Whakaraupo Cluster Workshop Day

Whakaraupo Cluster Day

URL for NOTES: http://goo.gl/5KOoyz

Lyttelton Primary School, Wednesday 25th February 2015: The Beginning!

Cluster goals for today: Enhance Collaboration and Learning with Digital Technologies Explore the potential of Google Apps for Education (GAFE) as a Cluster Wide Platform for Collaboration PLEASE WRITE ANY COLLABORATIVE NOTES AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS DOCUMENT
9am -11am	Session 1 How to use Google Drive (Beginners) How does Drive work? Creating/sharing documents Upload an existing file/folder Using/sharing folders Launchpad for Google Apps Inserting images,tables etc This session is for anyone who is starting their journey into Google Drive.  If you think Google is just for ‘searching’ then this is the session for you! It will start from the beginning.   Facilitator: Nina Boyes LINK TO GOOGLE DRIVE PRESENTATION	Session 2 Google Drive Intermediate A Google adventure through Slides, Sheets and Forms This session will suit anyone that has a good grasp with their Drive, uses and understands Docs and is looking for the “what next” in the Google Apps for Education Domain. Facilitator: Angela Vermeulen Starter Presentation Link LINK TO GOOGLE FORM PATHWAY
12:30pm-2:30pm	Session 3 Intro to Personal Learning Network’s (PLN’s) Virtual Learning Network (VLN) Twitter Google+ Google Hangouts Facebook Need help with a topic or finding resources to support your students? PLN’s are a fantastic way to network with other teachers in your town, city, country or the world! You can guarantee that someone, somewhere has already taught the subject or done the research. Why reinvent the wheel, get yourself a PLN and save time by sharing! Facilitator: Nina Boyes LINK TO PLN PRESENTATION	Session 4 Collaborative Sharing Spaces Blogging to engage learners and Whānau Google Sites for collaboration and effective communication. Educators know that students write better when they have a real audience, not just a teacher with a red pen.  With the power of the internet and Blogger, students can engage with audiences on a global scale.  Blogging can be a powerful way to share learning with family and whānau and for children to learn and engage in Digital Literacy safely and with real purpose. Facilitator: Angela Vermeulen LINK TO PRESENTATION

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Morning Session 9am to 11am		Afternoon Session 12:30pm to 2:30pm
Google Drive: The Intro	Google Drive Intermediate	PLN	Collaborative Spaces
Rachel Whiteside	Tracey Janes	Tracey Janes	Judy Cooke
	Niki Stephenson	Nat Halliday	Rachel Ono
	Janet Davidson	Cath Mackenzie	Rachel Cummins
Muriel Haines	Muriel Haines	Eddie
Lauren	Brett		Dinah Wallis
Rosalie	Sarah Stanley	Maree Bigelow
Janet		Tom Mould
Anne Grieve

How to use Google Drive (Beginners)
Google Drive Intermediate
Intro to Personal Learning Network’s (PLN’s)	VLN discussion thread - Tracey (might be useful as an example of how online collaboration works in practice)
Collaborative Sharing Spaces