Devices

Devices

The focus for this Manaiakalani professional development meet was devices.  Identifying the devices used and orienting my way around these devices. Throughout this professional development learning activities and presentations the Manaiakalani facilitators modelled and talked about 'kawa of care' the kaupapa of Manaiakalani - 'Learn, Create, Share.'

Being Cybersmart

Presenter: Fiona Grant

Fiona talked about empowering our learners so they can be connected and confident decisions makers.  The focus for all educations is to model positive language and encourage and expect our learners to use positive language in their digital communication.  Fiona stated that Google is focusing and modelling through their sites and presentation on how to have a positive digital footprint.

The Manaiakalani team have structure the cybersmart curriculum programme into three categories.  This programme is repeated every year.

Term 1: Smart Learners (Our LEARN term)

Term 2: Smart Footprint (Our CREATE term)

Term 3: Smart Relationships (Our SHARE term)

I have a link to Fiona's presentation which I would highly recommend as essential viewing for all educators.

Hapara      

Presentator: Dorothy Burt

Hapara was created by an amazingly clever Polish man Jan Zawadzki, he designed this programme specifically for the Manaiakalani programme.  The Hapara programme enables teachers to teach and monitor their students.  Teachers can monitor all students' learning, their blogs and how many people have blogged, cybersmart security notifying the teacher and leadership of students that are in sites not recommended or have attempted to go into unauthorized sites.

Here are some of the advantages of using this programme -

• Visible learning - access, manage and view learnerswork
• Create differential learning
• Keep learners safe online and focused
• Make data driven decisions

Chromebook and i-pad simulator 

Presenter: Gerald Vermeulen

With this presentation I had the opportunity to familiarize myself with using an ipad and chromebook.   Using the online simulators was an interesting and at times frustrating because the simulator was small and tricky to label the icons and keys.  I can definitely visual how a teacher could use it within a classroom, casting the screen and showing the students the keys and icons.

Here is a screenshot of taking a digital photo and using the digital drawing tools to draw an ipad.

Here is a link to Gerald's Manaiakalani ipad presentation, this also explains how junior teachers use the éxplain everything' digital programme.  This programme is interactive, screencasting whiteboard enabling both teacher and learner to create and share learning. There are also some examples of teachers designing learning for junior students.

Screencastify

Presenter: Maria Krausse

I was really excited to learn about screencastify as I can see so learning and sharing possibilities both for educators and within my role 'Learning Support Coordinator.'  

Here are the links to install screencastify and a guide on how to use screencastify.
I can see using this for shared stories, lessons, instructions and guides for educations, students and whanau.  the beautify of this programme is you can record, edit and share all your videos.  It is important that the basic screencastify only allows five minute videos - but on the positive it is a free download.  For a price you can get the screencastify extension that you have to pay but it has unlimited video recordings.  This programme makes the learning VISIBLE and REWINDABLE.

This is my first attempt using Screencastify to review a Manaiakalani resource titled 'Smart Teacher' and embedding the recording.

This is another way I presented my screencastify using the Google slides.

Blogging Tips

Presenter: Kerry Boyde-Preece

Kerry demonstrated how to go into the comment settings and how to be cybersmart with quality blog comments.  I must admit this presentation was very fast and I will need to revisit Kerry's presentation in order to use the tips and gain a greater understanding.

This is the link to blogging tips.

Phew another empowering and very interesting online professional development Google meet with the Manaiakalani facilitators.

Connecting with Manaiakalani

Connected

Pedagogy

Presenter: Dorothy Burt

Being connected digitally is very powerful for our learners, from the individual to the whole whole.  Back in 2016 the Manaiakalani schools were formed, the digital technology enables these schools to stay connected. There are currently 24,000 learners that are connected through the Manaiakalani digital programme.

Connecting with Manaiakalani

The Manaiakalani programme has designed multiple opportunities for teachers, learners and whanau to connect.   Manaiakalani has a site for teachers to access professional learners.

For example:  Tui Mai Tuhi Atu - Write to me, write to others    

Evaluating Sites

Presenter: Maria Krausse

This was a great opportunity to view and evaluate colleagues class sites.

Below is some bullet points that I evaluated as a professional engaging site...

• Clarity/clear layout
• Teacher profile had real faces
• Professional graphics
• Use of slides for the juniors
• Easy to access the learning - just a click on the personalised button
• Colour and exciting - a hook for the learners
• Use of familiar icons
• Use of different tools for the learners to access
• Insert of personalised learning so the students could rewind
• Photos

Setting up Your Class Site

Presenter: Gerald Vermeule

Lead Learning Using Google Sites

Class sites are an opportunity to provide rewindable learning.  This is such a valuable and reusable digital tool.  Learners do not have to rely on their memories to learn a concept or strategies.  It's only a click away - a link or a video tutorial.

Gerald made an important statement...

Know your audience!

It's no use creating a website if you are not sure of the purpose or your audience and their skills and capabilities.
Gerald outlined three options for students to access their learning...

1. Google Slides are great for juniors
2. Putting content straight onto the site with links and buttons
3. Using Hapara for secondary context

In this changing society digital learning has been amplified.  Connecting through Google meets and hangouts is essential for the wellbeing of our students, teachers and whanau.

Tips Side Bar/Blog List

Presenter: Kerry Boyd-Preece

Kerry talked about the importance of having adding a gadget list for links to blogs and websites.  I will definitely need to revisit and do a deep dive with this presentation.

My Learning Support Coordinator Website

Collaborative Teaching and Learning

What is visible teaching and learning?

Presentor: Dorothy Burt

The definition for visible áccording to the Oxford dictionary, 'that can be seen.

The Manaiakalani programme's pedagogy and kaupapa is teaching and learning is visible.  There are no barriers for learners, setting everyone up for success!  This means teachers and colleagues need to ensure their practice is visible  - planning, learning outcomes, feedback and feedward for their students, whanau and colleagues.

It is important the learning journey is completely visible!

Dorothy emphasised the use of digital technology so young people can learn how to be successful and practise this lifelong skill.

Google web sites are a fantastic online tool for young people and colleagues to access learning.

Google web sites  are...

• mobile                                                    
• visible
• accessible
• connected
• rewindable learning
• authentic 

Learn Create Share  according to McNaughton, Jesson, Wilson 2018

Kerry Boyde-Preece did a deep dive on Multi Modal - an inclusive approach to teaching in a digital environment. The key concepts of this presentation was:

• engagement
• personalised learning
• acceleration
• empowering

You need ....

• a great bag of tricks!

• limit the links

• back it up with sound pedagogy

• get your learners on task - behaviour & cognitively

• access authentic texts and modes

Your class site is an excellent opportunity to present multi modal learning and multi textual.
I enjoyed the opportunity to view a range of Google web sites that teachers had created.  I certainly saw sites that were creative with their presentations both visually and with a range of authentic learning tasks.  
My next learning opportunity was to make two Google web sites.  With the outstanding support from Hannah West she expertly supported me to make a site.  Once again we were in small collaborative meet groups to brainstorm our topic.  We stayed in these groups whilst we made our sites.  

I will be practising and editing my site, especially the positioning of information so it looks professional and eye-catching.  This will be my focus this week!

Mars Mission

I have also been practising my website skills in my role as Learning Support Coordinator.
Blog Etiquette & Tips

I have also learnt that there is 'Blog Etiquette,' I had no idea!  If someone comments on my blog I need to reply.  I also learnt you need to push the publish button after you have replied!

I will also be deep diving into Blog Tips this week!

A fantastic day of digital learning!

Credit to all the Manaiakalani facilitators.