It started with a very warm welcome from Taipa Area School's DP and the junior kura class, followed by introductions from Dorothy, Kerry, Venessa and the rest of the group.
Dorothy's korero on the origins of Manaiakalani gave me an excellent insight into Manaiakalani's kaupapa and pedagogy. It is important for me to gain an understanding of the research that stands behind the success of Manaiakalani.
Once we got started we were inundated with tips and tricks. I learnt that you can organise the information in a google doc using the headings tool to create a table of contents to make it easier to find information in your documents. I also learnt that 'Google Docs' is a useful option when wanting to create an engaging document. I had always thought that the best option would be to use Google Drawings and was surprised by what can be achieved using docs instead. I was quite pleased with my google docs effort - see below. I know that the students in my class will also find this useful.
Once we got started we were inundated with tips and tricks. I learnt that you can organise the information in a google doc using the headings tool to create a table of contents to make it easier to find information in your documents. I also learnt that 'Google Docs' is a useful option when wanting to create an engaging document. I had always thought that the best option would be to use Google Drawings and was surprised by what can be achieved using docs instead. I was quite pleased with my google docs effort - see below. I know that the students in my class will also find this useful.
I learnt how to organise my bookmark bar and the folders in My Drive to improve my organisation and work flow. It felt great to be sure of where my most used files can now be accessed from. It has certainly motivated me to run a lesson on file organisation with my class as I realise it is never too late to get things sorted in all our Google Drives.
I think Google Groups is something that will really benefit me outside the classroom. I am a member of many messenger groups and facebook pages related to my boys sports teams. I think a few google groups could easily take the place of these communication lines and would be far more effective and efficient.
I also learnt a few things that I think I should've already known:
- The URL browser is called the OMNIBOX
- When pasting always used SHIFT, CTRL and V
- VOICE TYPING is a very useful tool to engage all writers.
I am really looking forward to our next DFI at Bay of Islands College next week.
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