DFI Session 4: Dealing with Data

Learn, Create, Share
We connected with Manaiakalani's pedagogy this morning. Dorothy spoke to us about sharing and she mentioned that we have been sharing for a long time and that we are only constrained by time, place, and people. She mentioned that we have always had an audience with our learning, including the class, school, local community and Manaiakalani have embraced the power of online users, and provided children an opportunity for a real, authentic, audience. 

Blogger

• We are able to provide this legally, systematically, securely
• There is no new sign in required for G Suite users
• Guarantee three check system
• Largest audience reach via Google
• Multi purposed
• Can be used by students and teachers

Google Forms

Venessa talked us through google forms, which is great because I've never made a form before. It looked very simple and easy to navigate. We then split into our small digital bubbles to create our own google form. 

Google MyMaps

Gerhard talked us through Google MyMaps, which I have never used or seen before. He showed us how to use this tool and showed how it can be used for teaching measurement and comparing the growth in scales. We moved into our small digital bubbles and had some time to create our own map. I still need to learn more about MyMaps.

Google Sheets

Gerhard took us through Google Sheets and how we can use it effectively as educators. I really enjoyed the freeze feature, as this makes it so much easier to keep track of learners across different curriculum areas.

We split into small ability-based groups to work through the features of Google Sheets more carefully. Venessa was very helpful and showed us how to freeze rows and columns, find averages and sums of data, as well as create and input graphs or charts into the sheet.

Blogging Data

Dorothy talked us through the statistics available behind the scenes on blogger. I didn't realize how many amazing statistical analyses were available on blogger itself! Dorothy made me consider the authenticity of our online audience and our learners creating content that they actually want to share and talk about. This also made me think about the importance of time and giving my learners time to explore other blogs and contribute to their own blogs. I decided to analyze one of the students blogs from another school. Take a look at the graph I made using Google Sheets and Google Draw.

DFI Session 3: Media

Creating Texts, Shapes and Images in Google Slides



Google Slides and Drawing
In the DFI session today we used Google Slides and Google Drawing to create shapes, texts and images. I really like working with Google Slides because it can be easily embedded and shared into the class learning sites, blogs with students. The formatting is clear and consistent and the most current slides are always at the top.

U Tube and Playlist for Teachers
U Tube for teachers helps save videos to a playlist. Playlists allow users to organize videos and save them under different titles.

The 'create' element of LCS is a very important part of the process for me. Going through the Manaiakalani kaupapa each week is definitely helping me gain a better understanding of each element and how to implement it.

DFI Session 2: Workflow

In one of the DFI session, we had to select a blog post from one of the Manaiakalani Mail Outs links and discuss with my group. We had to preferably select a child’s blog from the ‘Learners Learning’ section and answer the following questions and also add our thoughts as well.

Questions and thoughts to drive our conversation: 

1. What was the teaching design behind this post?
2. What was the learner’s response ie the post content
3. Who responded to the post and how did this support the learning experience or contribute more to the learning of the child.

This was a really great activity to reflect on how learners blog posts and also the comments that were made to the learner's post. It showed me that the comments that people make to the learner's blog post have a huge impact on their learning and self-confidence. It gives them ownership of their learning and their creation.

Google Meet

In today's DFI session I learned so much about Google Meet that I didn't know before. I learned that you can access Google Meet through Gmail, Calendar, and Hyperlink.

Google Keep
Google Keep is really fast, even on older devices. Adding quick notes is as simple as tapping the text box at the top of the Keep window and typing — it's best for those times when someone's giving you a phone number or address that you want to remember, but tapping a half-dozen times just to start typing makes you wish you had pen and paper. Just below the quick-note field are the individual buttons for text notes, checklists, voice notes and images, and adding each of them is just as quick.

DFI Session 1: Core Business

Kia ora. Today I was privileged to hear Dorothy Burt speak about the history of Manaiakalani and how the learn, create, share pedagogy was founded and has developed over the years. 

I will continue to use voice typing with my students and explore different ways to maximise this tool such as making sure students change the language settings. I may also try using Google Docs with headers set up so that students can use the same doc over multiple sessions.
Today I learnt more about Google Groups and will definitely use the tags and topic features to help find past communication more efficiency.  

I used Google Docs to make this poster. My poster is an invitation card for a house warming party.

All About Me

  




Hi Everyone, It's Ravina here. I am teaching a wonderful class of Year 4,5 & 6 students at Ruapotaka School in Glenn Innes. I really enjoy teaching and teaching is very rewarding. I believe that all children are unique and have something special that they can bring to the classroom. I will assist my students to express themselves and accept themselves for who they are, as well embrace the differences of others.









I have two teenage children of my own. My first child  is a 18 year old boy, attends Auckland University and studying Bachelor of Engineering. My second child is a 15 year old girl in Year 11 and attends Pakuranga  College.                                                                                                

I completed my studies at The University of Auckland. I gained a Degree in Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Education (Honours), Masters of Education (First Class Honours) and I started studying PhD in education. 


I studied PhD in education but did not complete it due to some family circumstances. At some stage I will go back and complete my PhD in Education.  


I also completed a Teacher refresher Programme at The University of Auckland. Due to Covid-19 I am not sure if I will be allowed to go and complete my PhD that I left or I will have to re-do a whole new degree.


Things I really enjoy are walking, cooking, singing, dancing, reading and talking to people.


With the outbreak of Coronavirus being declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, people worldwide are facing a major challenge. Coronavirus has significantly affected all of our lives, but it is also challenging our ability to adapt and be resilient. COVID-19 is reviving the need to explore online teaching and learning opportunities.

Online education

The education sector is responding to quarantine with a sudden shift to online                                            learning. Nonetheless, online teaching requires careful thinking about how learners                                    and teachers are equipped for the shift and serious consideration about whether                                      the teaching style is still effective when taken from the classroom and transposed                                      to technological devices. Moreover, inequalities are exacerbated when it comes to                                      access to technology and to digital devices. Many learners suffer a form of digital                                        inequality whereby they lack the connections and devices to learn remotely. In fact,                                    this outbreak widens the gap between those able to access digital learning                                                  opportunities and those who are shut out. Access is not equal, and we see                                                  inequality growing. And yet, even though the immediate focus is now on technology 
and tools, the most compelling quality is still human compassion. As you already know, 
no technology will be able to replace a teacher's expertise, enthusiasm and 
human approach to education!