Dealing with Data

 DFI Week 4 - Data

Connecting with Manaiakalani 

Today we explored the Share component of Learn, Create Share. The concept of share is not new, it is part of the human compulsion to talk about and share what is happening in their world. Sharing and connecting with others is an important part of who we are.  The ways we have shared has changed dramatically in a short span of time. Our audiences have become wider and more far reaching than ever before, we can share to a global platform. 

Manaiakalani identified share as a hook to engage and motivate learners and enable people to connect with others.  The digital world enables use to capture authentic audiences that can help learners achieve outcomes. It is unlimited - tāmariki can share with anyone, anywhere at anytime.  

Blogger became the platform as a means to share - 

At South Hornby School we define Share as any activity that connects with others to expand our learning purpose. Our tāmariki share to build exisiting knowledge, this often happens in the Learn phase, share to gain feedback - often occurs in the Create phase and share to celebrate learning. Share happens throughout the Learn Create Share cycle and is an important part of the cycle as it is integral to supporting children with their learning.

Google Forms:

I enjoyed practising the new skill of adding a section to a form.

Google My Maps:

You can customise maps allowing you to customise journeys, show where you tupuna came from, show your nationality.  Collecting this information on a spread sheet and uploading the spreadsheet to the map from here the tāmariki can use the map for a lot of different learning e.g. how far have our tupuna travelled.

I created a map around the legend of our rūngana and added links to the legend so the children can see the map location and then read the legend that applies to that area. This is going to a fantastic app that will support all learners.  I plan to build on this and find You Tube clips of the legends so our tāmariki can listen to these as well.

Our Local Legends

Spreadsheets:

We added and manipulated data and created charts.  This time has enabled me to build on past learning with sheets and try new things.

Quality Blog Posts:

Teaching children about quality blog posts is important as it gives others a framework to comment on others blog that will hopefully springboard more learning.  I find that the students engage with their comments if the commentator leaves a question around their learning.  This prompts the learner to go back and engage with the post they have written or further research or explore their thinking.