Digital Fluency Intensive Day 9

Ubiquitous

Ubiquitous  means accessible anytime, anywhere, any place. Learning Sites do exactly this. No student needs to miss out as by having your learning visible, every student can access it even when they are not at school. Also for those who need to revisit the lesson, it is visible so it is rewindable.

Being able to access the internet outside of school hours and outside of the classroom empowers the students to want to learn because they are not being disadvantaged. 

We offer our students the Summer Learning Journey, and Tuhi Mai, Tuhi Atu to keep them connected. Teachers are offered Toolkits, PLG's, Google exams and to participate in Tuhi Mai, Tuhi Atu so as to empower them to be on top of the learning they are setting up for their students.



These 9 weeks have been fabulous to empower me in my role as Facilitator and I look forward to sharing my knowledge with other inspired teachers in the future.

Digital Fluency Intensive Day 8

Devices

It is really important that as teachers we make the time to try out the devices our students are using for their learning. It was a wonderful opportunity to play with these devices today and feel the frustrations the students have when they are in them. 

It was also beneficial to remind ourselves of the shortcuts available on the devices, and how the language is the same no matter what device you are on.

Hapara has certainly made it more visible for teachers to ensure their students are in the right place at the right time. This visibility is the key to empowering the learners, the whānau and the teachers to partake in the Learn, Create, Share pedagogy.

It was really informative to learn how Manaiakalani 1:1 devices came about. Partnership, Participation, and Protection are all important to ensure there is engagement and whānau are able to experience this, but in a safe environment.

Screencastify is a great app that can be used by both students and teachers to show rewindable opportunities.  It was great to hear how others use this resource in their teaching.