DFI Day 6 Connectivity & Visibility

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This week I felt a quick Google Drawing of some main points around connectivity would be best for my future rewindable learning.



The five affordances of LEARN CREATE SHARE causing accelerated shift are:

engagement
teaching conversations
cognitive challenge
visibility
scaffolding

Connectivity & Visibility through sites


Reflection

I have been thinking about the importance of connectivity together with visibility to get as much engagement as possible from learners and from their whānau. I have joined Tuhi Mai Tuhi Atu, and have added links to my two buddy class blogs to both my class site and class blog. Hoping to maximise sharing ideas with buddy schools and between students, opens my classroom up beyond the walls of our school, and enables my students to connect with others in Auckland. I will encourage students to strike up digital relationships with individual class members of our buddy classes.

Also I now have quick access to all my student blogs from the class blog. This enhances the connectivity and visibility of their blogs. This also shows how we value their blog content.

So many Manaiakalani members have wonderful engaging and visible sites. One thing I changed today on my class site was to add a notices page on the home page that is visually appealing and a very general overview of the week for both family and students. 
Now I have increased the visibility and connectivity of my site and blog, I will, this week, remind students and whānau about accessing this, and get everyone to sign up to the blog and the site. I will also make this a discussion topic at the upcoming parent conferences.

Comments

  1. Sharon Spragg7 June 2021 at 20:57

    Kia ora Jane,

    Really loved the Google Drawing of the connections you made to connectivity. So eye catching and easy to follow. I think you summed it up well. I really love how you are actively connecting with the content and seeing how you can change things to be more engaging or visible, while also trying to make your life easier.

    I think your ideas and actions from today will make the connection between you and your buddy school stronger. Great idea to give them an individual connection.

    Can't wait to see what you do next,
    Sharon

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    1. Jane Clifford10 June 2021 at 04:55

      Fa'afetai lava for your amazing comments and support Sharon. I am excited about using connectivity to increase engagement with my students.

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