Google Drive

Prior Learning: Building on Cultural Capital and Experiences

How do we know where to find our belongings?

Prior Learning - Share stories about little ways/habits we have about remembering where we have left something. Discuss how we keep track of stuff in the physical spaces we use. What does their teacher do in the class room to keep organised?

What happens if we are not organised?

Pātaka (storehouse)

Does anyone know what a Pātaka is?

Are there any similarities between a Pātaka and the Google Drive icon?

Where else do we see these shapes and patterns in our lives?

If you were going to store soemthing special in a store house (a pātaka) what would it be and why?

Google Drive

(Pātaka Kūkara)

Store, Locate, Share, Collaborate

Learning Intention: Draw your undertsanding of how Google Drive works

Learn

Understanding how Google Drive works and how you can store, locate, share information will help you understand the ways in which you can collaborate on projects with your friends and also make your learning visible.

Watch 4mins of this video.

Now, draw a picture of yourself doing something you enjoy and show how Google drive follows you.

Working with the teacher, make a folder to store your work with whaea Rebecca. What name will you give it? How will you make it easy to find? Who else needs to access it?

Critical Literacy

Below are some questions to promote Critical Literacy skills around sharing and storing work digitally:

Differences between digital and analog creation: How does creating work digitally differ from creating work with pen and paper?
Differences between digital and analog creation, or advantages and risks of digital sharing/storage: What are the advantages and disadvantages of sharing work online?
Differences between digital and analog creation: How might the impact of being able to constantly edit work and revise it digitally impact on the final outcome?
Environmental impacts of digital technologies: What are the potential environmental impacts of sharing work digitally and non digitally?
Advantages and risks of digital sharing/storage: How does the permanence and archiving of digital work on Google Drive compare to paper-based work?
Differences between digital and analog creation, or advantages and risks of digital sharing/storage: What are the risks associated with losing or having digital work become inaccessible over time?
Environmental impacts of digital technologies: What are the electricity requirements for running and cooling the data centers that store digital files and documents?
Environmental impacts of digital technologies: How does the energy consumption of data centers compare to other industries or activities?
Environmental impacts of digital technologies: What is the carbon footprint associated with the electricity used by data centers, and how does this contribute to climate change?
Environmental impacts of digital technologies: As more and more work and information is stored digitally, how might the energy demands of data centers grow over time?
Improving sustainability of digital work: What are some potential ways to make data storage and transmission more energy-efficient and sustainable?
Improving sustainability of digital work: How can individuals and organizations be mindful of their digital carbon footprint when creating and storing work online?

Share your learning with the class, or upload your ideas to your own/class blog.

Teach someone else how to store their work effectively.