Last week's Whanau/Kauri partnership was possibly the best yet. It seems each week at our DFI training sessions I take away a great new idea to trial with my WKP group. Last week was no exception. I learnt how to create a bookmarked table that all students are allocated to. They have their own space so are less likely to be sabotaged by off task students. The benefit though is that they can support each other without even saying anything! Reluctant or stuck students are supported by seeing everyone else's work on their screen, as well as my comments as they are working; both roving in person and on screen.
Whanau loved it and were impressed by their tamariki's stick-ability, time spent writing and the quality of their work. Diane even came in with fruit and cookies, and to support a student who's whanau are unable to attend.
See the students' awesome work
here
What an awesome use of technology to empower learners and learning Rob. I can see why parents were impressed. You have certainly amplified your practice by sharing the link to the learner doc on your blog here. We can all take something away from this, as I can see this working across age levels and subject areas.
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Thanks for your message Dorothy. Yes, we are starting to use the bookmarked page for spelling practise now as well. This was shown to us last week by a teacher from last year's course. I was really impressed and it has worked wonders!
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Rob