DFI Session Five

Hump day of the DFI course already! Today we kicked off with Dorothy talking about visibility. I enjoyed the explanation of it being as simple as 

'Can you see it?' 

This means can students, whanau and colleagues all see content easily? It reminded me of another quote that went something like: 'It's not ok to keep doing something wrong if someone next door is doing it right.' Now with sites and blogs the 'next door' isn't limited to our physical buildings. So how can we make sure all teachers are 'getting it right!'

The WillIAm story is inspirational and also a perfect example of how important visibility is. If Manaiakalani was not as visible as it is think of what they would have missed out on. I will definitely be checking the Ako Hiko school and class sites to make sure they're are visible as possible. And what other ways are there for us to increase our visibility in the community, the country and the world?

Additionally we looked at multiple texts and multi-modal texts. A great reminder that...

 there is no one size fits all.

This got me thinking, how do I reflect this in Cybersmart sessions? Especially when I don't know the learners as well as the classroom teacher. Can I always offer an option to shift up or down? 

Creating these multi-modal resources using Google Sites will be invaluable during distance learning. One thing I will be bearing in mind is...

can this resource stand on its own? 

I created this site with the big question of 'What would we need to take to Mars with us? I tried to refine my site so that there was lots of engaging content but not too much scrolling to do.

My Site

And my last takeaway was to click the box to receive replies on comments that I leave on blogs. I can't believe I've never noticed this button! #lifelonglearner