Towards the end of our programming topic, almost all students (Y11 – Y13) were using github for version control. Next time around I know that there are ways of making this process much easier on everyone but it is great to see github working well for most. One thing that …
Getting students set up with github was both easy and hard. Making accounts was easy – getting students to create repositories in a sensible place and regularly commit their code was surprisingly hard first time around. This was brought home in a big way with COVID-19 where a significant number …
Using Github with students has been an interesting learning curve thus far. Due to time constraints and other commitments I was not able to create a ‘how to’ video showing students how to set up repositories using github. Whilst this was not catastrophic, it did mean that it has taken …
Github is a well-known version control tool that is widely used in Industry. The goal is to ensure that students use github when they develop programs so that they get into good habits and become both familiar and comfortable using git. Given that some University students have been offered jobs …
Year Level: 10 Topics: Digital Media / Programming Here is the observation: 2018_11_T4_Observation I was please with how this lesson went. Most of the students were on task most of the time and the use of a google classroom / google site is working well for us. This has allowed …
The level 2 results in 2018 (Massey High School) were extremely disappointing and contrasted sharply with student success back in 2017. Much of this was due to changes in staffing and there were also issues with the level 2 cohort being significantly weaker than the cohort from 2017. Having said, …
Here is a link to a survey I asked my students to complete. 2018 – Student survey A summary of the feedback is at the preceding link. Reflections Most of my students were positive about the course despite the challenging start to the year. It was pleasing to see that …
Aim: To successfully teach Y10 web design. Rationale: This year is the first time that I have had the opportunity to teach Y10 students. Web design is currently part of their course and the aim is to provide them with a stepping stone so that they are excited about web …
Aim: To make it easy for my students to access content and know where to find things. Rationale: In the past some students have struggled to make progress and from time to time their inability to find information / instructions has been a contributing factor. Often these students will be …
Year Level: 11 Topic: Knowledge of Digital Media Here is the observation: 2018_08_T3_Observation I was please with how this lesson went. Most of the students were on task most of the time and the use of a google classroom / google site is working well for us. This has allowed …