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DFI Session 8 Media



Today I arrived a wee bit late after having flown back from a Manaiakalani Convenors' Meeting at Grey Main School in Greymouth.  Before boarding my plane from Wellington to Gizzy I completed the WWW in prep for today's session on Media & then flicked through Dorothy's slide deck on empowerment.  The whole Manaiakalani kaupapa of empowerment really resonated with me - especially when as a school leader I want education to empower not just our students but also our whanau - to give them rangatiratanga!! Being connected with digital technology, having visible learning & being ubiquitous (anytime, anywhere & global) empowers our tamariki.  This brings agency and also helps our students create their digital footprint and supports them to collaborate.  This is true for teachers too - utilising the kaupapa to empower them (us) too!

I've had some new learning on using the Google Draw tool.  The wee animation above is an image I created on google draw.  I grouped the objects & then saved as a PNG.  This was good revision on publishing to the web & using embed to then put on this blog.

In terms of using this for my learners, who are the staff, it's about them first and foremost having the pedagogy & kaupapa & then the digital fluency!!

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  1. Cathy RowellSeptember 12, 2019 at 7:45 PM

    Wow Perky - you came in late and still managed to make an animation! I love what you have done! I agree with your thoughts regarding empowerment and whanau engagement. I am wondering how we can get our students speeches out to our community when most will not be seen by their parents. Maybe our leadership team can chat about this on Monday?

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 13, 2019 at 12:58 AM

    Nice work on the animation.

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  3. Willie Y GBHSSeptember 13, 2019 at 6:50 PM

    That animation has a real 'Alice in Wonderland' feel - maybe it's the top hat. Manaiakalani convenors meeting sounds significant.

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  4. Cheryl @ ManaiakalaniSeptember 14, 2019 at 9:00 PM

    Kia ora Perky,
    great work on your animation!
    Would love to hear more About the convenors meeting and the significant work we have in Tairāwhiti of empowering our whānau. Was there anything you heard that will be if use on the term 4 Roadshow?
    Cheryl

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  5. SharynSeptember 15, 2019 at 12:44 AM

    He whetu koe Perky! Very cute animation.

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  6. BriarSeptember 17, 2019 at 6:40 PM

    I like how your animation has lots of movement in it! Mīharo Perky.

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  7. DorothySeptember 19, 2019 at 6:50 PM

    Impressive animation- good for you. I am pleased you made it back from Greymouth. That was a great couple of days, wasn't it. You have managed to catch up with the content you missed too.

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