August 30th, 2019
As a new teacher in a new country and being introduced to a totally new system, it's been nice to know that Google Suite is utilized as much as it is in the Canadian curriculum. I believe digital literacy to be a critical part of student development throughout all ages as we've entered a technologically demanding age that has no sign of slowing down. It's nice to know that the Manaiakalani kaupapa shares those pedagogical perspectives as the Ontario College of Teachers when it comes to digital literacy for both educators & students.
Below I've attached a Geography activity I might use with my 7/8 class that relates to the New Zealand curriculum (level 7.1). I utilized my time at the end of this workshop to practice using my newfound skills after attending the Manaiakalani DFI. To describe my hyperlink which is inaccessible in this blog, I downloaded an add-on called 'LucidChart Diagrams'. 'LucidChart Diagrams' allows me to create an exemplar of a Venn-Diagram that students could use to base their ideas off of. My students would also be capable of hyperlinking their Venn-Diagram to their Google doc which I would then be able to view and mark accordingly to ensure progress in their assigned digital assignment.
What I found particularly interesting was the font that I utilized in my Geography activity. This font is called 'Lexend'. In particular, this font was created for students who have more issues than the average person to read text on a digital document. The font makes the letters slightly more spaced out & larger to allow for easier reading.
The photos I inputted into this document all came from Google Explore, which is an option you can find on the bottom right corner of your Google Doc. An interesting and important aspect of Google Explore is that you can add images that have no copyright involved in your document - essentially ensuring infringement laws wouldn't be an issue for either me or my students.
In the future, I hope to maintain these skills and gain a little more speed when creating or editing documents such as this. Unfortunately, I find myself spending too much time creating visually appealing assignments and I hope to cut that time in half someday.
Please feel free to take a look at the activity I created in Google Docs using some of the aspects I outlined above.
Geography Activity - Level 7-8
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