Devices

When it comes to the option of choosing between devices for the digital classroom there are a few things to consider.

Manaiakalani Cybersmart program is also very useful to prepare the students to be smart online. The Smart Surfing Basics on their site I found quite insightful to guide the students to know how to make smart searches and to get the right information. I adapted one of the slides for my students.

Enabling Access

Good discussion on teachers and students connecting with each other. Thanks for sharing the link to Manaiakalani PLD site

I got some feedback on my new site and it is always nice to look at your site through the eyes of someone else.

"Visible teaching and learning - 4, Rewindable learning - 4 , Multimodal content - 4, Multitext content ie a variety of texts supporting the 'main' text - 4, Opportunities for learners to be creative. Love the comparison between old and new sites, also adds are such a great idea"

Collaborate Learning

Our last session was intense. Our first session covered Multi-modal as a topic. Setting up the "Hook" for the students to "pull" them into learning was under discussion. If the setting is right it will empower our students and enable them to create, share and learn. The sequence could be in any order. What will be very evident is that it will be self directed learning in a positive/warm environment.

Multi-modal design should be the "new" aim of every teaching class site. That will make sure the site is set up to differentiate learning to meet each student where they are.

I started a new site on Wood Turning. The idea is to have a multi-modal site at the end of the day.  I start  by introducing basic wood turning information and work my way up to more advance information and projects. Setting up the "hooks" by making sure all type of media are used in the construction of the site.

https://sites.google.com/boic.school.nz/woodturning/basics

The Wood Turning site is still in progress. It is a pity time is so limited. I look forward in developing the site and to transfer these concepts and skills I gain to my other class sites when I update them.