Today was focussed on devices. We had some time with a Chromebook and an ipad. This integrated well with the Manaiakalani kaupapa because the explanation covered why these devices are the choices for use with the Manaiakalani model. There was also 101 Hapara Teacher Dashboard, a play with the Digital Dig anda chance to register for the Google Educator exam.
We were asked to create a screencast with reference to one of the content areas of the Manaiakalani cybersmart curriculum. I looked at Smart Media because I think this topic is a really interesting area for students and teachers to investigate. There is a lot of content that can be used or adapted to fit the age, stage and delivery angle, and it fits into a variety of learning areas for secondary school students.
Friday 8 November 2019
Friday 1 November 2019
DFI te rā tuawhitu
Today's session was dedicated to the two new learning areas of the Technology Curriculum - CT (Computational Thinking) and DDO (Developing Digital Outcomes). We were very fortunate to have Vivienne from OMG Tech with us sharing lots of great resources and ideas for use to meet the PO (progress outcomes) of these two areas. These things should be linked to our Maker-y site so that teachers have a 'one stop shop'.
OMG Tech lessons is a great resource with lots of lesson plans, ideas, videos.
Hour of Code which I have used in classes for a few years. The most wonderful find of the day was Minecraft in te reo Māori - change the language bottom right of the page.
Another activity highlighted was Kodable for pre readers. Teachers were advised to check which activities work on the ipad.
Scratch (Simple Maze Game example and 10 Block challenge) and Scratch junior were shown. You can now bring your own photos into Scratch Junior - add blank button then click top right, draw frame, tap camera, take photo. and it is automatically added.
Compute it for coding beginners.
Vysor is an extension for the Google Chrome browser that connects to an app on your android smartphone, enabling you to control your phone from your PC or Mac using the mouse/trackpad and keyboard. Everything happens via a USB cable, which you'll need to connect the phone to your computer's USB port.
Also covered were the Binary number system., ASCII American standard code for information exchange and Hex codes and how colours work from 00-FF.
Overall this was a very useful day to set teachers up with resources, ideas and a link to a company really working hard to empower teachers to empower their learners in this space.
OMG Tech lessons is a great resource with lots of lesson plans, ideas, videos.
Hour of Code which I have used in classes for a few years. The most wonderful find of the day was Minecraft in te reo Māori - change the language bottom right of the page.
Another activity highlighted was Kodable for pre readers. Teachers were advised to check which activities work on the ipad.
Scratch (Simple Maze Game example and 10 Block challenge) and Scratch junior were shown. You can now bring your own photos into Scratch Junior - add blank button then click top right, draw frame, tap camera, take photo. and it is automatically added.
Compute it for coding beginners.
Vysor is an extension for the Google Chrome browser that connects to an app on your android smartphone, enabling you to control your phone from your PC or Mac using the mouse/trackpad and keyboard. Everything happens via a USB cable, which you'll need to connect the phone to your computer's USB port.
Also covered were the Binary number system., ASCII American standard code for information exchange and Hex codes and how colours work from 00-FF.
Overall this was a very useful day to set teachers up with resources, ideas and a link to a company really working hard to empower teachers to empower their learners in this space.
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