Using Hangouts with students talking about favourite places. Groups of 3 students, each in a different part of the building.
Voice typing needs to be near wifi points. Do with students in Writing this coming week.
Google translate is useful if download app and hold phone over phrases and short paragraphs. It will translate into English.
GOOGLE EARTH
Can be used on Chromebooks as doesn't need downloading.
Use the peg man to drop into a location and look around. Create a Slideshow of instructions about how to get into Google Earth and to a specific location. Use as a teaching tool and rewindable learning and in Writing. Grab photos from around the world for Creative Writing
Moment in time writing - what see, smell, hear, etc or narrative writing.
VOYAGER - click into a topic, cultures or environments and much more. Each have texts for learners to connect to. Could be Reading tasks then Writing tasks.
GOOGLE EARTH ENGINE - timelapse function shows the Earth changing over last 35 years. Use for Inquiry discussions around impact on Earth and peoples.
Manaakalani Create - Hanga
Using the Hook as symbolism for hooking the learner in. Engagement of students or learners.
Creativity is so important. All subjects have the opportunity for students to be creative in.Hanga is a doing word - think the whole body use.
Creativity spans all ways and areas - it is not about the digital
learning only. Most humans create, do, explore something to be able to learn or write or speak.
Do we need to look at how many times we 'do stuff' first, then write or read or learn information.
Our students ski trip reflections are a case in point for us. The experience meant the writing and reflecting was so rich and so personal.
We are looking at creating a task board around Creating - 9 tasks to complete and then document in some way. Maybe 50 words or 100 words and video or images.
Youtube
We don't t have youtube channels at school as can't moderate comments, don't have visibility when on youtube. Keeps self and learners safe. BUT great for making Youtube Playlists. Don't send learners to youtube, upload onto syndicate site instead.
Google Slides to create Animations
Four of us created a collaborative animation with a generic plane across multiple devices and backdrops. Timing the start/finish of the play was by hand in this instance.
Playing with animation was satisfying and sooooo time consuming.
I enjoyed having a look at Google Earth, need to spend more time having a play around with the different features. I think it will definitely be an interesting resource and I think the kids will love using it. The plane animation was fun to watch - do you think we could set it as a 'create' task with the children? We are learning lots together!
ReplyDeleteYep I reckon we can get the collaborative animation happening. It sounds like there is an attachment coming that means they can be played using some kind of timing so we don't need to be in the video tapping the arrows! Might need to check in with that in a couple of weeks.
DeleteKia ora Shiralee,
ReplyDeleteWhat a great summary of DFI session 3 you have posted. You have shared great practical ideas of implementing what we learnt during this session; of how to use the digital tools such as Google Earth and Google Slides for your learners' writing and inquiry. It was very impressive that you and a few others worked hard to create a collaborative animation using the Google Slides.
Ka pai!