Angela Hamilton Blog

Managing Workflow It was great to hear from everybody what they have made use of this week from our new learning last weekend and if there were any issues.  We all joined a Hangout with Dorothy and she gave us some useful information and reminders about the importance of: R ecognise effective practice A mplify this - recognise and sharing what is going on in classrooms with great learning happening T urbocharge - using technology to do things that we weren’t able to do before doing these things creates: E ffective Practice   We explored the Group Hangout and with a small number of people where everyone got to have a turn at presenting and speaking to the group. This was really beneficial to have a go so that we could troubleshoot issues and practice before "doing it for real". It was great during this exercise and a recorded Hangout discussion that we had at the other end of the day to reflect on how brand new stuff is scary and it's definitel...

Manaiakalani Kaupapa and Pedagogy It was valuable to learn today about the establishment and first years of Manaiakalani and how the Learn, Create, Share pedagogy was an integral part of the organisation prior to any focus on students having one to one devices. Knowing the importance of the pedagogy in creating engagement and successful learners without or with minimal technology involved makes me feel confident in how we having been establishing Learn, Create, Share and how introducing more use of technology will be a natural fit. In addition, understanding the importance of communication with our whānau during the journey was highlighted for me. New Learning to Improve Confidence, Capability and Workflow Professionally and Personally The link below shows a poster created using new functions to assist with navigating and creating in Google Docs. We also completed a Scavenger Hunt which gave me new knowledge and skills using the Explore Tool within Google D...