Day 2 was just as intense as day 1, still full of fantastic learning and getting to challenge myself to try out new things. First we learnt about R.A.T for effective practice. Then we learnt about saving and tidying up book marks. To solidify my learning it really helped that we had 2 opportunities to create a google meet, share screen and change between tabs while sharing as well as recording with a buddy later in the day. Also, I love that you can do so many different things when creating an event in your calendar including adding the location that connects to google maps, create a google meet, add documents and google notes and several other things. Google Keep will be very useful for both tasks to complete at work (or I can use google tasks for this!) and lists for shopping/reading/websites at home. I look forward to going over my learning and notes from both days and practicing my new skills this term! See below for the video I recorded with my buddy looking at a blog from a student at my school from their Summer Learning Journey 🙂
I agree – it is intense…but so much good practical tools to make life easier. My bookmarks and tab groups are a life saver – I feel like I could do the course again and learn a whole bunch more!
Hope you continue to enjoy it Stephanie.
Kate
Kia ora Stephanie,
It is wonderful to hear that you are enjoying the challenge of DFI and pushing yourself to try new things. Learning about the R.A.T model for effective practice is such a great way to ensure our digital tools are truly enhancing our teaching.
I am so impressed that you managed to navigate creating Google Meets, sharing screens, and recording with a buddy all in one day—that is a lot of new workflows to manage at once! Tidying up your bookmarks and exploring Google Keep are also fantastic ways to stay organised both at kura and at home. It is such a helpful tool for keeping those to-do lists in one place.
Mā te wā,
Natalie @DFI