Friday, October 15, 2021

Day 1 DFI


    What did I learn that increased my understanding of Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedagogy?

      Academic achievement and well-being - don't talk about them separately - academic achievement contributes to well-being - they are not separate.  

      Equity - every child being able to learn -  Everyone having access to and knowledge of all things digital - levelling the playing field.

      What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow as a professional?What did I learn that could be used with my learners?What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow in my personal life?

      Google groups - separate email address for each one - and for each year 


      Google drive - file my folders using different colours and numbers 


      When selecting text in a document double or triple click to select words or sentences/paragraphs 


      "Titles: - Instead of Normal:

      "Title"

      Heading 1

      Options - default


      Tools - voice typing English NZ -say your punctuation eg "fullstop"


      When creating a doc create a table first so things stay in place - I LOVE this one! 

      - make table border the same colour as background or make borders 0 so they disappear 


      Remove the background of an image remove.bg


      Paste without formatting




      3 comments:

      1. Kia ora Susan,
        What a fabulous idea to record progress of your mokopuna. I do have one caution. We teach our tamariki in schools to only share their first name. Could you redo your screenshot without the name showing?
        Ngā mihi,
        Maria

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      2. Kia ora Susan,
        As Maria said, what a great way to capture the current interests of your mokopuna. Using tables as a way to support the layout in a Google Doc really is game changing. One thing you might like to add to your reflective posts is the key board short cuts for things like pasting without formatting so you've got them in one easy to find place to come back to in the future.

        Vicki

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      3. Hi Susan

        I think now more than any other time, we are realising the importance of wellbeing and the connection to academic achievement. Covid and the associated lockdowns have highlighted the significance of our wellbeing and the impact it has on our learners.

        In your position as the school counsellor you would see this first hand, what are your thoughts on how to help students navigate these disruptive times and still keep their eye on their exams?

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