The Last one, the Exam, the RELIEF!

It's a really mixed bag - complete relief that the exam is over, a bit sad that my digital bubble is also over. Such a truly great group of individuals - thank you    Digital Bubble...

I look back and think about how much I've learned, and in truth; it's huge!

I'm proud of the fact that we have worked as a team, the school, my cohort and my digital bubble. The support has been great.

A special thanks to Latham for appearing on my doorstep IMMEDIATELY after I sent a text asking for help.  Colleagues like Latham are worth their weight in gold - Thank you!

The Penultimate DFI...

So if this is the penultimate DFI - that means the exam is next week. Am I worried - no, am I anxious - Yes!  We'll see....

I enjoyed beginning to understand the rudiments of coding. It's all very logical and made a great deal of sense. I love the idea of being able to use it across a number of different subjects. One of the slides showed a great use of scratch for geometry. I'm looking forward to giving it a go in the classroom.

I had a play with scratch and created an exceedingly simple first attempt - I'm sure that while my kids will say 'well done' they'll be thinking, "I can do heaps better than that!" I've got to start somewhere!

Peer Feedback

There are some seriously talented people out there!

Some learning sites are SO creative and just beg to be viewed and explored. I was inspired by my colleagues and look forward to the opportunity that the term break brings to add a little 'spark' to our class site.

I've learned that I really do need to be 'better managed' when it comes to my drive, especially around using folders with open sharing so I'm not double-checking everything that goes on the site. So much easier  - IF - I better manage myself. It's like all the other things in life that you know you should do, but somehow, until the old habit is changed and the new embedded you plod along on the same route.  So, along with getting fit, eating healthier and changing the way I manage my drive - here's to a better way of doing things.


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DFI and how to make your bubble laugh and embarrass yourself!

The DFI is over the halfway mark - scary!

I'm still not sure about what I'm learning, sounds silly, but, I take most of it in at the time and then it's a blur later in the week. I think it would be really good to do the DFI in pairs and with someone at a similar level of competency as yourself.
I was working in my bubble today and needed to record myself - I thought I had muted the bubble meet. We all know what thought is - well it's not fact! I had trouble with the recording and repeated it 3 times - clearly with a level of increasing frustration. When finished, I discovered everyone in my bubble meet and been listening - shine a light! How embarrassing! The learning? Check and double-check with regards to mute buttons and cameras!

I've successfully, sort of, completed my first screencastify. What an amazing tool this is going to be! I'm looking forward to making a bank of small lessons for my troubled boys to use as part of their re-winding project.

Happy Days!

June 2nd

Kate- you're amazing! You do all this google site stuff and make it look SO easy! I'm catching up but it will take me some time!

So today, I have made a very basic learning site - note the word basic...

As always, I seem to take longer than everybody else so I will publish my site... but as per normal it's not quite finished. Hopefully, over the next few days, I'll complete the google form as the assessment and clean up the other links.

But, check it out!


Inanga: What's the story?

Maps and Data...

Looking at 'My Mapping' brings home the fact that all those lovely trips that were planned for this year will all. now, be a few years away!! So hearing about where everyone has enjoyed being in the past - lets me know I'm definitely not alone!!

I tried to complete a map of a road trip around Europe - as with all my posts, it's not yet finished!!

Week Three and Lockdown is OVER!!!

Sadly the DFI is still online. Amazingly nothing seems quite as tiring as when we were teaching online - even today's DFI feels easier.

Today, I have been learning how to create a slide show as a quiz. I managed to get just one question completed and a second on the way, but hopefully, by the time anyone gets to read this - I'll be finished. It's not pretty, but I felt it was more important to get the 'structure and backstage stuff' done before I forget what I'm doing!

I'll share it here....