Google Certified Educator Level 1!

We did our exam today and I passed!

We just had a share celebratory lunch and it is almost time to say goodbye to all the awesome educators I have got to know over the last 9 weeks.
This course has been most enjoyable. It is nice to work with a group of like-minded people all keen to learn new skills and improve teaching practice. I would thoroughly recommend Digital Fluency Intensive to anybody who is given the opportunity to do it.

Computational thinking and Scratch

We have been investigating computational thinking today and had the opportunity to investigate different programmes and resources.  One of our shared activities was to write instructions for a partner to follow. It was interesting trying to break a simple activity down into individual steps.

I had lots of fun working with Michelle to create our Scratch project about Manaiakalani kaupapa. Next time I would like to use actual speech rather than text.

I have been empowered by the Digital Fluency course to try new things. We are given time to play and investigate collaboratively. Networking across the cluster has improved my teaching practice and confidence.

My first map, some blog analysis and being connected

This is my first map created from a spreadsheet. My Digital Fluency class all chose from a list of places they would like to visit. I chose San Francisco, home of my favourite author, Christopher Moore. 

We learned how to analyse the statistics on student blogs. I chose Kohl-lee's blog because I taught her as a new entrant. She is now in Year 7 at Tautoro School and has had over 2000 visitors to her blog. Click on this link to have a look.



Today we talked about the value of being connected educators. I am lucky to be part of a Manaiakalani cluster as we are given many opportunities and ways to connect with each other. Connecting with each other is a great way to share resources and ideas. It gives me the opportunity to identify new strategies and refine my practice.
I also stay connected globally through Twitter. My twitter handle is @AmandaBingham4.