My example of creating Animation using Google Slides
In the first session, Deborah talked about creativity having no limits - 'Creative skills help students become better problem solvers, communicators and collaborators'.Teachers are really switched onto the power of creativity - I see this my son's daycare, they take photos and keep learning journals of Charlie making, playing and the links to Te Whariki. Deborah talked about Creativity being integral to learning and being central to the Manaiakalani programme and going back to the roots in education and how it was recognised for creativity. I thought it a timely reminder when she talked about us thinking about how we expect the younger the child are, the more creative they should be.
Now I am in a secondary environment it shouldn't be any different - creativity just looks 'different' than it does in an ECE setting. She talked about digital creativity being one element - not solely the purpose of Manaiakalani. 'Creativity goes hand in hand with the digital technologies content, the students are not merely consumers'. I am looking forward to creating my own sites with links to enhance my programme for the students.
The highlights of today:
I have never used Google draw - so knowing that I can search using the explore tool and adding a.png (images without backgrounds) was really helpful.
The Youtube revision with Maria was very useful- I have set up a number of playlists on my own channel so I can share in class - waiata māori and subject-specific songs. I didn't realise that students don't have their own channel.
Animation with Vicki using Google Slides was so much fun. We used slides to insert an image and background and then duplicate each slide so that it changed every time. I can really see some of the Cyber/Digital students in Year 9 really enjoying this if they haven't tried it out already.
Also, I love re-visiting and building on some of the skills we have already learned: using the HTML view to embed a link, inserting videos into Google slides and inserting an image into the sidebar.
Looking forward to the toolkit meet and the next DFI session.
Hi Jessica,
ReplyDeleteYour animation gave me a good laugh! The green sludge spilling out of the cactus was very effective. The kids in your class will love that! The possibilities with Google Slides just keep getting better! I could spend hours creating animations!
In response to your comment, I have not had time yet to explore Google Keep or Tasks. These are on my to do list.