DFI - Dealing with Data (cont)....

This is an additional post to my DFI Session 4 about how I got on with creating of a graph using google sheets. I finally figured out why I couldn't label my 'series'.  I went back through some of the graphs that I created when teaching my year 11 learners and remembered that all I needed to do, was to put my cursor in a blank cell (without any data) and the series titles would show up when creating a graph.  Here's what it should look like.

DFI 4 - Dealing with Data

A snapshot of what my life looks like in my Covid 19 'bubble'.
My grandchildren's home-based kura

DFI 3 - Media

This session was awesome and had lots of different learning happening.  

The particular learning that I found useful and engaging was the Google slides and this was because I discovered the 'extras' that I could use to create an effective and supportive learning environment to empower my learners.
I spent some time having a go at using google slides and just trying to wrap my head around some of the functions that it has.  I am in the process of creating a google slide for my Math group/s (for when I become a teacher again next year).  I have a long way to go with my learning, but I know that I am well supported with 'rewindable learning',  1:1 and group support.

A huge thanks to all the other facilitators who shared their knowledge with us about...
- Hangouts - Anne and her famous words - Empowering students through creativity'.
- Kent - tools to support live streaming youtube, creating channels and playlists.
- Amie - Google Drawing

Here is my first Math Google slide that I created.  My aim is to add to this google slide on a weekly basis as I know that in order to remember processes, practice makes perfect and confidence is gained.

DFI 2 - Workflow

A very intensive day, spent learning about a few of the apps found in the G-Suite, including some chrome extensions.  We had a 'Hangout' experience with our guest coach Lenva Shearing, with a focus on LEARN.  Our facilitators, Maria and Cheryl supported us in learning, creating and sharing in a google hangout.  This was a very hands on experience and there were some minor technical issues involved, but all in all, I was quite confident when using Google meet.  I have had many opportunities to join a google meet as a learner, but I needed to see what it was like to create and lead a meet, so I practiced doing one with myself at home before doing this session. I got to see how it worked from a teachers perspective and found it quite easy to use. It would be an ideal platform to teach learners online, who may be absent from school.

A 'WOW' moment for me came when we were looking at 'how to manage your workflow' in Gmail.  Who would've known that there was so much more to it.

My blog this week is based on my learning from the last session, where we used a Google Doc to create a poster.  I decided that my reflection was going to be done using this format.

DFI 1 - Core Business

The first day of the Digital Fluency Intensive course was pretty full on.  Listening skills was a MUST.  It was great to  meet many new people, including the old faces.

I learnt about the 'The Manaiakalani Origins - The Development of its Pedagogy and Kaupapa.  It is amazing how all these people - Principals, Lead Teachers, Board Chairs, Researchers,  Facilitator worked together with the vision to...

• Motivate learners to engage with the curriculum
• Provide a model for 21st century  teaching and learning
• Work with learners to establish an authentic audience for their learning
• Empower learners with an evidence based-belief that their personal voice is valuable and powerful
• Raise achievement outcomes

I also learnt that Manaiakalani's overall goal is to change learning and teaching practice in order to empower learners and their whanau and this is the reason why, I want to know and learn about Manaiakalani Learn, Create, Share.

New learning for me today was having the opportunity to delve deeper into some of the functions that Google Doc has.  I was a firm believer that 'if you never used it or needed it, then don't learn it'.  Well, I must say, that having spent 2-3 hours using Google Doc, I learnt heaps and will definitely practice at home.   I was able to put my new learning into practice and I produced a poster using Google Docs.  I was pretty confident in doing this task and I know that this will be useful to my learners in creating posters for some of their assessment work.

Check it out...