What did I learn that increased my understanding of Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedagogy?
Interesting points today discussed by Dorothy about the use of 'Blogger' as a platform instead of snapchat, Instagram, etc. It was pertinent to listen to her and understand the perspective of Manaiakalani. I wondered whether blogging was engaging the students, but a good point Dorothy brought about was the aspect of legally (for Year 7 & 8), functionally, securely, no extra sign-ins same password, etc. I wasn’t aware of the 3 check system, which provides a lot of protection.
The biggest take-away for me was the point raised about ‘authentic audience’, that sharing in-class if a student does not want to share is not authentic, I had never thought about this! By using blogger children are making a personalised choice to read a blog. Also like the idea that parents at home who get single syllable answers to the question 'What did you do today' can look at their child's blog and find out, then come at the question in a less investigative way and more gentle, such as 'I liked the post you made about cats, what was your favourite part of that?
- What did I learn that could be used with my learners?
Some great ideas around coding and using binary coding such as this website 'unplugged' where you can practice and learn about coding offline- here.
Also went to Scratch where we had a play about with tools and created a few of our own backgrounds and games. It was good to get a little more familiar with some of the tools and websites that are helpful to the teaching of coding. I think the survey I did below really shows that my next steps are to learn more about coding and therefore todays session was really valuable.
Also visited this website and looked at what TRAILBLAZERS are doing with teaching and introducing students to digital technology: see here for more on what they are doing and who they are.
Also went to Scratch where we had a play about with tools and created a few of our own backgrounds and games. It was good to get a little more familiar with some of the tools and websites that are helpful to the teaching of coding. I think the survey I did below really shows that my next steps are to learn more about coding and therefore todays session was really valuable.
Also visited this website and looked at what TRAILBLAZERS are doing with teaching and introducing students to digital technology: see here for more on what they are doing and who they are.
I went to the site
and looked at implementation of the Digital Curriculum in 2020. Many courses and ideas here to consider and look into.
I took the survey to look at where I am and will work my way through the resources to up-skill myself.
and looked at implementation of the Digital Curriculum in 2020. Many courses and ideas here to consider and look into.
I took the survey to look at where I am and will work my way through the resources to up-skill myself.
Hey Bernard,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your thinking. I like the discussion points you raise around blogging and why Manaiakalani chose to use Blogger. I think that the 'authentic audience' is really important and I also think that it is important for students to understand their part in being an authentic audience too. Although, sometimes engineering comments for students is also important.
I persoanlly love Scratch and this part of the day made me excited for how I can teach my learners more in this area.
Thanks again for sharing,
Kelsey