DFI - Christchurch

DFI 2020

Christchurch

A great day thank you Christchurch beautiful and sunny. 

Everything ticked over nicely, running to time with the Facilitation of DFI Workflow. I even was reminded how to embed a video so a longer videos can be posted using embed code through the HTML page, to a post rather than having to ask students to make it shorter.

Step 1: Create your recording.

Step 2: Save recording to your drive.

Step 3: Open in the drive, click on 3 dots in the top right (on the black screen within the window playing with the movie clip.

Step 4: Click on open in a new window.

Step 5: click on the 3 dots at the top again for embed code.

Step 6: Click on embed code and prepared to copy and past it.

Step 7: Once embed code is copied, go to blog post HTML page and paste.

Hopefully, the final result ends up like this. It is so easy. Now I just have to remember it!!!!

DFI - West Coast

2020 DFI

West Coast

Always a lovely place to visit this time I had the pleasure of the flight from Christchurch to Hokitika being cancelled and the lovely 4-hour bus trip through Arthur's Pass. What a gorgeous view.

What is new in the world of Google Calendar, Gmail, Hangouts and Google Keep.

My new find is Dynamic Gmails, 

I have been using them for Manaiakalani Innovative Teacher when we did the 5 Whys for our Moonshot Proposal. It was an easy way to respond to the questions through Gmail, rather than having to open up the slides with the comments on the side which was rather small especially when trying to see the whole dialogue.

Looking forward to tomorrow and the flight in 30 minutes back to Christchurch

Tried putting my trip together in Google Earth - Voyageur here's how it simply looks. 
Click on image to view in Google Earth.

DFI Christchurch and Hokitika

Two wonderful full on days, answering questions and sharing information about gmail, calendar, hangouts and keep.

Gmail has short cuts and we all love things that make life easier. A few of the ones we looked at today were:
g+i = inbox
g+t = sent
g+a = all mail
g+d = draft
g+s = starred
c = compose
/ = search
v = move to

Through hangouts we looked at task students completed through the Summer Learning Journey (SLJ) and unpacked the comments. This is important as this is what can help accelerate learning. Just like a a book, Well done doesn't tell us or the student much. However a well constructed comment from a fellow student, teacher or principal inspires the student to dig deeper and keep trying.

Here is one tool I use to help remind my students how to structure comments for each other and
Tuhi Mai Tuhi Atu. 

I found out in Christchurch I need to play with groups a 'newish'  feature I will ask our admin to roll out. That is like a contact list you can invite people to join (and they can turn down) or if you can add like a group for PTA and they will received the information regardless.

We talked about how to a line photos for a blog post and an easy way to do this is through google draw.

You would think after doing it for 4 times I had workflow down, but even I manage to pick up things. I will say I am getting better with quick-time which is great as I usually work on a hp which does use quick-time, So Bonus.

DFI 2019 Chch

Today I had the pleasure of visiting Christchurch with Manaiakalani. As a facilitator I had a fair bit to chew on.

The day start well with Google Keep one of my favourite places to keep information and notes that are reusable.  Unlike the old paper post it notes the stick to my laptop for a while until they start curling or fall off to the bottom on who knows where only to be found at a much later date.

As a picture speaks a 100 words I find the part where you can add a photo or image extremely useful, I can see what I have stored at the caravan or use it for inspiration in the class writing program and it is to find.

The feature that helps the most is the reminder where I can set a location so that it reminds me through my phone (where I also have it loaded) as I drive past the shop to stop and get milk.

Once again even as the facilitator I was able to learn more. Quick Time for Mac needs to be set up and the microphone granted access. This is an easy step to forget as it doesn't ask for access like loom or screen-castify does. So then you get lovely videos of a discussion with their screen shared but no sound. Duh!

As the workshop was on work flow we discussed gmail, calendar and hangouts. which can make meetings so much more manageable if you are unable to make to the site.

Calendar with its wonderful letter short cuts , as goggle continues to develop products there is always more J and K work like arrow, J takes you forward to the next day and K takes you back, (year, month of day which ever view you are in. N also works for next.

I hope everyone else had as much fun as I did, Thank you for having me Christchurch.

Adding Gadgets - Blog Lists to Your Blog

I had a few questions asked of how to add to your blog, so thought I would share this. Hope it helps. And Thank you Loom for making it so easy.

DFI 2019 Gissy

Thank you for sharing the day with me and letting me join your cohort. Even from one of the drivers' seats there was so much to learn.

The first for me to try was Boomerang - something I have hear lots about and have never managed to find (usually because I thought it was an extension and was looking in play store). But is was one to google and add 'boomerang for gmail'. very helpful as I am one of those who loves to work when everyone is in bed, now I can send emails are a sensible and resonable time so not to disturb others  during there down time. Unlike a few friends of mine who use boomerang to send at the most un-opportune time.

The Calendar short cuts I have heard about them before but having them reinforced and now having played with them how can we go wrong switching from day to month to year in a flash. Even search for a day in the future so simple.

D-day     M- month    Y-year    G-go to    T-today    C-new calendar event    S-settings    A-agenda

Loom I will getting this added to the class chromes so we can use it and then  attempt to trim and cut what we are filming.