DFI Week Two - Workflow

Week Two has been a great way to think about ways of how to streamline google apps and tools I use on a daily basis, such as gmail, Keep and calendar. I found this incredibly helpful as they are all aspects of these tools that can help make our lives easier and save time in the long run, as well as making things run more efficiently. I also really like the way that google keep can be used.


It was also an opportunity to develop a greater understanding of the ways in which can use google hangouts/meet in order to connect with others on a specific topic, or to assist in making learning rewindable by recording the session using a tool such as Quicktime on Mac, or Screencastify which can then be used on blogs, sites and other tools.

Dorothy presented to us about the 'Learn' aspect of Learn, Create, Share and the importance of effective practice.

I connected with the acronym of RATE and the importance of recognising effective teaching practice, amplifying and then turbocharging that effective practice through the process of sharing with other teaching practitioners and encouraging the spread of effective teaching and learning. I also valued the aspect that in a digital world, we are enabling our students to develop in to life long learners and that we need to value this technology as more than just a tool, as it opens up a world of possibilities for both us and our students.

Our final part of the day was the 'Create' session, where in small groups we recorded a google meet using Quicktime. This was a great opportunity to practice using hangouts as a way of connecting and sharing learning.