Take a look at sites!

What did I learn that increased my understanding of Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedagogy?

Today's powerful word used by Dorothy was visible''.

∙Technology through class sites makes our teaching and learning visible - this is the whole kaupapa.

∙Having a class site with visible links the children can see and participate in the learning.

∙Making it visible is important not only to the learner but also whanau and teacher.

∙Keeping the learning journey visible to the learner is a powerful tech tool it is never invisible.

∙Technology has made learning visible to students. 

∙Students have the ability to read the teachers mind leading to success.

∙WALT's have opened the learning journey engaging the learner with the child at the centre.

∙Manaiakalani has gifted the teachers and children the learning process through class sites.

∙There is a real audience and purpose to inform others and create points of view.

I enjoyed Kerry's presentation on the window dressing clip from Mary Queen of Shops. It was very interesting and a great way of making us reflect as teachers on not over doing or under doing our tech work. Also I guess creating steps that are easy to access.

What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow as a professional?

Unfortunately I found today's session quite fast paced and I am finding this online learning quite daunting at times. I missed a couple of steps to begin the part of making a google site from scratch just by being on a previous link in Gareth's section.  Became a little better with the second part of group work with creating the beginnings of a second site.  However that too became challenging to follow so I made the decision for my own sanity to leave the hangout an hour earlier to finishing:(

This week coming I would like to revise my notes and give the create a new site a third go. Perhaps may need a google hang out time with Cheryl in order for her to answer my 'troubleshooting' 

questions.

What did I learn that could be used with my learners?

Another useful reading site called Epic readers that I signed up too which looks like a great reading tool for myself and my learners to use. 

The journal site that shows teacher notes for the new Junior Journal readers.

Viewing the beginnings and workings of making a future reading group site.