Digital Learning Circle

 Last term, I initiated a learning circle for improving our use of Seesaw. We are at the moment 4 teachers taking part in this. We get together for 30min every 3 weeks and set ourselves a tiny achievable goal in order to improve how we use Seesaw. We look at each other's Class Journals and highlight the posts that represent good quality posts, as well as share some ideas on how to achieve our goals. It has been really great to have this opportunity to discuss Seesaw with these ladies. 

Minutes

My goal this cycle is: By 3 Nov have pictures up of how to store devices. And teach students how to respond to our comments. 

I need to check that Totara students know how to read their message notifications and act on them.  I will share this with Sam and create space in our timetable to teach this to the students. 

Another thing I would like to do this term is to sit with Erin and create a plan of how to transition the current year 3's onto Chromebooks. My thinking is that we provide some loan chromes to their class and that they get the opportunity to log in to the device using their email address (I will ask Gretchen if it will be possible to have their emails generated earlier). In order for them to familiarise themselves with the keyboard, they can practice Typing Club and how to log into Seesaw. It will then be great if Erin (karaka) can then create a space in their timetable to talk about some aspects of the Kawa of Care, e.g. how to carry a Chromebook, how to pack it away and put it on charge, how to log out before packing it away etc. 

My next steps: 

Take some photos of the device cabinet in Totara to show how we store our devices. 

Create space on our timetable to teach how to respond to comments. 

Book a time in with Gretchen and Erin to discuss transitioning year 3's onto Chromebooks.