DFI Session Six- Computational Thinking

What did I learn that increased my understanding of Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedagogy?

Visible:
I like the analogy that Dave Winter presented about how if the learning isn't visible it like trying to get through a maize and having a ball of string and following a trail of crumbs,they’re not mind readers. Learning needs to be visible so learners know the path they’re following and the learning journey they are on. Not only does the learning be visible to learners it also needs to be visible to whānau. One way of making this happen is through the Parent Portal through Hapara. Manaiakalani believe that  the default setting should be visible(withing reason of course).  Making the learning visible on blogs means you welcome comments on children's work, making partnerships outside of the school gates and also celebrating children's learning.

Our first task hands on task of the day saw us creating our own code and having a "tester"read it and a "robot" to complete it. That made me a have a whole new level of appreciation and admiration for those who create code! You almost feel a sense of frustration because in your head it may appear easy or straight forward but actually without putting in enough detail or information your code will not work. 

I had the pleasure of working with Raquel  when fumbling through Coblocks to make a virtual reality. Check out the end result. We managed to animate three different characters in three different ways. I could imagine the engagement from this programme would be amazing! And it would appeal to most people who took the time to explore it. 

Tōnui collab have some fantastic technology and knowledge to share, it was a fantastic day! My eyes were definitely opened to a whole new world today.