DFI Day 2

WOW, today was another full-on day. There was a lot of information to take in from the practical and functional ideas around being a more effective teacher.

Today as we talked about the Effective Tacher: Accelerated Learning, I realized that turbocharging the way I teach is an important aspect of what I want to achieve in the classroom. I came to understand that I want to foster and support independence in my students and allow them to really take control of their own learning within the expectations and school vision.

Playing around with the Google Meet app was really great. Being able to show just o be screen tab and be able to work behind it is great. It creates flexibility and allows me to look at other work and help others while still keeping a focus on the screen.

Google Keep is another functional app that I already use. It is especially good for the middle of the night ideas, as I can jot them down. It is also good to note ideas and planning when you are out and about and a learning idea pops into mind. However, from today I discovered more functions that I could use - inserting a photo while at a PD session that allows me then to write underneath, makes it so much quicker than taking notes. I think that I will show this app to my team at school as part of my sharing.

I was so excited to learn about One Tab... I have far too many tabs open and often lose myself amongst them all. This is a definite tool that I will use.

Finally the practice recording of a Goggle Meet today. I found this difficult because I could not see the viewers. Therefore I was unable to assess and gauge interest in what was being shared. I think next time I will try using a split-screen option so that I can see the watchers.

Here is my recording.