Today was my first day of the DFI online course. I am looking forward to what I will learn here! Today we learnt the history of Manaikalani since it started and how learn, create, share was developed and how it is shown to improve learning for akonga. Some useful things I learnt today that I look forward to using professionally are how to change/limit access to folders within my google drive that have shared access, adding shortcuts into folders to save time, using smart chips in google docs, and setting up google groups for emailing groups of parents or colleagues. To use with my learners I have created my first bitmoji that I can personalise slides with and I will check out edpuzzle to create activities or quizzes from videos for my class. In my personal life I will start with tidying up and organising my bookmarks. Today was jam packed with learning and I look forward to our next session!
Kia ora Stephanie,
It was wonderful to have you join us for Day 1 of the DFI, and your reflection highlights a perfect mix of pedagogical understanding and practical application. It’s so important to see how the Learn, Create, Share framework directly supports our ākonga, and I’m thrilled that you’ve already found value in tools like Google Groups and folder shortcuts to streamline your professional mahi. Taming those bookmarks is a perfect “quick win” to start the year organised!
Fiona
Great job Whaea Stephanie. Taming those bookmarks has definitely made managing our tabs and returning to the “gold nuggets” websites and docs we need.
Kia pai tō rā.