Heoi ano, this morning we learned about ubiquitous learning, how does a learner retain their levels of literacy outside school time ie, during the summer holidays. Manaiakalani came up with the Summer Learning Journey where kids can create posts during the holidays. Research has indicated that literacy levels stay high for students who participate in the SLJ.
Today was a big day for our intake, examination day!!! Although, I have opted to sit my exam after completing some sessions that I missed. So despite being in attendance, I was revising by reading tutorials from the Learning Center in the G suite. I have to say that these apps are all so user friendly, super responsive and easy to use. They all add a lot of order and simplicity to many of our tasks as teachers.
I feel like Batman building his utility belt, each pouch containing a Google app. Here are all the apps I've been researching (with a whole lot more learning to be done.)
Tenei te mihi nui ki nga kaiako o tenei kaupapa, nga mihi!!!
When I think of all our professional development mahi to date, I am reminded of a whakatauaki by Kawiti, a Ngati Hine leader (see below). I interpret it to mean that while we cherish and strive to uphold our traditional knowledge, we must also be receptive to change and the tools therein to ensure the continued survival of our matauranga and tikanga (knowledge and way of life).
Using the myriad programmes from the Google suite, I believe our students will benefit greatly. The sharability will also enable whanau to see what's going on in our classes.
Tena koe Dion
ReplyDeleteWhat a forward thinking outlook you have on learning about technology that can enhance students learning but still grounded in your whakapapa. When you're ready to dive a little deeper check out the wonderful resources on code.org. There's a nice introduction to code for students plus more to take them into some deeper learning and it's all in Te Reo Māori https://hourofcode.com/no/mi . Happy to you help you get going with any of this ;)