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This weeks Manaiakalani DFI  session has been full of new learning for me.

We focused on Learning and the idea that learning can look very different in different school settings. It is the shift in pedagogy and the way we use technology to engage our students that is at the heart of this PD today. It is not enough to use technology as a substitute. As teachers we need to use technology to augment the student's learning  and provide a different way to achieve learning goals.

The use of Google Forms was great. I felt empowered to use this tool, after realising that it is user friendly and takes very little time to set up a form for students to use. I will definitely be using this with the students. It seems to be an ideal way to gather student voice and collaborate with students for learning.

Learning about Google Sheets was a challenge but very worthwhile as I learned about auto filling and finding the range, average and median of data. As part of the learning discussion, we started talking about using Google sheets to record Class Dojo points.... another opportunity to use today's learning.
This professional development is so valuable and I look forward to using today's learning in the classroom setting.