7. 26th October 2018 DF Intensive

OMG!  Today we were introduced to some amazing sites and technology, thanks to the guys from OMG tech, Viv and Krishna.

We did a bit of 01100010 01101001 01101110 01100001 01110010 01111001 (binary).  I had always wondered how that worked so it was great fun to finally learn how to convert data to binary.




https://www.helloruby.com/


I also got to play Captain Destructo where we were able to dismantle a hard drive...such fun!!  It was interesting to see the ins and outs of how it worked.  It made me wonder how anybody realised they could put all these bits and pieces together to get a functioning product...scratchy head emoji.

We  learnt an offline computer communication activity.  This explains how a computer communicates.  We mixed up the learning of how a computer works with a bit of fun playing pac man with a mix of components such as, play doh, cords, and wetware (humans).

9. 9th November 2018 DF Intensive Agenda

The new 3R's
Reflect, Rewind, Reward:

9th November the final day of DFI:
It's been intense, a lot of information and knowledge has been passed on to me, which I, in turn, can pass on to my students.  
I have learnt some great titbits, which will make preparation and teaching easier.
There are still a few things that I need to brush up on, but with the foundations set, it is easier to build on
that knowledge base.

One of the great aspects of digital learning is the ability to rewind and look back at resources and
content that has been provided or gathered and make sure it is accessible to all stakeholders.

And the reward...meeting a bunch of wonderful educators, learning, creating and sharing information,
and a three hour test 😍 who doesn't love a good test.
The benefit of completing the google test is it highlights what you do know and what you could work on...maybe next time I'll hit 80% :( 

B.I.N.G.O.

share it bingo

forms, sheets, and maps

DFI: Session 4 Friday 21 September

Yah, after finding my Blog had been suspended for naughty behaviour, I still don't actually know what that was, I've been allowed back in.

 Google Forms

I have completed a few google forms but I have never prepared one.
Today I prepared a form named "Munchies."  It was used to discover what type of snacks people ate and how often they ate them.
I enjoyed that in preparing a form the formatting is at your finger tips.

The thing I found most difficult was preparing a question where I could use a linear question format.  After looking at the results, the linear question format did not really fit the actual question.

My Maps

For My Maps we had to answer 2 questions: What was your best international holiday destination ever?  and choose TWO destinations (provided) for your next holiday.
With the results we could map the answers onto My Maps.
My Maps allows you to add layers to your map.

Google Sheets

Exciting stuff, I'm a HUGE fan of spreadsheets.  They can be daunting at first but once you get the hang of them, they are brilliant, and huge time savers.

I choose Amelia's blog to work with.

We looked at the number of blog's the student had posted per year and completed a Google sheet with the information.

Pepeha

I had fun designing the slides for my pepeha.
I especially love the picture I used for my awa, which is in fact a picture of the Taieri River.

My Pepeha

Spring Cleaning

Session 2: Spring Cleaning

Today I had a BIG clean up of my e-mails and bookmarks; and although I did manage to delete a couple I maybe shouldn't have, it was still rather satisfying.  Over 1000 e-mails gone, most of which I had not opened and read.

Onetab is the highlight of my day.  My partner often teases me about the number of tabs I have open at a time...now I can hide them from him.
Using Onetab will make it easier to organise the pages you are using without having to close the pages you want kept open.

I'll need to work on Toby mini a little more to see if it is an app I would use.

Hangouts worked out well, but hangouts with quicktime player not so much...that was a bit troublesome.

Manaiakalani

I thoroughly enjoyed learning the history of Manaiakalani, especially as it was started without the
number of technical resources we have available today.

Google KEEP...that’s a keeper!!!  I have so many ‘to do lists’ as documents, folders, and even scraps
of paper and seem to often lose them.  The fact that I can add to a list when I’m not in front of my
laptop will be so beneficial.

I’m really excited about voice typing.  I was looking for another activity for my reading tumble and
I’m going to add voice typing to it.  I used to wonder why or what value students recording
themselves speaking had, but I can see how beneficial this could be to students.  I like the idea
of students then having to ‘edit’ their work.

It will be a perfect example for learn, create, share.

I created (at least started creating) new signs for my classroom rubbish collection.