,
- customise your message and hit send.
- Link - Share via link. Highlight, copy then paste the link in the desired location.
- Embed - Copy and paste the embed code to share via Google site or blog.
About Google Maps:
Google My Maps is a service launched by Google in April 2007 that enables users to create custom maps for personal use or sharing. Users can add points, lines, and shapes on top of Google Maps, using a WYSIWYG editor.
About Google Sheets:
Google Sheets is a spreadsheet program included as part of a free, web-based software office suite offered by Google within its Google Drive service. The service also includes Google Docs and Google Slides.
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