GAFE/Hapara

Materials

• • Google Apps account for students and teachers

  • Hapara dashboard for GAFE

  • Devices to access the internet - preferably with Chrome browser support

Example - Writing Planning using Google docs and Hapara Dashboard

• • Create a document to share with the students

  • Make sure it’s formatted exactly how you want it to look

• • Share it with the students in your class or group using Hapara smart copy.

  • Show the students how to use the document and make sure they have opportunities to complete the task.

    • Have a timetable rotating students on to the device/devices

    • Encourage them to work in pairs to review each others’ work

  • Comment on the document - this is just like commenting in a student’s writing book but you can write longer comments if you need to. Encourage students to reply to your comments as this will give you valuable assessment information.

• • View the revision history to see how students have edited, revised, or re-crafted their ideas.

At this point the next step is to turn the plan into a piece of writing ready for publishing. You, as the teacher, can repeat the same steps to do this. Publishing can be traditional - print out the work and put it up on the wall in the classroom - or non-traditional - publish to a class or student blog.

Variations

• • If you don’t have many devices you could have some students completing the work on a paper copy of the document one week and on the computer version the next week.

  • Think about having students peer review work - they can add comments in the same way as the teacher.

  • Use this as a way to assess reading comprehension - either for whole class reading or group reading activities - set up a document with the questions you want answered and share with the group or the class.

  • Create templates for shared group assessment - the group can work around a device and enter their answers/suggestions/information directly into a shared document.

  • Get your students to book computer time themselves - this will enable you to assess their ability to managing themselves and their learning.

  • Create a reading log chart and share with each student - you can keep a track of their daily reading habits

Values

• • Thinking

  • Managing Self

  • Relating to Others

  • Using Language, Symbols, and Texts

  • Participating and Contributing

Curriculum Links

• • Literacy

  • Social Sciences

  • Maths

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