DFI Relection week 3

Kia ora e te whānau,

Wow, a full on day today but lots of time to create which was good. I tried my hand at animation in google slides, turning my photo into a cartoon in google draw and also in google draw creating an information page where I have introduced myself with my pepeha.

What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow as a professional? 

I like to play around with new digital skills myself before I introduce it to the students so I have managed to make that start today with some new learning. I will however like to take a gentler pace to explore it in more depth and the real learning for me is in the exploring/creating. That is where you discover you have missed a part in the puzzle and may need to go over it again.  

What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow in my personal life? 

I really love the creativity of the digital tools we use and I really do think we have to keep making it fresh and interesting in class. However, in my life outside of school I will be device free as much as possible. I am highly likely to not even carry my phone!

 What did I learn that could be used with my learners?

I think my students would love to create self portraits and this could be a great activity at the beginning of the year. Also I know they would love to create animations and cartoons to show their understanding and express themselves. 

Until next week

Ngā mihi

Kim