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Reflections on DFI course - Day 3

Today we learned about google slides, google drawing and youtube. 
I have been using all of these quite frequently, and I knew what I was doing mostly. I think the most important learning I've done today was different way of using google slides and google drawing (mostly google slides) and I have made an interactive board game. I didn't know I could link different pages from the same slide. 
My idea was to create a board game linked to literacy, and I really liked the part where I added some audios to match words. This looked like a great literacy game while I take guided reading group. 
My only concern is that my students are still learning how to use Explain Everything, and because they are quite young, I don't want to confuse them by using another app.



I also made this using google drawing. I explored different menus in there and found that most of it is quite similar to google doc. I think I'm reasonably confident with this.

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  1. Vicki @ ManaiakalaniAugust 10, 2020 at 6:19 PM

    Kia ora Gabrielle,

    I love the use of audio in slides - such a fabulous way to support our young learners. Have you explored adding audio instructions in Explain Everything?

    Well done for getting your blog profile sidebar inserted - it looks great.

    Ngā mihi
    Vicki

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    1. Gabrielle ShinAugust 13, 2020 at 1:35 PM

      Thank you! I think I learned how to do that in the last Manaiakalani workshop. I am still learning Explain Everything though.

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