DFI DAY 4

DFI Day Wha: Dealing with data session

Learn, create,  SHARE:

Sharing has happened since time began, but after a surge in 2005, with the rise of Facebook, Youtube, Bebo and Twitter, sharing was taken to a new level. Sharing was constrained by time, place, and people. However, technology has taken away those barriers and allowed for audiences to be authentic and from all across the globe. 

Google Forms:

We were shown multiple ways that this site could be utilised. I have already used this as a way to gather student voice on different areas, to assess students in their basic facts. Interested to look into the quiz mode to see if this makes it better for students! I will use the one I created today to gather student voice around their current lockdown situation if lockdown is extended.

Google My Map:

This is a great tool that I haven't come across before. I practiced by creating a map of the places to visit when in Gisborne. I can see how this could be used in the classroom for inquiry units (For example, mapping out tourist attractions or recreating a cross-country run).

Google Sheets:

I use Google Sheets everyday at school for planning, tracking of students learning and assessment data collection. It was great to have a refresh on all of the ways you can use Google Sheets and the tips to make data and planning easier to sort and read. One tip I took away from this session was the "sparkline" formula which I think could be useful in my assessment data sheet to analyse students progress over time. This will be something I continue to look into! Here's my attempt below.

Today I graphed 1 of my students blog posts each month/year. I loved the way you can embed your graphs into a google drawing and this will be updated every time you change it - This is super helpful and could be a task I can do with my students once they have completed more blog posts. Embedding from Google drawings and the formatting wouldn't fit all of the graph and comments in.