Wednesday, 9 June 2021

The Stars are Rising

 

As we celebrate the onset of Matariki, we move forward in our Digital Fluency Intensive focusing on our class sites. We discussed the power of digital connectivity, extending from school, to community, to nation, to the world. This shared language holds and ties us together, supporting a united kaupapa and pedagogy. 

Waiho i te toipoto, kaua i te toiroa - Let us keep close together, not wide apart

Moving on to focus specifically on Google Sites, we discussed the purpose of our classroom sites, and the importance of visual appeal and user experience. The key ideas were that sites are a one-stop site for learning, accessible, rewindable, visible, and a source of information, weekly overviews, and timetables. After exploring a variety of sites, this one stood out to me for its ease of use and clear layout. 


Looking at my own site, I made goals based on functionality and visual layout. For my learners to use it with ease, there needs to be minimal clicks and consistency. To avoid overwhelming myself, I set goals based on font, colour, and layout. This will all make life easier for myself to maintain and update as required. Before (left) and after (right) screenshots:


I was excited to learn that a moving image could be used as the background on my site. I chose a slow moving gif so it was calming and didn't detract from the information on the site. I feel that it is now easier to follow and looks more streamlined. 

I'm looking forward to continuing to develop my site and make planning and learning more visible, as well as include more multimodal content. Watch this space!

Mā te wā,
Alicia



 

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  1. Cheryl Torrie13 June 2021 at 15:14

    Kia ora Alicia,
    it looks like you made the most of having the time to work on your class site. And to be able to tap into the examples such as you did to inspire you. There was one section on your Home page that was not visible so I requested access. A good check is to open your site in a New Incognito Window. This will show the visibility of your site's content.
    from Cheryl

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    1. Anonymous13 June 2021 at 16:36

      Tēnā koe Cheryl.
      Thanks for your feedback. The document on my homepage is the school notices - I do not have permission to change those settings but it is something I will bring up with those that do.
      Ngā mihi
      Alicia

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  2. Jeremy Ferguson14 June 2021 at 13:50

    Kia ora Alicia, well done on the mahi that you've put in to your site - it's looking great! I really like the visual aspects of your landing page, and how the colour theme is simple and visually appealing. One tip I would suggest for when linking photos or screenshots on Blogger would be to tick the checkbox to open links in a new tab - that way viewers to your blog can still keep the blog tab open and not have to click back to get back to the blog page. Happy to help with this on Thursday if you need a demo? Have a great week! Ngā mihi

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    1. Anonymous29 June 2021 at 22:33

      Tenā koe Jeremy. Thanks for your feedback and great tip - I have been making sure I tick that box over the last few weeks. Mā te wā, Alicia.

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