Feedback from me to peers on their How-To sheets and my thoughts on feedback

How-To sheets and my feedback to peers.

My observations are that my feedback given earlier on was much more superficial than the feedback I gave later on. I think I have gained more insight into how feedback can help through the readings and lectures, and so have made my feedback more informative over time. Giving feedback needs to be helpful, not just nice! In order to make feedback formative and useful for the feedbackee, I need to relate it to the learning objectives, make it specific and instructional, and include feedforward, or give my advice on how I think the person could make improvements in the future and give examples.

How to use Plicker by Joseph Kearns

ME: 

Hi, so sorry for this late reply, but I must have missed this one!

I enjoyed learning about plickers, which seems to be a useful way to do a 'quick check' type of assessment in a classroom situation. I am in early childhood, so do not see uses there, but that's ok. The resource is an interesting one, using technology in a new way to help teachers do very quick easy quizzes and fact checking. I think your presentation was informative and I managed to gain a good understanding of the resource by reading it. 

I had trouble with the very small pictures, however and had to maginify it quite a bit to see some of the images, but maybe that's my old eyes!

You related the resource to the NZ curriculum learning areas and key competencies, but I do feel that this resource would be challenging for some children to use. You could perhaps address this issue by talking more about this in future. My impression was that this could be used by most, but not all children, but then again, that could go for just about every assessment being used today! So having said that, I can see how this tool could be used alongside many others in assessment. 

Thanks

How to use Animoto by Georgian Turpie

ME:

Thanks Georgina, the How-To sheet for Animoto was easy to read and follow. The layout and use of pictures made the sheet very accessible and interesting. You have found a resource that children could use in a classroom situation and have given us the relevant instructions to go about using it. The resource looks relevant, and I can see how a slideshow-type resource could be used by children in many different situations.

You have made links to the curriculum too.

Your section on links to the curriculum is a little cramped, and I found it a little harder to read than the instructional part of your sheet. Perhaps having this section more spread out using spacing, bullet points or other could have made it easier to read.

Aside from that (small) critique, I enjoyed the content and found the resource useful and interesting, and can now consider using this for myself, either professionally or personally, thanks.

How to use GoNoodle by Alex Findlay

ME: 

Hi Alex, what a great resource! I think you made very clear connections to the curriculum in your presentation. I think there are many more ways children can learn using the resource from an early childhood point of view too, such as a link to relationships, communication, and also to funds of knowledge. This resource and others gives children the chance to share their knowledge by either helping a peer access the site or by demonstrating their knowledge in the curriculum areas which transfer to the resource.

Thanks for the information, I will certainly have a look at this and add to my kete.

How to use Disney Story Central by Annick Andrews

ME:

Thanks, great How to Sheet! I think that this resource could be a good one as the characters are well-known by children, as you mentioned and can help give children a sense of belonging as they relate to favourite characters. It is clearly laid out so someone who has never seen it before can easily access and use the resource. 

Many thanks!

How to use Spotify by Samantha Parli

ME:

Thanks for your how to on Spotify. I actually use this at home, but haven't thought about using it at a centre until your presentation, so thank you! I think you have made some good points about the messaging being potentially problematic, and this needs to be made clear, so again thanks. I can see how Spotify can be a great resource to use at a centre, and you made great links to Te Whāriki.