July Auckland Hui

The highlight of our July Auckland Hui was the half day spent at the new Auckland Google Headquarters. They are very flash and tell a beautiful New Zealand story. Steve gave us a tour around and explained the story behind the design and then presented to us the updates in Google and whats new. We also did a lot of work around Edublogs which was good to look at lots of tips and tricks and sharing of resources created so we are not recreating the wheel. The soap boxes which cause so my stress and anxiety where a great mixture of fun, interesting and creative presentations from all the team. They are a good way to get to know each other. Friday we where based a Stonefields School and went over the research and up and coming events for the future. The reading workshops based similar to the DFI model look great for teachers to learn about quality reading lessons and pedagogy of reading. I would love to do the course to keep update and knowledgeable. We said a sad goodbye to Cam who is moving on to bigger and better things look out for her in the future of app designing. She will be missed for her fun and bubbly personality but most of all her innovative ideas and future thinking. The other great thing happening next school holidays in Rarotonga is the Google summit that Dorothy has organised which looks exciting and a great way to learn the culture of the magic island. I have registered myself to go and be part of an exciting event.