Above is my create part of the session by focusing on animation in Google Slides. I learnt how important it is to get your scene right before duplicating your slides. I got near the end and realised that my hoop was too small for my basketball so now I have an unsteady basketball hoop animation. Still happy with the result as from experimenting how to do it helped rather than just listening to find what works.
- What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow as a Professional?
Google draw- using these more efficiently. I have only previously used this for creating buttons on my class site but did not realise the other uses to it. Creating presentation ideas such as posters, displays and images in a unique way catches the eye and gains interest. Creating an about me poster for the blog was great and can be used during any other professional work.
Creating YouTube playlists- We use songs every day in the classroom and having these organised into playlists will help save time to use and to also find and add to the class site. I will also not only use this for my professional life but also my personal life by creating my own personal playlists. I find music an important part in my life as I always have it in the background in the car or at home and also love playing it for my students. It seems to have a calming nature for them during work so having quickly accessible playlists will be fantastic.
- What did I learn that could be used with my learners?
Google slides animation- The children would love this and I think it would show them how to properly be able to plan and take time into their work. Seeing the end result is very rewarding and is a good way to share learning.
Kia ora Rachel,
ReplyDeleteWhat a great animation! A really simply idea that shows what you can do with google slides. I think your reflection on what you needed to consider at the start will hold you in good stead as you move forward. Learning things the first time always shows gaps in our learning, and that is ok. That's what our students experience everyday and the more we can walk in their shoes the better.
I think you will have fun teaching your students how to use this in the future. Isn't it great having ways in which the practical things you are learning are applicable to your classroom?!
I would love to have read what you thought about the pedagogy discussion from the start of the day. Perhaps that is something you could reflect on for week 4.
Thanks for being brave and sharing your learning with us.
:) Sharon
Kia ora Rachel,
ReplyDeleteThis create session is well timed when we start using the Chromebooks this week. We will be using animations to help introduce the Chromebooks and being a Smart learner to your students.
Google Draw is indeed a very powerful tool and one of the Google Tools that is under utilised especially when it comes to graphic organisers or writing scaffolds and planning. It can even be used as a presentation tool using hyperlinks to take the audience to the learning.
We can also change the HTML coding to make the slideshow play like movie on the blog which looks awesome. By changing the 3000 (which equals 3 seconds for each slide to 125 which is 8 slides per second) eg /embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" to /embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=125" . Do not worry there is video instructions and we can go through this with you and your learners.
Nga mihi,
Mark