DFI Session 3

Today the DFI was held via Google Hangout! This was such a fantastic experience to be apart of and really helped to build on my knowledge using this app. Each time I use google Hangouts I'm feeling more confident. If our NZ lock down continues past the 'holidays' I can see this will be our next step to be presenting content for our Tamariki each day.
I had never used the grid view before so this was a helpful add on to download straight away, and what a difference it makes when multiple people are in the video chat at one time!

When teaching very young children (5/6 year olds) using google hangouts it was suggested that publishing the link on the classrooms web page was the best way to control the interaction and then just removing it when the hang out had finished. This is definitely something I will give a try with our class.   

You Tube:

Wow lots of new learning using youtube today.
I have created a channel and added my first play list and I can now embed these video's.
Heres how I embedded the one below...

Youtube, your channel, playlists, click on the playlist, share arrow, embed, copy link. 
In blogger add link to HTML section.

Here is my test embed of my first playlist! (3 maths videos) Enjoy!

Google Slides 

I currently use google slides for planning and sharing this planning and activities with whānau.
Today I looked further into pick a path with Kelsey (thanks for all your help today).
Here is my very fast attempt at creating a fun wee interactive game, with emergent readers and writers in mind.

Google Doc - Interactive Game, Have a Try!

I found this slide imperative in creating a successful pathway... 

DFI Session 2

DFI 2

Today we have focussed on Google Hangouts!

Here we are practising ...

Alternatively, Quick Time Player can be used to record 

Useful Tools 

Shortcuts

Shift ? - shows all shortcuts

Tabs

Onetab

Toby Mini

(both of these are a place to store all your tabs. You can preload tabs and set up tab folders).

Google Keep

Calendar

Digital Fluency Session 1 2020

DFI Day 1 2020

I've really enjoyed having the time to tidy up my google drive and to organise my drive in
a way that's more workable.

I have numbered each folder to organise the order of priority and have colour coded folders.
I learned that by right clicking on my bookmarks I was able to edit the name of each bookmark
and remove the written title to allow for more bookmarks on the bookmarks bar.

I have been able to set up a new person profile on my computer. On my mac I can find the
people tab at the top of the screen and have been able to add another google account.
I now have a professional and personal google account that I can switch between.

Where to next :

Apps to try with the children in class

Kaizena  (voice comments)

News Finder -It was really great to discover that to find any google app I can just search

app.google.com e.g. mail.google.com to access any app.

Docu Tube - embed a video's into the doc 

Mindmeister - helps to brainstorm on a google doc. 

FONTS

Lexend Zetta - helps children to read and write 10% increased speed for all readers  

helpful websites that I have come across today: 

remove.bg - removes the background of an image. 

It was really great to discover that to find any google app I can just search

app.google.com e.g. mail.google.com to access any app.