DFI Session Eight - Adjusting to Animation

Today was another day of firsts! Hearing about the Tamaki community and how the demolition of State housing is having a massive effect on their area and schools. Also had my first ever go at making a digital image of myself- don't be fooled, that cartoon looking thing down below is in fact me! Also had my first go at making an animation using Google Presentation.

The Manaiakalani kauapapa word for this week was empowerment. "Empowerment is about advancing of Rangatiratanga; taking back control of their lives" Pat Snedden. The story behind why empowerment is so important was very powerful, students and whānau are both given opportunities through Manaiakalani. These opportunities are plentiful whether it is the devices or the wifi available from schools to the community, there are many benefits to be seen. 

Below is my animation- my creative juices seemed to be a bit blocked so thought I couldn't really go wrong with a boat made of shapes and waves made out clouds. To make a basic animation like this it took 93 slides- credit to whoever makes a whole story line out of a Google Presentation. Whenever we do tasks like these I find myself feeling rather enthusiastic as to how I could incorporate this into my classroom. I think there are some children in my class that this task would really appeal too. 

My first go at a characterised drawing of myself using Google Drawings. I found this task super challenging and quite frustrating to get my head around. This task really allowed me to explore the "lines" section of Google Drawings, I used the Curved lines, Poly lines, straight lines to create this image.I also used shapes for the eyes and facial outline. What a mission.