Day 7: Devices. A student's view

Today we looked at being cybersmart, ensuring our learners are connected and making good choices.
Using positive Cybersmart language is the shift in the digital teaching tide, and that is across the
curriculum, its no longer mistakes, its learning opportunities, no longer don’t do that rather do this in
terms of behaviour. So using positive cybersmart language sounds like a good idea. 

We looked at Hapara today, a fantastic piece of software that enables the teachers to see what the
students are doing in their digital spaces at school, this is important i think in seeing where more
attention is needed for their learning and where their documents are which believe me can be
frustrating.

I can also see if the students are actually reading my emails, which is great feedback if it is perhaps
not the best way to communicate. Part of the Manaiakalani journey was very much recognising Te
tiriti O Waitangi article showing partnership in the schools by creating a programme for those students
disempowered by their socio-economic status to have the opportunity to have a 1:1 device through
their school. It is a equity focussed process not BYOD. A programme that has taken the safety
procedures to have safe products and teaching the students to be smart online. 

We also looked at Explain Everything, which is so straightforward and I can see how effective it is
with the younger students. So I created a little slide and used screencastify to record it.

Lots of learning happening in this space, and I am finding the opportunity to use more in my teaching
program.