We visited five classes in action, all of which were working on some form of device with the Chromebook being the students first choice as this meant the students could choose where and how they did their work. Below is a picture of one of the students Google Drive, which shows folders for each subject taken at school. This student did all her work on Google, to her, this meant that she didn't loose any work and could access it from anywhere.
All the teachers had access to 'Teacher Dashboard' which allows the teacher to see what each student is doing on their device, and if need be, remind the students what they 'should' be doing. Teacher Dashboard is something that the school needs to pay for, but something that is hugely beneficial to the teacher and allows easy sharing of documents and monitoring between teacher and student. Google has also now rolled out Google Classroom which is another way for teachers to manage the learning happening online, whether at school or at home. This is something that Waiopehu will be investigating, as it appears we cannot access it at this time.
There was a high level of autonomy within each class, with students working on their own individual plans and tasks.
We discussed with the DP the pros and cons of such devices, funding options and 'where to from here'. For us here at Waiopehu, funding is a huge part of the decision making process. We are heading to Otaki College tomorrow and hope to gain some insights from them in regards to this.
Overall, a really positive day at Rangitikei and further inspiration to continue our blended e-Learning process. My personal learning from day however, I started a Google Doc at Rangitikei College (because I am a nerd and like to take notes) but because I didn't have access to the internet, it didn't save. So all my notes are gone :( Never mind. Lesson learnt, and given we are all life long learners, thats ok!
Until tomorrow.....
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