Ngā Matapakinga | Discussion

Kia ora again @lhargreaves, if you missed the Technology Online webinar on, The revised Technology Learning area, it's well worth checking out. Both the webinar recording and slide deck are now available in Technology online.

The takeaways for me were; where Computational Thinking in Digital Technologies and Designing and Developing Digital Technologies sit inside the Technology Learning area, as well as making deliberate and planned connections to the three Technological strands. There were also some examples in different year levels, linking to the wider curriculum that might be useful as well.

HI Ronel,

Thoroughly enjoyed your Kai's Clan session.

"after all, humans are creating digital solutions in response to human need. Perhaps some thinking needs to be wrapped around what that means"

Yeah - agree totally. Design Thinking gives a good window into this sort of thing, particularly with its Empathy, or Discovery phase (depending on your preferred explainer of DT.

In the spotlight, my emphasis will be more on the way that tech can disenfranchise us, and the way that Digital Technologies (incorporating Systems, Design and Computational thinking) can empower us to understand our world rather than perceiving everything as a black box.

My workshop will look at Design and Systems as well as Computational thinkings, building on (but not dependent on) the spotlight

I see Micro-credentialing relating well to Real time Reporting and Understanding Success trends. 

I recently had a conversation with a colleague around what Ormiston Junior College is doing and their gamified approach to learning. We started asking the question if any other schools had developed a similar approach and what platform they are using? Is there something already out there that can be picked up and altered to suit the schools localised curriculum.

I started a bit of search after this conversation and I've stumbled across ClassCraft https://www.classcraft.com/

So far I've created a class and I'm exploring the all the possibilities.

• I have the option of building a demo class alongside my own class so I can test out features etc
• I can build my class around a particular focus (social emotional learning, positive behaviour)
• Personalise quests with your own curriculum. Create quests that are story driven learning adventures. What I like here is as you are creating the learning quests you have an option of building a story as they progress the learning. You can set a task (either online or not), assign this task (for XP points), create a discussion forum for individuals and teams, Even if its not an assignment you can still reward XP.
• Formative assessment appears in the form of what is called 'Boss Battles' (I need to explore this feature more)
• Teacher can see real time data with insights into student motivation
• There is also an option for you to use lessons/quests already created

I would love to know if anyone is using this in their class or what other platforms are you using with a micro-credentialing approach?

LOVE, LOVE this TG!         

Fabulous job!

Short, sweet, informative and exciting!

Good job you :-)

Oops @Glendajanek thank you, basic Human interface 101 - the link would help! Here's the link: https://create.piktochart.com/output/40011458-digital-technologies-in-the-curriculum

Let me know what you think, what can be added, replaced or taken out etc

This short video - Thinking about design and the new curriculum content - part of Kia Takatū ā-Matihiko's te pa Pouahi digital leader's course, also explores the idea that many of these frameworks have much in common. 

I love how Shay has put te ao Māori lens/perspective on belonging and citizenship up-front-and-centre. When Shay says, there's a lot of lessons we can learn from other cultures, indigenous knowledge.. so we can be more responsible citizens... to be more communal in the way we are doing things. I'm looking forward to seeing some of those examples of indigenous knowledge in practice - ie: looking after the whenua, whakapapa, culture and language - especially in light of concerning aspects of climate change. 

Thanks for sharing this document.  As a playbased 'newbie' I'm keen to get a fuller understanding of PBL with a lens on how I can increase engagement in reading through PBL pedagogy (my teaching inquiry focus).  Any ideas, resources or people contacts would be great!  Also interested in planning for PBL  - what do others find helpful in the way of planning formats / integrating curriculum areas, etc?

Dana.