Thursday 24 April 2014

Hapara Teacher Dashboard - Limitless Boundaries



After 3 years in an almost entirely Google Environment, I was heavily reliant upon Hapara's Teacher Dashboard for work flow and monitoring.
Every student knew that their work was visible to all the right people (and beyond) with only one click. As the teacher, I knew that I could always keep on top of what was going on with such young learners.







As I made the switch to a 1:1 iPad class, I did wonder how Teacher Dashboard would hold up with non-Google products.


Again, I find myself being unable to live without this tool.

We are essentially a 1 App outfit,  in that the students are learning solely with Explain Everything. Of course they share via their blog utilising Flickr and Vimeo - but fundamentally the children would agree that we use 1 App.

The students very quickly became proficient with creating their own EEs and I was moving into creating templates that I wanted them to use. The Smart Copy function on TD allows me to Smart Copy the EE Template directly to the folder of each student - it even names the EE correctly as it copies.

What could be simpler than students opening the App and finding their work waiting and ready to go? For 7yr olds, this technology has made our learning smoother, simpler and emphasises the learning - not the tech.

To think that TD functions this beautifully across platforms excites me. Almost limitless boundaries as we explore learning, creating and sharing on tablet devices in our junior school.

4 comments:

  1. And love that quote at the top!

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  2. Helen King, you are a goddess. We witnessed your educator's skill for three weeks and will never forget it. Thank you for that gift.

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  3. Woohoo, Miss King, you ROCK!!!!!!!

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  4. Thanks for sharing. I'm just starting the Hapara journey with my class. It's great to see how others use it in their classrooms. Samantha

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