DFI Session Four

Today we have looked at Google Sites. For me, this was more of a refresher of how to create a Google Site. We also looked at share, the last third of the Manaiakalani pedagogy,


Sharing is not limited to technology. But technology can allow you to share beyond the community and any time constraints that you may encounter.

Sharing with a purpose.

• Who is your audience
• Your audience is the people who choose to listen to you.

Blogging allows us to teach students to be digital citizens.

We also looked at Multimodal on a Google Site. 

Multimodal is..

• Is all about engagement of the learner
• First impression counts
• The attraction for the kids. Kids know what they want and what they want to see.
• Hook the kids in to engage them in the learning
• Motivate the children to engage with the curriculum

Multimodal allows students to engage in learning in multiple ways. You can use multiple types of texts, use a range of creating tools that engage different learning needs and share to different audiences. This doesn't have to be just using technology, this can be any form of sharing. 

Here are some examples of multimodal that I have used in the past 

And today Nick and I did 

Blog Tip: 

When you are wanting to add a Blog List to your blog, you do this by going to layout. Add a gadget which is named Blog List. When you do this, you can add the URLs of the blogs you want on your blog. I did this for my class. I ordered it by last posted, allowing me to see who has posted and not.