Te Reo Manahua - Reomation Challenge

WOW... what an effort... my reomation and the story of it...

I looked at the reomations!

Our challenge was to recreate a reomation, adding kīwaha.

I decided to use show me, because I love the images and the ease of construction.

I uploaded my images to showme, to record my reo.

A HUGE thank you to Gemma, Te mihinga, Tahu, and Mark for support!  Twitter is amazing for getting answers swiftly....

My confidence is growing daily in using and sharing reo!

VPLD hui 2015 Day 1 Tweets storified...

MAGIC in my own backyard.... #28daysofwrting in March

So here I am on the first of March.... The next chapter... writing for 28minutes for 28days... and maybe even more - right though til the 31st of March!

So today's post started with a tweet some days ago from @Boz23

I explored the site 12 stunning photos of New Zealand  and decided it was time to explore the beauty right here in my own back yard. My family have often talked about this spot but I have never been.

Tunnel Beach Walkway

A Man's Daughter Tragically Drowned In 1870. What He Did For Her Still Stands Today... And It's AWESOME

So today was the day!  WOW I can not believe the MAGIC that is here, right over the hill from where I live.  It is a steep walk down and of course a steep walk back out but it is worth ever step...

I can hardly believe the beauty of this place and how exposed to the elements it is.  While we were at the very top it was almost too windy to stay upright, yet down on the beach it was quite sheltered!

We sat on a rock and were enjoying the view when a group of youngsters set up a cricket pitch along the narrow stretch of beach. We moved out of the way of the ball and to my surprise, as one of them hit the ball for at least a four, I popped my right hand up and took a clean catch.  Imagine my surprise when they offered me the bat.  What fun....

Well the place is truly MAGIC.  It is like a little piece of paradise tucked away out of sight...

I can't wait to go back...

Tonight I shared photos with @boz23 who asked if it was near the Great Ocean Road, which was exactly what I felt when I was there today!  

Check out my post from the Great Ocean Road tour earlier last year to see the similarities!

Thanks so much Margaret for allowing me to experience the MAGIC of my own area....

Let's meet in your space... Day 24 #28daysoflearning

Let's meet in your space... wherever that may be....

Over the past four to five weeks I have been marvelling at the growth of the facebook page - NZ Teachers (Primary )

From humble beginnings by one teacher in Auckland in January to 3826 members today sharing, connecting, networking, discussing all things education.  

This got me wondering... 

• why has there been such exponential growth of members over such an incredibly short period of time?
• why such open sharing and questioning?
• why are so many educators connecting here as opposed to Twitter, Pond, vln?  Or are they in many spaces?

Is it because of the ease and familiarity of facebook?

Is it the rapid response with so many members?

This rapid growth of members connecting and sharing is akin to the phenomenal growth from Danielle Myburgh's dream #edchatnz.

Taking my wonderings into my personal and professional roles, I am aware of the need to meet learners wherever they are.  We must be mindful of supporting learners, and ensuring opportunities are made to meet, share, learn and connect within familiar networks and online spaces.

The share volume of sharing in the facebook page could well be cross posted to literacy spaces within the vln, and shared via twitter.  

The challenge is knowing who is out there, who is sharing, and in which spaces.

What are your preferred online networking spaces and why???

#nzlac14 New Zealand Literacy Association Conference - Surfing the Literacy Wave

The true MAGIC of Twitter…

Today I have been on holiday with my girl in Wellington for a girly time at WOW and shopping.   While we were brunching at Floriditas I received a tweet from Matt:

I checked the #INF536 trying to source my involvement and it seems to be Masters Papers. And it seems to be something co-ordinated by Ewan McIntosh.

Later in the day I was on Facebook and Shared a link from Ewan McIntosh about 4 level questioning..

So, can you imagine my surprise when I walk into koru for a brief stopover in Auckland before my flight to Tauranga when I see Ewan Mcintosh… Feels kind of surreal to see someone you have been seeing online during the day, face to face when I didn’t even know he was in the country.  Turns out he is flying to Tauranga for the #nzlac14 New Zealand Literacy Association conference to keynote and present. 

We chatted over the link to my vimeo clip in Paper 6, Primordial Spaces of his course.  Very surreal day eh!

As we chatted, we discovered that it really isn’t so surreal.  If you are connected and networked, the chances of bumping into those you know are increased significantly.

So, on the eve of Connected Educator Month I will spend the day at Bethlehem College participating in #nzlac14 

Let's see how many educators we can connect with and sweep into the MAGIC of #cenz14 Connected Educator Month!

MAGIC of the twitisphere.... "Making the writing programme fun"

Next week I am running a session on making the writing programme fun.... This morning at the gym when running wasn't so fun for me I decided to come home and create a presentation that we could co-construct and share our ideas... 
Right now I am sitting here watching the retweets on twitter and the resource is coming alive.... The power of many never ceases to amaze and inspire me.  In a short period of time we will have co-constructed a wonderful resource for all to share...