Final Session of DFI 😢

Although this is the last session, it is just the beginning of a new chapter, to the Journey of DFI.
Today was about reflecting about our journey in DFI, what we had experience and endured through this journey.
Was hoping to sit the exam today, however I will get the chance soon (24hrs) to be able to sit down, and zone into the exam - Nervous and excited at the same time. (😃😅😁)
Am truly grateful and honoured to have meet and worked alongside everyone in our cohort. We are so NEAT! As I mentioned at the beginning, "This is the beginning of a new chapter for all of us."

  Growing and developing more through the DFI workshops has once again re-opened my digi-world eye and mind with excitement and joy. I've enjoyed going through the eyes of Google Suite. From the apps, to the extensions; to shortcuts: even to using other browsers for my tauira to gain and become familiar to use.

Today's finally kaupapa - UBIQUITOUS 
such a flash kupu, with an ANYTHING, ANYWHERE, ANY PACE purpose. Providing the means for LEARNING to Rewindable, Availability and Accessibility. Not only for ourselves, but for our tauira and their whānau. There is always that thought and gut feeling of having missed out on something, you never really know if there is a BACK-UP! Well thin again, because being UBIQUITOUS is exactly that BACK-UP/CATCH UP that we are always wanting.

Devices - DFI 8

Working collaboratively with the learner, their whānau and the wider school-community. Empowering and making connections to inspire from make stronger connections and also instilling into their learning. To be a Digital citizen, is about being aware of CyberSmart, making the right choices and decisions.

Binding documents like Kawa of Care is the starting point for all to match a collective agreement. Thinking and being collaborative with whānau, the user/learner and school.

This is all part-in-parcel of the 3 P's - Partnership, Participation, Protection.

Points of view are such as Partnership/Participation - ako ia a whānau or community experience; engagement with decision making and ownership of devices and sources.

- many sources and branches of partnership  with T:T(teacher to teacher), T;L (teacher to learner), L:L (learner to learner) L:F (learner to family), F:F (family to family). Wider sources of partnership through :commerce - Philanthropist - Academics - BOT - Developers

which then leads to the Protection for all parties. Hapara provides this as a guiding surface and link of partnership, like being designed in partnership, showing visibility and uniformity across the digital area.

Types of devices to excel and extend for our tauira are used in many avenues. Ipads and chromebooks that are best suited for the learner and developed and programmed by the Teacher which is accessible to the learner as well as the whānau whānui.

Todays Digital dig Refresher was awesome. It's something that I can do with my students. As an opening to the new term and also revising the current kaupapa/lesson's taught prior. Another awesome tool we learnt today was using Screencastify. Speaking to and with the screen. This is a wicked tool to use. I look forward to using to enhance my teaching and learning for my class. I can do it, as can the students.

DFI - Media: Day 3

Wow! What a day!
From becoming a blogger, to learning the nicks and nabs of YouTube, Streaming, to being an ANIMATOR! Wow what more can I say! The world of DIGITAL LEARNING at it's best is indeed the world of CREATIVITY!😅😍😆
Bringing Digital Animation to the room and embedding its perks and skills to create something amazing. Whether its using Google Slides or Google Drawings.
How enjoyable today has been.

Jumping back into my tauira shoes today has given me an avenue for my own students who want to become graphic artist, designers or programmers and show them how effective Google Slides and Drawing can do this.
This has also provided me with an insight into the eye of a graphic designer and how to process something simple and turn it into something amazing.



As a lead into using Google Slides for our kaupapa this wāhanga, I can feel the excitement and joy that my tauira will be in when creating our animations of Bikes!

Looking forward to adding more mātauranga to my kete in Te Ao Matahiko.

DFI Day 2

Dipping back through one of the focal areas of Manaiakalani's process of LEARN is all in all part in parcel of understanding more on how we are reflective, and put effective practice into action.

Learn is more than what we teach the students, it is also about how we are also learners. Developing and producing more and more as an effective practitioner, educator to inspire our tauira that reflecting is alright, it is good to share and offer ideas. Being able to LEARN is also Recgonising how to Amplify the learning before getting that last Turbocharge going.

Something I am wanting to introduce to my tauira, is utilizing Google Calendar and Keep to set or assign task and reminders.

Sharing and sending reminders via mail can sometimes be a drag, however preparation is known to be the hidden secret that fits in with organisation. So as a follow on from organising and sorting their own G Drives, this could be the next hook.

Time-management and myself are best friends at times, this is where Google Calendar and Keep come into play. Having the capability of syncing between my PC and mobile device. Reminders that I need continuously are awesome to

Communication and Networking is the key to better success.

Looking forward to next week.

DFI Day 1-2019

Traveling through time, just like our tīpuna did from Hawaiiki to Aotearoa to understand just how Manaiakalani first embarked its footsteps here to Aotearoa. It was awesome to see the growth in student achievement with the use of digital devices.

The world of Google is more than just the average web server that we use, with its usual apps such as 
that we use daily. There are hidden shortcuts, windows that are always enjoyable to discover and learn about. 
Diving into Google Docs even more has been great. Reminds me of being in IT class back in college and learning new tricks, links and cuts to make things simpler.

For many of my students, they are new to the concept of Chromebooks and the world of Google.
Initiating the formats and platforms from the beginning such as using Google docs, and setting the page up together will be a starting point. However, I do have student's that are already familiar with Google docs, there is always room for improvements and developing.

At first, I thought add-ons and extensions were all about coding and decoding apps, however it was the total opposite. Its about being able to provide other options and other applications to make the document/s better for the users while working in Google Docs.

I enjoyed meeting and being with everyone today. Looking forward to next week.

Signing out for now!