DFI 9 Revision

 Revision

Ubiquitous Learning

Learner at the Centre of all that we do.
Ability to learn online without  teacher.

Classroom programme carries on without us because of Digital Fluency eg on Fridays.

Benefits shown over Summer Holidays with no slippage of Reading and Writing.

Rewindable Learning.

During Lockdown -

I was proud of getting out of my very private comfort zone and putting myself out there on our Class Blog, Google Meets with my class and videoing myself for our Class Site. I learnt how to do so many techie things on the run as I needed them to support my class with their Distance Learning. 

I regret being available to my students and parents 24/7 - I was being contacted from 6am to 10pm the boundaries of a school day certainly grew! If there is a next time I will use the technology to allow my students to learn anytime, anywhere, any place without me having to be physically available during all those times.

The thing I'm taking forward is continuing to use my Class Site on a daily basis - to frontload my students, to inform my parents and to stay connected with them, to provide rewindable learning for my students, and as a place to share our learning journey. I have found since using our site I am better organised and planned with easy links to other facets of Google and have certainly reduced the need for copious amounts of paper.

The DFI experience has certainly made me a more Digitally Fluent teacher, professional and individual. It has given me the confidence to try new things, to experiment with new ways of doing things and to communicate and share with others that I need to.

DFI 8 Computational Thinking

 Computational Thinking

During our WWW this morning there was a great explanation of how the principles of Manaiakalani sit under the framework of UDL. Great to be able to have these Professional discusssions with a group of colleagues to clarify our thinking and to help each other out - made me realise the power of togetherness even though we only see each other remotely.

Empowered - Dorothy

Especially evident during Lockdown.

Nigel Latta - Technology and the link to empowerment.

Computational Thinking - Kerry

The new Digital Technologies Curriculum

Digital Fluency vs Digital Technologies

Digitally Fluent - Confident in online environment, enabling students to make the most of their time online, find resources and share learning online, comfortable delivering in 1-1 learning environment. Synthesis, validate information online. 

Digital Technologies - 2 Aspects

Computational thinking.

Design and develop Digital Outcomes.

Computational Thinking                                                   Design and develop Digital Outcomes.

Interesting to understand that the activities for these areas of the curriculum do not all have to be via devices but also using 'unplugged' activities. And in fact many of the activities we already do during our programme come under this umbrella - we just hadn't considered them in this way! It certainly isn't as scarey as first thought.

The difference between Computational Thinking and Design and Developing Digital Outcomes and examples of activities for each one.

Future of Technology - Maria

Ethic and Moral Questions - I had a go at the Moral Machine - definitely very thought provoking and Maria raised some very important questions about the programming of driverless vehicles and decisions made when they counter certain dilemnas.

Coding

I am familiar with Scratch Junior after having been introduced to it by my Facilitator and have used this with my class on their Ipads. They are very quick to pick it up and run with it! Although not always attentive to the directions of the task we give them! It would be great to introduce something new - maybe Light Bot? Great to actually view Minecraft. I have heard so much about it and seen my own children use it at home but haven't actually had a go myself. Can definitely see the potential for using it in their learning it is so appealing and engaging but also addictive!

Sat in on Rachel's session of Scratch with Venessa. Great to see the progression from Scratch Junior. 

Set up an account for Scratch and had a go but definitely a lot more difficult than Scratch Junior!

I can see why Scratch Junior was created and the most appropriate App for my Year 2s. Will continue using this with my class and upskilling myself there before attempting Scratch again!

I have managed to enrol for the exam! (An exam in itself!!) Time to reflect on what I know and find useful in my Junior class, my Professional life and in my personal life!

DFI 7 Devices

 Devices

Being Cybersmart - Fiona Grant

Digital Citizenship - Empowering people, Keeping our students secure AND smart.

Modelling the positive - more about the 'cans' than the 'can'ts'. Make the positive the Norm.

Students being able to identify what's right and what's acceptable.

Remembering to set up the class culture for this at the beginning of each new year.

Hapara Teacher Dashboard - Lenva/Dorothy

- Visibility of what the students are doing / about the learning not the technology.

Chrome Books - Dorothy

1:1 Devices Equity in learning.

Control / shows you all the shortcuts!!

IPads - Nicola

Stylus a must.

Shared folder in the Drive to share projects for stidents on IPads.

Having a go on the Ipad was great and I was able to help my colleagues some - but definitely missed not having the children from my class there to help me with the next steps when needed!!

A link to my IPad Explain Everything Cybersmart Lesson

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I1LVY_jNlcnjhgbxOnx7Uknz0iLRXzlN/view?usp=sharing

Great idea to make projects on the IPad for learning - but still very difficult to do new learning on the IPad and remembering the content to be added!!

Bloglist Sidebar Gadgets - Kelsey ***Rewind the learning on this***

Time, time, time, is needed to be an expert on a new device!

Great to learn alongside the class from the beginning of the year - hard to flick between the 3 devices for short periods of time without a real purpose.