Creating and sharing their own media empowers learners to be media literate

This week's blogging tip focuses on Being Cybersmart: Smart Media

Engaging all learners in conversations about media and the construction of media enables valuable opportunities to understand why it is important to recognise who the creator is.
Identify opportunities to start this conversation with your learners early.
In Years 1-3 creating and sharing their own media via the class blog enables learners to connect with and respond to each others' learning as creators of media.

Access Slide Links

Attributing Images is especially important if your learners have their own blog. Take time to empower your learners to select and attribute images if they are not creating their own.

Access Slide Links

Creating Collages with Textured Images

This week's awesome tip comes to us via Uru Mānuka and St Bernadette's School, thanks to Kelsey Morgan and Grace @ St Bernadette's School.

Grace has created a collage using images of textures and included Kelsey's helpful instructional slide deck. 

Plus Cybersmart tips for Smart Learners and Smart Media.

Tuhi Mai Tuhi Atu Weekly Tips

Access Slide Links

Ko te tū atamai i te ipurangi ki te ao ako, hanga, tohatoha

The Manaiakalani Education Programme's theme for Term 4 2019 is "Being Cybersmart in a Learn Create Share World". 

Ko te tū atamai i te ipurangi ki te ao ako, hanga, tohatoha, empowers our learners to make smart decisions and understand that every time they connect, collaborate and share online it combines to create their digital footprint.
This is timely as our government launches a nationwide focus with a Cyber Smart Week to coincide with Digital Citizenship Week from the 14-18 October.

Please continue to harness your blogs and participation in Tuhi Mai Tuhi Atu to engage learners in Being Cybersmart. While we have focused on our three key cybersmart categories throughout the year - Smart Learners, Smart Footprint and Smart Relationships - continuing to  identify opportunities for learners to practise being cybersmart as they Learn Create and Share is critical.
As you plan, try to identify opportunities to include Being Cybersmart starting with any of our Weekly Tips over the past three terms. Also if your learners have individual blogs take some time to ensure they are confident with navigating, posting and commenting. Plus identify opportunities within your exisiting learning programmes to connect with the elements of a quality blog post and additional Cybersmart categories.

Tuhi Mai Tuhi Atu Weekly Tips

Access Slide Links