Tuesday, 31 July 2018

Tuesday PD in Kawakawa end of July 2018

What a JOY to start our day with:
the video

Lots of learning has happened today with some sharing perhaps?
This term our focus is:  SHARING


SO, we will use sharing to finish our learning.
Our focus is therefore to do most of the sharing of their learning through their
Blogs. Whaea Kerry will be available to support all teachers and students to

Set up their blogs and to start sharing our learning.
So how do I blog...where to start?


WHY EDUCATORS USE BLOGS

The main reasons why educators use blogs include:
  • To share information and class news with parents, family, and caregivers.
  • To provide students with a way to access assignments, homework, resources, and information about their class online.
  • For global collaboration and authentic audiences.
  • To inspire and motivate students.
The benefits of class blogging include:
  • Having an authentic audience
  • Covering new and traditional literacies
  • Forming home-school connections
  • Covering digital citizenship authentically
  • Providing an online home for digital and analog creations
  • Developing thinking and reflection
  • Building a classroom community
  • Developing essential ICT skills

4 comments:

  1. Hi Mina, Both Zorina & I think you are just absolutely fantastic. And we would love you to share knowledge about the blog site with the rest of the staff. Can we give you a twenty minute space at the next Staff Meeting. Kakite,
    Annette and Zorina

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    1. Thanks Zorina and Annette. Let me know what you want me to do, and I will do it...have a FUN day.
      Mina

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  2. Your posts are a delight to read. Thanks for including us all in your professional learning by sharing in detail like this.

    Dorothy

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    1. thanks Dorothy...and every day I thank you for taking me on this new learning journey...I now use technology in all my teaching, and it is so much easier!! My aim for this term is to get the "sharing" part working for me and the students. Have a FUN day. Mina

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