We have had a very productive day learning about how to use Google Sites. Dorothy started our day be reminded us of the importance of being CONNECTED. It was amazing to see how many schools and clusters are connected to Maniakalani and that we are all journeying together. I am looking forward to having a "Taranaki" Cluster on their site so see the amazing mahi happening in our area. Just a reminder for future this is the site where I can go to: https://www.manaiakalani.org/about/programme-outreach
To get us started we explored Google Sites that have created by other amazing teachers. WOW! 😳 I was blown away with the incredible sites that have been created. So many rich resources with visible evidence of teaching and learning.
We also had an opportunity to view sites created by our group. I loved seeing the diversity and expressions. Up until this point I hadn't created my website yet, so all of this was helping me understand and gain a clearer picture of what my class site could function like. We got to do a peer review of each site and I thought this list of questions would be very helpful for me as I develop my site.
So I have started my classroom site: I haven't published it yet, but here are some screenshots of what I have started creating.. Watch this space for more progress in the coming weeks.
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| Embedding our Newsletters |
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| Having a go at the banner. |
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| Creating Buttons with links for my reading groups. |
Kia ora Zoey,
ReplyDeleteLooove your Reading Group buttons! Can I ask who developed the site checklist? It's fabulous. I look forward to seeing site published. I'm sure your tamariki are going to enjoy using it if it is anything like your wonderful classroom displays!
Kia ora Zoey. What great timing to have this time to reflect on effective sites as you start to build your own. I was so impressed with how's everyone's sites developed yesterday. It's so powerful for outsiders like me to be able to see the awesome mahi that is going on in schools around the country thanks to the visibility of Google Sites. It will be interesting to see how your students find using your site.
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