DFI 7 Enabling Access with Google Sites

How awesome to be back in a collaborative professional learning space it was after effectively a four week break from the DFI.

Today we looked more into the why and how of Google Sites. How do we structure our class site to enable access for different stakeholders: learners, parents, teachers, the world to access the information that they need in an engaging and user friendly way? 






Two to three clicks! 
Colour choice, fonts, embedded multi-modal content. 
Purposeful, thoughtful layouts which make: 

• learning visible and easy to follow for our tamariki, 
• clear and accessible for whanau, and 
• shows planning and next steps for other educators and the world? 

After morning tea, we spent time being critical friends to one another, reviewing each others current class sites and then using the feedback to create SMART goals to improve our sites. The rest of the day was spent fulfilling these goals.

As it's been some time since I have been a full-time classroom teacher I have had limited experience using sites since the new google sites became available. The biggest thing I have noticed in the new sites is how user friendly it is. So simple and easy to create clear simple layouts consistently across pages. I really enjoyed working with sites and look forward to creating my next site with the new sites functionality. 

Our cohort have been working on their sites and developing their digital skills. Have a read of their reflective blogs of today's journey. BLOG LINKS