DFI #6- Devices

Wednesday 23rd October 2019

What did I learn that increased my understanding of Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedagogy?

- After talking to Dorothy this morning it has really established what Cybersmart is and why we use the positive language opposed to using "safety" or the more negative language.

- Cybersmart- we want to have the positive language so we can empower our learners as connected and confident decision makers. Manaiakalani is committed to using powerful, positive, proactive language and have developed the Cybersmart curriculum so we use on a regular basis.

- We want the students to be able to make the right decisions online and be in the right places at the right time. We want to encourage our students to tell us if they come across something they are unsure about. We want to encourage them to always do they right thing online.

- I didn't know that there were term focusses for Cybersmart- Term 1: Smart Learners (LEARN), Term 2: Smart Footprint (CREATE), Term 3: Smart Relationships (SHARE).

Everything we share online ends up being personal- "whenever and wherever we share online...it's personal".

What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow as a professional?

- I learnt other ways to utilise Hapara- I can sort so that the kids that are online are at the top. Can use this to look at blog posts and comments.

- I am able to create differentiated groups through Hapara which I could use to link with learning groups that I have in class. You can also edit students groups from clicking individual students.

- Sharing files- you can create new files or select a file from drive- you can send to class, group or individual- could use this when I forget to add to site or if kids can't find it.

- Workspaces are great for topic- you can put the link into your site and use your site as the hub for kids to go through. You can also search for public workspaces that you can copy and use- looks amazing!

What did I learn that could be used with my learners? 

- Digital Dig activities with kids- to see what they know and what else they can learn.

- I might try and use explain everything with some of my kids to help with their writing.

- I am also going to create some different screencatisfy's that I can put onto my class site that will help my kids that don't know or can't remember how to do something.

What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow in my personal life?

- Learning all of the shortcuts was amazing there were a few I didn't know about so those will come in handy!


Something I created on Explain everything. 

Screencastify about the digital dig.