Back in the days students used many natural resources to create learning - making huts, weaving flax, build mud sculptures, etc. These days we need to think about ways that we can allow this freedom to create for students, using digital technologies. Many options are available for this purpose: stop motion animation, videos, writing music, virtual tours of the world, and so much more.
The illiterate of the 21st Century will not be those who cannot read ad write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.
Youtube
Creating playlists for students to view can decrease distraction for students viewing irrelevant videos. Below is a playlist I have created to experiment with this new learning. Embedding playlists (like how I have done here) into class sites makes it easier for students to access the right video, first time. My next learning steps are to remove the 'extras' that are part of youtube, ie, removing the comments, the side view, and the option to view the videos in youtube, rather than remaining on the class site.
Live Streaming
Students can live locally, but learn globally. This can be used to live stream sporting events to whanau, but also throughout the school so that students can watch the events as they happen in class.
Google Draw
Had a go again today creating buttons using google draw. I created buttons that will be used for our new school site, giving students access to all their learning and blogs. Google draw can also be very useful when creating infographics. Pictures can be loaded to google draw, and overlays can be used so that when clicking in certain parts of a picture, it could link you to another page, or give some information. This would be great for our current learning about the Marae. Students can create an infographic labelling the parts of a marae.
Google Slides
Google slides are useful for creating animations, lesson plans and much more. From what we had learnt today, I'm excited to give google slide a go for my planning. I'm hoping to create a flipped learning environment for my target maths group (this is currently my teacher inquiry). Students would be able to access the slides at all times, meaning that any past learning can be 'rewinded' and revisited again.
Reflective Questions
What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow as a professional?
- Google slides for planning flipped learning content
- Google draw for creating my class and school site
What did I learn that could be used with my learners?
- Google draw to create infographics
- Google slides to share their learning - possibly use this with screencastify
You have accomplished an incredible amount in one session Vanessa. This is most impressive. I enjoyed reading about the various uses you are finding for this in your class and your school.
ReplyDeleteI love creating with digital technologies as you mention, but I do hope that you keep on with creating with natural resources too :) My personal vision is to double the creativity options for learners by adding the digital to the natural!
Thanks for sharing
Dorothy