DFI Day 4: Collaborate Sites

Manaiakalani Kaupapa and Pedagogy:

Today I learnt that Learn, Create, Share does not always happen in that order. Through the tasks that we covered, there were continual shifts between the creating and sharing and this lead to further learning which enabled tasks to be completed at a higher level. Learn, Create, Share... Learn, Share, Create... and in my case Learn, Create, Learn some more, Share...

Improving my Confidence, Capability and Workflow as a Professional:

By being digitally fluent I feel that I am able to purposefully create multi modal sites that will enhance the learning opportunities not only for the students, but also myself.  This will open up a greater resource base, utilizing a range of tools that will make learning more diverse.  Using technology is a tool and I will always include kanohi ki te kanohi (face to face) collaboration in my classes to build the relationships, communication and organisation skills needed for life. 

It was great having Dion with us today.  Lots of kōrero around Matariki and how we can utilize what we're learning to our Māori Department.

Sharing my learning with my learners:

I look forward to creating websites that will help students to work at their varying levels and enable them to go back and recap on what has been covered.  Check out this practice website that I created:

Blogging will also be a big goal for my classes next week. 

Improving my Confidence, Capability and Workflow in my Personal Life:

If I put in the time now to create a solid website, this will make it easier in the long run.

I must get my butt into gear because...

DFI Day 3: Media

"Create is the hook" Matt, DFI 3, 2019.

This made so much sense to me.  I love the idea of open ended tasks and exploring creatively to discover.  Being creative means there are HIT and MISS outcomes that help us to learn.  

To create I need clarity around what the outcome is and if I were playing a game of netball.. where is our goalpost?  How I get there depends not only on me, but also the team around me.  It depends on whether I know the rules (knowledge) and have the skills (tools) that make it possible to get a goal.

I can read up on the game until the cows come home, but I will never fully understand the game until I have tried to play it.  Create is the doing and the learning happens throughout the process of creating.

As a professional I am learning more about the TOOLS available to me.  I need A LOT of intensive training to ensure that I know how to use these tools for the right reasons and use them effectively.  Google Hangouts, YouTube, Google Slides, Screencastify to name a few.  

All of these TOOLS I hope to utilise in my classroom programme and use the strengths of individuals within my classes to teach others. I am not an expert using any of these TOOLS but I will try to practice each one so that I get better.

On a personal level, I hope to take on the kōrero by Matt for Google Slides... "Less is more."

Here's a sneaky peak at my Screencastify that I created for my DIGITAL KOROWAI. 

Blogging Tutorial Tuarua

BLOGGING TUTORIAL TUARUA

Learners Log II:
In my journey to discover the jewels of blogging I find myself wondering how I can utilize this tool effectively and safely provide a platform to share my experiences, observations, opinions and information that others may find interesting.

I will base my teacher blog for inquiry from the Learn-Create-Share Structure.  That shall be my road code for blogging.

I'll try to label blogs and update them more often. Mileage is what will make me a better driver so I need to clock up some KMs.
Watch this space!

DFI Day 2: Workflow

AKO - Today I have learnt so much about Google Hangouts, Google Keep, Google Mail, Tasks, Google Calendar, Tabs and Bookmarks and the various ins and outs for each.  Phew!
Revision of each part needs to happen and I MUST make time to learn how to use these effectively and efficiently.
HANGA - Creating and recording our HANGOUT group conversation was good practice. Applying what we'd learnt in the morning session - Creating a Google CALENDAR Appointment - Inviting people to HANGOUT - Remembering how to mute/unmute, present, share the whole screen... and THEN record using Microsoft Power Point...Double Phew!  I must create more opportunities this week to practice these skills so that I am able to Create and utilize these tools as a HOF, teacher, learner and mum.
TOHATOHA - Finally, sharing the recording with Penney and Bronwyn.  The conversations around how we can use this in our own classroom settings. I also appreciate the time given at the end to comment on our learning during the day.
After failing to upload our FIRST HANGOUT RECORDING I will approach someone tomorrow to help me.  Small steps, so hopefully by Friday, it will be posted.

DFI Day 1: Core Business

Week 1 Blog Post

1. I always thought that Manaiakalani was all about Chromebooks... well... it's not.  It is about the pedagogy of the Learn, Create, Share Model blending schooling improvement with digital learning. It's about authentic learning and having a voice to share with others.  Knowledge without Action is nothing but dust!
2. To improve my confidence as a professional I need to dedicate time to practice new learning and teach others so that it sticks... LEARN & SHARE! My capability will grow as I add new learning as an extension to what I already know.  Being more efficient and actually 'knowing' rather than 'guessing' will also boost my confidence and capability to CREATE fun and innovative learning and teaching experiences for us all. 
3. So much of what we learnt today can be shared with our learners.  From tidying up our GOOGLE DRIVES to creating GOOGLE DOCS to ensure all students are creating folders, saving work into the correct folder and naming each document the same.  Keeping it simple and making the learning and use of the learn, create, share pedagogy to drive my programme relevant!
4. In my personal life, the learning gained today will hopefully over time, give me time to have a personal life.  That means being more efficient, utilising programmes and building my capablity to carry out the Learn, Create, Share Model.  

Nga Manu Korero 2019 Programme

NORTHLAND COLLEGE TE TAI TOKERAU NGĀ MANU KŌRERO 2019 Programme

DAY 1

WEDNESDAY 5 JUNE, 2019

10:30am Pōwhiri (for all schools) in the Northland College Gynasium

12pm TĀ HIMI HENARE BILINGUAL SECTION BEGINS

3pm - 3:20pm Paramanawa / Afternoon Tea

5pm Karakia whakamutunga / Closing prayer (approximate time)

6pm Pōwhiri at Kohewhata Marae (for schools registered)

DAY 2

THURSDAY 6 JUNE, 2019

7:30 - 7:45am Senior speakers in Pei Te Hurinui Jones and Korimako sections are asked
to meet in the MUSIC ROOM to begin impromptu preparations.

8:15 Karakia

8:30am PEI TE HURINUI JONES AND KORIMAKO IMPROMPTU SECTIONS BEGIN

11am Paramanawa / Morning tea

PREPARED SECTION WILL START AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE IMPROMPTU COMPETITION.

11:30am Competition resumes

1:30pm Lunch

2:15pm Competition resumes

4:15pm Paramanawa / Afternoon tea

4.45pm Competition resumes

6pm Karakia whakamutunga / Closing prayer (approximate time)

DAY 3

8:15am Karakia tīmatanga / Opening prayer

8:30am TE RAWHITI IHAKA AND TĀ TURI KARA JUNIOR SECTIONS BEGIN

10:30am Paramanawa / Morning tea

11am Competition resumes

1pm Lunch

1:45pm Competition resumes

4.15pm Paramanawa / Afternoon tea

4.30pm Competition resumes

NOTE Prize Giving will begin 30 minutes after the final speaker.

Tuku Mauri - hand over the competition to next years host Taipa Area School.

6pm Karakia whakamutunga / Closing prayer (approximate time)