DFI Revision: #9

He Wānanga Matatau Matihiko (DFI: Digital Fluency Intensive) 

Ubiquitous; A3 Anytime, Anywhere, Any pace. From Anyone It is about genuinely putting the learner at the center of teaching. Ako: is bending over backward to help them access & flourish in their area/s of learning. A3 became Distance Learning: The ability to learn when the teacher is not in front of you. Rewindable learning-if it's worth teaching it's worth capturing to make it more accessible to all learners at their pace. A huge key to making ubiquitous learning. Supported teachers to increase fluency in video, screen, audio capture tools so rewindable learning becomes easier & easier. When reflecting on kaupapa/pedagogy in light of the year- thinking about my own readiness to support ubiquitous learning. What have I taken forward? There are simply too many things to list here. I’ll just hit on two. 

1. I've learned and understood Manakalani goals, Goal 1: Our teachers are supported to acquire fluency using the basic tools our young people use for learning Goal 2: Our teachers are supported to acquire fluency using the basic tools required for effective teaching, planning, assessment, and professional learning Goal 3: Our teachers are supported to understand how digital technologies used effectively can have a significant impact on accelerating achievement outcomes Goal 4: Our teachers are supported to understand how the Manaiakalani pedagogy and kaupapa has been co-constructed over more than a decade to maximize the impact of effective teaching and learning in a digital learning environment. 

2. I've learned what an altruistic kaupapa Manaiakalani is  

There were various strategies and tools & techniques to learn in such a short time. If you really want to learn something, teach it to someone else, and if you really want to learn something you have to work at it every day. Stay focused on a core of information; repeat…repeat…and repeat until you “own” that block of information; the more you try to learn at first, the less you’ll know. Once you have an “anchor” or core of information, build another block…and another 

What I learned allows me to have better knowledge that empowers me to better support my own learning and teaching especially when I face challenges. I feel more supported in good times and bad and laugh more than before at my learning attempts. Many thanks to all the wonderful people in the DFI team for their unswerving support, encouragement, and sharing your knowledge with us all. Tēnei te mihi ki a koutou katoa

DFI#8 Computational Thinking

 He Wānanga Matatau Matihiko (DFI: Digital Fluency Intensive)

Still learning alongside students, it's amazing how fast they pick up new learning, techniques. This week students started using Google Keep for notetaking, their timetables thus saving a lot of trees as they would consistently lose the printed ones. Fairly happy with my blog now, looks better, have resized images, and embedded more of my learning.

Te whakaaro rorohiko-computational thinking.

There are 4 goals for DFI.  One is empowerment. Looked at Manaiakalani.blogspot.com. 37 cohorts ago it was started as a way to empower teachers & learners. Learned the history of how it emerged from Tamaki. Empowerment is "Advancing Rangatiratanga". May not apply to some but some have lived & breathed this-not having control over their lives or to change their circumstances. The word Agency-was a negative thing for many whānau i.e: Oranga Tamariki, CYPS. Changed the word to Empowered. Empowered all by allowing all to have access to digital tools, devices. Given examples of what disempowers -financial choice, housing/location, disposal of rubbish, shopping, access to health, education. oral language, stability. Watched "What Next" about the working poor.

Manakalani: The principles of Equity and Access are the same as the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi-Partnership, Participation, Protection; Giving people control over their lives and circumstances. Giving Equity and Access. Finally, understand the word ubiquitous!! 

I enjoy the talks given by Dorothy although it's a lot of head knowledge it is also good for the heart. Warm Fuzzies from learning how Manakalani empowers ALL students and their whānau

KERRY-computational thinking

Whakaaro Rorohiko: Digital fluency-when & why to use digital technologies. Feel confident, making the most of their time online. navigating, finding resources, sharing their stories

Tangata me te Rorohiko: Digital technologies;

Computational thinking is a set of problem-solving methods that involve expressing problems and their solutions in ways that a computer could execute. Breaking something down, pattern recognition, abstraction, and algorithm design

Kia Takatū ā-Matihiko-some good resources on there.

DFI Deep Dive - Future of Tech. AI, automation, and the impact of technology on our students. Its a

rapidly changing world develop new technologies, displacing old ones, and creating new opportunities.

Our students need to be empowered by having digital fluency and computational thinking skills so they

are not disadvantaged By raising whanau capacity-whanau are empowered.

Breakthrough technologies 2019 & 2020 and where the future is headed. Students are tech experts and

know more than any previous generation. By 2030 85% of the jobs that will exist haven't been created

yet.

Vicki-exam- OMG not feeling confident, will need to review, revise everything. Thanks for all the info. How many times can you re-sit?? Have the Skill Checklist to go through for the next few days until the test.

Explore Coding / Tuhi Waehere-Thanks for the opportunity to give coding a go.

Had a go at Minecraft and Lightbot. I didn't do too bad, normally I set this up, and whilst students are on this, I'm busy organizing another lesson, marking, or something teacher like. 

Need to try mihimaker again as I didn't get to finish. I want to take a screenshot to post

DFI #7 Devices

He Wānanga Matatau Matihiko (DFI: Digital Fluency Intensive)

Toku reo toku ohooho, toku reo, toku mapihi maurea
 My language is my awakening, my language is the window to my soul
 It sets my day up well starting with karakia, its a sense of meaning and connection to everyone. It helps me to get into the right mindset and settle down. He mihi tēnei ki te kaikarakia.
Worked on a Chromebook, initially, students gave me a crash course on it before this session. They thought I was having them on but it soon became apparent they were the experts and they turned into hard taskmasters. Role reversals experiencing what it is like for students working on Chromebooks and IPads.By the time this session started, I was more confident in my new skills on a Chromebook and keen to build on from this, learned some keyboard shortcuts.
CYBER SMART

The origin of this word comes from Australia. Learning outcomes can be the same but how you deliver it to students differs according to abilities.

Engage and empower students to be active confident participants in the digital world. ubiquitous-anywhere, anytime, anyplace, anyone

Make digital citizenship about the do's not the dont's. Teach kids what it means to be good cyber friends Can practice the do's and the digital competencies.

Deliberate teaching for:

Te tū atamai ngā ākonga-Smart Learners become cyber smart, 

Te tū atamai ngā tapuwae-Smart Footprints-create a positive digital footprint using blogs as a safe manageable and authentic way

Te tū atamai ngā whakapiringa-Smart relationships, be respectful, be kind online, write quality blogs, seeking help

Te tū atamai ngā whānau-Smart whānau:supporting family and whanau in partnership with the community. How do they connect with their child's learning?

Purposeful, designed lessons to be delivered. Teachers to be confident with the language. It takes practice to become confident in modeling & using cyber language. Look for opportunities for students to be cyber smart.  We want our students to be better equipped to understand and manage key online safety issues, create safe spaces for themselves and others, to have respectful online behavior, and know when and how to seek help.

There are lots of  cybersmart resources available to us on the Manaiakalani site to help us "prepare and empower our learners to manage in an online world