Second Week - The Power of a Hangout.

What did I learn that increased my understanding of Manaiakalani’s Learn kaupapa and pedagogy?

The humble Google Hangout - I usually use this App when I am contacting our school contractors. The last time I used this hangout was last Friday; when I needed support from the Solar Power Provider to help me navigate our wordy 'Contract.' Today I discovered that hangout is more than a on-line telephone.

Today I saw the potential on how to incorporate this tool into our students' learning, with the right task, groups of students can get together to evaluate and analyze pieces of work or debate about an issue. Below is an example of a group of discussing the learning that took place in the set task and the benefits of sharing the work on his blog.

Understandably, our movie is a bit long due to not knowing how to use hangout confidently... but the potential is there.

What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow as a professional?

Ok, the first this I really changed to suit my needs as a Principal, was to rearrange my email system.

What did I learn that could be used with my learners? 

This week, I quickly whipped up a unit of work, for our Year 7 students as I found myself relieving.
I decided to base the finished product to be presented on a linked google doc. Something we
learned last week.



What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow in my personal life?

I'm not sure I have an issue with confidence or capability because I always give it a go. I try
different things and if I see the benefits for our students, then we introduce the digital tool, app or
program in their learning. As for improving my personal workflow, most of the google apps I'm
using, however, I am looking forward to my 101 lessons on google sheets and forms.