Digital Fluency Intensive... Day # 5

DFI Session# 5 was about collaboration with sites. Making learning visible is part of our Manaiakalani learning kaupapa. Simply put visible learning means you can see it? Can our whanau see what their tamariki are learning? Can our tamariki see their own learning pathways? Our technology can remove the barriers that stop this from happening and will help contribute to their success in learning.

Learning shared in advance makes a difference to our learners. Modes are the methods we use to engage our learners. We need to hook our learners in so they remain curious and inspired rather than simply looking and walking on. Multimodal captures the learning of a number of learning styles rather than just one size fits all. “What engages one in learning doesn’t necessarily engage another...”(Chrissie Butler). When planning teachers should ask ‘Will this hook my learners?’ If not think again to avoid losing the learning connections that can be made.

 

Google Sites:

• Sites.google.com or if in drive: New - more - sites
• Have a folder dedicated to site with permissions set to share with everyone to avoid blocking visibility
• Class sites must be easy to navigate so students can access learning easily (within 3 clicks) - avoids barriers to learning
• Use post-its to map out site pages - sub pages + content etc
• Buttons can be created within sites and/or via google drawings
• Scroll down the 'insert' toolbar to find shortcuts to link images, charts, slides etc - all can be accessed directly from your google drive
• Embed YouTube playlists and a twitter feed
• Embed forms and their corresponding spreadsheets 

Angela, Sarah and I collaborated to create a multimodal site that will allow our learners to explore the storytelling of myths and legends through multi textual opportunities to extend and deepen their connections to the learning.  

Site Link

The link to our site is also on this spreadsheet created by Angela Moala. The thinking behind this awesome resource is explained in detail on her blog (Angela's blog reflection).