Click on the picture to see the google site I created today.
Dorothy reminded us how important it is to keep learning visible not only to us but to all whanau. This concept makes us fall in line with the Treaty of Waitangi, the participation component.
She stated that success had always been measured upon the learners being able to jump into the teacher's head and be on "the same page" but she did counteract that "idea" further reinforcing "success" needing to be equitable and therefore accessible to everyone.
Kerry Boyde-Preece mentioned that our class sites should be "Multi modal" for our learners. Multi modal learning is when teachers provide several different types of resources to enhance a lesson. By creating Multi modal google sites we basically have the understanding that with learning it is not a 1 size fits all philosophy but we are able to provide a number of different options to cater for a range of abilities.
This has other benefits as well, our learners are engaged, motivated and really excited about their learning. The power that you have as a teacher in using this platform enables you to plant seeds to produce life long learners.
Kerry Boyde-Preece made a really cool analogy she stated that not only is your Class site an extension of your classroom but its very similar to a shop window-in the same way they are selling to the consumer -we too are selling what we have to our learners- it is our site that is our hook.
Kia ora Hedi,
ReplyDeleteYou have made an interesting shop window for your learners, well done. I hope that you get the chance to use something similar to this in your sessions.
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All the best,
Kelsey
Hello Heidi,
ReplyDeleteI agree, your Friendship site is very engaging and draws me in. It would be interesting to get feedback from your learners too! Have you tried it out on an ipad?
Ngā mihi,
Maria