Agenda - Collaborate - Sites
Session Notes
Time to reflect and share with colleagues
What did I learn that increased my understanding of Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedagogy?
- Today I learnt that visibility is important to make the online learning engaging for learners. Feedback from parents with online learning is that they are liking that what and why they are learning is visible. Hence the session today fits with making Sites engaging for learners and of course being age appropriate. When designing Google Sites for the learner ensure that you follow the pedagogy of LEARN, CREATE, SHARE in your site.
What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow as a professional?
- When making Google Sites and getting information, bear in mind, that they need to be visually engaging, simple to use for the age it is geared for, providing a variety of Multi Texts, now know as T Shaped Literacy, and include appropriate and worthwhile content.
- Heaps - Google Site was a very helpful session both with the facilitator and in our groups. I am slow in putting things together as this is the first time I have made a Google Site. I copied the template of the Spreadsheet of MultiText - Database into my drive to ensure that I was covering each aspect of this learning model/structure. This was beneficial. Next time I would use a whiteboard/sticky notes etc.
- Lots of the examples appeared to be for older children - I was focused on making my site easy for Year 1 / 2 to use.
- I can see the benefit of the Multitext - Data base using Google Spreadsheet in that if a good bank of activities are inserted into your own Data base for your class and age, lots of your planning would be completed. Easy to find and use for future years / future topics. I would imagine this could be used in Maths, Inquiry links etc. Very keen to pass on this knowledge to my colleagues.
It is great to read your reflection. That data base is a great time saver, if we can get more people collaborating in a visible way think about how much access we would have to content and how much time we would save looking for it! Awesome to hear that you are going to pass it on, remember you can add to it too!
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Thanks for the feedback Kelsey.
DeleteKia ora Helen,
ReplyDeleteThis DFI session was well-timed with us going into the second week of teaching from home and provides opportunities for reflection and new learnings for your Learning from Homesite. Is your website engaging for learners and age-appropriate?
Does your team site follow the pedagogy of LEARN, CREATE, SHARE in your website?
I like the simplicity of St Francis planning of tasks using the Learn Create Share model; you can see the image on Jo Earls Blog - https://jothinkingonline.blogspot.com/2020/04/distance-learning-stfrancischch.html?showComment=1587409283200#c7212264049439402894.
When planning tasks on your site are you thinking what could the students learn, what will they create and how and where will they share it?
Would this support parents to know what the learning is and what are the expectations of the task?
Nga mihi,
Mark
Thanks for the feedback Mark and link to Jo Earls' Blog. Our Juniors seem to be engaging quite well with our Home Learning Site. It is good to always think that we are covering the LEARN CREATE SHARE on our website. As we gradually come out of lockdown and have the chance to collaborate as a team (social distancing) we can make sure we are including this model. Regards Helen
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