Session 6: Enabling Access - Sites

 The Manaiakalani pedagogy today was focus on the joist of being 'connected'.  Working across NZ schools together, has allowed for some professional learning that have been very beneficial.  Essentially everyone has the shared language of 'Learn, Create, Share' and the kaupapa behind this, allowing us to connect.  The continuing connection is given through multiple levels of principals across school through to admin PD.  Twitter used to push out children's Blog posts so everyone can stay connected with learning.  Within the 'share' aspect, connections have to be made both ways.  Being connected only works with the three other aspects.

Leading learning through sites

Important to consider the visual appeal, functionality of navigation and access.  We had a chance to explore teachers sites, a good way to see what does/doesn't work and to give ideas for clear visuals and functionality.

We then begun working on our own sites, this gave me a chance to start a site for next year.  The link to my site can be found here.  For now there isn't a lot of information, it will need to be a work in progress as I get a little more info about the role in the coming weeks.  Good to have some basics set up ready to go though.

Vicki also gave me a tip on calendar with adding 'appointment slots' this will be helpful for next years scheduling.

As my next learning step it will be to use the draw tool more often, I have never used it before so didn't know how easy is worked, particularly with adding to the site.  I probably will need to go back and reread the notes from that session.