During our korero this morning we learned about the connected kaupapa of Manaiakalani. It was interesting to see how many schools are a part of Manaiakalani and how they are all connected through this. One way I see this already is when a student from another school comments on one of my student's blog posts. I enjoy seeing them react to someone commenting on their mahi. My students were involved in creating graphs for a local primary school which showed who had the most views on their blogs. It was interesting for my students to see how their blogs can be viewed around the world. We also heard about Tuhi Mai Tuhi Atu during this session so I have registered my interest. If we participate in this, it would be great for my students t connect with classes around New Zealand, not just Tairawhiti.
The biggest thing for me was reflecting on my own practice. Getting feedback about my hub google site then making changes on it. Being able to look at other class sites was great as I could see how I could develop my own site. We set some goals about what we wanted to achieve throughout the day. I managed to add a header to my site, as well as startng to add multimodal learning to my hub site. There were a few parts that I found difficult but I managed to sort it out in the end. I look forward to using my site more as we move back into the classroom.
I am also looking forward to seeing how my students adapt to using our class site more in our normal day to day learning. I don't think they will have any issues with it as long as I keep my site simple and don't overload them with too much information.
These are some images that show the before and after of my hub site which I was working on today. The third image is the start of a multimodal site. The bottom image is what my site looked like before.
Really great work today Jess, and I totally agree that you don't want to overload your site especially when introducing it to your students for the first attempt. My suggestion (from experience) is to model the use of the class site as part of your group sessions with kids. Doing your maths lesson and casting the class site on a tv is a great way to show students you are using it to access the work too.
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ReplyDeleteGreat work! I Like the way you are bringing all the elements together like multi modal learning, design and accessibility to create a site that make learning visible. I can see that I will have to level up the Cybersmart page to your high standard!
Cheryl