Session 8 - Digital Fluency Intensive

We had Matt join us from Point England School this week to take us through Media - Youtube, Google Drawing and Google Sites.  First we caught up with Dorothy in a Google Meet to hear about empowerment.  I must say some of the images she shared were a real eyeopener for me.

We checked out Youtube with Matt, created an account and learned how to make our own playlist, which will be great for when I want to share videos with my learners.  We then had a Google Hangout with Kent, also from Point England School.  This was a closer look into live streaming through Youtube.  I'm not sure I'm at this point and don't know if it is something that my school would be interested in, but I like that the learning here is rewindable and I'm sure I could ask for help in this area if it was of interest in the future.

I am really loving Google Draw, mainly because of my button obsession haha!  I REALLY want to complete my digital drawing - but it is tricky getting those lines right, so I've had to put it aside for now and aim to get it finished when I have a bit of time.  Loved all of the different ideas that Google Draw could be used for, so have popped it in below as a reminder to revisit.

Lastly was another look at Google Slides and it's potential for all sorts of creations!  We had to chose to create something so I went with a pick-a-path story.  While I haven't quite finished it yet, it has been really fun.  Check out what I've done so far below...




We've signed up for our Google Exam next week which I'm slightly freaked out about, but more sad actually that it will be our last week.  I've enjoyed this DFI so much and especially working with such an amazing and supportive group of teachers - I'm going to miss you guys!