Today marked the first day of professional development with DFI.
New Learnings:
On this first day of the program I learnt a lot of new skills that I believe will benefit my learners as we work
together online.After learning about the history of Manaiakalani we explored different online tools, with a particular
emphasis on Google Docs.
Something that might be quite basic to some but that I really needed to improve was the way that I create tables
on a Google Doc.I think that I will use the tool of voice typing in the classroom to help with children's punctuation.
The fact that you have to actively state what punctuation you want to use, I believe, will benefit children in my class.
I used my new found skills and knowledge to create this P.E challenge for my learners next week.
Kia ora Helena,
ReplyDeleteVoice typing is so powerful especially for punctuation and when coupled with text to speech for editing even more powerful. I love the way text to speech reads exactly what is there and lets the students hear what their writing sounds like.
Maybe to hook the students you could insert another row and add some images to engage the students in the task.
I look forward to seeing your DFI journey progress.
Nga mihi,
Mark