Today's new learning for me was My Maps. This is something I had never used before but can see how useful it would be in the classroom as a Maths tool; What a great way to teach perimeter, length, distance and time! I can see so many uses in the classroom and in my own daily life.
This map I created looks at places I like to visit in Auckland and would share this with visitors.
My Maps
The second new learning for me was around data and ways to manage it effectively. I had used spreadsheets as a tool before but mainly to store information such as testing results and attendance tracking. I was really keen to learn more about how to manage the data and use it. The benefit of being able to track progress, identify and manage target students and monitor their progress is endless. I can see many opportunities here for me to use sheets t better inform my teaching.
Spreadsheets
This spreadsheet looks at blogging data over a period of three years. It shows that this person on average blogs 3-4 times per month, if we were to break it down further it would most likely show a blogging history of once a week.
Keeping track of this information is very important and helps to identify children's needs.
Kia ora Irene,
ReplyDeleteI love your map of Auckland - we used to have the spots we would take all family and friends who came to visit when we lived up there - never thought of having it as a self guided tour via my maps though. What a brilliant idea! I hope all is going well in L3 for you, looking forward to connecting again tomorrow.
Vicki