DFI session 5 Collaboration with Sites

Visible Learning

• To inform others 
• Sharing teaching and learning and making it visible

Class Sites - In lesson 5, my partner and I created a multi-modal site for our learners.

https://sites.google.com/glentaylor.school.nz/sciencesitestatesofmatters/home

 No. 1 rule "have sites  that are 3 clicks away from any learning"

DFI Session 4

Data Collection 

• Excellent way to create a survey in minutes 
• Can work well to get student voice 
• Can be done often and for regularly

Google Maps 

• Interactive Tool 
• Can be used to collect data 

Spread Sheets 

• Data collection
• Multiple ways to graph data 

DFI Session 3 Media

Media 

Streaming video and recordings is an excellent way to share and rewind learning content. In addition, drones can further enhance visual effect and teaching.

Youtube content can be a good source of media and  information.  In contrast, it is recommended to use Google Drive when uploading media.  benefits include legal protections and safe accessible sharing.   

Google drawing is an excellent creating tool. It can be  used to create and share an endless array of art work . Here we have a rose that was done in   approximately 1.5 hours on Google Drawing.    

Creating using Google Drawing

DFI Session 2 Google Keeps

DFI Session 2: Note Taking Made Simple 

What is Google Keeps?  Keeps essentially is a platform for note taking.  Contents can include texts, images and Audio.

Benefits:  The real advantage of 'Google Keeps' is having a central location to store notes, ideas and information that could be used later on.  The purpose behind it is to have an inter-grated platform where information can be stored and can be accessed with ease. 

Moving forward: Much like new apps and tools it important to explore, use and regularly experiment with the platform.  I hope to centralise note taking and make retrieving notes more easier.

DFI Session 1

Digital Fluency Intensive

Goals of DFI - Acquire digital fluency and learn the basics of Google

From observing and reading the blogs of others DFI session 1 gives a us a brief history of Manaiakalani "hook from heaven' and its mission to empower its tamaraki by making teachers digitally fluent.  

DFI session in 1- Google Groups - an excellent way to communicate and hang out with others, share and receive documents.   

Some basics to remember and check off.  

Google Drive

• Create Folders
• Access Folders
• Organise files within Folders
• Manage Folder permissions
• Work with Office files 
• Work with Apple files
• Work with other non-Google files eg pdfs
• Upload Files
• Convert Files
• Share Files
• Share non-Google files
• Add Folders to your Google Drive
• Share a Resource Folder in Drive
• Add Files in Drive, without moving them from their ‘home’

Google Documents

• Create a Google Document
• Share a Google Document
• Share a Google Document with copy restrictions
• Format (word process) a document
• Layout a Document
• Use headers and bookmarks effectively
• Collaborate using Google Docs
• Provide Feedback with Comments in Docs 
• Provide Feedback with Suggested Edits in Docs
• Direct Comments to specific users
• Add links to comments
• Access and Review Revision History in Google Docs
• Review Comments in Google Docs for Contributions
• Revert to Earlier Versions of Google Docs
• Use Explore Tool effectively
• Citation tools to avoid plagiarism including footnotes
• Master Voice Typing
• Paste without formatting, clear formatting
• Find and replace
• Create Tables and manage properties 
• Get Add-ons
• Manage Add-ons
• Script Editor