Today's session was all about media - looking into how we as teachers can use Youtube, Google Slides and Google Drawings in the classroom, for both planning and creative purposes.
Manaiakalani stipulates that 'Connectivity is a way of life for our students'. Being part of Manaiakalani connects us to a powerful network and within this network we need to ensure we have shared language as teachers and that we understand this language. The visual below displays the shared language we must understand - learn, create, share - connected, empowered, visible, ubiquitous learners. This language was chosen purposefully to represent what we want from our learners.
Elements that I found interesting from today's session was the live streaming aspect. Last term as part of our Hub's PBL our students answered the following question 'How can we stand up against discrimination' through presenting either a talk @stfrancis, poetry slam, drama or podcast - to showcase their learning they went live on youtube.
Although I already had an understanding of what it means to go live and how to go live, it was great to get another perspective on how we can go live at school - for example, going live at sports events or performances. This would give our whānau more access to their children's learning. I aim to look into creating events on youtube to see how this can be done in the future.
Our students live performances can be found at the following youtube playlist link I created in today's session - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB8OXsuTGB8K8GwQobMhDg_PfpduL4ziM
A further component of today's session I found interesting was using Google Forms as a creative device with writing. I created the following slideshow on how to use google forms to create a 'Pick a Part Story' - I have put this on our class site and is something I aim to share with my students in the future.
I have really enjoyed todays session - particularly looking into the creative aspect of Google Drawings and Slides, I am looking forward to implementing these new tips in the classroom.
I am also looking forward to using Youtube more in the classroom and creating specific playlists for different areas of my teaching - today I have created a couple of playlists and have added them to my class site to share with my students.
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